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Great Plains ASP - Evolution, Revolution, Innovation

by A. Turner ... Peoplesoft, Oracle, and SAP struggle with comprehensive solutions, pricing architectures, compatible versions and limiting channel sales conflict, Great Plains ... http:/.../research/researchhighlights/ecommerce/2000/10/news_analysis/na_ec_adt_10_04_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-10-04 Summary: On September 18, 2000, Great Plains (Nasdaq: GPSI), announced the expansion of its Application Service Provider (ASP) initiative. Great Plains has evolved its ASP partner program to better meet the diverse needs of its ASP partners and their customers

How Great Is Great Plains' Manufacturing Offering (Did Somebody ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic & L. Talarico ... would aggravate the challenge of protecting Great Plains turf from such Tier 1 and Tier 2 intruders as SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft that indisputably ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/05/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_05_01_01_1.asp - 22k - 2001-05-01 Summary: Great Plains informed us during its Convergence 2001 annual user conference about its initial strides into the discrete manufacturing market. The following is our view of Great Plains odds of success in this particular endeavor.

Microsoft And Great Plains A Friendship That Turned Into A ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Some may even recall rumors of Microsoft's interest in PeopleSoft, also a while back ... is why has Microsoft finally made the move now and why with Great Plains. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/01/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_01_16_01_1.asp - 22k - 2001-01-16 Summary: Software giant Microsoft treated itself with a $1.1B Christmas present; it announced an agreement to acquire its long-term partner Great Plains Software, a business application provider for the low-end of the market. Will this move alienate Microsoft from a slew of other partners competing in the same sp

Microsoft to Add 'Encore' Functionality to MBS Great Plains 8.0 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... niche public sector and nonprofit accounting provider and MBS Great Plains does not ... competition can come from the likes of Lawson Software, PeopleSoft, Unit 4 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/07/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_07_10_04_1.asp - 16k - 2004-07-10 Summary: MBS' current strategy of letting extension functionality proliferate spontaneously largely resembles the current development practice of the open source community. This can be be considered ironic, because open sourcing is something Microsoft loves to hate.

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In that regard, Great Plains' acquisition has largely been hushed up, given the ... development partners like Oracle, Siebel, SAP and PeopleSoft, given Axapta's ... 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

Microsoft Lays Enforced-Concrete Foundation For Its Business ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... pointed out that the company is still supporting customers on Great Plains' original DOS-based ... Such could even more be the case of PeopleSoft, which has lately ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_05_02_1.asp - 21k - 2002-11-05 Summary: MBS is both a threat and an opportunity for the most nimble vendors, and mid-market CRM vendors might have acquired another lease of life extension in the medium term to redefine their value proposition, especially given that some have recently secured new funds and/or found solace in a partnership with

Competition Heats Up in ERP Market: Oracle Merger, and SAP and ...

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... Along similar lines, it encourages PeopleSoft Enterprise customers in the US and Canada consider MBS Great Plains, although businesses interested in MBS ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/05/research_notes/TN_ER_XOT_05_21_05_1.asp - 20k - 2005-05-21 Summary: Although Oracle's product roadmap is beginning to take shape it does not include active marketing of the PeopleSoft and J.D. Edwards product lines. As a result of these products being seen as dead ends, many competitors have been scrambling to offer all sorts of incentives to switch to the still disconce

PeopleSoft s ASP Play

by A. Turner ... Depending on who you listen to, PeopleSoft is either behind, or on track with their ... We are also seeing mid-market ERP vendors such as Great Plains joining the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2000/03/news_analysis/NA_EC_ADT_03_31_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-03-31 Summary: PeopleSoft announces the Next Generation ASP

PeopleSoft Building Muscles To Overcome The Rough Patch Part 4 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... one cannot find many compelling reasons for a small or midsize enterprise to go for PeopleSoft as opposed to, eg, Lawson, Microsoft Great Plains, or Navision ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/06/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_06_25_02_1.asp - 15k - 2002-06-25 Summary: It appears that a real magic bullet to attract smaller enterprises is yet to be produced, although the company has successfully addressed marketing and selling to both large and smaller enterprises. All in all, although on the right track, PeopleSoft has to be careful that it does not overstretch itself

Microsoft Keeps on Rounding up Its Business Solutions Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Not to mention the fact that SAP and PeopleSoft (including the recently ... of the SCM/distribution capabilities of its signature Great Plains product, which ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/12/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_12_02_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-12-02 Summary: While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the Microsoft Business Network (MBN) as a relatively simple and inexpensive way to support those customers' demands, MBN is only a small part of the trading relationship equation.