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In today's software frenzy and with the increasing demand for applications that provide maximum return on investment, many
companies have failed to focus on subjects like reliability, downtime, and scalability. Since 1991, Touchtone Corporation
has devoted its efforts to developing and maintaining a clie (...)
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In today's software frenzy and with the increasing demand for applications that provide maximum return on investment,
many companies have failed t...
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2004-06-15
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On January 3, 2000 PeopleSoft Inc. announced it had completed its acquisition of The Vantive Corporation, the world's second-largest
independent supplier of customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. The transaction was completed December 31, 1999
with the issuance of approximately 28 million shar (...)
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On January 3, 2000 PeopleSoft Inc. announced it had completed its acquisition of The Vantive Corporation, the world's
second-largest independent s...
Published:
2000-01-21
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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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While most of its applications co-opetitors have been licking their wounds and bracing for a long summer drought, fat cash
cushioned Microsoft has been putting together the pieces of its CRM (and likely the overall enterprise applications) strategy
mosaic (...)
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While most of its applications co-opetitors have been licking their wounds and bracing for a long summer drought, fat cash
cushioned Microsoft has...
Published:
2002-08-15
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Cincom’s latest CRM product release offers a compelling value proposition for many ‘to order’ manufacturing enterprises.
While it is a product that may raise the bar in its target markets, the competitive offering is not exactly a pushover. (...)
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Cincom’s latest CRM product release offers a compelling value proposition for many ‘to order’ manufacturing enterprises. While
it is a product tha...
Published:
2002-11-26
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While the existing loyal client base and affiliate channel remains MAPICS’ trump card in these difficult times, the recent
partnership initiatives bundled with a unified product branding might be the way to more effectively sell beyond the current
XA client base, which is the must for the long-term via (...)
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While the existing loyal client base and affiliate channel remains MAPICS’ trump card in these difficult times, the recent
partnership initiatives...
Published:
2001-10-08
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The Scala and Microsoft alliance in the CRM arena has merits of mutual benefits, particularly in the short to medium term,
but due to vacillating motives of the participants that compete in the other enterprise applications fields, will it last?
For the time being, Microsoft will likely be content to hel (...)
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crm systems as crm solution:
The Scala and Microsoft alliance in the CRM arena has merits of mutual benefits, particularly in the short to medium term,
but due to vacillating ...
Published:
2003-08-28
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When selecting a CRM vendor should you go with a one-source solution, reducing the need for integration with other corporate
data sources, or go with a best-of-breed approach, getting the best in each category but being left with standalone applications
that must be integrated? This article compares the (...)
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When selecting a CRM vendor should you go with a one-source solution, reducing the need for integration with other corporate
data sources, or go w...
Published:
2001-09-05
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As the market shifts from sophisticated enterprise CRM implementations to the more competitive and overcrowded mid-market-large
enterprise vendors tend to step on mid-market vendor's toes. The real concern is to determine whether the mid-market cultural
and functional differences are well understood and (...)
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As the market shifts from sophisticated enterprise CRM implementations to the more competitive and overcrowded mid-market-large
enterprise vendors...
Published:
2003-06-26
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While Cincom's solutions, services, experience and results should resonate well with in the complex manufacturing segment,
it competes against a slew of companies with stronger brand names (not impeded by Cincom’s conservative tacit nature) and/or
financial resources. (...)
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While Cincom's solutions, services, experience and results should resonate well with in the complex manufacturing segment,
it competes against a s...
Published:
2002-11-27
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While pundits have been debating whether the configuration software deserves to be a CRM module on its own, it is certainly
a part of the much broader CRM class of products, which typically includes front-office applications for sales force automation
(SFA), marketing automation, and field service/call c (...)
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While pundits have been debating whether the configuration software deserves to be a CRM module on its own, it is certainly
a part of the much bro...
Published:
2002-11-08
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Abstract:
Despite the logic behind combining customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) elements, the implementation
of marketing automation (MA) has been stunted by slow markets, and pessimistic investors. Vendors in CRM and BI are building
alliances in order to gain market share and il (...)
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Despite the logic behind combining customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) elements, the implementation
of marketing...
Published:
2005-08-17
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CRM software analysis: Read this comprehensive analysis and summary of Consona Enterprise CRM to learn what lies ahead for
this flagship CRM product. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) vendor Consona is
determined to establish a CRM “kingdom” based on Consona (...)
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CRM software analysis: Read this comprehensive analysis and summary of Consona Enterprise CRM to learn what lies ahead for
this flagship CRM produc...
Published:
2010-02-05
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Abstract:
While the ERP mid-market has seen more vibrant intra-market merger & acquisition activity during 2001, it appears that 2002
will, for some more tenacious Tier 2/Tier 3 vendors, be the year of delivering products under their own steam as to counteract
the onslaught by Tier 1 vendors and mid-market juggern (...)
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While the ERP mid-market has seen more vibrant intra-market merger & acquisition activity during 2001, it appears that
2002 will, for some more te...
Published:
2002-04-19
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SAP AG has seemingly crossed a strategy chasm, from a strict, stodgy, Not-Invented-Here (NIH) approach to software development
and delivery, to a seemingly quite open approach of broad development alliances, company acquisitions, Internet portals development,
and a deep, new relationship with IBM for bot (...)
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SAP AG has seemingly crossed a strategy chasm, from a strict, stodgy, Not-Invented- Here (NIH) approach to software development
and delivery, to a ...
Published:
2001-09-22
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Geac Computer Corporation Limited announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended January 31,
2000. Geac also announced it has acquired RunTime, the Denmark-based e-Customer Relationship Management (eCRM) solutions provider
to the apparel, footwear, and textile industries. (...)
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Geac Computer Corporation Limited announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended January 31,
2000. Geac also announce...
Published:
2000-04-20
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P.J. Jakovljevic clarifies the market positioning of Sage's enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management
(CRM) portfolios. Having developed an extraordinary customer experience (ECE) strategy—“Enrich, Connect, Grow”—Sage is firming
up its enterprise resource planning (ER (...)
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PJ Jakovljevic clarifies the market positioning of Sage's enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship
management (CRM) portfolio...
Published:
2011-05-13
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Abstract:
There are two ways to build enterprise application solutions: link together disparate, best-of-breed solutions, in which
vendors embrace open architectures and inter-application messaging protocols, or find a one-stop-shop with all the software,
functionality, and interoperability one could ever ask for. (...)
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There are two ways to build enterprise application solutions: link together disparate, best-of-breed solutions, in which vendors
embrace open arch...
Published:
2001-11-22
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PeopleSoft is seeking to make bigger strides in the CRM, SCM and B2B software markets with its recent spate of product releases.
While Wall Street praises the vendor’s new product initiatives and its strong first quarter results and optimism for the future,
its direct competitors are far from feeling (...)
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PeopleSoft is seeking to make bigger strides in the CRM, SCM and B2B software markets with its recent spate of product releases.
While Wall Stree...
Published:
2001-06-26
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Abstract:
Plex Online integrates with salesforce.com's Sales Cloud 2. TEC interviews Patrick Fetterman, vice president of marketing
at Plex Systems. In early 2011 Plex Systems announced that it has integrated its software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise resource
planning (ERP) product with salesforce.com’s Sales C (...)
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Plex Online integrates with salesforce.com's Sales Cloud 2. TEC interviews Patrick Fetterman, vice president of marketing
at Plex Systems. In early...
Published:
2011-01-28