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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 (...)
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Will Sage Group Cement Its SME Leadership with ACCPAC and Softline Acquisitions? Part Eight:
More Challenges and User Recommendations. ...
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2004-06-12
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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 (...)
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Will Sage Group Cement Its SME Leadership with ACCPAC and Softline Acquisitions? Part Eight:
More Challenges and User Recommendations. ...
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2004-06-12
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Fostering a Culture of Adaptability. Papers and Other Software Program to Apply the Culture of Adaptability. Having the right
IT infrastructure is critical to consistent growth and profitability for midsize companies. Sadly, many business applications
don’t support changes to both business processes and (...)
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Fostering a Culture of Adaptability. Papers and Other Software Program to Apply the Culture of Adaptability. Having the right
IT infrastructure is ...
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2010-03-11
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In the post Y2K era, many companies have turned to the CFO to oversee the IT function with the CIO or head of IT reporting
to the CFO. IT may look organizationally like accounting, but the issues a CFO will face in managing IT will be complex and
involve an organizational approach that is focused on the (...)
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... operating units. The differences start to emerge when the CFO looks at the IT budget and the organizational
scope of IT initiatives. The ...
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2003-12-25
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For illustrative purposes, the discussion will focus on the benefits for accounting, product and process design,
production, sales, and management information syste (...)
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The intangible or non-financial benefits of an integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be viewed from several
perspectives. For i...
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2004-02-11
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Project failure is not a nice topic. None of us wants to be involved in a failure. But when a failure occurs, we feel compelled
to assign blame. But who really is to blame, and how can a company avoid the same problems in the future? (...)
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Project failure is not a nice topic. None of us wants to be involved in a failure. But when a failure occurs, we feel compelled
to assign blame. B...
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2009-06-03
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Several notable milestones achieved in 2002 set the stage for Deltek’s achievements in 2003. (...)
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Several notable milestones achieved in 2002 set the stage for Deltek’s achievements in 2003.
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2004-01-08
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Deltek's founders have managed the company with great success by expanding client focus into the commercial sector during
the late 1980s. In 1991, Deltek began to configure its software for larger customers. Since 2001, a key growth strategy for
Deltek has been providing additional front-office software (...)
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Deltek's founders have managed the company with great success by expanding client focus into the commercial sector during
the late 1980s. In 1991,...
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2004-01-09
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A recent survey of chief executive officers has found that growth is again the number one priority, overtaking cost-cutting
as their previous top concern. Can enterprise application providers to take advantage of this new focus? (...)
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A recent survey of chief executive officers has found that growth is again the number one priority, overtaking cost-cutting
as their previous top ...
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2005-04-21
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at what mergers and acquisitions means for you—the software buyer—and know the questions you
should ask if you find yourself in this situation. Your company has purchased a human resources (HR) software that will improve
your business. But you’ve just learned that your s (...)
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Get a behind-the-scenes look at what mergers and acquisitions means for you—the software buyer—and know the questions you
should ask if you find yo...
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2011-04-20
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While regulatory requirements to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) may be a concern for publically
traded companies only, there are plenty of reasons why privately held entities will want to prepare to adopt IFRS as well. (...)
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While regulatory requirements to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) may be a concern for publically
traded companies only, t...
Published:
2009-12-14
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What is vertical marketing? Vertical marketing is product and promotion efforts targeted at specific industries. Many benefits
are derived from vertical marketing. These include messages that are better received, credibility, marketing budgets that
go farther, less competition, etc. A common mistake is t (...)
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What is vertical marketing? Vertical marketing is product and promotion efforts targeted at specific industries. Many benefits
are derived from ve...
Published:
2004-12-09
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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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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...
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2004-02-28
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One of the most neglected areas of an enterprise is the warehouse. When errors occur here, the whole company is affected,
so it is crucial that good managers nurture the skills of warehouse employees. (...)
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... Books such as Leadership Styles and Strategies, The 21 Century Supervisor, and 9 Natural
Laws of Leadership are just the three of 3,048,203 search results that ...
Published:
2006-04-28
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One of the most neglected areas of an enterprise is the warehouse. When errors occur here, the whole company is affected,
so it is crucial that good managers nurture the skills of warehouse employees. (...)
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... Books such as Leadership Styles and Strategies, The 21 Century Supervisor, and 9 Natural
Laws of Leadership are just the three of 3,048,203 search results that ...
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2006-04-28
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An effective business case must link CRM with achieving organizational objectives; but this step is just the beginning. Credibility
implies that the document clearly delineates assumptions regarding cause and effect plus the mechanism that will be used to
assess results and declare success. (...)
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An effective business case must link CRM with achieving organizational objectives; but this step is just the beginning. Credibility
implies that t...
Published:
2004-11-09
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Chief information officer reporting relationships continue to be distanced from the strategy function. The marketing function
is experiencing this same distancing from strategy. However, the two functions should be on the leading edge of strategy,
rather than the receiving end. (...)
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Chief information officer reporting relationships continue to be distanced from the strategy function. The marketing function
is experiencing this...
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2007-07-04
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For a successful customer relationship management (CRM) implementation, the chief executive officer (CEO) must have an ongoing
role in the process. The project implementer must be aware of common CRM misconceptions, and communicate the nature of CRM
to c-level management. (...)
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For a successful customer relationship management (CRM) implementation, the chief executive officer (CEO) must have an ongoing
role in the process...
Published:
2006-11-23
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Extended Enterprise Vision.Find Free IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Linked to the Extended Enterprise. Small
and medium enterprises (SMEs) are facing new challenges and opportunities. By linking people, processes, and workflows from
inside and outside your company, business management softw (...)
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Extended Enterprise Vision.Find Free IT Reports, Case Studies, and Other Resources Linked to the Extended Enterprise. Small
and medium enterprises ...
Published:
2010-03-11
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While Made2Manage's decision to go private under a wealthy Battery Ventures' wing, which was supposedly committed to invest
in the acquired technology was prudent at the time of announcement; subsequent events might be showing us a different side
of the buyout medal. Although the draconic exodus of forme (...)
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While Made2Manage's decision to go private under a wealthy Battery Ventures' wing, which was supposedly committed
to invest in the acquired techno...
Published:
2003-09-13