The PPI for finished goods increased 0.7% in April, seasonally adjusted, following advances of 1% in March and 1.3% in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported.

84 Billion - number of e-mails sent daily worldwide. Source: The Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA), an e-commerce service provider jointly owned by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and

Eaton Corp.’s Power Xpert Architecture is an extension of the company’s PowerChain™ Management solutions. The Web-based solution measures, monitors, connects and manages power systems. Its networking technology enables organizations to integrate

Durham Manufacturing Co. introduced its new Web site, www.durhammfg.com, which offers detailed presentations on industrial storage, material handling products, work stations and work benches, shelving and racks, first aid boxes

Emerson Climate Technologies’microsite, CopelandScroll.com features Copeland Scroll compressor technology in action, descriptions of benefits and key product attributes and information on the complete line of products. Visitors to the site

A.O. Smith Water Products Co. was one of four companies presented with the 2007 Logility Leadership Award by Logility Inc., a supplier of collaborative solutions to optimize the supply chain.

Activant Solutions held its annual summit conference in Las Vegas on March 20-23. A record 1,350 distributors attended educational sessions and networking opportunities. The Technology Center offered product demonstrations and

$1.55 Trillion - projected total spending on IT goods and services worldwide in 2007. Source: The Industry Data Exchange Association (IDEA), an e-commerce service provider jointly owned by the National

Teletrac®, manufacturer of the FleetDirector® vehicle location and fleet management system, was chosen by 1-800-Plumbing Inc. as the preferred automatic vehicle location (AVL) and fleet management software supplier for its

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