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Rewrite or Wrap-Around Old Software? Part One: Event Summary

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Event Summary. ... Some of them have cited being intimidated by the complexity of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and associated enterprise applications as ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/06/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_06_07_04_1.asp - 17k Summary: Product architecture is going to do much more than simply provide the technical functionality, the user interface (UI)/presentation, and the platform support. It is going to determine whether a product is going to endure, whether it will scale to a large number of users, and whether it will be able to in

Encompix--Thriving on Encompassing Complexity Part One: Event ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Event Summary. Encompix, Inc. (www.encompix.com), a privately-held North American provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions that helps mid-size ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/PN_ER_PJ_05_24_04_1.asp - 20k Summary: If Encompix has for any reason deliberately maintained its ETO-oriented (engineer-to-order) enterprise resource planning system as one of the best-kept secrets in the complex manufacturing mid-market, it has certainly succeeded so far. However, given a certain number of viable solutions from more renowne

Standardizing on One ERP System in a Multi-division Enterprise

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... As a summary, the ERP standardization strategy can impact the ability of the enterprise to operate. Consequently, it is truly an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/06/research_notes/MI_ER_XOT_06_01_02_1.asp - 17k Summary: In an enterprise with multiple operating divisions, should the enterprise standardize on a single set of software? Recent broadening of major ERP products’ scope and the advent of Web-based product architecture may tempt corporations to consider deploying this concept. Although the enterprise can gener

IFS Continues Its Reinvention Through Pruning Part One: Event ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Event Summary. ... Most of these customers use the payroll component as part of a comprehensive enterprise application planning (ERP) solution from IFS, and IFS ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/02/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_02_07_05_1.asp - 15k Summary: Is selling-off of its Brazilian subsidiary and of tangential CAD and payroll applications a sign that IFS is grasping the realities of a mature enterprise applications market, which requires, among many other things, finding a perfect balance between cultivating the install base versus the zeal for hitch

The Many Faces of PLM Part One: Event Summary

by Jim Brown ... Event Summary. ... The participating vendors included large ERP vendors, "pure-play" PLM suite providers, and niche application providers that handle very ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2003/12/news_analysis/NA_PL_XJB_12_29_03_1.asp - 14k Summary: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions, like many of the application suites that have come before it, are a collection of different offerings that serve a common theme and contribute to overlapping value propositions. Like previous application suites, there is strategic value in approachi

Where Is ERP Headed (Or Better, Where Should It Be Headed)? Part 4 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Executive Summary. A typical ERP system now offers broad functional coverage nearing the best-of-breed capabilities; vertical industry extensions; a robust ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/04/research_notes/TN_BA_PJ_04_27_01_1.asp - 23k Summary: This final note discusses how Application Service Providers (ASPs) have arisen on the Internet in response to such ERP woes as support expenses, misbehaving applications, and server downtime, and how as the nature of ERP software evolves into services and/or hosted models, the market might be experiencin

SSA Global Forms a Strategic Unit with an Extended-ERP Savvy Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... ÿþ SSA Global Forms a Strategic Unit with an Extended-ERP Savvy Part One: Event Summary PJ Jakovljevic - September 15, 2004. 1. Event Summary. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/09/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_09_15_04_1.asp - 20k Summary: SSA Global seems to be doing some proper thinking while continuing to acquire new software companies. Recent unification of its broadening collection of supply chain management (SCM) solutions under the SSA SCM brand and formation of a specialized Strategic Solutions division--which also includes other e

JD Edwards – A Collaboration Thought Leader Or A Disguised ERP ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... (For more information, see Yet Another 'Big 5 ERP' CEO Casualty). Major Developments. Following is a summary of major developments for JD Edwards during the ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/11/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_11_08_00_1.asp - 21k Summary: Like most of its peers, J.D. Edwards is hoping to rebound by focusing on Internet collaboration and extended-ERP applications. The company has also differentiated itself from competitors by embedding Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) into its OneWorld product. While J.D. Edwards' move into the EAI

Feds Warms Up to ERP Spending, but Will Contractors and Their ERP ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Feds Warms Up to ERP Spending, but Will Contractors and Their ERP Vendors Comply? Part One: Event Summary and Market Impact PJ Jakovljevic - September 21, 2004. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/09/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_09_21_04_1.asp - 19k Summary: There has been noise in the US public sector about a strong federal (Feds) interest in ERP applications. This, coupled with the Feds customary huge purchasing appetite for goods and services ranging from consulting to purchasing military devices and components, building, many businesses that have previou

ERP Trivia - Every Why Should Have Its Wherefore Part 1: ERP ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... factors for ERP projects and on the causes of ERP implementation failures. Part Three contains User Recommendations based on this information. Event Summary. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/08/research_notes/TU_ER_PJ_08_25_01_1.asp - 16k Summary: We take the liberty to comment on the findings of a report, which was recently released by a renowned research organization, and which pinpoints ERP implementations’ dissatisfactions in no uncertain terms.