Negotiating the Best Software Deal

by B. Hecht ... or outsourcers utilized by the client organization to use the software. ... the meeting and multiple profiles should be present: technical guru, bargain basement ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2000/09/research_notes/TU_EV_BIH_09_29_00_1.asp - 15k - 2000-09-29 Summary: TechnologyEvaluation.COM analysts have separated the software negotiation process into three discrete categories. All three are critical individually, yet should always be pursued within the context of the larger discussion.

Why Reader Complaints May Be the Most Useful Part of Your Day » ...

... I see the Vendor Guru white paper as immensely valuable to readers who are at the research phase of the software purchasing process, when they’re still ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../02/27/why-reader-complaints-may-be-the-most-useful-part-of-your-day/ - 34k - 2008-02-27

Retail Merchandising Showdown! Lawson Software vs. Epicor vs. ...

by TEC Analysts ... Mary Wardley, IDC’s field services guru and vice president of CRM applications software, also advises that the field services and asset maintenance hybrid ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/retail/2008/02/research_notes/VS_rtt_cp_02_15_08_1.asp - 33k - 2008-02-15 Summary: Using our Merchandising Evaluation Center, we compared Lawson Retail Operations Management, Epicor CRS Merchandising, and Aldata G.O.L.D. head on. For the overall rankings portion, we looked at these vendor solutions in two basic configurations: with and without POS functionality. To eliminate any chanc

Usability

by S. Ketharaman ... In a broader context that is equally applicable to software and web sites, CK Prahalad, management guru and professor at the University of Michigan Business ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/02/research_notes/MI_ER_XSK_02_15_04_1.asp - 18k - 2004-02-15 Summary: Poor usability leads to irritation and fatigue and it has an adverse impact on the usage experience. In an on-line shopping web site, it can lead to loss of revenues. Poor usability in business applications leads to increased help desk costs. On the other hand, better usability makes our usage experience

iProcess.sct Enters Golden Gate Opportunity

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The divestiture of the process manufacturing software business positions SCT to focus on ... Olin Thompson, a principal of Process ERP Partners and a guru in the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_05_02_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-05-02 Summary: SCT Corporation is selling its Process Manufacturing and Distribution Solutions Division to two California-based investors. SCT is thus joining the fray of companies taking the divestiture route to profitablility, a prominent recent example being CA's sell-off of its interBiz division.

PeopleSoft Gathers Manufacturing and SCM Wherewithal Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Not Sufficient (with another recognized theory of constraints [TOC] guru E. Goldratt ... and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software solution from ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/01/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_01_27_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-01-27 Summary: Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft s acquisition of mid-to-large ERP system developer J.D. Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though

IT Services E-Procurement

by Peter E. Hennigan ... 160,00 registered users. Guru, www.guru.com, General. 470,000 users. Ants, ... solutions. NuAspect, www.nuaspect.com, IT. Software developers marketplace. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2001/03/research_notes/MI_EC_XPH_03_23_01_1.asp - 27k - 2001-03-23 Summary: E-procurement is not just for goods and material. The market now offers IT services e-procurement solutions that open access to service sources and seek to optimize the service chain. What are these solutions and how do they work?

Attribute-based Demand Planning: A Powerful Tool for Process ...

by David Bourque ... Mary Wardley, IDC’s field services guru and vice president of CRM applications software, also advises that the field services and asset maintenance hybrid ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/TU_ER_DB_02_11_08_1.asp - 39k - 2008-02-11 Summary: As manufacturing becomes a global process, advances in demand management software have given rise to attribute-based demand management software. In the process manufacturing environment, this software can help manufacturers deal with complex manufacturing processes and increase overall customer satisfact

An ERP Vendor Poised to Overtake the Services Market

by Predrag Jakovljevic and Judith Rothrock ... Mary Wardley, IDC’s field services guru and vice president of CRM applications software, also advises that the field services and asset maintenance hybrid ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_XJR_12_17_07_1.asp - 29k - 2008-02-25 Summary: Companies in the services industry need both asset and field services management, but current integrated asset and field services maintenance systems often fail to meet these organization s needs. However, enterprise resource planning vendor Agresso appears to have just the right solution.

Getting It Right: ERP Solutions for Mixed-mode Manufacturers

by Alexander Hankewicz ... Mary Wardley, IDC’s field services guru and vice president of CRM applications software, also advises that the field services and asset maintenance hybrid ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/02/research_notes/MN_ER_AH_02_08_08_1.asp - 41k - 2008-02-08 Summary: Falling somewhere between discrete and process manufacturing, mixed-mode manufacturers haven t always been well served by traditional discrete or process enterprise resource planning solutions. But that s changing now, as mixed-mode manufacturers finally have access to solutions that truly address th