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Product roadmaps can mean the difference between success and failure in product delivery. Done correctly, they can help win
large customers, and guide strategic planning efforts. Unfortunately, most product roadmaps are created under pressure when
company management makes a last-minute request. As a resu (...)
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Product roadmaps can mean the difference between success and failure in product
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2010-03-11
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When important information is withheld, it leads to enormous inefficiencies or even disasters in the supply chain. Trust
is needed to streamline decision making and interactions in the supply chain. But, in spite of what "Kumbaya Collaborationists"
preach, there are very real and serious risks with shari (...)
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When important information is withheld, it leads to enormous inefficiencies or even disasters in the supply chain. Trust is
needed to streamline d...
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2004-06-22
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The added value of both SSA Global and Infor is that existing users of relatively small and dubious ERP products should now
gain the benefits of synergistic software developments from other ERP siblings. (...)
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The added value of both SSA Global and Infor is that existing users of relatively small and dubious ERP products should now
gain the benefits of s...
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2006-05-02
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... JDA announced multi-year integrated product roadmaps 60 days after
the i2 close. In these roadmaps, JDA plans to converge most of ...
Published:
2010-08-20
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Price management might improve revenue (by a few percent) and gross margin (even by an umpteen percent), but the truly amazing
benefits should only come when price management is integrated with appropriate cost information and demand management. (...)
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Price management might improve revenue (by a few percent) and gross margin (even by an umpteen percent), but the truly amazing
benefits should onl...
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2006-05-05
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Baan and IBM have formed an alliance, IONA is certified for the OpenWorld Network Alliance, and Baan has a program for a
smooth migration path for existing customers. (...)
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Baan and IBM have formed an alliance, IONA is certified for the OpenWorld Network Alliance, and Baan has a program for a smooth
migration path for...
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2002-02-19
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SMEs have recently begun to seek integration platforms that address the end-to-end business process management (BPM) rather
than the traditional pesky point-to-point interconnectivity solutions. IBM's strategy of selling WebSphere Express through
local VARs and of letting smaller enterprises deploy only (...)
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SMEs have recently begun to seek integration platforms that address the end-to-end business process management (BPM) rather
than the traditional p...
Published:
2003-08-05
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The latest acquisitions of SSA Global indicate a new phase in the vendor's acquisition strategy and development cycle, and
are furthering its goal to be number three (after SAP and Oracle) in the world of enterprise resource planning vendors. (...)
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The latest acquisitions of SSA Global indicate a new phase in the vendor's acquisition strategy and development cycle,
and are furthering its goal...
Published:
2006-04-26
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SAP's governance, risk management, and compliance roadmap is still in its beginning stages. Only time will prove the vendor's
delivery of true, tangible products (and not vaporware), as well as the success of those products with current and prospective
customers. (...)
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SAP's governance, risk management, and compliance roadmap is still in its beginning stages. Only time will prove the vendor's
delivery of true, ta...
Published:
2007-05-04
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Get hooked on strategic considerations for evaluating enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions. Download this white
paper. Absolutely free! Consolidation in the enterprise performance management (EPM) market has led to a glut of misleading,
and sometimes overstated, vendor claims. This has served (...)
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Published:
2010-06-23
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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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Previously price management was an overlooked area by vendors because they lacked the native capabilities to meet this need.
However, through partnerships and acquisitions, they are creating viable products, which are enabling enterprises to see greater
return. (...)
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Previously price management was an overlooked area by vendors because they lacked the native capabilities to meet this need.
However, through part...
Published:
2006-05-03
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Notwithstanding moves from major vendors and value-added resellers, addressing the needs of small and medium businesses requires
significant changes within traditional business models. And although some of these changes can be trying, some seem to have
the formula for success. (...)
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Notwithstanding moves from major vendors and value-added resellers, addressing the needs of small and medium businesses requires
significant chang...
Published:
2006-05-17
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In today's cutthroat business environment, value-added reseller aspirants are seeing the need for faster deployment, improved
systems quality, better cost control and resource utilization, and more flexibility to change requirements on short notice.
The alternative? To disappear altogether. (...)
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In today's cutthroat business environment, value-added reseller aspirants are seeing the need for faster deployment, improved
systems quality, bet...
Published:
2006-05-16
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BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order
focus. Although there are other vendors offering Q2O as a service, BigMachines product is arguably more flexible, as high
tech manufacturers may be noting. (...)
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BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order
focus. Although there...
Published:
2008-08-22
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In the battle between Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) and the UK-based the Sage Group for the small-to-medium enterprise
(SME) market segment, technology choices will be a major factor. (...)
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In the battle between Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) and the UK-based the Sage Group for the small-to-medium enterprise
(SME) market segment, ...
Published:
2005-08-27
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Abstract:
As organizations face a pressing need to rationalize the cost of enterprise software, open source business intelligence (BI)
is fast becoming a viable alternative. Learn about the current state of open source BI, with particular focus on one vendor's
products. (...)
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As organizations face a pressing need to rationalize the cost of enterprise software, open source business intelligence (BI)
is fast becoming a vi...
Published:
2009-07-17
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The new TEC Focus Indicator is a concrete way to start gauging the real functionality, competitive differentiators, and focus
of enterprise software products. Learn how you can use the TEC Focus Indicator for insight into the functional competitive
differentiators of particular enterprise software produc (...)
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The new TEC Focus Indicator is a concrete way to start gauging the real functionality, competitive differentiators, and focus
of enterprise softwa...
Published:
2010-10-26
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Abstract:
Baan and IBM have formed an alliance, IONA is certified for the OpenWorld Network Alliance, and Baan has a program for a
smooth migration path for existing customers. (...)
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product roadmaps:
Baan and IBM have formed an alliance, IONA is certified for the OpenWorld Network Alliance, and Baan has a program for a smooth
migration path for...
Published:
2002-02-19
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... on high-level analyses of software products, exploring the business characteristics of specific vendors,
their product development roadmaps, their general ...
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2011-06-30