Activant's Technology Summit Conference was held in Las Vegas this year, March 21-24. The annual gathering included how-to sessions and networking opportunities for wholesalers.
eXchange Plumbing Products Online launched a new plumbing auction Web site. Developed as an alternative to eBAY, the site provides an auction format for manufacturers, manufacturers reps, suppliers, wholesalers and contractors to buy and sell plumbing products worldwide online.
Intuit Eclipse was one of two technology providers to participate in a recent planning and discussion session of the new Pricing Optimization Research Consortium at Texas A&M University's Supply Chain Systems Laboratory (SCSL).
Web site www.hvacwebconnection, an industry resource serving HVAC professionals, has partnered with careerbuilder.com to offer a national database of HVAC job listings. Job postings for branch managers, controls engineers, duct installers, facility managers, purchasing agents, service techs, sales reps, warehouse managers and other industry related positions can be searched by city, state or job title. Employers can post HVAC jobs and receive resumes. The site also features industry-related news, product information, training information and an online HVAC directory.
Onset Computer Corp., a supplier of battery-powered data loggers, introduced new Real-Time Alarm Software for use with HOBO data loggers. The new alarm software automatically notifies users via cell phone text messages or email when temperature, humidity and other conditions exceed user-defined limits. The software is able to provide alarm notification for multiple HOBO data loggers, and can be used with Ethernet servers. The Real-Time Alarm Tool is a plug-in software module to Onset's HOBOware software package, available for both PC and Macintosh computers.
Provia Software, a provider of order-to-delivery supply chain execution software, announced that Industrial Data & Information (IDII), an independent software research consulting group focused on the supply chain, has published a positive review of Provia's flagship Warehouse Management System (WMS) product in a report called “ViaWare V 7: The Right Direction for WMS Software.” Comprehensive appraisal of the company's ViaWare WMS 7.0 reviewed the product's service oriented architecture, web services functionality, personalization and labor analysis advantages.
Water Cannon, a fast-growing pressure washer supplier in the industry, has a new Web site, www.gxparts.com, which gives the opportunity to purchase hundreds of GX Series Honda engine aftermarket parts securely online.
Provia Software, a provider of order-to-delivery supply chain execution software, recently announced that the company capped off 2005 with almost 90 customer sites going live.
Everest Software (formerly iCode), a provider of business management software for small and medium size businesses (SMBs), created a partnership with Payment Processing, Inc. (PPI).
J.C. Whitlam Manufacturing Co., launched its new Web site, www.whitlam-plumbpro.com. It offers expanded information covering the company's products and services, as well as access to MSDS and specification sheets.