Linda Rosencrance

Employers announced plans to cut 92,917 jobs in December, 41 per cent fewer than the 157,508 cuts announced in November, according to a report issued today by Chicago-based outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

Management Dynamics Inc. and Horizon Services Group LLC, the transportation management division of CSX Corp., have teamed up to deliver "auto rating" to ocean carrier CSX Lines LLC.

In response to enterprise customers who said they need help installing Windows, Microsoft Corp. has released a guide designed to make it faster, easier and less expensive for IT managers to install the software.

It's a question that continues to plague the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), domain name registrars, and government: How best to ensure the accuracy of Whois data?

While MIT's OpenCourseWare (OCW) project isn't quite a free education, it is a new approach to the open sharing of knowledge over the Internet.

Ford Motor Co. is taking steps to improve its aftermarket supply network by investing in technology to streamline its relationships with 18,000 dealers and independent repair shops in Europe, said John Snow, vice president of Burlington, Mass.-based Enigma Inc., which is providing the technology.

SAP AG's U.S. subsidiary is teaming up with two Temple University professors to develop a benchmarking tool that's designed to help chemical companies assess their customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities.

The Florida Department of Revenue has selected software from SAP AG to enhance its electronic tax-filing capabilities.