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

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... of the context from Jeff Raikes' 2000 interview after the Navision acquisition, that ... market to find out about the secret merger talks between SAP and Microsoft ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/05/research_notes/TN_ER_XOT_05_21_05_1.asp - 19k 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

SAP Tries Another, Bifurcated Tack At A Small Guy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Software, QAD, Made2Manage, Syspro, SCT, Baan, IFS, Intentia, MAPICS, Navision, Ross Systems ... from many of these may speak in regard of SAP's limited success in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2002/04/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_04_08_02_1.asp - 18k Summary: As the battle for the mid-market intensifies and each Tier 1 vendor is exhibiting its bag of tricks for small-to-medium enterprises, SAP is trying a twofold strategy of promulgating its mySAP.com offering for the higher-end of the mid-market, while offering a recently acquired product to appeal to comple

SAP Keeps Traction On Some Tires Of Its Omni-Wheel-Drive Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... On a more down note, SAP's license revenues drop in 2001 and a ... competitors' steady performance (eg, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, IFS, Intentia, Navision, Baan, Scala ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/06/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_06_07_02_1.asp - 20k Summary: SAP’s viability and its business applications market’s leadership remains unscathed, as the company remains rock-solid and will be the leader for a long time to come. While SAP has espoused one of the most compelling and promising collaborative-Commerce vision to-date, the ideal enablers of collabor

Soft Economy Dents SAP’s Armored Shield As Well

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... On a more down note, SAP's continued license revenues drop in the North ... of competitors' growth in these markets (eg, PeopleSoft, IFS, Intentia, Navision, etc ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/11/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_11_09_01_1.asp - 19k Summary: Since the license revenue plunge in the US, a likely cascading economic slowdown worldwide, and SAP’s high stakes in struggling Commerce One happened much before the fatal September 11, one is only to wonder why SAP’s management woke up to reality and revised its projections so belatedly.

Can 'Intuitive' And 'ERP' Words Be Associated? Part 2: Challenges ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... SAP's co-CEO's lament over SAP R/3's complexity and functionality that ... the discrete manufacturing market via its Great Plains/Navision applications division ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/07/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_07_19_02_1.asp - 16k Summary: By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies in the past, and by focusing on a handful of core markets, Intuitive has managed to keep itself on healthy track.

Stalled Navision + Mixed Bag Damgaard = Satisfactory ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... That is not going to happen any time soon since Navision Financials has ... additional revenue and market share growth (for more information, see SAP Claims Big ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/03/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_03_27_01_1.asp - 13k Summary: In February, NavisionDamgaard, a recently merger-formed Danish provider of enterprise business solutions for mid-sized companies, released its first semi-annual report. While the merger has produced satisfactory initial results, the future nevertheless bears challenges.

SAP Remains Vital Amid Ailing Market And Internal Adjustments Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... On a more down note, SAP's license revenues drop in 2001 and a recent ... the backdrop of competitors' success (eg, PeopleSoft, IFS, Intentia, Navision, Baan, Scala ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/02/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_02_26_02_1.asp - 14k Summary: SAP's focus on delivering a portal as an overlaying personalized user interface may proved to be a crucial bet, as an intuitive portal might prove to be a simple an effective way to integrate information from disparate systems.

What Are Your Competitors Telling You? A Case Study: SAP's New ...

by Lawson Abinanti ... SAP's campaign is a classic example of why it's important to pay close ... marketing positions with several B2B software companies including Navision, Applix, TM1 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2006/01/research_notes/MI_EV_XLA_01_05_06_1.asp - 14k Summary: SAP has a new marketing campaign. What does this mean for competitors, prospective buyers, and business-to-business marketing professionals? This case study explains why it's important to dig deeper when a company of interest to you changes its marketing campaign.

SAP Farms More Business Out Amid Its Staff Reductions

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Given that the likes of MAPICS, Navision, Ross Systems and Microsoft Great Plains ... $500 million in revenue and in particular industries of SAP's focus should ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_18_01_1.asp - 17k Summary: As the battle for the mid-market intensifies and each vendor is exhibiting a pertinent sabre rattling display of power, SAP is turning to help from the alliance in order to partly counteract the needed cost-cutting exercise in its US operations

Navision Software a/s: Mid-market iNvasion

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... like JD Edwards, Oracle, and SAP better than most other mid-market vendors. Soon after its inception and success in the Danish market, Navision branched out ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/05/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_05_11_00_1.asp - 19k Summary: Navision Software has established strong branding and penetration within the Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of the European and recently the U.S. ERP market. While Navision has done a respectable job establishing its U.S. network, it will face a fierce challenge from domestic competitors like