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Abstract:
This is a complete service management system that is comprised of four specific applications to help companies manage service
contracts, track service histories and required preventive maintenance for each piece of equipment under service contract,
daily planning and dispatch, and service invoicing. (...)
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... being forced to rewrite code that is working. ... This concludes Part
Four of a five-part note. ... based consulting firm specializing in accounting
software selection ...
Published:
2005-01-07
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Abstract:
The Excellence Series is in fact a product that provides users with a powerful business management framework that is in many
aspects far ahead of other middle market products. (...)
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... Parts Three and Four will discuss the applications and ... a Richmond,
Virginia-based consulting firm specializing in accounting software selection. ...
Published:
2005-01-05
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Abstract:
Given Sage's revenue level is quite higher than those of Geac, MBS, SSA Global, and Lawson Software, making it an ultimate
juggernaut within the SME market per se, the time has long come for its mind share to become commensurate with its size. (...)
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... in addition to the other four) this centrally ... prominence mainly
within core financial/accounting solutions for ... under CA's patronage, been making
big strides ...
Published:
2004-06-05
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Abstract:
Many SMB companies need more functionality than an entry-level system offers, but cannot afford to pay $15,000 (USD) or more
for a higher-end product, nor do they really need the complexity found in these products. Red Wing Software’s TurningPoint
is a good mid-market product that plays well in this ma (...)
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... Charles Chewning, Jr. is president of Solutions, a Richmond, Virginia-based (US) consulting firm
specializing in accounting software selection. ...
Published:
2005-01-21
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Abstract:
MBS' current strategy of letting extension functionality proliferate spontaneously largely resembles the current development
practice of the open source community. This can be be considered ironic, because open sourcing is something Microsoft loves
to hate. (...)
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... The catch 22 will be to obtain the firm delivery schedule of Encore ...
more general note, while the value proposition of integrated ERP/accounting and fundraising ...
Published:
2004-07-10
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Abstract:
The system supports a completely user-defined set of critical success factors for each business, business unit, or even individual
employee. (...)
Excerpt related to
working at a big four accounting firm:
... Part Four will continue to discuss the applications and ... a Richmond,
Virginia-based consulting firm specializing in accounting software selection. ...
Published:
2005-01-06
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Abstract:
Exact has established a global infrastructure and a network of offices offering direct support, sales, and services with
the aim of providing customers a consistent level of service. It is also working toward the emergence of a new category of
software that tackles enterprise relationship management, gr (...)
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Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the "One Exact" Synergy ... back-office
product, Exact begun making big strides in ... This is Part Four of a six-part
note. ...
Published:
2004-03-01
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Abstract:
In the post Y2K era, many companies have turned to the CFO to oversee the IT function with the CIO or head of IT reporting
to the CFO. IT may look organizationally like accounting, but the issues a CFO will face in managing IT will be complex and
involve an organizational approach that is focused on the (...)
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working at a big four accounting firm:
... IT strategies, project priorities and IT service levels that involve the finance and accounting
department. ... Find out what the big issues are from the IT staff. ...
Published:
2003-12-25
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Abstract:
Deltek has focused on addressing the unique business needs of project-oriented organizations. Its product line has expanded
from applications for managing the core back-office processes to the front-office and e-business of professional services
and other project-based companies, of which many provide pr (...)
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working at a big four accounting firm:
Deltek has focused on addressing the unique business needs of project-oriented organizations. Its product line has expanded
from applications for ...
Published:
2004-01-10
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Abstract:
SouthWare Innovations is one of the first middle-market vendors to create what might be the one of the best examples of true
business management system (accounting + exception management + task management), and for that reason alone it should receive
serious consideration. (...)
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working at a big four accounting firm:
... day controls that are actually outside the formal accounting process while ...
a complete service management system that is comprised of four specific applications ...
Published:
2005-01-04
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Abstract:
The merging vendors, Sage/Best and ACCPAC, have understood that a broad, impeccably integrated, horizontal offering with
selected vertical enhancements, a nurturing resellers network in addition to providing well-attuned pricing and catering to
the evolving scalability and migration needs of customers th (...)
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working at a big four accounting firm:
... BSAN) have further nurtured Best's relationship with the over 40,000 accounting
and bookkeeping ... Parts Four and Five began a discussion of the market impact. ...
Published:
2004-06-10
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Abstract:
AccountMate Software has been a player in the middle market for over twenty years. In the past several years it has been
acquired by several global companies. Recently AccountMate's management has purchased the company and once again it is independent
and able to chart its own course. (...)
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... Fund Accounting. AccountMate's Fund Accounting features facilitate
not only the specific reporting needs of the not-for-profit organization ...
Published:
2005-01-20
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Abstract:
The major quandary for Sage/Best will be whether to base the long-term strategy on leveraging ACCPAC's technologically superior
product into and overriding a unified enterprise solution, or to remain as a conglomerate of stand-alone solutions with strong
brand names. (...)
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... In March, Best Software, Inc., one of the leading current providers of integrated accounting,
business management, human resources (HR)/payroll and fixed asset ...
Published:
2004-06-11
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Abstract:
"Freedom of choice" and "openness" mantras have been professed independently by both Best and ACCPAC, which bodes well for
the joint effort going forward, but ACCPAC also brings many other missing parts to the Sage/Best collection. (...)
Excerpt related to
working at a big four accounting firm:
... Part Four to Part Six will discuss the market impact. ... in addition
to its SOHO (small office home office) offering called Simply Accounting, ACCPAC offers two ...
Published:
2004-06-09
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Abstract:
ACCPAC continues to enhance the PRO series and Advantage series product lines. (...)
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working at a big four accounting firm:
... The product originally included the following four modules: Production Entry, Work Orders,
Shop Control, and Project Accounting, each designed on the ACCPAC ...
Published:
2004-06-04
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Abstract:
Best Software/Sage will remain a pragmatic company that delivers products based on a savvy understanding of its customers'
needs and the competitive forces in the market, and on constant adaptability. It is still standing on top of the hill in many
SME markets, and it is typically a much more difficult t (...)
Excerpt related to
working at a big four accounting firm:
... Austin, Texas (Nonprofit Solutions), Norcross, Georgia (Small Business Accounting Solutions),
and Herndon ... Parts Four, Five, and Six discussed the Market Impact. ...
Published:
2004-06-12
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Abstract:
The current market trend is towards vendors that can provide comprehensive solutions for small and medium sized enterprises
(SME) with a justifiable return on investment (ROI), and Exact seems to have a fair shot at making a mark. (...)
Excerpt related to
working at a big four accounting firm:
... office product, Exact begun making big strides in ... Parts Three,
Four, and Five discussed the market ... successfully leveraged, while MBS is working
feverishly to ...
Published:
2004-03-03
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Abstract:
Ernst & Young is on the verge of splitting its consultancy heritage (meiosis) and mating it with France's Cap Gemini's (mitosis).
It is a leap of faith that these two genetically different beings can combine genes to create a new international behemoth
of 60,000. What's the common DNA? You guessed it – (...)
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working at a big four accounting firm:
Ernst & Young is on the verge of splitting its consultancy heritage (meiosis) and mating it with France's Cap Gemini's
(mitosis). It is a leap of ...
Published:
2000-04-05
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Abstract:
Businesses wary of larger initial upfront investments can start with an easily affordable subscription at ACCPACcrm.com and
have the knowledge that any investments in their data, customizations, and training are fully protected should they later
need or want to move their solution on-premises. (...)
Excerpt related to
working at a big four accounting firm:
... or integrated with other ACCPAC business management applications that include accounting,
payroll, CRM ... Parts Four, Five, and Six will discuss the market impact. ...
Published:
2004-06-03
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Abstract:
Geac SmartEnterprise Solutions released an updated version of its human resources and accounting applications for midsize
companies at the beginning of January. SQL Financials and HR Release 6.0 are available immediately, as are a set of employee
self-service applications that integrate with the suite. G (...)
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working at a big four accounting firm:
Geac SmartEnterprise Solutions released an updated version of its human resources and accounting applications for midsize
companies at the beginni...
Published:
2000-01-31