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During its international e-business conference, SAPPHIRE, SAP displayed a bullish attitude, contradicting the current market
malaise. SAP touts a multi-pronged answer to prevailing heterogeneous IT environments. The company is staking its future on
five pillars - exchanges, portals and the three extended (...)
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During its international e-business conference, SAPPHIRE, SAP displayed a bullish attitude, contradicting the current market
malaise. SAP touts a ...
Published:
2001-08-01
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While Geac’s balance sheet was boosted by recent events, a more positive sign is the company’s intent to become a true software-developing
vendor, not simply a software collector and dealer. (...)
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While Geac’s balance sheet was boosted by recent events, a more positive sign is the company’s intent to become a true software-developing
vendor,...
Published:
2001-10-18
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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 planning & management, and human
resources. (...)
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Faced with competitive inadequacies, the major ERP vendors have been vigorously busy developing, acquiring, or bundling new
functionality so that ...
Published:
2001-10-05
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Supplier Logistics Management (SLM) offers the opportunity for considerable improvement in efficiency as well as cost reductions.
SLM enables companies and their suppliers to successfully synchronize information. (...)
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Supplier Logistics Management (SLM) offers the opportunity for considerable improvement in efficiency as well as cost reductions.
SLM enables com...
Published:
2002-01-23
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Recent findings by the SEC prompted global management consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to dismiss a number of its
consultants, including five partners, and discipline a larger group from its U.S.-based staff of 39,000 consultants. (...)
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Recent findings by the SEC prompted global management consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to dismiss a number of its
consultants, including...
Published:
2000-01-17
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Delivering on its enormously ambitious strategy is the challenge SAP faces. (...)
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Delivering on its enormously ambitious strategy is the challenge SAP faces.
Published:
2001-08-09
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It appears as though SAP feels confident now that its software solutions outside of its core ERP can stand on their own and
attract new customers. (...)
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It appears as though SAP feels confident now that its software solutions outside of its core ERP can stand on their own and
attract new customers.
Published:
2001-08-06
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SAP's decision to be more open and flexible was both wise and pragmatic. SAP now can afford to compete on a component per
component basis, having basically reached its limit in capturing most of large customers in the market with an integrated
product suite. (...)
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SAP's decision to be more open and flexible was both wise and pragmatic. SAP now can afford to compete on a component
per component basis, having ...
Published:
2001-08-03
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For the last several months, MAPICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAPX), a global provider of extended ERP applications for world-class
mid-sized manufacturers, has embarked on a painstaking process of producing a strategy going forward that would pragmatically
blend the company’s traditional values and success facto (...)
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For the last several months, MAPICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAPX), a global provider of extended ERP applications for world-class mid-sized
manufacturers, ...
Published:
2002-11-20
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Adonix often comes ahead of larger global players in terms of functional fit, pricing, and understanding of the local requirements
in the distribution area. The company still faces challenges presented by limited financial resources to adequately fund multiple
key strategic initiatives including brand ma (...)
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Adonix often comes ahead of larger global players in terms of functional fit, pricing, and understanding of the local requirements
in the distribu...
Published:
2002-08-21
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In the fiscal year 2000-01, Ramco transformed from a predominantly core ERP provider to a complete solutions company with
a broader portfolio of products (e.g., ERP, EAM, HRMS, etc.) and services (e.g., network solutions, network security, modeling
and simulations, etc.). (...)
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In the fiscal year 2000-01, Ramco transformed from a predominantly core ERP provider to a complete solutions company with
a broader portfolio of p...
Published:
2001-12-17
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Oracle and Citigroup bank on integrating B2B exchange and financial services. Will Bailey Building and Loan Association get
into the act? (...)
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Oracle and Citigroup bank on integrating B2B exchange and financial services. Will Bailey Building and Loan Association get
into the act?
Published:
2000-11-27
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On November 15, Oracle Corp., announced the pending availability of Oracle8i Release 2, the follow-on to Oracle8i, the most
rapidly adopted database product ever released by the company. To date, more than 5000 "Dot Coms" and other enterprises are
using Oracle8i. Additionally, over 800 Independent Softwa (...)
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Oracle8i Release 2 - Ready to Storm the Web. M. Reed - November 17, 1999. Comments: 0. Read Comments Event
Summary. "LOS ANGELES, ORACLE OPENWORLD '99, Nov. ...
Published:
1999-11-17
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Many market observers might yawn at SAP's recent Premium Support announcement, but users increasingly appreciate more choice
and certainty, and may take notice of what the market leader is trying to do with this middle-of-the-road support option. (...)
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2006 giant ocr 2:
Many market observers might yawn at SAP's recent Premium Support announcement, but users increasingly appreciate more
choice and certainty, and ma...
Published:
2006-05-09
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During the last few years, Made2Manage has evolved from a vendor of traditional MRP/ERP software to a provider of ‘one-stop-shop’
enterprise business applications. (...)
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During the last few years, Made2Manage has evolved from a vendor of traditional MRP/ERP software to a provider of ‘one-stop-shop’
enterprise busin...
Published:
2003-01-21
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While the merger is justifiable it does not provide the new entity with much room for mistakes. SynQuest also needs to quickly
figure out the best combination of its disparate products and technologies and articulate a clear and assuring message to
the market that it can deliver a strategy for the planni (...)
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While the merger is justifiable it does not provide the new entity with much room for mistakes. SynQuest also needs to quickly
figure out the best...
Published:
2002-10-10
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Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business processes inside and outside the four walls of the enterprise, such as on-line collaboration with customers,
suppliers, distributors, and employees, to make every (...)
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Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business pro...
Published:
2002-09-24
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Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn
the whys, wheres, and whos of the business process (workflows) rather than hows of the software screens. (...)
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2006 giant ocr 2:
Enterprise systems, in fact, are devised to operate by codifying a set of business processes and employees have to learn the
whys, wheres, and who...
Published:
2002-07-09
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Abstract:
During its international e-business conference, SAPPHIRE, SAP displayed a bullish attitude, contradicting the current market
malaise. Expanding outside its traditional ERP stronghold into five attractive technology areas, as well as the realization
that no vendor can be ‘all things to all people’ mig (...)
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2006 giant ocr 2:
During its international e-business conference, SAPPHIRE, SAP displayed a bullish attitude, contradicting the current market
malaise. Expanding ou...
Published:
2001-07-30
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The 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance announced that its membership has increased to over 50 companies in less than three months. (...)
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The 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance announced that its membership has increased to over 50 companies in less than three months.
Published:
2000-06-05