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Global versus Local Channel Approach, Who Will Win?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Global versus Local Channel Approach, Who Will Win ... that come from former Navision acquisition, Axapta and Navision ... the monolithic entity of, for example, SAP R/3 ... 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.

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... can still integrate or use interchangeably MBS' Great Plains, Solomon, Axapta and Navision ... 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

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... been targeting the same market segment (see SAP Tries Another ... Also, as Axapta runs on Unix and Oracle DB ... even during former Great Plains (versus Solomon) and ... 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

The Technology Choices

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the Outlook interface, while Solomon and Axapta are on ... applications, such as those from SAP and Oracle ... Yet, Here Comes the Technology Choice versus Lock-in ... 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.

Vendor Defends Its Strongholds with Focused Enterprise Resource ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... and AX (formerly Navision and Axapta), SoftBrands, SYSPRO ... The SAP division improved its position in the ... target="_blank">Best of Breed Versus Fully Integrated ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/07/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_07_24_06_1.asp - 33k - 2006-07-24 Summary: Strategic Systems International (SSI) needs no special introduction to British process industries (such as consumer products manufacturers and whisky distillers), but it largely remains a well-kept secret elsewhere.

The Market Impact of Two Powerhouses

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... _blank">Achieving Growth: New Accounts versus Up-selling to ... like those of Microsoft, IBM, SAP, or even ... elsewhere), secondary to Navision and Axapta, which are ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_25_05_1.asp - 23k - 2005-08-25 Summary: This is an analysis of the equivalent moves of two superpowers to secure the lower-end of the market, also known as the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market segment. One is Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS), the other is UK-based the Sage Group.

SOA-based Applications and Infrastructure--The Next Frontier?

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... the realities of agile business versus the ability of ... and every vendor's nuance, Oracle and SAP seem to ... Great Plains, Navision, Solomon, and Axapta, the focus ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_05_05_05_1.asp - 30k - 2005-05-05 Summary: Leading enterprise applications vendors believe it is crucial to quickly complete the transition to a service oriented architecture (SOA) from monolithic client/server architectures. For the 'Big Few' the 'stack' race, including applications, databases, application server and middleware, has intensified.

What Do Users Want and Need?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... noted and tackled by the likes of SAP, IBM, and ... paths, and differences in planning versus execution time. ... thinking has been the MBS Axapta's Application Object ... 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.

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the product groups (ie, mere technology versus business process ... MBS' Great Plains, Solomon, Axapta, and Navision ... peers let alone the likes of SAP, Baan, Oracle ... 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

Commerce - Solution Providers

... The Axapta for Direct to Consumer solution allows multi-channel retailers and direct ... We are a Founding Channel Partner of SAP's Business One software, and .... ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/cat/87220-V/E-commerce.html - 101k - 2008-03-24