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Data Management and Analysis - 2011

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ABAS Business Software—One Mid-market ERP Vendor to Watch For
PJ Jakovljevic 12/7/2011 3:33:00 PM
ABAS Business Software has built a name for itself as a mid-market enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor to contend with. In his latest article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews the company’s major ERP offering, describes how the mid-market ERP vendor the differentiated itself from the pack, and talks with Alan Salton to get the president’s perspective on the company’s products, challenges, and strategies.

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About Big Data
Jorge García 11/18/2011 10:21:00 AM
There may not be a consensus with respect to just how big "big data" is, but not many people will disagree that managing these huge amounts of data represents a challenge. TEC research analyst Jorge Garcia discusses the key issues surrounding big data, the different ways to manage it, and the major vendors offering big data solutions.

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Demystifying SAP Solution Manager
PJ Jakovljevic 10/26/2011 10:23:00 AM
Many large organizations are struggling to manage all their software systems—let alone the different software versions across departments. In his article, TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discusses how SAP Solution Manager, a unique offering for centralized support and system management, covers all aspects of system deployment, operations, and continuous improvement, to ease customer pain with their complex IT environment.

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Meet the New (Revolutionized) Progress Software
PJ Jakovljevic 10/19/2011 5:11:00 PM
According to TEC principal analyst P.J. Jakovljevic, some solid, growing, and profitable software companies never get the respect they deserve. Progress Software is one such company. Its OpenEdge platform is now fully enabled for business process management and for the cloud, and it has a winning team of acquisitions. Has Progress finally found the right balance of revenue streams and diversification to be more than the sum of its parts?

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The Path to Healthy Data Governance
Jorge García 10/13/2011 5:06:00 PM
Many companies are finally treating their data with all the necessary data quality processes, but they also need to align their data with a more complex corporate view. A framework of policies concerning its management and usage will help exploit the data’s usefulness. TEC research analyst Jorge Garcia explains why for a data governance initiative to be successful, it must be understood as a key business driver, not merely a technological enhancement.

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Reconnecting with Cincom Systems
PJ Jakovljevic 9/7/2011 3:53:00 PM
Cincom executives lay out some facts, and Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC) Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic discovers that Cincom Acquire isn't the old-school client-server sales product configurator he thought it was. Since about 2005, Cincom Acquire has been Web-enabled and functionally expanded to instill knowledge into sales processes (not only into engineering processes).

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Ariba's 15-Year Journey into the B2B Commerce Cloud
PJ Jakovljevic 6/16/2011 2:27:00 PM
Ariba’s collaborative business commerce solutions focus on the basics: buying, selling, and managing cash. Ariba’s cloud-based vision has grown a vast network trading community to help businesses connect with each other and with suppliers. TEC Principal Analyst P.J. Jakovljevic reviews Ariba's 15-year history and discusses its market with Dan Ashton, Senior Manager of Solutions Marketing for Commerce Cloud Solutions.

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Financial Reporting—Who Needs It?
Jorge García 6/14/2011 10:31:00 AM
Solid financial reporting applications are as different from run-of-the-mill reporting tools as financial accountancy is from bookkeeping. Organizations routinely use common reporting tools for management accounting. But financial reporting applications can elaborate financial statements for external users, helping organizations to share information as necessary and comply with disclosure requirements. TEC analyst Jorge García discusses the benefits of financial reporting tools.

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When ERP and CRM Connect in the Cloud
P.J. Jakovljevic 1/27/2011 10:24:00 AM
In early 2011 Plex Systems announced that it has integrated its software-as-a-service (SaaS) enterprise resource planning (ERP) product with salesforce.com’s Sales Cloud 2. The result is a cloud-based composite application focused on the lead management process. P.J. Jakovljevic, principal analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC), interviews Patrick Fetterman, Plex’s vice president of marketing.

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Perfect Orders: Improving Customer Satisfaction and Financial Results
Olin Thompson 1/10/2011 9:41:00 AM
Manufacturers and distributors must keep two groups satisfied—customers and owners. They are connected—what improves the satisfaction of one group can impact the satisfaction of the other. Only through measuring the satisfaction of both groups can these sometime conflicting groups be balanced. Owners watch earnings and return on investment. One way to measure customer satisfaction is with the perfect order index.

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