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Abstract:
While on the surface, there are few economic or strategic reasons for organizations to persist with electronic data interchange
(EDI), many seem reluctant to adopt the alternative at this stage. In fact, there has been almost negligible growth in the
number of organizations replacing their EDI-based sy (...)
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... Namely, Microsoft will provide built-in support for ... Mapper (for
reformatting e-business documents), ASN ... CRM Integration, and the eBridge Software
Development Kit ...
Published:
2004-09-03
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Abstract:
While the Microsoft Business Network (MBN) product is worth considering for a number of compelling reasons, it will take
some immense doing before it becomes a retailers' equivalent of what the Sabre reservation system means to airline agents. (...)
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... cost of business-to-business (B2B) collaboration. ...
and collaboration facilities of Microsoft Outlook and ... processes) with several key software
components, tools ...
Published:
2004-09-01
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Abstract:
Microsoft Business Network (MBN) has the potential to deliver the never really (or hardly ever) realized benefits of early
dot-com era Internet trading exchanges or networks that could reasonably and effectively link customers to their trading partners. (...)
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... in selling large volumes of software at reasonably ... edition (enables
the use of Microsoft Outlook 2003 and Excel 2003 for managing business documents) and ...
Published:
2004-09-02
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Abstract:
While the recent joining of complementary forces by Microsoft Business Solutions and Autodesk will make many heads turn,
a lot more detail and clarifications are needed for the alliance to establish itself as an ERP-PLM superpower in the mid-market. (...)
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microsoft business software data:
While the recent joining of complementary forces by Microsoft Business Solutions and Autodesk will make many heads turn, a
lot more detail and cla...
Published:
2003-11-17
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Abstract:
While the recent initiatives by Microsoft Business Solutions to piecemeal bolster its product lines' SCM capabilities should
benefit users, a lot more cohesive SCM strategy is needed for Microsoft to truly permeate the SCM mid-market. (...)
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While the recent initiatives by Microsoft Business Solutions to piecemeal bolster its product lines' SCM capabilities
should benefit users, a lot ...
Published:
2003-12-01
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Abstract:
While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the
Microsoft Business Network (MBN) as a relatively simple and inexpensive way to support those customers' demands, MBN is only
a small part of the trading relationship equation. (...)
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While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the
Microsoft Business Net...
Published:
2003-12-02
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Abstract:
Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager 2005 has allowed Microsoft to enter the business intelligence (BI) market by using its
client base to expand its offering. Microsoft offers a complete solution with its SQL Server platform, OLAP, reporting analysis,
and scorecarding capabilities. (...)
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Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager 2005 has allowed Microsoft to enter the business intelligence (BI) market by using its
client base to expand ...
Published:
2006-06-30
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Abstract:
The business process management market is shifting, and more players are entering the market. Several smaller organizations,
such as Vision Software, are bringing a fresh look and a good product to the market, and should certainly be considered. (...)
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The business process management market is shifting, and more players are entering the market. Several smaller organizations,
such as Vision Softwa...
Published:
2006-04-07
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Abstract:
By focusing on improving and optimizing the processes instead of only the departments, any user company should be better
aligned and prepared to take on the challenges ahead. (...)
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By focusing on improving and optimizing the processes instead of only the departments, any user company should be better aligned
and prepared to t...
Published:
2006-01-11
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Abstract:
The objectives of end-to-end supply chain visibility are better plans, better service, increased inventory turns, and higher
profit margins, where MBN might answer only some of these requirements at this stage. In any case, MBN is a great, initial
idea that can lay the foundations for a future product of (...)
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microsoft business software data:
The objectives of end-to-end supply chain visibility are better plans, better service, increased inventory turns, and higher
profit margins, where...
Published:
2004-09-04
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Abstract:
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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microsoft business software data:
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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Abstract:
Informix has announced a strategic alliance with Applied Data Resource Management (ADRM) to develop industry-specific data
models to provide packaged components for business intelligence and e-business analytics. (...)
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Informix has announced a strategic alliance with Applied Data Resource Management (ADRM) to develop industry-specific data
models to provide packa...
Published:
2000-06-30
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Abstract:
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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microsoft business software data:
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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Abstract:
While not really a household name in North America before the Macola acquisition, Exact has always been a force to reckon
with in the lower end of the ERP mid-market in Europe, and occasionally, to a degree, elsewhere in the world. (...)
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microsoft business software data:
While not really a household name in North America before the Macola acquisition, Exact has always been a force to reckon
with in the lower end of...
Published:
2004-02-28
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Abstract:
MBS' current strategy of letting extension functionality proliferate spontaneously largely resembles the current development
practice of the open source community. This can be be considered ironic, because open sourcing is something Microsoft loves
to hate. (...)
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... that includes application functionality, business class libraries ...
source community, which Microsoft loves to ... questioned, possibly during software
demonstrations ...
Published:
2004-07-10
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Abstract:
The reality of today’s application environment is that no single application meets all of the needs of a business, or frequently
even the needs of a single business process, so multiple applications must work together to support business processes. (...)
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... applications have been evolving into execution-oriented software that is used ...
to ensure that the context of the business process, the data, is properly ...
Published:
2003-02-27
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Abstract:
In 2003, Exact Software announced the general availability of Macola Enterprise Suite (ES), the latest version of the company's
ERP solution, which goes beyond traditional ERP solutions’ scope by allowing its users to define business rules, workflow,
and exception alerts and events. Also, Exact Event (...)
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microsoft business software data:
In 2003, Exact Software announced the general availability of Macola Enterprise Suite (ES), the latest version of the company's
ERP solution, whic...
Published:
2004-02-27
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Abstract:
FRx Software Corporation, a Microsoft company and a part of Microsoft Business Solutions, might be the best example of Microsoft’s
coopetitiveness. (...)
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FRx Software Corporation, a Microsoft company and a part of Microsoft Business Solutions, might be the best example of Microsoft’s
coopetitiveness.
Published:
2003-12-03
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Abstract:
Over the past six months, Seagate Technology has made major moves to refocus their majority-owned subsidiary, Seagate Software,
and put all the emphasis on their business intelligence products. These products were acquired in the early to mid-1990's
with the purchase of Crystal Computer Services (Crystal (...)
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Over the past six months, Seagate Technology has made major moves to refocus their majority-owned subsidiary, Seagate Software,
and put all the em...
Published:
1999-10-06
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Abstract:
Informatica Corp. (Nasdaq: INFA) today announced the acquisition of Influence Software, a leading provider of analytic applications
for the e-business value chain. Informatica is acquiring Influence Software for roughly $80 million in a stock transaction
that will be treated as a pooling of interests. Th (...)
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... the infrastructure powering some of the world's most advanced business intelligence
systems, today announced the acquisition of Influence Software, a leading ...
Published:
2000-01-05