Fear of the Unknown, the Art of War, and Competitiveness

by Claudia Gomez ... weakness is not easy, as it is the psychological equivalent of naked exposure ... greater challenges faced by the company is to educate potential software users (in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2006/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_CG_09_15_06_1.asp - 12k - 2006-09-15 Summary: It is not unusual to use the metaphor of war to construct theories of business competition substituting competing vendors for the mortal enemy. But what about the enemy within? And what if it is in fact a company's strongest resource?

What Are the Support and Maintenance Options?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Canceling S&M contracts (sometimes referred to as "going naked") for older ... so-called "nuclear option"—switching to other competitive software providers and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/04/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_04_04_07_1.asp - 14k - 2007-04-04 Summary: Enterprise software licensees do have a choice when it comes to software support and maintenance (S&M) providers, with several, less expensive options existing for any company that is considering discontinuing S&M for an application product.

Marketing Automation: Coming of Age Slowly

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... specific customer needs that are not that obvious to a naked eye, and ... In a nutshell, marketing automation software should be able to capture, blend, mine, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2003/06/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_06_20_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-06-20 Summary: Marketing is possibly the only remaining major business function yet to revise its core processes to take advantage of IT that can cut time, costs, and improve the quality of its operation. Nevertheless with marketing automation there are huge untapped opportunities for business improvement, given market

Marketing Automation: Coming of Age Slowly

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... specific customer needs that are not that obvious to a naked eye, and ... In a nutshell, marketing automation software should be able to capture, blend, mine, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2004/05/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_05_15_04_1.asp - 24k - 2004-05-15 Summary: Marketing is possibly the only remaining major business function yet to revise its core processes to take advantage of IT that can cut time, costs, and improve the quality of its operation. Nevertheless with marketing automation there are huge untapped opportunities for business improvement, given market

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... a Los Angeles, California (US)-based an d privately held software company, which ... on typical searches against large repositories, so relying on the naked DBMS is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_02_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-12-02 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

Mainstream Enterprise Vendors Begin to Grasp Content Management ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) data into their software, as well ... typical searches against large repositories, so relying on the "naked" DBMS is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PIM/2004/11/research_notes/TU_PI_PJ_11_11_04_1.asp - 22k - 2004-11-11 Summary: Enterprises are becoming painfully aware of the need to clean up their structured data and unstructured content acts to capitalize on more important efforts like regulatory compliance, globalization, demand aggregation, and supply chain streamlining.