SAP Bolsters NetWeaver's MDM Capabilities Part Two: xCat and SAP ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Additionally, xCat can reportedly slice-and-dice a single master catalog containing several million products into as many customized virtual private ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_02_04_1.asp - 19k Summary: SAP purports that SAP MDM also lays the foundation for efficient and accurate exchange of cross-business information. Consumer products companies, for instance, can exchange timely product information with retail distributors, avoid costly inaccuracies, enhance merchandizing, and improve supply chain ope

Oracle Renders Its PLM Outline Part Two: Challenges and User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic & Jim Brown ... Although it is not yet giving up on being a single vendor solution, it has at least recently modified advice to users is an incremental, ‘slice-by-slice ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Plm/2004/01/news_analysis/NA_PL_PJ_01_06_04_1.asp - 20k Summary: Key concerns for PLM prospects will be domain knowledge in design and engineering-specific functions and integration, including currently poor connections from Oracle workflow to third-party business applications and CAD/PLM interfaces.

Stalled Oracle Fumbling For A Jump-Start Kit Part 3: Market Impact

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Although it is not yet giving up on being a single vendor solution, it has at least recently modified advice to users is an incremental, 'slice-by-slice ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2002/04/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_04_17_02_1.asp - 15k Summary: Oracle remains a true IT powerhouse with fingers in many pies other than databases, such as application servers, and development tools, which ranks it as an enterprise infrastructure provider, together with SAP, IBM at a higher and, and Microsoft at the lower end of the market. However, Oracle may be get

Mainstream Enterprise Vendors Begin to Grasp Content Management ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Additionally, the ability to slice and dice a single master catalog that may contain several million products into as many customized virtual private ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PIM/2004/11/research_notes/TU_PI_PJ_11_11_04_1.asp - 21k Summary: Enterprises are becoming painfully aware of the need to clean up their structured data and unstructured content acts to capitalize on more important efforts like regulatory compliance, globalization, demand aggregation, and supply chain streamlining.

vInfoStore

... vInfoStore is very robust and can connect to any database using JDBC drivers. You can cut, slice and dice your data online and really quickly. ... http://www.technologyevaluation.com/showcases/technology-Directory/D/12439/vInfoStore.html - 7k - 2008-09-01

HP Joins the Athlon Pile-On

by R. Krause ... AMD also reported it grabbed a bigger slice of total processor sales by garnering 16.6 percent of the market, up from 12.6 percent the previous quarter and its ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/HardwareOS/2000/01/news_analysis/NA_HW_RAK_01_31_00_1.asp - 6k Summary: Hewlett-Packard announced that it will begin shipping PCs which use the Advanced Micro Devices-produced Athlon CPU.

Instead of Discounting, Back Some Value Out of Your Proposal

by Dave Stein ... That way, we were told, they can't nickel and dime you, and can't slice up your offering, and are not able to say no to pieces they don't want or need. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2004/06/research_notes/MI_EV_XDS_06_14_04_1.asp - 15k Summary: Last minute discounting has become so prevalent that many companies have come to depend on it as their default sales strategy. Employing a go-to-market strategy of being the lowest cost provider is one thing, but dramatic, tactical discounting on every deal will erode your company's margins and leave you

Dealing with Food Industry Pressures

by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic ... but that doesn't mean that it is a straightforward "piece of cake" for most food and beverage manufacturers and distributors to capture a bigger "slice of the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/11/research_notes/TU_ER_XOT_11_03_06_1.asp - 21k Summary: Small and medium food and beverage companies have the same regulatory requirements as large companies, but with significantly fewer resources with which to address them. Companies need systems that can provide comprehensive traceability information at the touch of a button.

Global Trade Solutions: Competition, Challenges, and User ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... 3PL providers, or even some logistics management vendors like G-Log or Xporta (now defunct), these entities will likely decide to grab a "bigger slice" of the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/SCM/2005/06/research_notes/VN_SC_PJ_06_08_05_1.asp - 21k Summary: The global trade management market is competitive, rapidly evolving, and highly fragmented, and competition will only increase in the future. While each GTM package will have a unique combination of features and components, it will still require data input and updating by users.

Nimble Enterprise Applications Vendor Faces Stiff Challenges in A ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the depth and history of serious manufacturing implementations, and there are lots of them in a fragmented market, all competing for the same slice of pie. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_11_06_1.asp - 30k Summary: Despite intensifying competition in the enterprise applications market, IFS likes its chances. IFS has released the seventh generation of its component-based applications, while competitors are still on their first, or second at best. Nevertheless, IFS has a tough road ahead.