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Abstract:
Microsoft's Encore acquisition should bring the two former partners' complementary product offerings even closer together
and should widen opportunities within the public and nonprofit sectors under the Microsoft umbrella. The products' technologies
are quite compatible and so their integration will not (...)
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sage great plains accounting software:
... Indeed, the combined Sage conglomerate still has the ... the once independent
Great Plains Software which acquired ... competing flagship
ERP/accounting product lines. ...
Published:
2004-07-09
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Abstract:
In a somewhat belated and long deliberated move, Microsoft Great Plains has struck an OEM partnership deal with Clarus to
provide eProcure, an end-to-end e-procurement solution. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
In a somewhat belated and long deliberated move, Microsoft Great Plains has struck an OEM partnership deal with Clarus to
provide eProcure, an end...
Published:
2001-08-13
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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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sage great plains accounting software:
... nonprofit accounting provider and MBS Great Plains
does not ... overnight nonprofit and public sector accounting leader, though ...
Both MBS and Best Software will at ...
Published:
2004-07-10
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Abstract:
Great Plains announced it intends to significantly expand its mid market e-business community through the acquisition of
Solomon Software, its direct competitor. The combined company will have more than 130,000 customers, 2,200 team members and
a worldwide network of 2,000 channel partners. (...)
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Great Plains announced it intends to significantly expand its mid market e-business community through the acquisition of Solomon
Software, its dir...
Published:
2000-05-26
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Abstract:
The merging vendors, Sage/Best and ACCPAC, have understood that a broad, impeccably integrated, horizontal offering with
selected vertical enhancements, a nurturing resellers network in addition to providing well-attuned pricing and catering to
the evolving scalability and migration needs of customers th (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... In March, Best Software, Inc., one of the leading current providers of integrated accounting,
business management ... parent company, UK-based The Sage Group plc ...
Published:
2004-06-10
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Abstract:
The two small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market segment leaders seem to have somewhat different strategies going forward
(despite inevitable watching over each other's shoulder), and time will tell who will ultimately win (or maybe both will remain
in a stalemate power sharing situation). (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
The two small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market segment leaders seem to have somewhat different strategies going forward (despite
inevitable watch...
Published:
2005-08-22
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Abstract:
"Freedom of choice" and "openness" mantras have been professed independently by both Best and ACCPAC, which bodes well for
the joint effort going forward, but ACCPAC also brings many other missing parts to the Sage/Best collection. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... In March, Best Software, Inc., one of the leading current providers of integrated accounting,
business management ... parent company, UK-based The Sage Group plc ...
Published:
2004-06-09
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Abstract:
The major quandary for Sage/Best will be whether to base the long-term strategy on leveraging ACCPAC's technologically superior
product into and overriding a unified enterprise solution, or to remain as a conglomerate of stand-alone solutions with strong
brand names. (...)
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sage great plains accounting software:
Will Sage Group Cement Its SME Leadership with ACCPAC and Softline Acquisitions? Part Seven: Challenges.
PJ Jakovljevic - June 11 ...
Published:
2004-06-11
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Abstract:
Given Sage's revenue level is quite higher than those of Geac, MBS, SSA Global, and Lawson Software, making it an ultimate
juggernaut within the SME market per se, the time has long come for its mind share to become commensurate with its size. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... on which packages to deploy, and Sage/Best and ... its fold through
the former Great Plains' acquisition of ... largely competing flagship
ERP/accounting product lines ...
Published:
2004-06-05
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Abstract:
Businesses wary of larger initial upfront investments can start with an easily affordable subscription at ACCPACcrm.com and
have the knowledge that any investments in their data, customizations, and training are fully protected should they later
need or want to move their solution on-premises. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... In March, Best Software, Inc., one of the leading current providers of integrated accounting,
business management ... company, the UK-based The Sage Group plc ...
Published:
2004-06-03
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Abstract:
ACCPAC continues to enhance the PRO series and Advantage series product lines. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... In March, Best Software, Inc., one of the leading current providers of integrated accounting,
business management ... company, the UK-based The Sage Group plc ...
Published:
2004-06-04
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Abstract:
The major quandary for Sage/Best will be whether to base the long-term strategy on leveraging ACCPAC's technologically superior
product into and overriding a unified enterprise solution, or to remain as a conglomerate of stand-alone solutions with strong
brand names. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... In March, Best Software, Inc., one of the leading current providers of integrated accounting,
business management ... parent company, UK-based The Sage Group plc ...
Published:
2004-06-11
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Abstract:
Customer Success. Find Free IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Associated with the Customer Success. Old-world
quality is great for a chocolate manufacturer, but old-style business systems are not. Hauser Chocolatier learned this the
hard way, struggling for years with DOS-based accounting soft (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
Customer Success. Find Free IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Associated with the Customer Success. Old-world
quality is great for a ch...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Customer Success. Find Free IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Associated with the Customer Success. Old-world
quality is great for a chocolate manufacturer, but old-style business systems are not. Hauser Chocolatier learned this the
hard way, struggling for years with DOS-based accounting soft (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
Customer Success. Find Free IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Associated with the Customer Success. Old-world
quality is great for a ch...
Published:
2010-03-11
-
Abstract:
Given Sage's revenue level is quite higher than those of Geac, MBS, SSA Global, and Lawson Software, making it an ultimate
juggernaut within the SME market per se, the time has long come for its mind share to become commensurate with its size. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... on which packages to deploy, and Sage/Best and ... its fold through
the former Great Plains' acquisition of ... largely competing flagship
ERP/accounting product lines ...
Published:
2004-06-05
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Abstract:
By recently acquiring ACCPAC International and Softline, the Sage Group continues to round out by annexation. It currently
still has the largest geographic coverage in the lower-end of the mid-market. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... To that end, in March, Best Software, Inc., one ... leading current
providers of integrated accounting, business management ... company, the UK-based The Sage
Group plc ...
Published:
2004-06-02
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Abstract:
Many SMB companies need more functionality than an entry-level system offers, but cannot afford to pay $15,000 (USD) or more
for a higher-end product, nor do they really need the complexity found in these products. Red Wing Software’s TurningPoint
is a good mid-market product that plays well in this ma (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... market for middle-market accounting software spans a ...
QuickBooks, Peachtree, and Simply Accounting and they ... products such as Microsoft Great
Plains Edition, MAS ...
Published:
2005-01-21
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Abstract:
Best Software/Sage will remain a pragmatic company that delivers products based on a savvy understanding of its customers'
needs and the competitive forces in the market, and on constant adaptability. It is still standing on top of the hill in many
SME markets, and it is typically a much more difficult t (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... regional Microsoft Business Solutions' (eg, Great Plains, Navision,
or ... Also, not only ACCPAC and Sage/Best may be plagued with the "accounting-only"
perception ...
Published:
2004-06-12
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Abstract:
The Excellence Series is in fact a product that provides users with a powerful business management framework that is in many
aspects far ahead of other middle market products. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
... The process of selecting mid-market accounting software usually starts
with products that have achieved some name recognition and that's fine as long as the ...
Published:
2005-01-05
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Abstract:
The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or anxiety amongst both its current and potential customers as well as within its VARs. (...)
Excerpt related to
sage great plains accounting software:
The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or an...
Published:
2002-07-30