TEC: Enterprise Software Selection

... Template | Finance Sources Selection Evaluation Process | Finance Verbs | Finances Application Letters Free Samples ... 1999—2008 Technology Evaluation Centers ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/news/index.asp - 20k - 2008-01-16

Software Growth - Complete the Transaction! Part One

by Ann Grackin ... overview format [1] . We got many letters for more ... The good news for Dell is that they invest ... come from joint collaboration from technology companies, though ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/03/research_notes/TN_SC_XAG_03_18_04_1.asp - 16k - 2004-03-18 Summary: We got many letters for more ideas and details, so we are doing a more in-depth series for supply chain software leaders. In this article we will discuss the issue of completing the whole transaction—the complete solution—which is key to continued revenue growth.

Yet Another Crumby Cookie Story

by D. Geller ... Interhack Corporation is a provider of technology products and services generally focused ... read by human programmers." They say in bold letters "System tracks ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/08/news_analysis/NA_EC_DPG_08_08_00_1.asp - 10k - 2000-08-08 Summary: Take a company with a simple and honest business model but without all of its privacy policies clearly stated and a second company which a gift for hyperbole. Mix well, bake at 350 degrees, and take out the faux cookie disaster story of the week. Serve with crow.

Now Andersen, Tomorrow Accenture, They’ve got a lot of Selling ...

by R. Krause ... and related services called Arthur Andersen, and a technology services company ... to Andersen Consulting (retention of the first two letters "AC"), making it a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/11/news_analysis/NA_EC_ESR_11_08_00_1.asp - 13k - 2000-11-08 Summary: In compliance with the August arbitrator’s report on the conflict between Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting, the consulting firm has announced its new name to be Accenture. It wants this new identity to fully brand it in the marketplace, a task we think will be harder than Accenture admits.

Scala and Microsoft Become (Not So) Strange CRM Bedfellows

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In other words, creating requests for quotes (RFQs), dunning letters, purchase orders ... and its notion of a next-frontier integration technology could become a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_28_03_1.asp - 16k - 2003-08-28 Summary: The Scala and Microsoft alliance in the CRM arena has merits of mutual benefits, particularly in the short to medium term, but due to vacillating motives of the participants that compete in the other enterprise applications fields, will it last? For the time being, Microsoft will likely be content to hel

Data Quality: Cost or Profit?

by Kevin Ramesan ... Multiple letters sent to the same customer will double the cost of mailing ... A combination of people, process, and technology tools is required to establish data ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2004/03/research_notes/MI_CR_KR_03_08_04_1.asp - 14k - 2004-03-08 Summary: Data quality has direct consequences on a company's bottom-line and its customer relationship management (CRM) strategy. Looking beyond general approaches and company policies that set expectations and establish data management procedures, we will explore applications and tools that help reduce the negat

Confronting Core Global Trade Problems: Order, Shipment, and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... them optimize their cash flow cycle by applying a groundbreaking technology and a ... Automating the overall letters of credit (LC) process to ensure accuracy and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/06/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_06_07_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-06-07 Summary: TradeBeam has been striving to distinguish itself by offering more than order and shipment tracking. It aims to improve the management of core global trade activities: order, shipment, and financial settlement.

Can Webplan Reconcile Planning and Execution? Part One: Event ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... etc.; paper including, e-mails, faxes, and even letters; and tools ... the moment" (including, "as changes occur"), by delivering innovative technology that enables ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/06/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_06_30_04_1.asp - 23k - 2004-06-30 Summary: According to the early signs, it appears that key elements of Webplan's business plan are producing results with dividends. These elements involve positioning itself as a response management player with new pricing and packaging that provides an aggressive entry point and fixed priced, fixed duration imp

CRM is Busting Out Of Its Britches: Operational, Analytical, and ...

by Randy Garland ... And other, larger companies, were quietly adding the three letters CRM to ... As the technology development and consolidation continues unphased, if not stoked, by ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2001/08/research_notes/TN_CR_RGG_08_27_01_1.asp - 17k - 2001-08-27 Summary: Back in the early 90’s, ‘CRM’ wasn’t even a trendy acronym. You had a few players thinking beyond 'stovepipe' enterprise applications, but not much beyond. Fast forward to 2001. CRM has gotten fat, and the fatter it gets, it becomes more difficult to understand, more expensive to buy, more dif

New Data Triggers for International Supply Chain Finance

by David Gustin ... Additionally, companies are using letters of credit (LC) less and less to finance ... against your receivables was once a manual effort; now technology has changed ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/07/research_notes/EN_SC_XDG_07_08_05_1.asp - 16k - 2005-07-08 Summary: Corporations have drastically changed their global supply chain models over a short period. The market is also in the early stages of migrating to data triggered finance, creating opportunities for banks and logistic companies to develop international supply chain finance solutions.