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Oracle Announces a Database Fire Sale ( Pages)
by M. Reed
Dec 22, 1999 Abstract : On December 16, Oracle Corporation announced lower software and support prices for the Oracle8i database. Specifically, the price of Oracle8i Standard Edition was lowered 40% from $25 per power unit to $15 per power unit, while Oracle8i Enterprise Edition was cut 50% from $200 per power unit to $100 per power unit.
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ERP Vendors Venturing into PSA ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 12, 2000 Abstract : On February 29, PeopleSoft Inc. took the wraps off its Professional Services Automation (PSA) product, software that aims to help services firms better manage financial and human-resources systems. On March 6, Lawson Software reaffirmed its position as a “premier total solution provider for the professional services industry”.
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Supply Chain Portfolio 2004 ( Pages)
by Ann Grackin
Feb 12, 2004 Abstract : Here we are in the New Year. So, what should the going forward picture be of the Supply Chain portfolio? Something old, something new, something from a service provider, something blue. OK, enough of that.
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Cognos Unveils CRM Solution ( Pages)
by M. Reed
Nov 6, 2000 Abstract : Cognos, one of the largest business intelligence and on-line analytical processing vendors, has announced an aggressive customer relationship management initiative to supply the extensive interactive reporting, analysis, and scorecarding functionality needed to leverage the data supplied by products like Clarify and Siebel. Cognos considers an effective CRM system to be a 'must-have' application in today’s click and mortar economy. In addition, they have joined the Siebel Alliance as a premier partner.
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"Best" of the Three CRM Solutions ( Pages)
by Kevin Ramesan and Katarina Novatzki
Aug 5, 2004 Abstract : In 2004, Best Software acquired ACCPAC through its parent company The Sage Group plc and has now released a new version of its CRM product: SalesLogix 6.2. Their objective is clearly to gain as much market share as possible in the growing small and medium sized enterprise market (SME). Acquiring additional market share is a clear objective when competing in a target market that houses players such as Microsoft CRM, Salesforce.com and the mid-sized Siebel offering. It will be interesting to watch how Best Software will position its new
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Will That Wretched ERP Finally Die? Possibly, But Only the Acronym! ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 1, 2000 Abstract : Yet another ERP doom saying. This time, a prediction was given that ERP systems will only host 40 percent of business applications by 2004 partly due to the rise of collaborative commerce.
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'Best' of the Three CRM Solutions (3 Pages)
by Kevin Ramesan and Katarina Novatzki
Aug 5, 2004 Abstract : In 2004, Best Software acquired ACCPAC through its parent company The Sage Group plc and has now released a new version of its CRM product: SalesLogix 6.2. Their objective is clearly to gain as much market share as possible in the growing small and medium sized enterprise market (SME). Acquiring additional market share is a clear objective when competing in a target market that houses players such as Microsoft CRM, Salesforce.com and the mid-sized Siebel offering. It will be interesting to watch how Best Software will position its new 'trio' product lines ACT, ACCPAC, and SalesLogix on the battleground.
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Business Objects Teams With TopTier For Analytics ( Pages)
by M. Reed
Feb 27, 2001 Abstract : Business Objects and TopTier Software have teamed to provide a unified enterprise portal to unite ERP, CRM, and supply chain information with business intelligence. Given that the market for analytical applications is estimated to mushroom at a compound annual growth rate of 28 percent to more than $6 billion in 2004 (source: IDC), these vendors are in the right place at the right time (and so is everybody else).
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JDA Portfolio: For the Retail Industry Part Four: More JDA Portfolio 2004.1 and Microsoft Alliance ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Dec 30, 2004 Abstract : JDA Portfolio 2004.1products have been developed or acquired by JDA in order to present customers with an enterprise offering that might currently be the broadest, most functional set of industry leading retail demand chain software solutions available to retailers and their suppliers.
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