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Petrel opts for SYSPRO to provide full traceability of specialist electrical equipment 4th August 2008 K3 Business Technology Group (K3) has won a contract to supply a tailored IT solution to Petrel, the specialist manufacturer of electrical equipment for the petrochemical, oil and gas industries. Page: 1 2 3    Nestlé Nespresso Standardises Global Distribution Operations on Manhattan Associates PARIS and ATLANTA – March 24, 2009 Global supply chain optimisation provider Manhattan Associates, Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH), today announced that Nestlé Nespresso, the global leader in the portioned coffee market, has successfully implemented Manhattan’s Warehouse Management solution (WMS) for Open Systems at its distribution centre (DC) at Alfortville in France.   Geodis Wilson Uses Descartes to Standardize Global Customs Filings ATLANTA, Georgia — March 24, 2009 Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, announced that Geodis Wilson, one of the world’s largest freight forwarders, is using Descartes to standardize its global customs filing process.   Access Supply Chain Delivers Michelin Star ERP Solution for Kitchen Specialists, TK Components Huddersfield, UK –March 16th, 2009 Kitchen components specialist, distributor and supplier, TK Components has chosen a new ERP system from Access Supply Chain to improve order processing, reporting, stock control and materials management.   HighJump Software Continues Aggressive Growth in Europe (United Kingdom) 21 October 2008 HighJump Software, a global provider of supply chain execution solutions, has announced an even greater strategic focus on Europe as part of its new growth strategy.   Cordaid chooses Exact to manage worldwide development aid projects Tuesday, 08 July 2008 Cordaid, one of the largest Dutch development aid organizations, has chosen Exact’s fully integrated front office solution Exact Synergy to help manage their worldwide projects.   IT is childs play for K3 at Kiddicare.com Kiddicare, the largest privately owned UK nursery supplier, has commissioned K3 to design and implement an entire suite of retail management solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics to support ambitious expansion.   Midlands Co-operative Society selects Aldata Midlands Co-op, a successful and growing regional retailer with over 170 food and non-food stores, is progressing well with projects to improve support of its retail operations in the UK by implementing new systems to manage central data, orders, store inventory, replenishment, point of sale and payments.   Aldata speeds up the supply chain with Product Information Management solution Aldata, one of the global leaders in supply chain software for retail, wholesale and logistics companies