Will Sage Group Cement Its SME Leadership with ACCPAC and Softline ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Many SME incumbent vendors have indeed embarked on major ... long been ADP, Employease, Ultimate Software, Unit 4 ... the hosted CRM marketplace (see Comparison of ERP ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/06/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_06_11_04_1.asp - 28k Summary: The major quandary for Sage/Best will be whether to base the long-term strategy on leveraging ACCPAC's technologically superior product into and overriding a unified enterprise solution, or to remain as a conglomerate of stand-alone solutions with strong brand names.

Great Plains’ Latest Product Offering — Ready to Stampede the ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... direct competitors like Navision, Epicor, and Sage Software. ... of competitiveness within the SME market. ... strategy and conducting thorough comparison-shopping, at ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/11/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_11_01_00_1.asp - 24k Summary: Great Plains announced during its Stampede 2000 annual partner meeting significant extensions to its product offering. The following is our view of Great Plains’ latest announcements and its strategic direction.

Great Plains – An SME Market Leader, But At What Cost?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... direct competitors like Navision, Epicor, and Sage Software. ... strategy and conducting a thorough comparison-shopping, at ... short list within the SME market where ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/10/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_10_05_00_1.asp - 26k Summary: Great Plains has established itself as a global small-to-medium enterprises (SME) market leader. It now derives almost 20% of revenue outside of the US market and has the potential of reaching $300 million in revenues in fiscal 2001. Its extensive and efficient global indirect channel model that consists

Software Giants Make Courting A Small Guy Their "Business One" ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of rapidly implemented, Tier 1 software applications, for ... features of other established SME offerings mentioned ... and conducting thorough comparison-shopping, at ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/06/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_06_10_03_1.asp - 20k Summary: While fixed time and cost solutions delivered packaged from pristine laboratories do have their appeal, SMEs are becoming increasingly savvy to ask for more than just these implementations perceived as cookie-cutter approach.

TEC: Accounting Software Evaluation Center

... com). Teva "In Its Element" with MAS 500 Sage Software, Westwood Insurance Chooses MAS 500 for Integration Capabilities Sage Software. ... http://accounting.technologyevaluation.com/index.asp - 48k - 2007-11-26

Epicor Picks Clarus' Bargain At The Software Flea Market

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... progress for contemporary Internet-based, 'software as a ... small to medium enterprises (SME) rather than ... auctions, reverse auctions and comparison shop, ensuring ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/2002/12/news_analysis/NA_EC_PJ_12_04_02_1.asp - 22k Summary: Taking advantage of its rival Microsoft’s either reticence or satiation, Epicor recently acquired its long-term partner Clarus for an almost next to nothing price to provide mid-market with a solid add-on e-procurement and, eventually, SRM value proposition too.

Siebel Has Done It Again – This Time with Navision

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of ... identifying your unique needs and comparison shopping, at ... generally recommend including Navision Software in a ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/07/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_07_25_00_1.asp - 11k Summary: Siebel Systems, the leading CRM vendor, remains the most eligible CRM bachelor. On June 21, Navision Software a/s, a Danish provider of ERP solutions for mid-sized companies, and Siebel Systems Inc. announced a worldwide agreement to deliver 'customer-focused eBusiness solutions to meet the needs of mid-

PeopleSoft Internationalizes Its Mid-Market Forays Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Once identified, comparison-shop and use the related ... offer their own version of SME solutions with ... of rapidly implemented, Tier 1 software applications, for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/09/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_09_27_02_1.asp - 21k Summary: Despite the challenges, PeopleSoft has raised the bar in providing solutions for smaller enterprises, and Tier 2 and Tier 3 vendors might be in for a tough battle to defend their turf, especially as they are concurrently trying to expand and modernize their products with ever diminishing resources and wa

RTI's CRM Applications Rivals The Major League Providers

by Kevin Ramesan ... The software is quite user friendly and accessible to non ... represent a lower cost of ownership in comparison to the ... would represent a real bonus to the SME as we ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2003/08/research_notes/VN_CR_KR_08_15_03_1.asp - 12k Summary: Founded in 1990, RTI Software is an Illinois CRM application provider with a feature- rich Enterprise solution targeting the software and hardware industry and expanding to other industries with similar requirements in service, helpdesk, sales and marketing. Recently TEC interviewed Michel P.Mallen, RTI

Demand at the Fount of Open Source: A Primer Based in Demand ...

by Josh Chalifour ... which tracks and reports end user (enterprise software decision makers ... a trend for 2004 and in a comparison of Q3 ... as the small and medium enterprise (SME) market ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/FreeOpenSource/2005/12/research_notes/TU_FS_JC_12_30_05_1.asp - 20k Summary: As we witness the inexorable increase in demand for Free and open source software (FOSS), many organizations have yet to glean the FOSS fundamentals. This series highlights fundamentals for the enterprise as manifested in global customer demand trends.