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Stalled Oracle Fumbling For A Jump-Start Kit Part 3: Market Impact

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and net income are down compared to the previous quarter, in contrast to many rivals (eg, SAP, Siebel, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Baan, Manugistics, Intentia, IFS ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2002/04/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_04_17_02_1.asp - 15k Summary: Oracle remains a true IT powerhouse with fingers in many pies other than databases, such as application servers, and development tools, which ranks it as an enterprise infrastructure provider, together with SAP, IBM at a higher and, and Microsoft at the lower end of the market. However, Oracle may be get

Lilly Software - Product Enhancements Remain Its Order 'Du Jour' ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Not to mention that SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Baan, Manugistics and JD Edwards will likely be faced in most if not all the above markets as well, and will not ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_20_03_1.asp - 15k Summary: Contrary to most of its competitors that had opportunistically pursued their customers randomly, and whose latest vertical initiatives stem from the sudden epiphany that a certain percentage of their customers come from certain industry, Lilly’s recent vertical initiatives are indeed a further sharpeni

Baan And SSA GT Merge To Form A Mid-Market Empire With An ''Iron ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... see ERP Belle Époque Officially Ended With the Demise of Baan and SSA ... supply chain management (SCM) leaders i2 Technologies and Manugistics being speculatively ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_11_03_1.asp - 17k Summary: Should Baan and Ironside learn from their new senior sibling SSA GT how to consistently produce stellar financial results and profitability while proceeding with the launch of the next-generation product releases and integration platforms that could in turn cater for SSA GT's aged products' technology re

Manugistics Indulges In The Open M&A Season. Part 2: Market Impact ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... At the end of the day, it should enable Manugistics to fend off against its ... in manufacturing, as well as against SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards and Baan, which have ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/06/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_06_05_02_1.asp - 18k Summary: Experience teaches us to be wary of the outcome of mergers and acquisitions as the market has witnessed both success and disaster stories. While we believe that the above mergers might be synergistic in the long run, some growing pains, integration issues, and discontinuation of redundant products are al

Manugistics Indulges In The Open M&A Season

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... This is Part One of a two-part analysis of news from Manugistics. ... news for SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft, many Tier 2 vendors like JD Edwards, Baan, IFS, Intentia ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2002/06/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_06_04_02_1.asp - 20k Summary: Does Manugistics’ acquisition of a small ERP vendor confirms a further degree of integration and convergence between ERP, SCM and CRM applications in 2002 and beyond, with SCM and CRM moving towards the transactional aspects that have until lately been the prerogative of ERP?

Oracle to Offer APS Package for Small Companies

by Steve McVey ... Other vendors such as JD Edwards, Manugistics, and Baan have already begun raising the profiles of their own supply chain products to claim territory in the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_SRM_9_27_99_1.asp - 5k Summary:

SSA Global Forms a Strategic Unit with an Extended-ERP Savvy Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Acquisition), Baan, Elevon, and Ironside Technologies (see Baan And SSA GT ... chain management (SCM) leaders i2 Technologies and Manugistics being speculatively ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/09/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_09_15_04_1.asp - 20k Summary: SSA Global seems to be doing some proper thinking while continuing to acquire new software companies. Recent unification of its broadening collection of supply chain management (SCM) solutions under the SSA SCM brand and formation of a specialized Strategic Solutions division--which also includes other e

SAP Thrives On Competitors' Plight, In Part

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... US might require a scrutiny of forthcoming reports from its direct competitors (eg, Oracle, PeopleSoft, i2, Siebel, Manugistics, JD Edwards and Baan), in order ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_17_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: SAP announced upbeat results for Q2 2001 and reconfirmed the positive outlook for the rest of the year amid the bloodbath of many of its competitors. However, negative license revenue growth in the US, a likely cascading economic slowdown from the US to other markets, and net profit restatement owing to

SSA GT To EXE-cute (Yet) Another Acquisition

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... recent three are yet to be fully consummated, see Baan And SSA ... former supply chain management (SCM) leaders i2 Technologies and Manugistics being speculatively ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/09/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_09_26_03_1.asp - 14k Summary: While SSA GT's intended acquisition of EXE Technologies should enable many of its customers to better execute the operations within their warehouses and supply chains through deployment of the EXceed SCE suite, the market is wondering when SSA GT, whose buying appetite seemingly will not let up any time

SSA GT to EXE-cute (Yet) Another Acquisition Part Three: Impact on ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... While Baan's, EXE's and Ironside's workforce exodus is not expected to a such ... GT eyeing acquisitions of an embattled SCP vendor like i2 or Manugistics are not ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/09/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_09_29_03_1.asp - 20k Summary: Even in the cases where the company has been showing close attention to its customers' wish lists, its crucial tenet of operation is profitability and setting realistic goals. The return on investment (ROI) justification works for the vendor, particularly when its CEO has a strong accounting background.