Abstract: A sales forecast managing system comprises a forecast receiving module, a forecast database, a forecast analyzing module, and an outputting module. At least one user inputs sales forecast information through the forecast receiving module. The sales forecast information comprises numerous sales forecasts for numerous periods and numerous products respectively. The forecast database records the input sales forecast information and storages at least one history sales forecast information, which comprises numerous history sales forecasts for periods and products. The periods of the history sales forecast information and the periods of the sales forecast information are partially overlapped. The forecast analyzing module analyses the sales forecast information and the history sales forecast information, and the outputting module outputs the analyzing result of the forecast analyzing module.

Abstract: A system for coordinated inter-organizational information sharing. The system includes an information exchange center, a design organization, a production organization, a test organization, and an application design organization. The production organization manufactures the product according to the design specification designed by the design organization, and sends manufacturing problems to the information exchange center. The test organization tests the product, and sends test problems to the information exchange center. The application design organization designs peripheral applications according to the design specification without the product, tests the peripheral applications with the product, and sends application test problems to the information exchange center.

Abstract: A system and method for identifying portable devices by a web server. The system includes a portable device and a web server. When web service is desired, at least one unique identifying characteristic of the portable device is acquired and included into the header of a HTTP packet, and the packet is sent to a web server. The packet is received by the web server through a network, and the unique identifying characteristics of the portable device are acquired from the header of the packet. Further, the production date and specifications of the portable device are acquired by querying a database according to the unique identifying characteristics on the web server.

Abstract: A system for coordinated inter-organizational information sharing. The system includes an information exchange center, a design organization, a production organization, a test organization, and an application design organization. The production organization manufactures the product according to the design specification designed by the design organization, and sends manufacturing problems to the information exchange center. The test organization tests the product, and sends test problems to the information exchange center. The application design organization designs peripheral applications according to the design specification without the product, tests the peripheral applications with the product, and sends application test problems to the information exchange center.