IBM Scoops Up Trigo

To extend its reach into the supply-chain market, IBM last week said it's acquiring Trigo Technologies Inc. IBM will enhance its WebSphere software with capabilities in Trigo's middleware that help companies manage product information dispersed on a variety of systems throughout their supply chains. Although data synchronization is key to an efficient, automated, and real-time supply chain, a new report from consulting firm A.T. Kearney says many companies still exchange inaccurate product data and often must resort to manual reconciliations to correct problems.