Tag: USA

Terra-SAN and DHL Worldwide team up to support Kaleidescape in Canada

Posted by | Aug 30, 2007 | |

Terra-SAN, the digital media management firm, which offers content loading of CDs and DVDs onto digital media servers, among other services, has partnered with global courier service DHL to streamline the importing and exporting paperwork associated with cross-border shipments, including expeditious clearance of dutiable goods and brokerage of high-value goods.

With Terra-SAN handling the details, now it’s easier for international Kaleidescape dealers to ship and receive both content and media servers to and from the U.S.

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UPS board names Director

Posted by | Aug 29, 2007 | |

F. Duane Ackerman, the former Chairman and CEO of BellSouth, today was named to the Board of Directors of UPS.

Ackerman, 65, will serve on the board until the next UPS annual shareowners’ meeting in May 2008, at which time he is expected to stand for election to a regular one-year term. After his appointment today, Ackerman was named to the Compensation Committee during a regularly scheduled Board meeting here.

Ackerman, a native of Plant City, Fla., spent more than 40 years in the telecommunications industry before retiring in March following BellSouth’s merger with AT&T. Ackerman began his career in 1964 and in 1992, was named president and chief executive officer of BellSouth Telecommunications, BellSouth’s local telephone service unit and largest subsidiary. He was promoted to vice chairman and chief operating officer of the parent company on Jan. 1, 1995, then was elevated to the position of president and CEO of BellSouth on Jan. 1, 1997. A year later, he also became chairman.

Ackerman is a member of the Board of Directors of The Allstate Corp. and also serves on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. He is a trustee of Rollins College and has served on the Board of Governors of the Society of Sloan Fellows of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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UPS and iShip Celebrating Anniversaries

Posted by | Aug 28, 2007 | |

UPS and its subsidiary iShip, two companies founded in the Seattle area, both are celebrating major anniversaries this year. UPS turns 100 today and iShip now is 10 years old.

iShip developed and supports Web-based technology used to process small package shipments at outlets of The UPS Store, Mail Boxes Etc., UPS Customer Centers and corporate customers nationwide.

Acquired by UPS in 2001, iShip “offers a reliable and scalable solution that can handle a great deal of shipping volume, especially during the peak shipping periods,” said Dave Barnes, UPS’s chief information officer. “It also provides customers complete visibility and greater control over shipping expenditures.”

iShip, Inc., provides Web-based shipping and manifesting solutions to more than 5,000 retail shipping centers and thousands of enterprise users nationwide. iShip’s customers use the software to ship tens of millions of packages annually. iShip’s suite of products is highly configurable and can be deployed as either single carrier or multi-carrier solutions, depending on the customer’s needs.

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DHL chosen by leading regional department store chain

Posted by | Aug 28, 2007 | |

DHL announced it has been selected as the exclusive small package delivery provider for the Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., one of the largest regional department store chains in the United States. DHL will provide US domestic Express and home delivery services, supporting The Bon-Ton store’s entire network.

The Bon-Ton operates 278 stores in 23 states in the Northeast, Midwest and upper Great Plains under the Bon-Ton, Bergner’s, Boston Store, Carson Pirie Scott, Elder-Beerman, Herberger’s, Younkers and, under the Parisian nameplate two stores in the Detroit, Mich. area. In addition to a bridal registry and new on-line store, The Bon Ton offers a broad assortment of brand-name fashion apparel and accessories for women, men and children, as well as cosmetics and home furnishings.

DHL worked with Bon-Ton to offer store customers the added convenience of delivery of in-store items purchased at any Bon-Ton store. DHL will deliver these items upon request by customers to a business or residence through its Express delivery or DHL@home business-to-residential delivery service.

From Bon-Ton fulfillment centers, DHL will deliver all products ordered through the online store, as well as items ordered from the Bon-Ton Bridal Registry.

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FedEx adds new flights between Memphis (US) and Manchester (UK)

Posted by | Aug 28, 2007 | |

FedEx Express, the cargo airline of FedEx Corp., is launching new direct flights between its headquarters in Memphis and Manchester, England.

An MD-11 flight originating at the shipping giant’s hub in Paris will stop in Manchester each day Monday to Thursday before flying to Tennessee.

The flights will increase the company’s daily capacity between the U.S. and U.K. by up to 50 percent and between Europe and the U.S. by 20 percent, FedEx announced Tuesday.

“Manchester is the fastest-growing region in the U.K., which has led to increased market demand for reliable, time-definite express transportation services,” said Robert W. Elliott, president, FedEx Express, Europe, Middle East, Indian subcontinent and Africa.

The airline already operates two express freighters from Stansted in southeastern England to Newark, New Jersey, and Memphis. The new flight is expected to increase next-day service and allow later pickup times for northern Britain.

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