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More channel rationalization is in the cards as vendors pursue further cost reductions in order to take advantage of the

Enterprise software maker J.D. Edwards & Co. released Monday supply chain event management (SCEM) enhancements to its real-time production and distribution planning (PDP) application.

Enterprise software maker J.D. Edwards released Monday supply chain event management (SCEM) enhancements to its real-time production and distribution planning (PDP) application.

An Internet hacker succeeded in implanting some copies of the source code for the Sendmail package with a Trojan horse, allowing intruders to access computers on which the popular mail-server was compiled and open computer networks to attack, security experts warned Tuesday.

A crystal ball would be a welcome addition to any retailer's arsenal of supply-chain management software. Barring that, Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. aimed for the next closest thing - a tool that helps the grocer model the effects of any tweaks to its supply chain.

The new Hewlett-Packard Co. will need to overcome countless challenges before it can call the acquisition of Compaq Computer Corp. a success, but resellers, users and analysts say the company has started off smoothly.

An implementation process that took only a few days has cut one of the biggest chores Mitch Spradlin has in half.

Software that will set up a network built from users' hard drives and bandwidth has been quietly bundled into the Kazaa file-sharing program owned by Australian holding company Sharman Networks Ltd.