DIGIMIND

Crossroads Distribution chooses Digimind Competitive Intelligence Management software platform, to deploy and manage competitive intelligence units and projects among their 4 subsidiaries, 85 branches and 150 agencies and 90 dedicated in-house operations on client premises.

Crossroads Distribution (a South African company) evolved out of the Jowells Transport empire of Namaqualand in the Northern Cape during the 1930s into the black-controlled company of today - with an annual turnover exceeding R1billion on and a combined staff complement over 2 500. Today four operating divisions in the group offer many sectors of agriculture, commerce, mining and industry diverse services. These include full truckload heavy haulage, express roadfreight distribution and warehousing, domestic and international courier, motor vehicle franchises and automotive parts and services. The aim is to provide clients on a contractual basis with innovative, synergistic and practical solutions in logistics and supply chain management. The group services some 5 000 customers in more than 1 600 communities daily.

About Digimind
Profitable since its inception and growing at a 50% annual rate, Digimind develops technologies that help organizations automate the process of collecting, managing, analyzing and publishing critical information. Digimind is essential for any corporation seeking to protect its assets and to secure its internal or external growth by increasing its understanding of its markets and competitive environment and converting it in actionable decisions.
By automatically monitoring a virtually infinite number of sources and key topics, Digimind enables competitive intelligence practitioners to quickly identify market opportunities and competitive decisions while freeing up to 90% of their time for strategic thinking and business development activities.