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Small and medium businesses wanting the benefits of business intelligence (BI) without having to implement a large enterprise
system may find a viable option in Excel-based BI and analytics tools that leverage add-in applications from vendors.
(...)
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Small and medium businesses wanting the benefits of business intelligence (BI) without having to implement a large enterprise
system may find a vi...
Published:
2005-06-22
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Companies relying on an Excel or Excel-like system need to know that, while Excel might suffice for ad hoc analysis and data
storage for individuals or small groups, the technological flaw of data and referential integrity prevents it from a corporate-wide,
collaborative effort like planning and budgetin (...)
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Companies relying on an Excel or Excel-like system need to know that, while Excel might suffice for ad hoc analysis and data
storage for individua...
Published:
2005-06-23
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Abstract:
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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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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SAP and Microsoft have finally realized that their products will increasingly be evaluated by how well they interconnect,
how flexible they are, and how intuitive their user interfaces are. However, these trends have already been incorporated by
lesser-known vendors. (...)
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SAP and Microsoft have finally realized that their products will increasingly be evaluated by how well they interconnect,
how flexible they are, a...
Published:
2006-03-28
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In continuing our first-time ever questions-and-answers series for software applications vendors, Infor and IFS, two upper
mid-market, stalwart vendors, express their views on market trends, platform approaches, and mid-market issues. (...)
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In continuing our first-time ever questions-and-answers series for software applications vendors, Infor and IFS, two upper
mid-market, stalwart ve...
Published:
2007-07-06
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... Business applications are made possible by key platform capabilities, called OBA Services,
in the Microsoft Office 2007 system that cater to the following ...
Published:
2008-11-25
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By adding nonprofit and public sector accounting capabilities to the forthcoming MBS Great Plains 8.0 release via acquiring
a former independent software vendor (ISV) partner Encore Business Solutions, Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) may find
a way to counteract its archrival Best Software's superiori (...)
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... Key performance indicators (KPI) can be expressed in graph or chart ...
HRM self-service, and seamless integration with the Microsoft Office Solution Accelerator
...
Published:
2004-07-08
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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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... of Microsoft Dynamics ERP, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft
Office, and Microsoft SharePoint Server ... Some of the key
new features and benefits of these new ...
Published:
2011-01-24
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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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Source code for a future Microsoft OS, code-named “Whistler”, mysteriously appeared on the Internet in mid-March. How did
it get there? Does it matter? And why does Microsoft management keep making statements that are later retracted? (...)
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... at Microsoft This is the type of thing happens to political campaigns - someone faxes
a key document to a reporter, instead of their remote campaign office. ...
Published:
2000-04-14
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Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that 47 applications and tools from 39 vendors throughout the industry have
qualified for Microsoft« Data Warehousing Alliance 2000. Alliance members and partners are committed to delivering tools and
applications based on the Microsoft Data Warehousing Fra (...)
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... built into the Windows 2000 operating system, Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 and Office
2000. ... able to align local decision-making around key business drivers ...
Published:
1999-12-01
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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 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 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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... upgrades of high-volume products like Microsoft Office 2003 within
... to its existing ERP users (see Microsoft Keeps on ... The key
reason for this is that the number ...
Published:
2004-09-03
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Abstract:
While Microsoft might be honest today with its claims of staying away from the true enterprise-level CRM applications space,
no one can be sure that its appetite will remain in check for very long. (...)
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While Microsoft might be honest today with its claims of staying away from the true enterprise-level CRM applications space,
no one can be sure th...
Published:
2002-03-08
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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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... from the MBS Great Plains back-office system ... line), digital certificate
and public key infrastructure (PKI ... its prospects of aligning with Microsoft's
well-known ...
Published:
2004-09-02
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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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... paper-based processes) with several key software components ... a Microsoft
Excel form via Microsoft Outlook directly ... Mikimoto's MBS Great Plains back-office
system ...
Published:
2004-09-01
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Abstract:
The root of creativity rests in the people, the management, and the culture of the organization. A better tool will not help
an organization that is resistant to change and stifles creativity. It is important to remember that while management can
solve a technical problem, technology will never solve a m (...)
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... Unfortunately, the key to the power of visual programs like Visio is a ...
Of the entire Microsoft Office Suite, Visio is the only application to which MindManager
...
Published:
2005-02-01
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Abstract:
With its short term ownership under Baan all but forgotten, CODA has been doing well, owing to its astute offerings tailored
to the preferences of each regional market, coupled with some recent appetizing acquisitions. (...)
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With its short term ownership under Baan all but forgotten, CODA has been doing well, owing to its astute offerings tailored
to the preferences of...
Published:
2005-11-14
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... and feel reminded users of Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 ...
the company then leveraged Microsoft SQL Server ... graphical views of common key
performance indicators ...
Published:
2009-03-17