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Welsh research starts


Dotcom collapses, security fears and a lack of direction from the government are denting confidence in e-commerce in Wales, according to an expert. Professor Michael Quayle, Bosch chair in purchasing and supply and head of the business school at the University of Glamorgan, is researching the problem. To take part, access the e-marketing questionnaire at babylon2.isd.glam.ac.uk/bus.
Sheraton plans revamp


Sheraton Hotels in Europe, including Israel and Russia, is to revamp meeting rooms to cater for more small to medium-sized one-day conferences. The revamp includes better meeting facilities and quicker booking processes.
Collaborative success


Retail business-to-business e-marketplace GlobalNetXchange has launched the GNX Collaboration Suite, a solution for collaborative forecasting, planning and replenishment. Trials at five retailers raised on-shelf availability by up to 12 per cent and reduced inventory by up to a fifth. www.gnx.com
Transora turns to CSC
‘Death profit’ charge


The Indian defence ministry has been accused of exploiting the deaths of soldiers in Kashmir two years ago by taking commission on the purchase of their coffins. The Indian comptroller and auditor-general said it overpaid for the 500 aluminium coffins and 3,000 body bags with no contract acceptance test or evaluation.
SAS upgrades software


Business intelligence firm SAS has released version 2.2 of its Solution for Supplier Relationship Management. Additions include tools to rate and rank suppliers by performance, scorecarding and enhanced spend analysis. www.sas.com/uk
New MarketSite client


BT MarketSite, the indirect e-procurement marketplace, has signed up computer peripherals company MicroWarehouse, bringing its total number of clients to nearly 200. MicroWarehouse joins other companies on MarketSite’s roster including Boots, Powergen and Credit Suisse First Boston.
Water quality warning


Market liberalisation in the water industry will not work through common carriage, according to Tony Ballance, former chief economist at regulator Ofwat.
Howe takes secondment


John Howe, deputy chief executive of the Defence Procurement Agency, will join the UK subsidiary of French electronics group Thomson-CSF on a two-year secondment. The firm is Britain’s second largest defence electronics contractor, after BAe Systems.
Yorkshire Electricity


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