Qualtrace Solutions, the Cork-based quality and risk-management company, has announced a global partnership with Core International, a developer of e-business software applications for the dairy industry.

Under the agreement both companies will collaborate on new projects in the Republic and Britain. For the rest of the world, Qualtrace will incorporate Core's milk management system into its quality management suite.

The integrated solution is targeted at companies in the dairy industry that face complex supply chain, milk management, quality control and traceability issues.