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On Wednesday, U.S. President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Harper released a joint declaration and action plan entitled “Beyond the Border: A Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness”. I thought the following excerpt...

We wrapped up our annual Global User and Partner Conference last week, and by all accounts, it was a great success. Last week, a record number of customers and partners, from around the world, converged at the W Hotel in Ft. Lauderdale for Descartes’...

Dear Global Logistics Community Member, We wanted to inform you of an important announcement we made today regarding SAP certification of Descartes’ Global Logistics Network. One of the goals of our company is to standardize and streamline the...

I recently read an article from “Gartner First Thing Monday” on the evolution of the enterprise application (aka ERP) and it got me thinking on how it would relate to the transportation / logistics industry. Enterprise applications started with a...

We are scheduled to unveil our breakthrough logistics technology platform in New York on Thursday, September 22, 2011. Descartes’ Logistics Technology Platform helps give our customers what they want - modular and interoperable logistics management...

In a recent press release, we announced that Southwest Airlines successfully deployed Descartes' cloud-based Air Messaging Service to its cargo customers. We were very pleased to work with the award-winning cargo division, of Southwest Airlines, to...

Jim Alemany is Director, Rate Management Solutions at Descartes Time is money. When it comes to responding to large shipper Requests for Proposals (RFPs), whether a few hundred or even thousands of lane requests, it can be quite daunting for Non...

Effective June 15, 2011, there is a disruption in Canadian postal service impacting mail delivery. We are currently experiencing delays and disruption in receiving our regular postal service in Canada. We do not know the expected duration of the...

Logistics means making sure the right goods are in the right place, in the right quantities, at the right time, securely, and for the lowest cost. To do this, logistics companies are all battling the same issue: streamlining the delivery process to...

How does a modern seaport retain and attract new customers? How do these, ever so important, logistic hubs remain competitive? The challenge for seaports, and the port communities, is to economically extend their Port Community System (PCS) to meet...