The Ministry of Defence has awarded EDS a contract to roll out an improved supply chain system as part of its Management of Material in Transit (MMiT) project.
Asda, the Wal-Mart-owned retailer, is to extend its online shopping service to another 40 stores and add more than 300,000 items to its online catalogue to meet a sales target of £1bn by 2011.
Marchwood Power is to support the operation and maintenance of its £400m gas turbine power plant under construction near Southampton with new software.
Inefficient transport methods in the modern supply chain contribute significantly to global warming. In fact, as much as 75% of a company's carbon footprint comes from transportation and logistics alone, according to a recent analyst report.
Designer retailer Larizia has upgraded its retail management and point of sale system to replace a manual system the retailer had been using since suffering a bad experience several years ago with an early EPOS system.