The "Old ERP" Dilemma:
Replace or Add-on
by Olin Thompson
Replace or Add-on to an aging ERP system is a dilemma faced by many companies today. This article discusses the trade-offs involved in making that decision. Read the Article…
Analyst / SCT Share Vision at SCT User Conference
by P. Catz
The SCT User Conference featured industry analysts from Gartner Group, AMR Research and Meta Group each sharing its vision for the future of enterprise systems with the audience. Customers, in special interest groups… Read the Article…
SCT Corporation Means (e)Business For Process Manufacturing
by P.J. Jakovljevic & P. Catz
SCT has announced more e-commerce offerings for the process industries, including an expanded vision for their iProcess.sct solution called 'Collaboration in Process' which is based on recognition that process… Read the Article…
Process ERP Market Loses PRISM and Protean
by P. Catz
Wonderware is reducing the staff dedicated to the ex-Marcam PRISM and Protean products from approximately 400 to less than 100. They will also cease to offer these products, but have indicated a transition to a new… Read the Article…
Mortice Kern Systems Goes Vertical (Sky, that is)
by M. Reed
Mortice Kern Systems (MKS), long known for their expertise in porting UNIX environments (for instance, a Korn Shell or a CGI script) to native Windows NT and Windows 2000, has expanded into the world of e-business. … Read the Article…
Merant Goes South on the Stock Market
by M. Reed
Another vendor has stated that growth and license revenues in the mainframe arena are softer than expected. Shares of Merant (NASDAQ: MRNT), the provider of PVCS, a major software configuration management product… Read the Article…
Inflation’s Demise: The Impact on Business Informa
by Nelson M. Nones CPIM
Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) business models and information systems originated in the 1970s and 1980s, an inflationary period. They addressed business priorities that were strongly influenced by inflation. Many… Read the Article…
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