Microsoft 'The Great' Poised To Conquer Mid-Market, Once and Again ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... product lines, the pain in appropriate positioning of these remained even during former Great Plains (versus Solomon) and Navision (versus Damgaard) entities. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_05_15_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-05-15 Summary: Microsoft's reticence to comment on any timelines of product integration and operations mergers, to our belief, stems from their genuine inability to foresee it at this stage. Still, although the indications that the business will continue to be as usual are strong, Microsoft may eventually decide to str

Global versus Local Channel Approach, Who Will Win?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Global versus Local Channel Approach, Who Will Win? ... to its portfolio—Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG), with around 300 Axapta and Navision professionals in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_26_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-08-26 Summary: There is a clear distinction between the market dynamics within the respective MBS and Sage/Best channels.

Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... The user interface within Microsoft Navision provides consistency across all windows that assists ease-of-learning and ease-of-use. ... Card versus List Format. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/07/research_notes/MI_ER_XSH_07_05_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-07-05 Summary: This is a reprint of the summary chapter from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Microsoft Navision by Dr. Scott Hamilton.

Sales and Operations Planning Part Three: Game Plan Guidelines

by Dr. Scott Hamilton ... This required historical data about previous years (prior to cutover to Microsoft Navision). ... of demands, delivery lead-time, and a make-to-stock versus make-to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/12/research_notes/TU_ER_XSH_12_13_03_1.asp - 21k - 2003-12-13 Summary: Effective game plans lead to improved firm performance and bottom line results. Metrics include reductions in stock-outs, delivery lead-time, missed shipments, partial shipments, expediting efforts, and improvements in customer service. This is an excerpt from the book Managing Your Supply Chain Using Mi

Scala and Microsoft Become (Not So) Strange CRM Bedfellows Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and complexity of the product groups (ie, mere technology versus business process ... functionality as part of the single-database integrated Navision, Great Plains ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_29_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-08-29 Summary: Microsoft's foray into the CRM arena has not been a bed of roses, despite its indisputably large marketing muscle and R&D investment, its strong channel, traditionally attractive pricing policies, and the aura and experience within the market segment. Microsoft CRM remains both a threat and an opportunit

Financial Reporting, Planning, and Budgeting As Necessary Pieces ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and naturally MBS Great Plains and Solomon (the integration with Navision and Axapta is ... such as current and year-to-date amounts, debit versus credit balances ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/11/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_11_21_03_1.asp - 20k - 2003-11-21 Summary: Enterprise performance management (EPM) is an emerging portfolio of applications and methodologies with business intelligence (BI) architectures and technologies at its core.

The Technology Choices

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... 2. Yet, Here Comes the Technology Choice versus Lock-in Dilemma. ... has so far given two of its accounting ERP product lines, Great Plains and Navision, along with ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_27_05_1.asp - 27k - 2005-08-27 Summary: In the battle between Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) and the UK-based the Sage Group for the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market segment, technology choices will be a major factor.

Will A Big Fish's Splash Cause Minnows' Flush Out Of The CRM Pond? ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... or use interchangeably MBS' Great Plains, Solomon, Axapta and Navision product lines ... suite like in the case of Oracle, PeopleSoft or SAP, versus essentially an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2003/03/news_analysis/NA_CR_PJ_03_11_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-03-11 Summary: The ultimate success of Microsoft CRM will be judged by its follow-up releases. While Applix decision to abandon the CRM space and suddenly re-focus on BPM may be regarded as a not quite deliberate move, but rather as a sudden act of taking another plunge. Is the Applix move a harbinger of the future

FRx Poised to Permeate Many More General Ledgers Part Two: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and naturally MBS Great Plains, Solomon, and Axapta (integration with Navision is under ... such as current and year-to-date amounts, debit versus credit balances ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/12/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_12_04_03_1.asp - 24k - 2003-12-04 Summary: Since FRx already has integrations built to over forty leading general ledgers (and now a scalable tool kit available to accommodate virtually all others), the idea was for users to leverage the investment they have already made in their GL and to add increased functionality as their needs become more so

What Do Users Want and Need?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of complex flows, exception paths, and differences in planning versus execution time. ... MBS Navision—Microsoft will launch Microsoft Navision 4.01 in the third ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_23_05_1.asp - 34k - 2005-08-23 Summary: At the basic level, users want a more intuitive way to 'look inside the business', and they want applications to bring them closer to their operations, such as alerts that can help them handle exceptions or better yet, to act on business events (or even non-events) well before they become exceptions.