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SAP - A Humble Giant From The Reality Land? Part 2: Expanding ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Since SAP announced the formation of SAP Portals in April, the company has been working closely with CorporateYahoo! to develop ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/08/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_08_01_01_1.asp - 18k Summary: 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

Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) in Process Part 1 Proven in ...

by Olin Thompson ... Discrete PLM Vendors. Process PLM Vendors. Alibre. Formation. Autodesk. SAP. Dassault. Sequencia. EDS / UGS. Enovia. eMatrix. eRoom. I2. Matix One. PTC. SAP. UGS ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/12/research_notes/MI_ER_XOT_12_01_02_1.asp - 14k Summary: Process industry companies could benefit from many of the PLM concepts that have accrued to discrete industries. But PLM has had minimum penetration into the process industries. Why?

Formation Systems Pioneers Product Design Collaboration For The ...

by Steve McVey ... Through its partners, Formation provides integration services and can connect Optiva to ERP ... such as LIMS either through a standard interface (SAP, JD Edwards ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/04/research_notes/VN_BA_SRM_04_23_01_1.asp - 15k Summary: Process manufacturing’s daunting mix of constraints has kept many software vendors away. Privately held Formation Systems takes up the challenge with Optiva, a suite targeted at cost-saving opportunities in the product development cycle.

SoftBrands to Institute Fourth Shift for SAP Business One ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... especially given the SoftBrand's April 26 announcement of the formation of a new ... fromits recent announcement of its intention to enter a partnership with SAP. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_05_12_04_1.asp - 21k Summary: Make sure that what you select now will keep abreast of the technology changes in the future. It may sometimes be more beneficial to implement the right solution slowly than to rush the wrong one into place.

Process PLM Vendor Sequencia Adds Portfolio Management

by Olin Thompson ... Formation is strong in the areas of idea creation and R&D while SAP is just entering the market with an R&D focused announcement. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/03/news_analysis/NA_ER_XOT_03_22_02_1.asp - 10k Summary: Sequencia extends its Process Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) offering with portfolio management, leading the impact of the solution into the executive suite.

The Impact of the 'Assembler Strategy' in the Enterprise ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in the fierce ongoing competition to be number three (after SAP and Oracle) in ... Later articles will discuss Infor's acquisition of Formation Systems and Geac. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/04/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_04_27_06_1.asp - 25k Summary: Infor's latest acquisitions and vertically-focused 'assembler strategy' are furthering its goal to be number three (after SAP and Oracle) in the world of enterprise resource planning vendors.

Recommendations for Users of Acquired Enterprise Resource Planning ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... in the fierce ongoing competition to be number three (after SAP and Oracle) in ... by Infor is generally a positive development for Formation Solutions customers ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_05_02_06_1.asp - 24k Summary: The added value of both SSA Global and Infor is that existing users of relatively small and dubious ERP products should now gain the benefits of synergistic software developments from other ERP siblings.

Two Origins, One Destination? A Look at the Two Main Genres of PLM ...

by Yu (Kurt) Chen ... and after a series of acquisitions (eg Infor's acquisition of Formation Systems, Oracle's ... eg, the integration between "PTC Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire" and SAP PLM). ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2009/02/research_notes/TU_PL_YC_02_04_09_1.asp - 18k Summary: There are two major genres of PLM solution: CAD-PLM and ERP-PLM. These two types have different integration capabilities, but the gap between them is shrinking thanks to various factors driving the market. Currently, however, the difference still matters in the solution selection process.

Preparing for Product Development in Process Manufacturing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... A number of vendors, including SAP, Oracle, Ross Systems/CDC Software, 3i ... However, by recently acquiring Formation Systems, a focused PLM provider for process ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2006/03/research_notes/TU_PL_PJ_03_10_06_1.asp - 24k Summary: Process manufacturing is complex, rendering the development of software to automate product lifecycle management for it a challenge. Moreover, due to variation in regulatory and other requirements, industry-tailored solutions are in demand.

Acquisitions Fuel Vendor Growth in the Enterprise Applications ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... We continue by examining Infor's acquisition of Formation Systems and Geac ... contenders in the fierce ongoing competition to be number three (after SAP and Oracle ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_05_01_06_1.asp - 41k Summary: Infor cites continued organic growth, license revenue from new customers, and install base cross-selling and up-selling as key growth drivers for the group. The acquisition of Formation Systems and Geac can only fuel Infor growth.