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ERP Evaluation Center

Jul 4, 2009
Today's usage of Decision Support Systems (DSS), combined with vetted ERP knowledge bases, allows organizations to save time and money, achieving better and more reliable/fully-documented decisions, a quantum improvement over the widely-used subjective process of selecting complex enterprise software...
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'Collaborative Commerce': ERP, CRM, e-Proc, and SCM Unite! A Series Study: Oracle (8 Pages)
by Randy Garland
Nov 22, 2001 Abstract : There are two ways to build enterprise application solutions: link together disparate, best-of-breed solutions, in which vendors embrace open architectures and inter-application messaging protocols, or find a one-stop-shop with all the software, functionality, and interoperability one could ever ask for. Oracle insists the latter is the best way, and it is their way. But is it best for Collaborative-Commerce? Is their vision of C-Commerce and interoperability yours as well?
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'Collaborative Commerce': ERP, CRM, e-Proc, and SCM Unite! A Series Study: Oracle (8 Pages)
by Randy Garland
Sep 26, 2001 Abstract : There are two ways to build enterprise application solutions: link together disparate, best-of-breed solutions, in which vendors embrace open architectures and inter-application messaging protocols, or find a one-stop-shop with all the software, functionality, and interoperability one could ever ask for. Oracle insists the latter is the best way, and it is their way. But is it best for Collaborative-Commerce? Is their vision of C-Commerce and interoperability yours as well?
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What's Wrong With Application Software? Business Processes Cross Application Boundaries (6 Pages)
by Jim Brown
Feb 27, 2003 Abstract : The reality of today’s application environment is that no single application meets all of the needs of a business, or frequently even the needs of a single business process, so multiple applications must work together to support business processes.
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Application Portfolio Management: Are You Getting the Most from your Enterprise Software? (5 Pages)
by Neil Stolovitsky
May 15, 2006 Abstract : Information technology organizations are faced with the challenge of managing a host of diverse enterprise applications, and the need to evaluate application metrics and performance. To address this challenge, it is worth considering application portfolio management solutions.
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The Many Flavors of Application Software Outsourcing (7 Pages)
by A.B. Maynard
Sep 29, 2004 Abstract : Many companies are looking to outsource development and maintenance of their application software. Common reasons that companies outsource application software are to reduce their costs, improve quality, obtain flexible staffing levels, and obtain improved service and support so they can focus on their core competence such as, designing clothes, managing equity portfolios, or running hospitals. Choosing whether to outsource or not is a strategic decision for a company. Once a company has decided to outsource, however, it must still choose an outsourcing approach that best fits it needs. This paper will describe the many different options for application software outsourcing, including the advantages and disadvantages of each alternative.
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Application Erosion: More Causes and Cures (5 Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Dec 29, 2001 Abstract : The November 23, 2001 TEC article 'Application Erosion: Eating Away at Your Hard Earned Value' prompted an unusually high volume of e-mails. Unanimously, people agreed that application erosion is real and it has a significant impact on the long-term value of technology. Several of the e-mails yielded some additional causes and cures for application erosion.
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Qwest Cyber.Solutions: “A Number 3 Please, and Make It Grande” (3 Pages)
by A. Turner
Jun 8, 2000 Abstract : Qwest Cyber.Solutions unveiled a new product portfolio for sector specific ASP solutions. The QCS Enterprise Freedom™ product suite is designed to offer flexible, fast, reliable platform solutions. The company has packaged their ASP products, to serve as the foundation for solutions offered to the finance, communications, healthcare and services sectors.
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Baan Releases New Supply Chain Products (3 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Nov 8, 1999 Abstract : November 2, 1999 05:30 PM BARNEVELD, Netherlands and HERNDON, Va., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Baan Company N.V., a global provider of enterprise business solutions, today announced the release of two major new additions to its Supply Chain Solutions suite: Baan Supply Chain Solutions Planner 2.0 for factory planning, and Baan Supply Chain Solutions Order Promising 1.0 for order acceptance. The two solutions provide advanced supply chain and logistics capabilities that enable manufacturing professionals to increase throughput, reduce inventory, improve supply chain visibility, and improve response time and service levels to customers.
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Software as a Service (SaaS) - SaaS Acronym Definition and Related White Papers ( Pages)
by TEC Staff
Jun 13, 2009 Abstract : Software as a Service (SaaS) is a model of software deployment whereby a provider licenses an application to customers for use as a service on demand. SaaS software vendors may host the application on their own web servers or download the application to the consumer device, disabling it after use or after the on-demand contract expires. The on-demand function may be handled internally to share licenses within a firm or by a third-party application service provider (ASP) sharing licenses between firms (source: Wikipedia).
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