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Geac has acquired in excess of 40 companies around the world. Geac's purchase of UK-based ERP software maker JBA International
in 1999 has nearly doubled the company's size. (...)
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Geac has acquired in excess of 40 companies around the world. Geac's purchase of UK-based ERP software maker JBA International
in 1999 has nearly ...
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2000-03-01
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Informix« (NASDAQ: IFMX) and Ardent Software (NASDAQ: ARDT) today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement
to combine their operations in a transaction valued, on a fully diluted basis, at approximately $880 million, based on the
closing price of Informix common stock on November 30, 1999 (...)
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Informix« (NASDAQ: IFMX) and Ardent Software (NASDAQ: ARDT) today announced that they have reached a definitive agreement
to combine their operati...
Published:
1999-12-08
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As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms. (...)
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As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms.
Published:
2004-12-24
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In a series of radical moves, Computer Associates appears to be trying to re-direct its gargantuan operations. After missing
its numbers in the first calendar quarter (CA’s 4th fiscal quarter), its stock was down 59% at one point. (...)
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In a series of radical moves, Computer Associates appears to be trying to re-direct its gargantuan operations. After missing
its numbers in the f...
Published:
2000-10-24
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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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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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Epicor Software has been striving to complete its evolution from a vendor of financial accounting software to a provider
of holistic business performance solutions, including integrated front office, back office and e-business capabilities. (...)
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Epicor Software has been striving to complete its evolution from a vendor of financial accounting software to a provider of
holistic business perf...
Published:
2000-08-29
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ABAS Business Software has built a name for itself as a mid-market enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor to contend with.
In his latest article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews the company’s major ERP offering, describes how the
mid-market ERP vendor the differentiated itself from th (...)
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ABAS Business Software has built a name for itself as a mid-market enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor to contend with.
In his latest articl...
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2011-12-07
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Trying to sell dumbed-down versions of mySAP Business Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite, without a serious re-engineering of
these products, has not worked for the lower-end of the market. To date, Oracle and SAP have responded by acquiring more suitable
genuine products for the segment, while it is not unl (...)
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Trying to sell dumbed-down versions of mySAP Business Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite, without a serious re-engineering of
these products, has not ...
Published:
2003-06-09
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Fiscal 2001 will prove to be very challenging for Epicor Software and we believe the next 18 months will be the company's
make-or-break period. This part examines how successful Epicor has been in completing its evolution from a vendor of financial
accounting software to a provider of holistic business p (...)
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Fiscal 2001 will prove to be very challenging for Epicor Software and we believe the next 18 months will be the company's
make-or-break period. Th...
Published:
2001-04-02
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Epicor Software is one of the first vendors and possibly the only mid-market vendor able to natively embrace customer and
supplier activities tied to a core transactional back-office system. Fiscal 2001 will prove to be very challenging for Epicor
Software and we believe the next 18 months will be the c (...)
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Epicor Software is one of the first vendors and possibly the only mid-market vendor able to natively embrace customer and
supplier activities tied...
Published:
2001-03-30
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Mid-market and the SMB segment are the next frontiers and a promised land for all the enterprise vendors, small and large
alike.Still, the willingness of smaller IT departments to go for more sophisticated technology beyond the all-too-common dispersed
islands of information on Excel spreadsheets, Access (...)
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Mid-market and the SMB segment are the next frontiers and a promised land for all the enterprise vendors, small and large
alike.Still, the willing...
Published:
2003-06-07
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. In this part of the article we review 3 vendors
who offer products to the PLM market - IDe, Thetis, and PDM (...)
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-26
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Chemical company H.B. Fuller has leveraged the Internet to improve their level of customer service. (...)
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Chemical company HB Fuller has leveraged the Internet to improve their level of customer service.
Published:
2001-09-15
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The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or anxiety amongst both its current and potential customers as well as within its VARs. (...)
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The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or an...
Published:
2002-07-30
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Two recent moves by Lawson Software have stunned the market: 1) it discontinued its in-house CRM development in favor for
partnering with Siebel Systems, and 2) it announced the intention to deliver its product also via 3rd-party Application Service
Providers (ASPs). We express our views in this regard. (...)
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Two recent moves by Lawson Software have stunned the market: 1) it discontinued its in-house CRM development in favor for
partnering with Siebel S...
Published:
2000-05-18
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Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight
is being refocused on the audit function. However, by waiting until systems are live and in production before applying an
audit regimen, you may miss an excellent opportunity to establ (...)
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Thanks, in part, to the fallout from the financial scandals of Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others, the corporate spotlight is
being refocused on the...
Published:
2003-10-20
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Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) can bring significant business value in the world of technical data, but its justification
must be derived from business management improvements. The most important claim for BAM is that it can fundamentally alter
the way businesses understand and act to threats and opp (...)
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Business Activity Monitoring (BAM) can bring significant business value in the world of technical data, but its justification
must be derived from...
Published:
2004-01-03
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Abstract:
As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms. (...)
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As enterprise applications systems developed over time, a continuous stream of new terminology surfaced. This is a glossary
of those terms.
Published:
2004-12-24
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Today's ERP Showdown pits Infor SyteLine vs. Exact Software Macola ES vs. QAD Enterprise Application, all aimed at medium-sized
businesses in the $250 million (USD)–plus range. Once again, we used TEC's ERP Evaluation Center to look at all eight standard
ERP modules… (...)
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Today's ERP Showdown pits Infor SyteLine vs. Exact Software Macola ES vs. QAD Enterprise Application, all aimed at medium-sized
businesses in the ...
Published:
2008-06-23