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EXE and i2 Advance Relationship ( Pages)
by Steve McVey
Sep 20, 2000 Abstract : Some speculate that the recent agreement is a prelude to merger. Synergies undoubtedly exist.
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Essential ERP – Current Market Trends – Part II ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 3, 2000 Abstract : ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization’s underlying business processes — primarily accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll. This note identifies current trends in the ERP market that we believe are the direct consequence of vendors’ attempts to 1) resolve current ERP functional and/or technological deficiencies, and/or 2) expand software sales both within their existing and potential customer bases.
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Essential ERP – Current Market Trends – Part I ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 2, 2000 Abstract : ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization’s underlying business processes — primarily accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll. This note identifies current trends in the ERP market that we believe are the direct consequence of vendors’ attempts to 1) resolve current ERP functional and/or technological deficiencies, and/or 2) expand software sales both within their existing and potential customer bases.
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Can ERP Meet Your eBusiness Needs? ( Pages)
by Cindy M. Jutras
Apr 28, 2003 Abstract : Businesses cannot afford simply to respond to the next technological innovation; they must learn to respond to change as a constant state. As difficult as it may appear, it is not enough to react to the eBusiness challenges the World Wide Web is presenting today. Companies must position themselves to be able to respond to and take advantage of the next technological advance, whatever that opportunity may be.
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Client References - Still A Valuable Part of Vendor Selection? (5 Pages)
by William R. Friend
Aug 24, 2002 Abstract : With application software vendors focusing their sales effort more on the top executives or C-levels (CEO/CFO/COO/CIO) of companies, and less on IT, the establishment of an application software selection methodology in advance of a software purchase becomes crucial. The value in making client reference checks is a critical part of that process.
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Essential ERP - Its Underpinning Technology (8 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Dec 29, 2000 Abstract : ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization's underlying business processes—primarily accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll. Today's ERP solutions must offer even more. Many vendors have begun to enhance their offerings with extended supply chain applications in an effort to create seamless, integrated information flow from suppliers through manufacturing and distribution. This document depicts the current technology state of affairs of leading core ERP systems.
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Descartes Systems Group: Small Company With Large Ambition (7 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Jan 1, 2000 Abstract : In the increasingly competitive supply chain management marketplace, corporations either advance or are trodden underfoot. Descartes' acquisitions over the last few years demonstrate that its management is committed to establishing a dominant position in the Internet fulfillment and collaboration software market. In spite of recent losses, Descartes has the potential to pose serious competition for other vendors in the e-fulfillment market, such as SAP, i2, and Oracle. Success will depend primarily on Descartes ability to put its bold vision to work.
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IFS Continues Its Reinvention through Pruning Part Three: Market Impact and User Recommendations ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 9, 2005 Abstract : By selling CAD and payroll applications, IFS may not only control potential damage but also
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IFS Continues Its Reinvention Through Pruning Part One: Event Summary ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 7, 2005 Abstract : Is selling-off of its Brazilian subsidiary and of tangential CAD and payroll applications a sign that IFS is grasping the realities of a mature enterprise applications market, which requires, among many other things, finding a perfect balance between cultivating the install base versus the zeal for hitching brand new customers?
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