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The Challenges of SAP Relationship and User Recommendations

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Callidus Software announced that its TrueComp and TrueInformation software products achieved Powered by SAP NetWeaver status, meaning their applications can ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/12/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_12_14_06_1.asp - 14k Summary: The potential of enterprise incentive management systems, as being closely related to human capital management, should not be ignored. This software category promises a fairly rapid and tangible return on investment in addition to its wide range of benefits.

SAP Bolsters NetWeaver's MDM Capabilities Part One: Event Summary

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the platform's ten components and that offers these solutions/components in a synchronized release cycle, meaning that most (with the exception of SAP MDM at ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_01_04_1.asp - 15k Summary: SAP's determination to become a service-oriented architecture (SOA) applications lingua franca evangelist through SAP NetWeaver might have been further shown by its recent willingness to acquire catalog and product content management (PCM) vendor A2i, knowing its inclination to acquire little when it com

What Are Your Competitors Telling You? A Case Study: SAP's New ...

by Lawson Abinanti ... I'll use SAP's new marketing campaign as a case study of what a change can mean and how to discover its meaning, whether you're a competitor, a prospective ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XLA_01_05_06_1.asp - 14k Summary: SAP has a new marketing campaign. What does this mean for competitors, prospective buyers, and business-to-business marketing professionals? This case study explains why it's important to dig deeper when a company of interest to you changes its marketing campaign.

SAP for the Chemicals Industry: Challenges and User ...

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... One example of critical industry needs that SAP addresses via partnership is profit analysis and price management (meaning how to manage price changes in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/06/research_notes/PN_ER_XOT_06_01_06_1.asp - 22k Summary: Using the SAP ERP Chemicals Packaged Solution may represent a significant advantage—but only if SAP is the right enterprise resource planning system for the prospective user company, and if the prepackaged business processes are a suitable fit.

SAP Keeps Traction On Some Tires Of Its Omni-Wheel-Drive Part 1

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... As for technology, all of the above-cited SAP's decoupled applications now run on mySAP.com technology platform (meaning web-based and XML, SOAP, J2EE ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/06/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_06_06_02_1.asp - 23k Summary: Although SAP’s recently announced tamed results for Q1 2002, which fit within the current market milieu, may add to some challenges moving forward, particularly seen from sharply reduced license revenue, and while some may question SAP’s justification of assimilating its two former subsidiaries, SAP

SAP Bolsters NetWeaver's MDM Capabilities Part Four: SAP and A2i

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of many ERP vendors have not been based on open standards, meaning that building ... SAP NetWeaver, to that end, is not only a J2EE-compliant business application ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_04_04_1.asp - 19k Summary: The A2i acquisition will in the short term bring together two complementary e-commerce products that should help retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers manage and sell their products to other companies and customers on-line.

SAP's Approach to the Retail Market

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... basis, much like a point solution, meaning that retailers could get best-of-breed functionality with complete built-in integration capabilities from SAP. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/10/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_10_02_04_1.asp - 21k Summary: SAP and its ERP peers appear to understand that continuously improving the way enterprise information is presented and by marrying analytics, optimization, and retail operation systems on top of an ERP platform is starting to win over retailers.

SAP Bolsters NetWeaver's MDM Capabilities Part Two: xCat and SAP ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Therefore, SAP and A2i tout the following potent capabilities of xCat: ... publishing must do so in a way that is completely database-driven, meaning it "pushes ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_02_04_1.asp - 19k Summary: SAP purports that SAP MDM also lays the foundation for efficient and accurate exchange of cross-business information. Consumer products companies, for instance, can exchange timely product information with retail distributors, avoid costly inaccuracies, enhance merchandizing, and improve supply chain ope

How Are the Market Leaders Navigating the World of Value-added ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... SAP recently adjusted its sales organization, and its new SMB sales structure now ... of $500 million (USD) are at the top of the hierarchy (meaning that they are ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_05_17_06_1.asp - 34k Summary: Notwithstanding moves from major vendors and value-added resellers, addressing the needs of small and medium businesses requires significant changes within traditional business models. And although some of these changes can be trying, some seem to have the formula for success.

User Recommendations for Pricing Management

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... future, and achieve favorable deals if they want to implement other SAP or Oracle ... a few years of data history is needed to "prime" the system (meaning lots of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_XOT_05_05_06_1.asp - 18k Summary: Price management might improve revenue (by a few percent) and gross margin (even by an umpteen percent), but the truly amazing benefits should only come when price management is integrated with appropriate cost information and demand management.