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Enterprise Software News and Analysis for the Week of September 17, 2012.
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Conservation International Switches from Oracle to Agresso
"UNIT4 is known for providing its software applications to a wide range of not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations, and a signed contract with one of the largest US-based environmental organizations is another step in this direction. This contract seems to be a significant milestone for UNIT4 and its Agresso product." — Aleksey Osintsev, TEC Analyst

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RedPrairie’s Millennial Report Reveals Shopping Preferences of Gen Y Consumers
"The point of The Millennial Report is not so much to compare Gen Y to Gen X or other groups as it is to help retailers understand the mindset and shopping patterns of a hot consumer age-group. There are a number of key points to follow when engaging Millennials to make purchases." — P.J. Jakovljevic, Principal TEC Analyst

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Oracle Buys SelectMinds
"Oracle announced the acquisition of SelectMinds, a company that developed a cloud-based social referral engine. This acquisition confirms that the social component is no longer optional for major software solutions." — Raluca Druta, TEC Analyst

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IQMS Wins an Impressive Three American Business Awards

PASO ROBLES, CA—Sept. 18, 2012—IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software and MES developer with an ongoing, proactive commitment to its product and relationships, announced that last night, it received an impressive three Stevie® Awards at the 10th annual American Business Awards ceremony. IQMS’ innovative Automation Group was honored with a silver award in the Product Development Team of the Year category and IQMS’ latest software release was recognized with a bronze award in the Best New Supply Chain Management Software category, as well as being presented with the popular People’s Choice Award. For more information, read the press release.

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TDWI World Conference | September 16-21, 2012
Business Analysis Conference Europe 2012 | September 24-26, 2012
Enterprise Architecture Achieving Business Efficiency and Innovation | September 27, 2012
15th Vendor Shootout for ERP | September 26-27, 2012
Data Management, Information Quality and DW/BI Conference Europe 2012 | November 5-7, 2012
Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit | December 3-5, 2012