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ERP Analytics vs. BI for Manufacturing: Which Is Right for Your ...

... Financial analytics, which help the organization develop business plans and budgets, and track performance during execution. Financial ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../ - 43k - 2008-02-19

MAPICS XA Expands BI Offering Through Partnership With Vanguard

by Olin Thompson ... Financial Analytics - graphing, analysis and reporting for General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable information. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/03/research_notes/EN_BA_XOT_03_19_01_1.asp - 13k Summary: MAPICS XA expands its Business Intelligence (BI) offerings via a partnership with the Vanguard Solutions Group. With GPS, MAPICS has taken a critical step forward in creating value for its customers.

Host Analytics, Inc.

... Host Analytics, Inc. Provides Business Performance Management software, including integrated planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial consolidation ... http://directory.technologyevaluation.com/profile.aspx?vid=12808 - 3k

FRx Poised To Permeate Many More General Ledgers Part One ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Integration Designer was designed with the aim of helping FRx Software's value-added resellers (VARs) grow their business in financial analytics by offering ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/12/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_12_03_03_1.asp - 19k Summary: FRx Software Corporation, a Microsoft company and a part of Microsoft Business Solutions, might be the best example of Microsoft’s coopetitiveness.

Has The BI Market Consolidation Been Crystal-Clearly Actuated? ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in the area of financial planning, Hyperion, having a core competence there, has achieved a significant penetration like its financial analytics peers (eg ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_DW_PJ_08_18_03_1.asp - 16k Summary: In addition to products' rationalization, the integration at sales and cultural levels will be challenging. In general, existing customers of involved merging vendors should be alert, but they should still look at these events as positive.

Using Predictive Analytics within Business Intelligence: A Primer

by TEC Analysts ... Within BI, aside from financial outcomes, predictive analytics can be used to develop corporate strategies throughout the organization. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2006/06/research_notes/TU_BI_TA_06_15_06_1.asp - 17k Summary: What are predictive analytics, and how are they used within business intelligence applications and for business performance management?

Business Intelligence Vendors

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... Geac Goes the Acquisition Route. Geac Computers' 2003 acquisition of former financial analytics provider Comshare has resulted in Geac MPC. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/07/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_07_14_05_1.asp - 26k Summary: Current pure play business intelligence (BI) leaders offer the advantage of superior analytics and planning capabilities; however, enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors are improving their analytic capabilities and accessibility.

Using Predictive Analytics within Business Intelligence: A Primer

by TEC Analysts ... Within BI, aside from financial outcomes, predictive analytics can be used to develop corporate strategies throughout the organization. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2009/09/research_notes/TU_BI_TA_09_11_09_1.asp - 17k Summary: What are predictive analytics, and how are they used within business intelligence applications and for business performance management?

PSA -- Still An Evolving Market

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... modules in service procurement, resource management, projects, travel, time & expense management, contracts, workforce analytics, and financial analytics. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2003/12/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_12_27_03_1.asp - 25k Summary: What started out as a set of applications to better manage customers' projects, astutely allocate staff and monitor their utilization rates has become an important foundation for coordinating a full range of business activities amongst increasingly virtual teams both within and outside the four-walls.

Best-of-breed Approach to Finance and Accounting

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... These users have focused on financial analytics, budgeting, and planning, either through Microsoft Excel integration within CODA c-Planning and CODA s-Planning ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_16_05_1.asp - 40k Summary: CODA's savvy accounting and financial offerings include budgeting, forecasting, scorecards, and tools that use Microsoft Excel spreadsheets collaboratively and securely. However, CODA must defend its narrow specialist and best-of-breed approach against larger-scale integrated enterprise system offerings.