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While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been
quite accelerated by Agile Software's fourth acquisition in 2003. Particularly with the most recent Agile-Eigner announcement,
the two players have apparently decided to leapfrog ma (...)
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While the race for the pole position in the still evolving, moving-target PLM market started several years ago, it has been
quite accelerated by A...
Published:
2003-10-22
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The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS,
seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP
product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platf (...)
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Is MAPICS Getting the Magic of PLM? Part One: Recent Events and Market Impact. Jim Brown and PJ Jakovljevic
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Published:
2004-07-20
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Abstract:
Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business processes inside and outside the four walls of the enterprise, such as on-line collaboration with customers,
suppliers, distributors, and employees, to make every (...)
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Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business pro...
Published:
2002-09-24
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Abstract:
The former die-hard IBM AS/400-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS,
seems to have found its soul after the recent acquisition of its former competitor Frontstep and Frontstep's extended-ERP
product line on a Microsoft .NET-based technology platf (...)
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... With a PLM solution in place, a company has the ability to automate ...
31, 2004, when it reported its generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP) net income for ...
Published:
2004-07-20
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Abstract:
E-business has prompted a lot of vendors to move towards creating electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM) suites.
However, enterprise resource planning vendors with extensive e-commerce initiatives, development staffs, and renewed interest
in PLM, are as likely to lead the way. (...)
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E-business has prompted a lot of vendors to move towards creating electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM) suites.
However, enterprise reso...
Published:
2005-10-21
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Abstract:
Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business processes inside and outside the four walls of the enterprise, such as on-line collaboration with customers,
suppliers, distributors, and employees, to make every (...)
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Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business pro...
Published:
2002-09-24
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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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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 company’s focus allows it to keep pace with trends in technology and with customer requirements in its target niche,
too narrow a focus comes with its liabilities as well. Nevertheless, Encompix seems to be making the right moves. (...)
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While the company’s focus allows it to keep pace with trends in technology and with customer requirements in its target niche,
too narrow a focus ...
Published:
2004-05-25
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... Similarly, QAD .NET UI features ease of role-based ... as a preservative
and defensive move against its ... for closing the product lifecycle management (PLM)
gap, QAD ...
Published:
2008-07-16
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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:
The Microsoft .NET strategy continues to confuse many, due to the lack of understanding of the technology. Indeed, because
of the massive marketing campaign undertaken by Microsoft, many vendors have adopted a "too liberal" approach to marketing
.NET Framework-based initiatives. (...)
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The Microsoft .NET strategy continues to confuse many, due to the lack of understanding of the technology. Indeed, because
of the massive marketin...
Published:
2006-10-02
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Abstract:
While not doing as well as Ross and SSA GT, Geac and Baan are certainly on the right track. (...)
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While not doing as well as Ross and SSA GT, Geac and Baan are certainly on the right track.
Published:
2003-03-21
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Abstract:
MAPICS remains a stable company, with a strong financial position, depth of manufacturing knowledge, a strong customer service
record, and a developed affiliate channel, which has also broadened its product offering. Combined respective MAPICS and Frontstep
customers and partners should be encouraged by (...)
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MAPICS remains a stable company, with a strong financial position, depth of manufacturing knowledge, a strong customer service
record, and a devel...
Published:
2003-10-15
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Abstract:
Using technologies that are intrinsically compatible should result in faster and less costly development. Thus, any application
suite rewritten in the Microsoft .NET managed code framework should not have to contend with inefficiencies resulting from
mixing or wrapping technologies. (...)
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Using technologies that are intrinsically compatible should result in faster and less costly development. Thus, any application
suite rewritten in...
Published:
2006-10-04
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Abstract:
While the benefit of obtaining .NET-based product is evident, the downside is also that due to the companies’ dissimilar
technologies in the past, MAPICS will now be burdened to look after both its AS/400 and Frontstep’s Progress based old customers,
whose only common trait at this stage might be anx (...)
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While the benefit of obtaining .NET-based product is evident, the downside is also that due to the companies’ dissimilar technologies
in the past,...
Published:
2002-12-31
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... long-term requirements, and cast a wide net to evaluate ... increases
ten-fold each time errors move into the ... Having a PLM system, particularly
one that is easy to ...
Published:
2008-06-12
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Abstract:
Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products
will force Agile to aggressively differentiate the depth of their PLM expertise and further drive industry specialization. (...)
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Even if Agile continues to deliver superior products, its competition against single-vendor, pre-integrated ERP suite products
will force Agile to...
Published:
2003-10-24
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. In this part of the article we review 3 vendors
who offer products to the PLM market - IDe, Thetis, and PDM (...)
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-26
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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions have to work with many other systems, not just ERP, so integration is not a
new issue for PLM vendors. Most PLM vendors recognize the need for integration and have addressed the need in their toolkits.
The additional work comes from integrating the concepts a (...)
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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions have to work with many other systems, not just ERP, so integration is not a new
issue for PLM vendors...
Published:
2003-08-02
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Engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing needs a high level of integration between ERP and PLM systems. This article points
out that ERP and PLM solutions are moving toward each other to achieve more organic data and process connectivity. (...)
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Engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing needs a high level of integration between ERP and PLM systems. This article points out
that ERP and PLM solu...
Published:
2009-11-27