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Abstract:
Great Plains announced it intends to significantly expand its mid market e-business community through the acquisition of
Solomon Software, its direct competitor. The combined company will have more than 130,000 customers, 2,200 team members and
a worldwide network of 2,000 channel partners. (...)
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Solomon:
Great Plains announced it intends to significantly expand its mid market e-business community through the acquisition of Solomon
Software, its dir...
Published:
2000-05-26
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Abstract:
MBS Solomon, due to its distinct differentiators and weaknesses has been blessed in disguise with possibly the most distinct
niche and the least overlap (gray area) with the other MBS ERP products (i.e., MBS Great Plains, MBS Navision, and MBS Axapta). (...)
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Solomon:
MBS Solomon, due to its distinct differentiators and weaknesses has been blessed in disguise with possibly
the most distinct niche and the least o...
Published:
2003-09-04
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Abstract:
Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) announced the availability of Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon 5.5, which includes
several new features and enhancements in the product's Foundation Series, Financial Series, Project Series and Service Series
of modules. This part covers the vendor’s challenges an (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) announced the availability of Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon 5.5,
which includes several new features and...
Published:
2003-09-06
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Abstract:
Due to its late expansion into the ERP world, the company has been trailed by its reputation of a best-of-breed accounting
software vendor. While Solomon has accelerated its schedule of new functionality, it will be hard pressed with tight “time-to-market”
constraints. (...)
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Solomon:
Due to its late expansion into the ERP world, the company has been trailed by its reputation of a best-of-breed accounting
software vendor. While ...
Published:
2000-04-12
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Abstract:
It appears that several of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Solomon's truly differentiating traits, which could not have
been easily or quickly replicated by its seemingly more robust brethren products within the MBS division, will have been a
good enough reason for Microsoft to continue to bolster the (...)
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Solomon:
It appears that several of Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) Solomon's truly differentiating traits,
which could not have been easily or quickly ...
Published:
2003-09-03
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Abstract:
Of all the MBS' products, Solomon is apparently the purest in terms of a standard Microsoft technology stack, and without
any proprietary additions. Furthermore, its sharp focus solely on Microsoft technology from ground up, coined in ''the power
of one'' motto (one OS platform - Windows XP/NT/2000, one (...)
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Solomon:
Of all the MBS' products, Solomon is apparently the purest in terms of a standard Microsoft technology
stack, and without any proprietary addition...
Published:
2003-09-05
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Abstract:
Much sooner than its ERP counterparts had done it in their respective market, Siebel has been making a big push into the
CRM mid-market with the introduction of eBusiness 2000 MidMarket Edition. Solomon Software, a division of Great Plains, is
another in its string of recently announced notable product (...)
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Solomon:
Much sooner than its ERP counterparts had done it in their respective market, Siebel has been making a big push into the CRM
mid-market with the i...
Published:
2000-09-08
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Abstract:
Great Plains announced at the Solomon Partner Conference in August, a number of new product enhancements and/or product alliances
for its recently acquired division and former archrival, Solomon Software. Solomon Value Added Resellers focused on the retail
industry or interested in addressing this dynami (...)
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Solomon:
Great Plains announced at the Solomon Partner Conference in August, a number of new product enhancements
and/or product alliances for its recently...
Published:
2000-09-20
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Abstract:
MBS Solomon, due to its distinct differentiators and weaknesses has been blessed in disguise with possibly the most distinct
niche and the least overlap (gray area) with the other MBS ERP products (i.e., MBS Great Plains, MBS Navision, and MBS Axapta). (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
MBS Solomon, due to its distinct differentiators and weaknesses has been blessed in disguise with possibly
the most distinct niche and the least o...
Published:
2003-09-04
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Abstract:
Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) announced the availability of Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon 5.5, which includes
several new features and enhancements in the product's Foundation Series, Financial Series, Project Series and Service Series
of modules. This part covers the vendor’s challenges an (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) announced the availability of Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon 5.5,
which includes several new features and...
Published:
2003-09-06
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Abstract:
Much sooner than its ERP counterparts had done it in their respective market, Siebel has been making a big push into the
CRM mid-market with the introduction of eBusiness 2000 MidMarket Edition. Solomon Software, a division of Great Plains, is
another in its string of recently announced notable product (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
Much sooner than its ERP counterparts had done it in their respective market, Siebel has been making a big push into the CRM
mid-market with the i...
Published:
2000-09-08
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Abstract:
Due to its late expansion into the ERP world, the company has been trailed by its reputation of a best-of-breed accounting
software vendor. While Solomon has accelerated its schedule of new functionality, it will be hard pressed with tight “time-to-market”
constraints. (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
Due to its late expansion into the ERP world, the company has been trailed by its reputation of a best-of-breed accounting
software vendor. While ...
Published:
2000-04-12
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Abstract:
Solomon Software Inc., a leading provider of mid-market financial and business management systems, and SalesLogix, a leading
provider of electronic customer relationship management (eCRM), have signed a five-year, multi-million dollar OEM software
arrangement. (...)
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Solomon:
Solomon Software Inc., a leading provider of mid-market financial and business management systems, and SalesLogix,
a leading provider of electroni...
Published:
2000-04-28
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Abstract:
On June 27, Great Plains Software, Inc., a leading mid-market provider of back-office and e-business solutions, announced
financial results for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended May 31, 2000. Despite continued growth and profitability, the
market reacted to the company’s results that were below (...)
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Solomon:
On June 27, Great Plains Software, Inc., a leading mid-market provider of back-office and e-business solutions, announced
financial results for th...
Published:
2000-08-03
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Abstract:
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 (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
Great Plains has established itself as a global small-to-medium enterprises (SME) market leader. It now derives almost 20%
of revenue outside of t...
Published:
2000-10-05
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Abstract:
While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the
Microsoft Business Network (MBN) as a relatively simple and inexpensive way to support those customers' demands, MBN is only
a small part of the trading relationship equation. (...)
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Solomon:
While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the
Microsoft Business Net...
Published:
2003-12-02
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Abstract:
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. (...)
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Solomon:
Great Plains announced during its Stampede 2000 annual partner meeting significant extensions to its product offering. The
following is our view o...
Published:
2000-11-01
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Abstract:
While most of its applications co-opetitors have been licking their wounds and dreading another financial quarterly report,
cash amassed Microsoft has recently shown a flair for aptly devising and executing a strategy for its Microsoft Business Solutions
(MBS) division portfolio, to its partners and cust (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
While most of its applications co-opetitors have been licking their wounds and dreading another financial quarterly report,
cash amassed Microsoft...
Published:
2002-11-01
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Abstract:
While most of its applications co-opetitors have been licking their wounds and bracing for a long summer drought, fat cash
cushioned Microsoft has been putting together the pieces of its CRM (and likely the overall enterprise applications) strategy
mosaic (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
While most of its applications co-opetitors have been licking their wounds and bracing for a long summer drought, fat cash
cushioned Microsoft has...
Published:
2002-08-15
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Abstract:
Despite the plausible product roadmap, any organization evaluating MBS products should keep itself informed, and consider
existing functionality only. MBS, at this stage, will likely not appeal to companies that need more complex CRM capabilities
or must manage customer relationships through diverse li (...)
Excerpt related to
Solomon:
Despite the plausible product roadmap, any organization evaluating MBS products should keep itself informed, and consider
existing functionality o...
Published:
2002-11-06