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Congratulations! In your role as middle market CEO, COO, CFO, or CIO you fought the good fight and sponsored your company's
ERP project. First you survived the ERP software selection process. Then you lived through the boot-camp tough implementation
phase. So your ERP system is up and running-now w (...)
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Congratulations! In your role as middle market CEO, COO, CFO, or CIO you fought the good fight and sponsored your company's
ERP project. First y...
Published:
2002-03-27
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I'm Larry Blitz, editor of Technology Evaluation Centers’ (TEC) Vendor Showdown series. Welcome to our latest: ERP - Distribution
Showdown. You’ll notice this one has a broader focus than Showdowns we’ve done in the past. Again we’ll be comparing three
vendor solutions head-to-head, but not just (...)
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I'm Larry Blitz, editor of Technology Evaluation Centers’ (TEC) Vendor Showdown series. Welcome to our latest: ERP - Distribution
Showdown. You’ll...
Published:
2008-05-23
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Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn
the whys, wheres, and whos of the business process (workflows) rather than hows of the software screens. (...)
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Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn the
whys, wheres, and who...
Published:
2002-07-09
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation costs can be divided into one-time costs and ongoing annual costs. Both
types of costs can be segmented into hardware, software, external assistance, and internal personnel. Reprinted from Maximizing
Your ERP System by Dr. Scott Hamilton. (...)
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation costs can be divided into one-time costs and ongoing annual costs. Both
types of costs can be s...
Published:
2004-02-12
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Contrary to what vendors may contend, not all of them are able to supply a cost effective solution that satisfies the critical
requirements of an organization. In this case study from a recent selection engagement for a large series book publisher,
we size up Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Lawson in (...)
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Contrary to what vendors may contend, not all of them are able to supply a cost effective solution that satisfies the critical
requirements of an ...
Published:
2001-12-25
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Today, the issue of regulatory compliance touches every enterprise, and process manufacturers are no exception. To answer
the challenge of this new reality, vendors now offer enterprise resource planning systems with far more features and functionality
than ever before. But how can an organization choose (...)
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Today, the issue of regulatory compliance touches every enterprise, and process manufacturers are no exception. To answer
the challenge of this ne...
Published:
2009-08-14
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The worsening plight of most ERP vendors, caused by the market slowdown, which started in the fourth quarter of 1998, continued
in full force throughout 1999. The market size for 1999, with the 4th quarter yet to be reported, is estimated at $18.5B-$19.5B
(12%-16% growth over 1998), with sales expected t (...)
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The worsening plight of most ERP vendors, caused by the market slowdown, which started in the fourth quarter of 1998, continued
in full force thro...
Published:
1999-01-01
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Building replacement products on a new framework is a higher risk strategy. The product functionality still quite matters
and, while it is important for enterprise applications providers to implement the latest computer science 'quantum leap',
there is no guaranteed correlation between first-to-market an (...)
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Building replacement products on a new framework is a higher risk strategy. The product functionality still quite matters
and, while it is importa...
Published:
2003-06-23
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CMS Software (now known as Solarsoft Business Systems) may not be a huge global player, but its enterprise resource planning
solutions address a wide spectrum of supply chain management requirements, including customizable electronic data interchange
functions, warehousing, distribution, and traceability (...)
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CMS Software (now known as Solarsoft Business Systems) may not be a huge global player, but its enterprise resource planning
solutions address a w...
Published:
2007-12-03
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Although interBiz has spouted an interesting value proposition to many enterprise applications users, the company still has
to address some potential stumbling blocks in order to clear the path to its applications business success. (...)
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Although interBiz has spouted an interesting value proposition to many enterprise applications users, the company still has
to address some potent...
Published:
2001-12-06
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In an enterprise with multiple operating divisions, should the enterprise standardize on a single set of software? Recent
broadening of major ERP products’ scope and the advent of Web-based product architecture may tempt corporations to consider
deploying this concept. Although the enterprise can gener (...)
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In an enterprise with multiple operating divisions, should the enterprise standardize on a single set of software? Recent
broadening of major ERP ...
Published:
2002-06-01
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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
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In 1999, JBA launched its @ctive Enterprise Series product line, which allows customers to dynamically model and continuously
update their business processes. While the merger with GEAC brings some positive prospects, JBA's ambitious R&D pipeline may
be jeopardized. (...)
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In 1999, JBA launched its @ctive Enterprise Series product line, which allows customers to dynamically model and continuously
update their busines...
Published:
1999-10-01
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Product architecture is going to do much more than simply provide the technical functionality, the user interface (UI)/presentation,
and the platform support. It is going to determine whether a product is going to endure, whether it will scale to a large
number of users, and whether it will be able to in (...)
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Product architecture is going to do much more than simply provide the technical functionality, the user interface (UI)/presentation,
and the platf...
Published:
2004-06-07
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Abstract:
System integration service provider selections and project planning should involve the same amount of due diligence as business
IT strategy definition and software evaluation. (...)
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System integration service provider selections and project planning should involve the same amount of due diligence as business
IT strategy defini...
Published:
2002-07-12
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Informatica Corporation, long an established vendor in the Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) market space, has morphed themselves
into a vendor of solutions for the "e-Business infrastructure". In conjunction with their contract to build an enterprise
data warehouse for the United States Postal Service and th (...)
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... side caching to fully leverage system resources ... into the eBusiness
market, including enterprise resource planning ... With the addition of support
for MQSeries and ...
Published:
2000-01-01
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Enterprises are becoming painfully aware of the need to clean up their structured data and unstructured content acts to capitalize
on more important efforts like regulatory compliance, globalization, demand aggregation, and supply chain streamlining. (...)
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Enterprises are becoming painfully aware of the need to clean up their structured data and unstructured content acts to capitalize
on more importa...
Published:
2004-11-11
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For illustrative purposes, the discussion will focus on the benefits for accounting, product and process design,
production, sales, and management information syste (...)
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For i...
Published:
2004-02-11
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A typical ERP system indeed now offers broad functional coverage nearing the best-of-breed capabilities; vertical industry
extensions; a strong technical architecture; training, documentation, implementation and process design tools; product enhancements;
global support; and an extensive list of software (...)
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A typical ERP system indeed now offers broad functional coverage nearing the best-of-breed capabilities; vertical industry
extensions; a strong te...
Published:
2004-04-02
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Strategic Systems International (SSI) needs no special introduction to British process industries (such as consumer products
manufacturers and whisky distillers), but it largely remains a well-kept secret elsewhere. (...)
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Strategic Systems International (SSI) needs no special introduction to British process industries (such as consumer products
manufacturers and whi...
Published:
2006-07-24