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Vignette is IBM's latest partner. This global strategic alliance promises to boost revenue for both parties. The verdict
is still out on the impact to future software development. (...)
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Vignette is IBM's latest partner. This global strategic alliance promises to boost revenue for both parties. The verdict
is still out on the imp...
Published:
2000-08-31
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SynQuest’s joint development venture with Ford has produced a planning engine for inbound logistics that optimizes constraints
along multiple dimensions –material, temporal, and spatial. Currently live at Ford, the application will soon be available
to the market at large. (...)
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SynQuest’s joint development venture with Ford has produced a planning engine for inbound logistics that optimizes constraints
along multiple dime...
Published:
2000-05-08
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At JavaOne in San Francisco, a battle ensued between BEA Systems CEO Bill Coleman, and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. In a truly
ugly display of how contentious the application server market has become, they argued over whose product was better, faster,
cheaper. The keynote was so rife with charges and coun (...)
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The Application Server War Escalates. ... BEA is the leading Web Application
Server vendor, with the largest market share for their WebLogic product. ...
Published:
2001-06-25
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When it comes to modifications to an application product, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly. Enter the modification
process cautiously, with your eyes open. (...)
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When it comes to modifications to an application product, there is the good, the bad, and the ugly. Enter
the modification process cautiously, wi...
Published:
2002-12-24
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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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Despite challenges, both SAP and Oracle will be formidable forces in the hosting space, because of their intimate application
knowledge, their infrastructure, organizational stability, and vast capital. However, SMEs should approach this decision with
due diligence. (...)
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Despite challenges, both SAP and Oracle will be formidable forces in the hosting space, because of their intimate application
knowledge, their inf...
Published:
2005-04-15
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Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation
of ROI often results in making an uninformed decision. This part discusses what to do when business analysis skills are lacking. (...)
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Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation
of ROI often results in ...
Published:
2001-07-16
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Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications,
and the need to evaluate application metrics and performance. To address this challenge, it is worth considering application
portfolio management solutions. (...)
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Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications, and
the need to evaluate ...
Published:
2006-05-15
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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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In announcing their merger plans, Lawson and Intentia will not only have to grapple with the usual issues, but will have
to deal with the nuanced differences in their respective Java application endeavors. (...)
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In announcing their merger plans, Lawson and Intentia will not only have to grapple with the usual issues, but will have to
deal with the nuanced ...
Published:
2005-10-08
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Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation
of ROI often results in making an uninformed decision. Part four discusses the difficulty in predicting the future. (...)
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Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation
of ROI often results in ...
Published:
2001-07-18
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By using software tools that help you forecast and work together with others inside your organization, and even with your
customers, the forecasts may become more accurate. You can make an assumption on how much improvement might be possible.
This part discusses the challenge of performing the data anal (...)
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By using software tools that help you forecast and work together with others inside your organization, and even with your
customers, the forecasts...
Published:
2001-07-17
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No vendor provides all (if even a majority) of the required solutions for a full SRM initiative at this stage, so almost
all solutions will involve best-of-breed components. (...)
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No vendor provides all (if even a majority) of the required solutions for a full SRM initiative at this stage, so almost all
solutions will involv...
Published:
2003-10-30
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Enterprise Application Integration has changed massively in the past two years. Where is the market, and what vendors are
left in the game? (...)
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Enterprise Application Integration has changed massively in the past two years. ... Enterprise
Application Integration - Where Is It Now (And What Is It Now)? ...
Published:
2001-09-06
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If you are not experiencing organizational stress in some of the areas where the benefits may occur, then perhaps a decision
to invest in supply chain management software should be postponed. If you do have some pain in one or more of these areas,
then you can follow the concepts in this article to unde (...)
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If you are not experiencing organizational stress in some of the areas where the benefits may occur, then perhaps a decision
to invest in supply c...
Published:
2001-07-13
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Corporations are at risk because Web applications and servers make them susceptible to hackers and cyber crooks. However,
companies can perform security risk assessments that mitigate risk by applying security risk management policies designed
to protect a company’s data. (...)
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Corporations are at risk because Web applications and servers make them susceptible to hackers and cyber crooks. However,
companies can perform se...
Published:
2008-06-06
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Given ever-shorter product life cycles and companies' ever-increasing reliance on third parties to increase customer satisfaction,
the need for some form of supplier relationship management (SRM) category of software should not be questioned. (...)
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Given ever-shorter product life cycles and companies' ever-increasing reliance on third parties to increase customer satisfaction,
the need for so...
Published:
2003-10-29
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Because cash-strapped medium companies are looking for better options to traditional application pricing models, SAP and
HP have allied to deliver "software as a service" and Oracle/PeopleSoft are also offering hosted solutions, suggesting that
"software as a service" are here to stay. (...)
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Because cash-strapped medium companies are looking for better options to traditional application pricing
models, SAP and HP have allied to deliver...
Published:
2005-04-14
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Consolidation is a well-documented trend and is to be expected in the market for enterprise applications. This article outlines
the evolution of the enterprise software market. Specifically, it focuses on the revolutionary technology known as service-oriented
architecture (SOA). (...)
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Consolidation is a well-documented trend and is to be expected in the market for enterprise applications. This article outlines
the evolution of t...
Published:
2008-10-08
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Since January 2000 when TEC last addressed the trends in Enterprise Application, there have been massive changes in the overall
direction of Application Integration in general and EAI in particular. (...)
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Since January 2000 when TEC last addressed the trends in Enterprise Application, there have been massive
changes in the overall direction of Appli... ...
Published:
2001-09-01