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NEWSLETTER
Volume 5
Issue 39
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Thinking of Outsourcing Your Entire Recruitment Process? Here's What You Need to Know
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Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) is a real boon for some companies: enabling them to save both time and money while providing access to a better pool of job candidates. What’s RPO all about, and is your company positioned to reap the wide range of benefits it offers? Find out, as TEC analyst Sherry Fox takes a look at the realities, benefits, and pitfalls of recruitment process outsourcing.
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Market News
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IQMS Releases Its Innovative Shop Floor HMI Device: RTStation
IQMS announces latest development in a line of MES applications that push the boundaries of shop floor control
PASO ROBLES, CA –
March 27, 2012 – IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software developer with an ongoing, proactive commitment to its product and relationships, is pleased to present its most advanced product in shop floor control, the RTStation. Designed for effortless data input and operator feedback, the RTStation is a rugged, stationary shop floor device that increases operational efficiency and improves traceability in real time. Delivering superior shop floor to ERP software communication, the RTStation is the only ERP and MES solution from a single provider.
Read the full press release.
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Industry Watch: This Week in Enterprise Software
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| Software
Adoptions and Implementations |
Peace Hills Insurance selects UNIT4's Agresso
Business World
Insurance
TEC profile for Agresso
Business World
Press release |
"UNIT4 won this faceoff against Oracle JD
Edwards, MS Dynamics GP, and MS Dynamics NAV thanks to its unique
capabilities to effect business change within the software. Peace
Hills plans to implement three Agresso ERP modules: Financials,
Planner, and Expenses from Agresso suite."— Aleksey Osintsev, TEC
Research Analyst
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Fluid control equipment manufacturer Vernay
selects Epicor ERP
ETO
manufacturing, discrete manufacturing
Compare Epicor ERP to its
competitors
TEC profile for Epicor
ERP
Press release |
"As a legacy system replacement, Epicor ERP
brings new capabilities and opportunities to the company. Support
for global operations, design-to-order manufacturing, and lean
principles, as well as the system’s flexibility, allowed Epicor to
win this deal."— Aleksey Osintsev, TEC Research
Analyst
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Awal Gulf selects Infor10 ERP
Enterprise
Complex
discrete manufacturing
Press release |
"It is refreshing to see Infor10 ERP
Enterprise (formerly Infor ERP LN and Baan) experiencing a revival
of sorts, especially outside the US. The product has always had a
broad and deep functional scope, and has unfortunately been tainted
by its original owners' actions in the late 90s/early 2000s. But
now, Infor10 ERP Enterprise is one of Infor's major growth
engines." — P.J. Jakovljevic, Principal TEC
Analyst
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Manufacturers SDMO, Korona S.A. upgrade QAD
Enterprise Applications versions
Discrete
manufacturing
TEC article profiling
QAD
Press release (Korona
S.A.)
Press release (SDMO) |
"In a difficult economy and amid continued
intense competition with much larger competitors, QAD continues to
do well based on its relentless focus on select manufacturing
verticals and an ability to deliver enough value to customers that
they continue to buy new solutions and upgrade existing
solutions." — P.J. Jakovljevic, Principal TEC
Analyst
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FulCircle selects WebFOCUS
BI/analytics
TEC profile for
WebFOCUS
Press release |
"This supplier of contact center and
fulfillment services selected WebFOCUS to provide the tools for data
analysis and discovery as well as real-time intelligence.
Information Builders keeps attracting attention as one of the big
players in the BI arena." — Jorge García, TEC BI and Data
Management Analyst
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Tokyo Electron selects SumTotal
Learning management
systems
Compare SumTotal to its LMS
competitors
TEC profile for
SumTotal
Press release |
"SumTotal’s global reach in the area of
learning management along with its multilanguage capabilities and
support will be key benefits for Tokyo Electron. Direct access to
product training means customer service employees can be more
proactive and learn about company products in an accessible
setting." — Sherry Fox, TEC HCM Analyst
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Wente Family Estates selects
UltiPro
HCM, talent
management
TEC profile for
UltiPro
Press release |
"Wente Family Estates has selected an
end-to-end talent management solution in UltiPro. UltiPro allows
them to automate most of their previously paper-based business
processes, which was in line with their environmental initiatives as
well." — Sherry Fox, TEC HCM Analyst
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PITT OHIO selects Manhattan Associates to manage
freight operations
Transport
Press release |
"This software will help PITT OHIO better
communicate service and pricing options to its customers. While some
in-house proprietary optimization software can prove effective, a
battle-tested solution will provide a more profitable
outcome." — Phil Reney, TEC Research Analyst
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Graco goes live with Oracle GTM
Cross-industry
TEC profile for
Oracle
Oracle blog post |
"Past a certain point, businesses should
review how much effort they are putting into global trade management
and determine if automation is a suitable option. This was
plainly the case for Graco." — Phil Reney, TEC Research
Analyst
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Utilities Vendor Gradatim Migrates to Windows
Azure
Cross-industry
Press release |
"Deploying software utilities on-premise
often takes longer and calls for more resources than most businesses
are really willing to provide. A cloud platform such as Azure allows
Gradatim to offer a more accessible solution to its customers while
restraining its IT infrastructure investment." — Phil Reney, TEC
Research Analyst
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| Software
Vendor M&As and Product Launches
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Blackboard acquires Moodlerooms and
NetSpot
Learning
management systems
TEC profile for
Blackboard
Compare LMS software
Press release |
"This is a departure from Blackboard's
strategy of steering clear of open-source LMS alternatives. It will
be interesting to see whether adoption by US non-profit colleges
will increase over the coming year." — Sherry Fox, TEC HCM
Analyst
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Zoho launches mobile CRM, project management
apps
CRM,
PPM
Press release |
"Customer service and project management are
probably two of the jobs most commonly associated with field work.
The availability of these mobile applications allows field workers
more flexibility and better access to key data." — Sherry Fox, TEC
HCM Analyst
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HR Services launches "myStaffingPro Elevate"
social recruiting software
Recruitment and staffing
TEC profile for Cezanne
Software
Press release |
"This product is a great leap forward into
the world of social media. Its users will be able to automate job
board postings and take advantage of one-click access to Facebook
and LinkedIn." — Sherry Fox, TEC HR Analyst
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IQMS releases shop floor device
RTStation
Repetitive
discrete and process manufacturing
Press release |
"IQMS continues with its 'one-stop shop'
strategy with this hardware release for the plant floor. RTStation
('RT' stands for real-time) is based on the Android OS, but is
designed to be mounted to a machine, wall, or table. In addition,
IQMS is writing Android apps for 7" or 10" Android tablets. The
tablet version will have the same capabilities as RTStation, but is
designed for mobility, with built-in wi-fi or cellular capabilities.
Manufacturing-oriented ERP vendors will be hard pressed to deliver
all of these capabilities soon." — P.J. Jakovljevic, Principal TEC
Analyst
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Meridian Systems launches new mobile
apps
Construction,
portfolio project management
Press release |
"Meridian Systems has unveiled mobile
applications for iPad and Windows that extend its flagship product
Prolog. Mobility has been always important for construction
companies due to their constant need to interact with remote sites.
These new options will be advantageous for both existing and
potential customers of Meridian." — Aleksey Osintsev, TEC
Research Analyst
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SAP announces availability of Finance and
Controlling Accelerator software powered by HANA
Financials
Press release |
"More and more SAP applications are being
incorporated into the SAP HANA platform umbrella. This is all aimed
at speeding and improving the financial performance of their
customers." — Jorge García, TEC BI and Data Management
Analyst
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Oracle launches Oracle TimesTen In-Memory
Database 11g Release 2
Database
technology/analytics
Press release |
"Oracle's announcement aligns with the
increasing hype around in-memory technologies in several areas such
as BI and analytics. Once considered for analysts only, in-memory
technologies are expanding their reach to other transactional areas
to provide real-time response and improve performance in all
organizational segments." — Jorge García, TEC BI and Data
Management Analyst
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