Scala Business Solutions

Great Plains – Getting Greater and Less Plain

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Great Plains and Scala Business Solutions NV formed a strategic partnership to collaborate and deliver additional e-business and enterprise solutions to global ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/04/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_04_27_00_1.asp - 11k - 2000-04-27 Summary: Great Plains Software, Inc., a leading provider of e-business solutions for the mid-market, announced financial results for the fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2000.

Scala and Microsoft Become (Not So) Strange CRM Bedfellows

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Namely, at the end of July, Scala Business Solutions (ASE: SCALA), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of collaborative enterprise software for mid ... 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

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC) and Scala Business Solutions (formerly Euronext: A.SCALA), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_15_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-12-15 Summary: Scala, with main direct office coverage in Europe and the Far East, and through its network of partners and dealers in most remote, esoteric, and still low-penetrated markets, perfectly fits the description of an ideal Epicor supplement.

Scala Shows Far More Than A Bit Of A Backbone Part 1

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... At the beginning of July, Scala Business Solutions (ASE: SCALA; www.scala.net ), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of collaborative ERP software for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_06_02_1.asp - 12k - 2002-08-06 Summary: Scala seems to be telling any competitor that two can play the game in the global enterprise market. Employing offense as the best defense, the company is determined to attack the satellite divisions of its bigger competitors, particularly those of SAP.

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC) and Scala Business Solutions (formerly Euronext: A.SCALA, delisted in July 2004), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_14_04_1.asp - 18k - 2004-12-14 Summary: The merger looks like a positive move for both companies and their customers, since Epicor obtains a foothold in some complementary geographic regions, and in certain discrete manufacturing and service industries it has not really penetrated in the past by acquiring a reasonably run vendor without much e

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Namely, at the end of July, Scala Business Solutions (ASE: SCALA), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of collaborative enterprise software for mid ... 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

Scala Shows Far More Than A Bit Of A Backbone Part 2: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... At the beginning of July, Scala Business Solutions (ASE: SCALA; www.scala.net ), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of collaborative ERP software for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_07_02_1.asp - 26k - 2002-08-07 Summary: Scala is a serious challenger in the SME market, especially in emerging markets like Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and China (possibly the local market leader therein), given that the company reported growth and stable financial performance in 2001 while many of its peers have seen correspondin

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part One ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Accordingly, back at the end of 2003, Epicor and Scala Business Solutions (Euronext: A.SCALA), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of collaborative ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_13_04_1.asp - 21k - 2004-12-13 Summary: One should imagine Epicor has carefully thought out the rationale for the recent acquisition of its European counterpart Scala. The merger seems to have much of a strategic merit as opposed to a knee-jerk, ‘me too’ impulse owing to the ongoing consolidation craze in the market.

Scala Shows Far More Than A Bit Of A Backbone Part 3: Challenges ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... At the beginning of July, Scala Business Solutions (ASE: SCALA; www.scala.net), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of collaborative ERP software for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_08_02_1.asp - 13k - 2002-08-08 Summary: Although the value proposition offered by Scala should bode well to creating increased demand and acceptance of the Scala offering in the global SME market, there will be many challenges to overcome in order to continue to thrive in this ferocious competitive environment.

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Namely, at the end of July, Scala Business Solutions (ASE: SCALA), an Amsterdam, the Netherlands-based provider of collaborative enterprise software for mid ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_30_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-08-30 Summary: Whether this is a temporary stint, a true long-term alliance, or just a prelude to nuptials down the track, Microsoft should turn out as a beneficiary in every way.