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Baan E-Commerce: a Wing, a Prayer & a Single Platform

by A. Turner ... Product Strengths. MS Focus: Baan has selected Microsoft's Back Office Suite as the single platform to base their E-Enterprise products. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/02/research_notes/PN_EC_ADT_02_00_1.asp - 11k Summary: Baan hopes e-Enterprise will put them on the e-commerce map.

SalesLogix and ACT! Officially Branded As Best Software

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... that Sage's global revenue level of more than $700 million comes close to the JD Edwards' revenue, and far exceeds those of Geac, Baan, Microsoft Great Plains ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/07/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_07_29_02_1.asp - 18k Summary: Having garnered a powerful broad enterprise applications portfolio, Best Software is challenging the competition and telling the market it will not easily be overlooked.

Q: Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Billionaire? A: Baan -- Foster Care ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... An "outrageous" idea is that the possible break-up of Microsoft, would open the door to the applications division buying Baan as a way of moving up the food ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/03/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_03_00_1.asp - 13k Summary: Baan Co. interim chief executive Pierre Everaert said he could not rule out a takeover of the troubled Dutch business-management software group. We hereby provide a list of (un) usual suspects.

Will 2001 Be The Year Of Baan’s Miraculous Comeback?<br> ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... On December 12, 2000, Baan announced that its BaanERP 5.0c software ... BaanERP fully supports the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, offering customers real ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/01/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_01_26_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: December 2000 was the month of increased press release activity at Baan. In 2001, will the market witness a remarkable comeback of this once almost written off vendor?

Microsoft And Great Plains – A Friendship That Turned Into A ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... We did mark Microsoft as a potential Baan buyer, back at the time when that was a very real possibility (for more information, see Q: Who Wants to Marry a Multi ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/01/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_01_16_01_1.asp - 22k Summary: Software giant Microsoft treated itself with a $1.1B Christmas present; it announced an agreement to acquire its long-term partner Great Plains Software, a business application provider for the low-end of the market. Will this move alienate Microsoft from a slew of other partners competing in the same sp

Best Software To Hold Competition At Bay Part Three: Market Impact

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Given its parent's notable revenue level coming close the, eg, JD Edwards' revenue, and being higher than those of Geac, Baan, Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/12/research_notes/EN_CR_PJ_12_20_02_1.asp - 26k Summary: As the small-to-medium enterprises (SME) market battle rages, Best Software seems to be taking appropriate steps to establish itself as a more visible/audible force to be reckoned with. It does not intend to remain a tacit mid-market powerhouse any longer.

Microsoft 'The Great' Poised To Conquer Mid-Market, Once and Again ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Now, Microsoft could run into the same problems as Oracle has had on the database ... and strengths that are on par with those of eg, JD Edwards', IFS' or Baan's. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_05_15_02_1.asp - 16k Summary: Microsoft's reticence to comment on any timelines of product integration and operations mergers, to our belief, stems from their genuine inability to foresee it at this stage. Still, although the indications that the business will continue to be as usual are strong, Microsoft may eventually decide to str

Baan – What Will The Future In Invensys’ Stable Bring? Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... over 50% of Baan's existing ERP customers are Unix based. Many of those companies may not be ready or willing to support a Microsoft operating platform at this ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/11/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_11_30_00_1.asp - 24k Summary: Baan, once a leading global provider of ERP software hopes its adoptive parent, Invensys, will put it back on the enterprise software applications map. However, we believe Baan’s path to full recovery will be quite thorny. Part 2 examines Baan’s strengths and challenges and makes specific bottom line

Microsoft Goes Their Own Way with Data Warehousing Alliance 2000

by M. Reed ... The Windows DNA platform is advertised as "Microsoft's comprehensive platform for building ... For example, in the enterprise resource planning space, Baan NV is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/1999/12/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_12_1_99_1.asp - 7k Summary: Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that 47 applications and tools from 39 vendors throughout the industry have qualified for Microsoft« Data Warehousing Alliance 2000. Alliance members and partners are committed to delivering tools and applications based on the Microsoft Data Warehousing Fra

Baan Company NV - Is the Worst Over?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in either direction; The focus will be on partnerships with IBM and Microsoft in a ... Year 2000 and after - Baan will still be a player to be reckoned with ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/08/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_9_99_1.asp - 8k Summary: Year 1999 will be extremely challenging; We predict minor revenue growth (max. 5%). Break-even net income is the most optimistic scenario. Year 2000 and after - Baan will still be a player to be reckoned with, however, the chance that Baan will be one of the Top 3 global ERP vendors has slipped away for