Baan Resurrects Multi-Dimensionally
Part 2: Alliances & Support
P.J. Jakovljevic - February 19, 2002

Event Summary

In its bid to return to its erstwhile short-lived glory, <b>Baan</b>, the resurrected global provider of collaborative enterprise business solutions and a unit of the <b>Invensys Software Systems (ISS)</b> division of Invensys plc, the global automation and controls group with headquarters in the UK, has lately blitzed the market with a number of announcements. The most prominent amongst these were: <ul> <li>Deliveries of vertically focused solutions for some industries</li> <li>Deliveries of horizontal, cross-industry applications</li> <li>Some high-profile partnerships</li> <li>Some initiatives to shore up its large customer base</li> </ul> <font color="336699">This is <b>Part Two</b> of a four-part Event Note concerning these announcements and their Market Impact.<br>&nbsp;<br> <a href="/Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_18_02_1.asp" target="_blank"><b>Part One</b></a> detailed recent product announcements.<br> <b>Part Four</b> will contain <b>User Recommendation</b> based on this analysis.</font>..