The ERP Market 2001 And Beyond – Part 3: Rating The Vendors
by P.J. Jakovljevic
We generally believe that, in the long run, market winners will be those vendors with an established large customer base and with huge financial and human resources that would make them more responsive to any future… Read the Article…
The ERP Market 2001 And Beyond – Part 2: Vendor Reactions
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Faced with competitive inadequacies, the major ERP vendors have been vigorously busy developing, acquiring, or bundling new functionality so that their packages go beyond the traditional realms of finance, materials… Read the Article…
Geac Decomposes To Survive
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Geac, a struggling Canadian enterprise applications vendor has not found its white knight. It will, for the time being, have to sell parts of its business in order to replenish its dwindling resources, which may cause… Read the Article…
The Essential ERP - Its Genesis & Future
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Knowing the history and evolution of ERP is essential to understanding its current application and its future developments. Each step in the evolution of ERP is built on the fundamentals and principles developed within… Read the Article…
Geac Lives By Acquisitions; Will It Die By An Acquisition?
by P.J. Jakovljevic
After a slew of acquisitions in the past, which have had varied outcomes, Geac seems to be grooming itself to become an attractive acquisition target. This is the conclusion to be drawn from a tumultuous period since… Read the Article…
Tired Of Losing Your Oil Derricks?
by D. Geller
Asset management maven iVita announced both its newest software release, Commander 3.0, and a partnership with wireless specialist PinPoint. PinPoint’s wireless technology will tell iVita where a company’s capital… Read the Article…
Geac Trying Its Luck in Partnering
by P.J. Jakovljevic
After a slew of acquisitions in the past, which have resulted with varied outcomes, Geac, a Canadian supplier of enterprise management software, seems to be turning to partnerships to expand its product offering and to… Read the Article…