The Risk of Outdated Legacy Systems – How Woodmansterne reaped the benefits of technology change. Technology is evolving rapidly, but many businesses still hold on to legacy systems, fearing that implementing a new infrastructure could be too costly and have the potential for major business interruptions. What they should ask Read more…
The Business Value of IBM Sterling B2B Integration and Managed File Transfer Solutions IBM recently commissioned a White paper by IDC that highlights the challenges organisations face in their B2B document management and exchange processes. Inefficient, error-prone manual processing and transmission of documents and data generally pose a significant challenge Read more…
What are software containers, and why should we use them? Coliance’s Alex Konusa recently took some time to answer questions about software containers and why they are gaining popularity within the IT sector, specifically in Supply Chain. Traditionally, Supply Chains have operated in non-containerized environments where operations, middleware and development Read more…
Sustainability the Power Game Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) goals are a measure of every organisation’s sustainability and resilience. The criteria are increasingly used to inform your business’ strategic goals, operational execution, as well as the reporting of sustainable business practices to key stakeholders/customers and potential future investors. This includes the Read more…
Struts Vulnerability Notification A recent announcement by IBM communicated that a number of our clients may be vulnerable to a security flaw in SFG/B2Bi. This is due to the use of Apache Struts within the product. The main vulnerability seems to be within the HTTP Server adapters therefore, if you Read more…
Complimentary Product Information 6 ways FTP/SFTP is putting your business at risk FTP-based solutions were never designed to handle the exploding need for fast, secure and scalable exchange of digital information. File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Secure FTP (SFTP) are among the most widely used methods for file sharing. Part Read more…
BAE SYSTEMS AWARDS £1BN IN UK SUPPLY CHAIN CONTRACTS July 23, 2020 · posted by Chris Beck BAE Systems has awarded a further five contracts to suppliers worth more than £100m, as progress on the Type 26 frigate programme continues apace at the company’s shipyards in Glasgow. The new Read more…
HMRC yet to begin building UK border IT system June 25, 2020 · posted by Lis Evenstad The UK government has still not built its Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) IT system, despite the end of the Brexit transition period looming, while the Port of Dover’s head of EU Read more…
Certificates and Keys in IBM B2Bi July 13, 2020 · Author Chris Thorpe Security Certificates and Keys are used all the time in browsers and communications but unless we are looking for them, we don’t see them. They are applied whenever we need assurance that the communication methods, are Read more…
Half of firms may overhaul entire procurement strategy June 19, 2020 · posted by Will Green and Marino Donati in Procurement – cips.org Almost half (48%) of firms globally will overhaul their entire procurement and supply chain strategy in the case of a prolonged Covid-19 crisis, according to a Read more…
