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For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media,
insurance, chemicals, banking, and public sector offerings have followed, highlighting SAP's lesser-known side as a market-oriented
provider of industry-tailored solutions. (...)
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For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media,
insurance, chemicals,...
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2006-05-25
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Given the "once bitten, twice shy" adage, one should imagine Epicor has carefully thought out the rationale for the recent
acquisitions of ROI Systems and TDC Solutions, so that they are not a knee-jerk, 'me too' impulse owing to the ongoing consolidation
craze in the market. (...)
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Given the "once bitten, twice shy" adage, one should imagine Epicor has carefully thought out the rationale for
the recent acquisitions of ROI Sys...
Published:
2003-08-22
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i2 Technologies will join forces with process control system maker Honeywell in a bid to expand its presence in the energy,
chemicals, and pharmaceutical industries. (...)
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i2 Technologies will join forces with process control system maker Honeywell in a bid to expand its presence in the energy,
chemicals, and pharmac...
Published:
2000-05-17
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Using the SAP ERP Chemicals Packaged Solution may represent a significant advantage—but only if SAP is the right enterprise
resource planning system for the prospective user company, and if the prepackaged business processes are a suitable fit. (...)
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Using the SAP ERP Chemicals Packaged Solution may represent a significant advantage—but only if SAP is the right enterprise
resource planning syst...
Published:
2006-06-01
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For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media,
insurance, chemicals, banking, and public sector offerings have followed, highlighting SAP's lesser-known side as a market-oriented
provider of industry-tailored solutions. (...)
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industry expertise:
For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media,
insurance, chemicals,...
Published:
2006-05-25
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors do battle to win business and Epicor is leveraging Microsoft's technology to deliver
a mid-market solution to services industries. Despite Microsoft's competing ERP offering, Epicor continues to build a Microsoft-centric
solution with its partners' support. (...)
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors do battle to win business and Epicor is leveraging Microsoft's technology to
deliver a mid-market solut...
Published:
2007-06-04
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Interelate, a customer intelligence ASP, recently announced partnerships with infrastructure service provider LoudCloud and
CRM analytics vendor E.piphany. These partnerships complement Interelate’s analytics expertise to provide new analytical
CRM service offerings that promise to provide more value (...)
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Interelate, a customer intelligence ASP, recently announced partnerships with infrastructure service provider LoudCloud and
CRM analytics vendor E...
Published:
2000-09-15
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have extended their functionality to service vertical markets in the service industry.
As a result, ERP for services has emerged as a viable software category competing with the best-of-breed vendors serving professional
services sector industries. (...)
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Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors have extended their functionality to service vertical markets in the service industry.
As a result, ERP...
Published:
2007-04-09
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That Ramco Systems offers good product functionality and technology bundled with a reasonable price tag and short time-to-market
should create a powerful value proposition. However poor marketing and sales execution may significantly undermine it. (...)
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That Ramco Systems offers good product functionality and technology bundled with a reasonable price tag and short time-to-market
should create a p...
Published:
2001-12-20
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Initial indications are that this is a strategic investment by chinadotcom that will allow Ross Systems to expand its product
footprint and capitalize on its process industry expertise. Given the market opportunity for all types of manufacturing in
China, chinadotcom will have to resist the temptation to (...)
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Initial indications are that this is a strategic investment by chinadotcom that will allow Ross Systems to expand its product
footprint and capita...
Published:
2003-10-04
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The combined company's possibly biggest challenge remains a lack of awareness of the need for sourcing/spend management.
While many people have realized the power of e-commerce on the consumer side, there is still plenty of education to be conducted
by all the SRM vendors to prove how much leverage their (...)
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The combined company's possibly biggest challenge remains a lack of awareness of the need for sourcing/spend management.
While many people have re...
Published:
2003-11-20
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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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SAP Best Practices are a series of fixed-scope, pre-defined packages of software and services solutions designed to address
the demands of midsize enterprises in multiple industries. Are they right for you? (...)
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SAP Best Practices are a series of fixed-scope, pre-defined packages of software and services solutions designed to address
the demands of midsize...
Published:
2005-11-17
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On April 12, Industrial & Financial Systems, IFS AB announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Pivotal Corporation
to acquire its division Exactium Ltd. The agreement also launches a global alliance between IFS and Pivotal that will result
in Pivotal's sell-side eBusiness solutions being integra (...)
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On April 12, Industrial & Financial Systems, IFS AB announced the signing of a definitive agreement for Pivotal Corporation
to acquire its divisio...
Published:
2000-05-16
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MAPICS has consistently scored above average in the following customer-service & support benchmarks: reliability, quality
of support, vendor stability, ease of doing business, and affiliate product and industry knowledge. However, limited platform
support means that AS/400 products will contribute more t (...)
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MAPICS has consistently scored above average in the following customer-service & support benchmarks: reliability, quality
of support, vendor stabi...
Published:
1999-09-01
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In May Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intentia International AB announced a strategic alliance. Earlier, in April, Intentia reported
results of its first quarter in 2000. (...)
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In May Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intentia International AB announced a strategic alliance. Earlier, in April, Intentia reported
results of its fi...
Published:
2000-06-15
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IFS was one of the first ERP vendors to incorporate concepts of component technology and a high-level of integration with
both its own and other vendors' components, all providing for flexibility, modularity and ongoing post-implementation system
agility and incremental deployment. The Company supports m (...)
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IFS was one of the first ERP vendors to incorporate concepts of component technology and a high-level of integration with
both its own and other v...
Published:
1999-12-01
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Companies that are not already offering the capabilities of meeting the exacting, stringent requirements of federal agencies
will likely not be able to tap the recent surge in the federal and defense markets. Conversely, those vendors and their users--government
contractors--who can deliver comprehensive (...)
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Companies that are not already offering the capabilities of meeting the exacting, stringent requirements of federal agencies
will likely not be ab...
Published:
2005-01-14
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Will Ramco be able to deliver on its vision of personalized, assembled applications? Time will tell, but the indications
are good. Ramco faces a crowded and consolidating enterprise market, but has shown patience and realistic expectations for
its growth. (...)
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Will Ramco be able to deliver on its vision of personalized, assembled applications? Time will tell, but the indications are
good. Ramco faces a c...
Published:
2003-11-05
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Emptoris, an upbeat provider of strategic sourcing software for the global 5000 companies, announced its acquisition of spend
management specialist Zeborg. However, despite a good fit, enlarged customer base, and improved cross-selling opportunity,
some challenges and product gaps will have to be overcom (...)
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Emptoris, an upbeat provider of strategic sourcing software for the global 5000 companies, announced its acquisition of spend
management specialis...
Published:
2003-11-18