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Intentia Braces For Its Ongoing Roller-Coaster Ride Part 1

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... While net revenue for the Northern Europe region fell by 14% and license revenue declined by 29%, net revenue in Central Europe was flat as the continued ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_15_02_1.asp - 23k Summary: Intentia remains solid, with a broad product portfolio footprint and a slight increase in revenue, despite vacillating financial results. The company still needs to do a much better marketing job to achieve stronger global brand recognition well beyond its esoteric industries/geographies stronghold pocke

Examples of Microsoft .NET Enablement

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The customization can be deployed on a central or distributed basis. ... SYSPRO e.net solutions continue to provide a solid foundation that enables businesses to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/10/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_10_03_06_1.asp - 26k Summary: SYSPRO and Epicor are examples of .NET-enabled legacy software systems that have partly been componentized (rewritten), with 'wrappers' added to the rest so that the legacy functionality can be used and extended through Web services on the .NET Framework.

Microsoft .NET Enablement: Analysis and Cautions

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... execution managed by a .NET virtual machine, such as the .NET Framework Common ... point of execution, the run time may stop an executing central processing unit ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/10/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_10_04_06_1.asp - 18k Summary: Using technologies that are intrinsically compatible should result in faster and less costly development. Thus, any application suite rewritten in the Microsoft .NET managed code framework should not have to contend with inefficiencies resulting from mixing or wrapping technologies.

SAP Weaves Microsoft .NET And IBM WebSphere Into Its ESA Tapestry ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... gains some vindication via SAP's investment to integrate NetWeaver with .NET at the ... to a degree because all the applications plug into a central hub, the EAI ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/03/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_03_06_03_1.asp - 30k Summary: With SAP NetWeaver and the Enterprise Services Architecture, SAP will have delivered the blueprint for turning Web services from a concept into business reality of uniting hardware, information, and software platforms & applications.

Is Epicor Poised to Rule the Mid-Market Retail Sector? (Part II) ...

... Epicor/CRS RetailStore Central provides even more comprehensive systems management solutions to ... Based on the Microsoft .NET Framework, the solution uses secure ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/.../02/04/is-epicor-poised-to-rule-the-mid-market-retail-sector-part-ii/ - 50k - 2008-02-04

Programming for Business Analysts? The Promise of Simplified Web ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Many view .NET as a cheaper, faster, and easier environment, and, as a ... creating new retail point of sale (POS) systems linked to central inventory management ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/09/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_09_29_05_1.asp - 16k Summary: LANSA offers to rejuvenate legacy systems by empowering developers with simplified programming to use Java services.

Epicor To Give All Its Applications More Than A Pretty Facelift

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... workflows, performance indicators, and reports via server-based .NET control programs ... resource of information that is distributed from a central, secure point ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/10/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_10_04_05_1.asp - 20k Summary: In August, Epicor announced a revised portal strategy to provide rich portal content through a more secure and standardized portal platform. By leveraging Microsoft .NET across all product families, Epicor Portal will reportedly deliver data exploration, collaboration, and on-line management features.

With Commerce One, Your Reach May Be The Same As Your Grasp

by D. Geller ... One (NASDAQ: CMRC) has announced a wide-ranging collection of partnerships and offerings whose net effect is to place the company in a central position in the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_03_17_00_1.asp - 10k Summary: Commerce One has announced a broad range of initiatives aimed at extending its E-procurement solutions and technology across the supply chain. The company announced that this completes its procurement offerings; what will it do next?

IFS' Tamed Growth + Continued Losses + Increased Competitors' ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To that end, the disappointing fact was the net loss of ~$12.6 million in Q1 2001 ... if we noted a slight slowdown in license sales in the US and Central & Eastern ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/06/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_06_15_01_1.asp - 14k Summary: While IFS has become a notable global competitor as witnessed in the Computerworld IT Company of the Year award in Brazil, it has been showing signs of stalling in the important North American market primarily owing to protracted losses and increased 'lobby talk' campaigns from incumbent mighty vendors.

Napster Cooks up Soup-to-Gnutella Network Management Challenges

by C. McNulty ... only the currently connected users and files are referenced on central servers. ... After college, most people's most consistent access to high-speed Net access is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Networking/2000/05/news_analysis/NA_NW_CFM_05_17_00_1.asp - 7k Summary: Recent legal actions against online MP3 search services suggest U.S. businesses may be liable for not restricting programs like Napster and Gnutella on their networks