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ERP software may fail to meet critical business requirements. When companies find that their ERP doesn't meet all of their
business requirements, they should investigate niche software vendors who are focused on fixing fatal flaws. This paper discusses
one of the potential fatal flaw areas in the CPG ind (...)
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ERP software may fail to meet critical business requirements. When companies find that their ERP doesn't meet all of their
business requirements, ...
Published:
2004-04-24
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SCT Corporation is selling its Process Manufacturing and Distribution Solutions Division to two California-based investors.
SCT is thus joining the fray of companies taking the divestiture route to profitablility, a prominent recent example being
CA's sell-off of its interBiz division. (...)
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SCT Corporation is selling its Process Manufacturing and Distribution Solutions Division to two California-based investors.
SCT is thus joining t...
Published:
2002-05-02
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By acquiring a leading PSA vendor and deciding to go public, in addition to the new functional and technological enhancements
to its flagship lawson.insight suite due in August, Lawson Software continues to boldly challenge bigger competitors, primarily
PeopleSoft and Oracle. (...)
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By acquiring a leading PSA vendor and deciding to go public, in addition to the new functional and technological enhancements
to its flagship laws...
Published:
2001-07-31
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Business changes constantly in small ways and large. It is rare to find an application product that can change once it is
implemented. This gap is a reality leading to dissatisfaction and the application being a drag on the business. This gap,
the lack of the ability to change, costs the business dearly. (...)
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Business changes constantly in small ways and large. It is rare to find an application product that can change once it is
implemented. This gap is...
Published:
2004-05-31
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Abstract:
Business changes constantly in small ways and large. It is rare to find an application product that can change once it is
implemented. This gap is a reality leading to dissatisfaction and the application being a drag on the business. This gap,
the lack of the ability to change, costs the business dearly. (...)
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software business opportunity:
Business changes constantly in small ways and large. It is rare to find an application product that can change once it is
implemented. This gap is...
Published:
2004-05-31
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, users want and need an inventory or check lists of the functions to understand if the business process
will work. One always has to start from somewhere, and t (...)
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, ...
Published:
2003-10-28
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Owing to learning from the past experiences and to the help of specialized selection service providers, selecting an enterprise
package has to a degree, become a routine occurrence in the life of an IT organization. Recently however, there has been much
noise created by some pundits and vendors belittlin (...)
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Owing to learning from the past experiences and to the help of specialized selection service providers, selecting an enterprise
package has to a d...
Published:
2003-10-25
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There is certainly room to ask the fundamental question of whether the traditional practice of RFI/RFP-based selection processes
has been adequate for the task of selecting complex systems. The record indicates there is much room for improvement. In essence,
for complex selections like in the case of ent (...)
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There is certainly room to ask the fundamental question of whether the traditional practice of RFI/RFP-based selection processes
has been adequate...
Published:
2003-10-27
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Business Objects, a leading vendor in the business intelligence space, has announced WebIntelligence« Extranet Edition, which
has been designed for customers building extranets to link suppliers, customers, and partners with their internal databases. (...)
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Business Objects, a leading vendor in the business intelligence space, has announced WebIntelligence« Extranet Edition, which
has been designed fo...
Published:
2000-02-04
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The software as a service (SaaS) delivery model is here to stay, and most vendors have noticed. Recently, the endorsement
for SaaS in the realm of manufacturing enterprise resource planning has come from a veteran vendor and SaaS pioneer. (...)
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The software as a service (SaaS) delivery model is here to stay, and most vendors have noticed. Recently, the endorsement
for SaaS in the realm of...
Published:
2007-12-14
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Abstract:
SCT Corporation is selling its Process Manufacturing and Distribution Solutions Division to two California-based investors.
SCT is thus joining the fray of companies taking the divestiture route to profitablility, a prominent recent example being
CA's sell-off of its interBiz division. (...)
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software business opportunity:
SCT Corporation is selling its Process Manufacturing and Distribution Solutions Division to two California-based investors.
SCT is thus joining t...
Published:
2002-05-02
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While fixed time and cost solutions delivered packaged from pristine laboratories do have their appeal, SMEs are becoming
increasingly savvy to ask for more than just these implementations perceived as cookie-cutter approach. (...)
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While fixed time and cost solutions delivered packaged from pristine laboratories do have their appeal, SMEs are becoming
increasingly savvy to as...
Published:
2003-06-10
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ERP vendors are making their way into the retail market by bundling, acquiring point solutions or partnering strategically
to embed retail-specific functions within their suites. Like in all other enterprise applications markets, eventually, albeit
not any time soon, the retail market too will come to a (...)
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ERP vendors are making their way into the retail market by bundling, acquiring point solutions or partnering strategically
to embed retail-specifi...
Published:
2004-09-14
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Companies that know what they want in terms of Internet capabilities might benefit from eSOA, but others should give it a
wide berth. (...)
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Companies that know what they want in terms of Internet capabilities might benefit from eSOA, but others should give it a
wide berth.
Published:
2000-10-16
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Software-as-a-service solutions are emerging to address almost every business application need considered "mission critical"
including financials and accounting, asset management, and human capital management applications to supply chain management
and channel management solutions. (...)
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Software-as-a-service solutions are emerging to address almost every business application need considered "mission critical"
including financials ...
Published:
2007-01-15
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Software-as-a-service solutions often cannot provide that final twenty percent or so that differentiates a company from its
competitors. Of major concern is whether off-premise applications can support complex, global organizations on a constant
basis and on strict service level agreements. (...)
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Software-as-a-service solutions often cannot provide that final twenty percent or so that differentiates a company from its
competitors. Of major ...
Published:
2007-01-12
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Most products have moved toward support for business management functions and exception management. SouthWare has embraced
this concept at all levels, providing users executive information systems, exception management, task management, and even
performance assessment. (...)
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... is particularly true when it comes to correcting software glitches. ...
SouthWare's strongest resellers actually compete anywhere there is a business opportunity.
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Published:
2005-01-08
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Abstract:
Deltek Vision and other Deltek enterprise solutions, have been major players with project management-oriented organizations
for the past twenty years. Vision a leading product in the professional services automation market and has taken significant
strides to maintain this market leading position. (...)
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Deltek Vision and other Deltek enterprise solutions, have been major players with project management-oriented organizations
for the past twenty ye...
Published:
2005-09-27
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On April 27, Epicor Software Corporation reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000. Net loss
for the quarter was $8.9 million or $0.22 per share, compared with a net income for the same period last year of $2.1 million
or $0.05 per share. (...)
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On April 27, Epicor Software Corporation reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2000. Net loss
for the quarter was $...
Published:
2000-06-08
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Abstract:
Although glitch-plagued software implementations are nothing new, the growing number of brand-name firms reporting big troubles
with their multimillion-dollar projects is starting to look like a Who's Who of the Fortune 500. (...)
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Although glitch-plagued software implementations are nothing new, the growing number of brand-name firms reporting big troubles
with their multimi...
Published:
1999-11-10