NetSuite Had a Sweet IPO. Now What? » The TEC Blog

... However, on December 20, 2007 NetSuite Inc., a vendor of on-demand, integrated ... Dan Farber’s great column and several blog posts at ZDnet explain well the ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/12/28/netsuite-had-a-sweet-ipo-now-what/ - 47k - 2007-12-28

Client References - Still A Valuable Part of Vendor Selection?

by William R. Friend ... If the vendor has had a successful implementation at the reference site they should ... Bill co-wrote a monthly column "Managing Software" for Food Engineering (www ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/11/research_notes/MI_EV_XWF_11_12_03_1.asp - 14k - 2003-11-12 Summary: With application software vendors focusing their sales effort more on the top executives or C-levels (CEO/CFO/COO/CIO) of companies, and less on IT, the establishment of an application software selection methodology in advance of a software purchase becomes crucial. The value in making client reference c

Choosing an Open Source Vendor and Service Provider

by Bernard Golden ... vendor, it's vital that your service provider know and be known by the vendor. ... He writes a regular column on open source software for CIO Magazine, and is the ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/FreeOpenSource/2005/06/research_notes/TU_FS_XBG_06_21_05_1.asp - 15k - 2005-06-21 Summary: As more companies begin to use open source, demand for direct support and services beyond the on-line community will grow. If you're looking for open source help, know what questions to ask to ensure you're getting what you need.

Informatica Morphs into Enterprise Decision Support Vendor

by M. Reed ... (See TEC News Analysis article: "Informix to Acquire Ardent Software-Another Vendor's Attempt at End-to-End ... Table and column names are examples of metadata. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/01/research_notes/VN_DW_MFR_01_00_1.asp - 17k - 2000-01-01 Summary: Informatica Corporation, long an established vendor in the Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) market space, has morphed themselves into a vendor of solutions for the 'e-Business infrastructure'. In conjunction with their contract to build an enterprise data warehouse for the United States Postal Service and th

Web 2.0 -- "Wow!" or "So What?!" » The TEC Blog

... Salesforce.com Apex platform), and do all the experimenting before they even contact the vendor. ... Dan Farber’s great column and several blog posts at ZDnet ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/11/27/web-20-wow-or-so-what/ - 49k - 2007-11-27

SouthWare Excellence Series: Making Excellence Easier Part One ...

by Charles Chewning Jr. ... Control: Comprehensive inventory control including substitute items, vendor part numbers ... Matrix Adapter: Complete inventory matrix (row and column) support for ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2005/01/research_notes/VN_TS_XCC_01_04_05_1.asp - 31k - 2005-01-04 Summary: SouthWare Innovations is one of the first middle-market vendors to create what might be the one of the best examples of true business management system (accounting + exception management + task management), and for that reason alone it should receive serious consideration.

Metadata Standards in the Marketplace Why Do I Care? (And ...

by M. Reed ... If you write your own suite of programs or can find a single vendor solution that handles all of your needs, you might still be able ... A column is also an entity ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/05/research_notes/MN_DW_MFR_05_16_00_1.asp - 18k - 2000-05-16 Summary: Metadata ( data about data ) is essential for data warehousing. Metadata standards allow different products to interact. Without standards, different vendors tools cannot work together seamlessly and the customer s warehousing effort is greatly complicated.

Lose the Starry-Eyes, Analyze:An Ideal Customer for Relevant ...

by Josh Chalifour ... While it is good to identify vendors that work within your industry (Refer to the Industry Focus column of the TechnologyEvaluation.com Vendor Showcase), it is ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2002/09/research_notes/VN_TS_JEC_09_07_02_1.asp - 19k - 2002-09-07 Summary: This is an example, using Relevant Business Systems, of how you can use the TEC ERP Evaluation Center's WebTESS tool to locate vendors that consider your company their ideal candidate.

The Best ERP System for an Organization

by Rafael Funes ... Of course, if we expect the vendor to have that level of responsibility, we must ... He is the author of a column Excélsior and he is a collaborator with El ... http:/.../research/researchHighlights/erp/2005/06/research_notes/MI_ER_XRF_06_13_05_1.asp - 15k - 2005-06-13 Summary: Implementing an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system can be complex, difficult, slow, and costly, but a good selection methodology can lead to a solution that generates reliable and timely information that users can leverage to improve their work.

Will User Enterprises Ever Get onto an Easy (Support and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... In the long term though, on demand initiatives should make any vendor stronger and more ... and now that it was not our intention to create a gossip column or to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/03/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_03_27_07_1.asp - 11k - 2007-03-27 Summary: Vendors' traditional pricing strategies aren't going to work much longer. Sooner or later, prices will be determined by what the market is ready to bear rather than be based on what vendors think is a profitable way to deliver solutions.