The Automotive OEMs Might Soon Contract “BRAIN” Damage Part I

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... It should allow automotive suppliers to deploy e-commerce strategies to ... much-changed reticent investing climate amid scandals and business failures-ridden 2002 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_12_02_1.asp - 16k Summary: While BRAIN North America may have created a notable customer base due to its products’ functional appropriateness for the lower tiers of the automotive industry, its German parent’s impending insolvency might, in the worst-case scenario, leave all of them in the lurch.

Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... implementation methodologies that are based on bypassing the usual traps of past failures. ... ERP has been redefined as a platform for enabling e-business globally ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/04/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_04_06_04_1.asp - 11k Summary: Unless all the functional modules have access to and use the same data in near real-time, unless all processes are fully integrated (so that, for example a mobile sales rep can see the live inventory data for order promising), and unless users can seamlessly move from one module to another, we are not ta

Intentia’s Intents To Be More Fashionable

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... We believe its open platform approach, e-Business capabilities, vertical focus, and more ... and to a bad publicity of some competitor's failures (see SAP sets up ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/09/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_09_19_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: Intentia remains solid, with both a new product portfolio and an increase in license revenue. The company, which is unimpeded by the current economic slump, finally seems to be realizing that it needs to achieve stronger global brand recognition well beyond its esoteric apparel/fashion vertical stronghol

ERP Vendor Shootout – Redefining the “Shootout” Stereotype ...

... IFS Applications; Oracle JD Edwards; Oracle E-Business Suite; Sage MAS 500; Infor Visual; Microsoft Dynamics AX. ... IFS Applications; Oracle E-Business Suite. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../2008/04/15/erp-vendor-shootout-–-redefining-the-“shootout”-stereotype/ - 32k - 2008-04-15

TEC Vendor Showdowns Generate a Lot of Interest » The TEC Blog

... Oracle E-Business Suite vs. Deltek Costpoint. If there are any vendors you’d like to see included in a Showdown, please let me know. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/11/06/tec-vendor-showdowns-generate-a-lot-of-interest/ - 30k - 2007-11-06

JuxtaComm And IBM Integrate Their Integration Products

by Steve McVey ... to meet the end-to-end e-business requirements of ... Rob Lamb, director, business integration at IBM, added ... systems cannot be duplicated due to system failures. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/12/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_12_08_00_1.asp - 8k Summary: JuxtaComm Technologies has announced a relationship with IBM to provide a “universal adapter” capability by implementing the IBM MQSeries Integrator as a component of its Integration Broker Solution. What business value will this provide to customers?

Fed Gives ERP A Shot In The Arm

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... are based on bypassing the usual traps of past failures. ... ERP vendors have incorporated CRM, SCM, e-procurement and business intelligence (analytic ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/06/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_06_21_01_1.asp - 22k Summary: There has been a hubbub in the public sector, with all major players fiercely competing and eventually winning important new federal contracts, primarily for components of enterprise applications. This strong government interest in ERP applications might explain a number of recent pundits’ retractions

Challenges for IT Managers in SMBs » The TEC Blog

... Oracle’s E-Business Suite (SENA) contains many of the same business applications that it’s higher-end ERP suite offers .Those applications were pre ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2008/01/29/challenges-for-it-managers-in-smb/ - 36k - 2008-01-29

How to Kill Your Software Selection Project in 10 Very Easy Steps ...

... For instance, if e-business is part of your strategy, proper security may be a fatal flaw. Don’t think this could ever happen to you? ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../12/06/how-to-kill-a-software-selection-project-in-10-very-easy-steps/ - 36k - 2007-12-06

Scala and Microsoft Become (Not So) Strange CRM Bedfellows Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... witness a growing stack of unsatisfied customers and CRM failures in the ... Nevertheless, the iScala e-business functionality has come in handy, as the iScala ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_30_03_1.asp - 22k Summary: Whether this is a temporary stint, a true long-term alliance, or just a prelude to nuptials down the track, Microsoft should turn out as a beneficiary in every way.