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Strauch, vice president of marketing and product management for MIKOH Corporation. “With Smart&Secure Transport, government organizations can be certain that critical assets, such as weapons and classified documents, remain uncompromised without physically monitoring the assets every step of the way.” Smart&Secure Transport targets government markets where critical assets are vulnerable to compromise, including tampering, counterfeiting and fraud. The solution creates a tamper-evident seal that disables RFID functionality if tampering occurs. A functioning RFID tag indicates the asset has not been compromised. A more advanced version alerts an RFID reader that the tag has been compromised without disabling RFID functionality, enabling ongoing retrieval of data stored in the tag. The company’s SecureContainer is a reusable container featuring a unique closure system. The SecureEnclosure product is based on intellectual property licensed from the U.S. National Security Agency. The closure mechanism consists of reusable housings that bolt onto existing transport containers. Disposable plastic inserts slide into the housings to create a seal, which can then be secured by Smart&Secure RFID tags. Visit www.mikoh.com. Terra Technology Adds Multi-Enterprise Demand Sensing to Its Product Lineup Terra Technology, a provider of demand planning and inventory optimization solutions for consumer products companies, says the latest addition to its product folio— Multi-Enterprise Demand Sensing (MDS)—is available. MDS reportedly decreases forecast error by an additional 20 percent or more by incorporating demand signals from throughout the supply chain, including point-of-sale data, channel inventory and retailer forecasts. “End-to-end planning requires end-to-end forecasting, intelligently reconciling multiple daily demand signals from all echelons of the supply chain,” says Robert F. Byrne, president and CEO of Terra Technology. “Manufacturers with promoted or seasonal products cannot rely on scanner data alone to understand what drives demand, since yesterday’s sales will not be the best indication of tomorrow’s demand. Multi-Enterprise Demand Sensing applies new signal detection and pattern recognition techniques to daily streams of data to create more accurate end-to-end planning.” Visit www.terratechnology.com. and field service technician truck stocks in order to support the delivery of high customer service levels. Servigistics says that its customer’s criteria for selecting a service management solution provider included the ability to offer a single solution for managing inventory across central and field locations worldwide, as well as a track record of success in working with other leading global companies. “NCR maintains a commitment to our customers for delivering superior service,” says Jack Rittenhouse, director, Global Supply Chain, NCR. “With Servigistics, our goal is to improve our alreadyhigh service levels while reducing costs, eliminating inefficiencies and improving overall productivity.” Visit www.servigistics.com. NCR Corporation Goes to Servigistics for Service Parts Management Solution Servigistics says that NCR Corporation has selected the Servigistics Service Parts Management solution to help it reduce its global service parts inventory. NCR will utilize the Servigistics solution to optimize inventory in its regional distribution centers as well as field stocking locations Headquarters for Jay Group Is Lancaster, Pa. In the March issue, the headquarters city of the Jay Group was incorrectly listed in the feature entitled Packaging Gets Renewed Attention as Sustainability Initiatives Take Hold. The company is based in Lancaster, Pa. 26 APRIL 2008 http://www.mikoh.com http://www.terratechnology.com http://www.servigistics.com

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