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   Friday October 2, 2009 | Spotlight on Software Selection | Vol.2 Issue 49
Software Requirements for the Food and Beverage Industry

Check out today's feature article for a look at the special software requirements—and challenges—of the food and beverage industry. You'll find out which enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain (SCM) functionality fits the needs of the food and beverage industry, and why many process manufacturing solutions just don't make the grade.

Enterprise incentive management (EIM) and enterprise compensation management (ECM) sound very similar and are related to one another—but they are not the same. Confusing? You bet. In today's feature blog post, learn the difference between EIM and ECM before you come back with the wrong compensation solution for your organization's needs.

If you're a small or midsized wholesale distributor, today's feature guide will help you through the entire software selection cycle—from needs analysis and budget planning through software selection and implementation.

Read the feature article: Food and Beverage Industry: Overview of Software Requirements

Read the blog post: EIM/ECM 101: Cutting through the Confusion

Read the white paper: Software Evaluation Guide for Small and Medium Wholesale Distributors

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Featured White Papers
SAP Supercharging SOA
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Inovis Partner Performance Management
Cincom Systems Is It Time for a New ERP System? How to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Your ERP System
Kinaxis Case Study: Leveraging Response Management in a Super-charged Environment (Case Study)
InsideCRM Sales Force Automation Buyer's Guide
BMC Software Five Steps to Gaining Control and Managing Complexity in the Data Center through Service Automation
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Enhance your capability, your marketability, and your global ability at APICS 2009. Join us from October 4 to 6 in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) for APICS 2009—the conference designed to help you compete in the global marketplace and gain the skills to make your company run more effectively in an increasingly competitive economy. Register today.


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Preview the education offered at the 2009 APICS International Conference & Expo in Toronto, Ontario (Canada), from October 4 to 6, by attending the APICS 2009 Preview Webinar Series. Gain access to insights and education from presenters on lean for materials managers, managing inventories in todays economy, and more. Register today.

Market News

Oracle Launches New Capabilities for Midsize Organizations and Introduces New Portal for Oracle Accelerate Program

Redwood Shores, CA – Oracle Accelerate has launched a new portal, midsize.oracle.com, a resource focused on midsize companies for customers and partners to search for geographic- and industry-specific solutions, as well as a platform for collaboration.


Introducing the First Virtual PLM Bootcamp for the Consumer Products Industry

New York, NY – WYSWYG Productions is proud to present the first virtual product lifecycle management (PLM) educational event for the consumer products industry: PLM Bootcamp 09', on October 8th and 9th. With two days of jam-packed educational webinars, this event--sponsored in part by Technology Evaluation Centers--is designed to help apparel, footwear, retail, and manufacturing organizations learn best PLM practices.
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SHS signs partnership with award-winning ERP vendor

Montreal, 21 September 2009: SHS, a leading IT consulting and software implementation services provider, has signed a vendor partnership with world-class ERP provider Pronto Software. The agreement enhances SHS's market position by introducing a new award-winning, fully integrated ERP solution to the competitive business software market.

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10/18/2009
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11/1/2009
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12/4/2009
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Latest Blog Posts!
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