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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of the leading providers of business management software for ... to judge by the past, Best does not easily ... the difference between being a "stable SME vendor" or ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/06/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_06_11_04_1.asp - 29k - 2004-06-11 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.

Global versus Local Channel Approach, Who Will Win?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Of those, over 140,000 are larger SME customers, notably in ... It does not localize multilingual software by ... such as customer relationship management (CRM), human ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_26_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-08-26 Summary: There is a clear distinction between the market dynamics within the respective MBS and Sage/Best channels.

SOA From a Management Perspective: Part One

by Joe Strub ... By being loosely coupled, an application does not have to ... This business process management (BPM) approach can deliver a ... given its predominance in the SME space ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2007/01/research_notes/TU_BA_XJS_01_05_07_1.asp - 19k - 2007-01-05 Summary: The big buzzword in enterprise-wide package software is service-oriented architecture (SOA). SOA promises to solve a company's software ills, making life easier for information technology departments. This research note takes a look at this new architecture and highlights some concerns.

Scala Shows Far More Than A Bit Of A Backbone Part 2: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... into a serious challenger in the SME market, especially ... solid in accounting, manufacturing and material management areas. ... It does not have to figure out how to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_07_02_1.asp - 27k - 2002-08-07 Summary: Scala is a serious challenger in the SME market, especially in emerging markets like Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and China (possibly the local market leader therein), given that the company reported growth and stable financial performance in 2001 while many of its peers have seen correspondin

Fourth Shift Corporation: Working Overtime To Provide Complete ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... by Grant Thornton a leading accounting and management consulting firm ... for the higher end of the SME market ... questions: Which specific market places does (or will ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/10/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_10_02_00_1.asp - 31k - 2000-10-02 Summary: Fourth Shift claims to have grasped the requirements of its target market (SMEs) that wish to acquire most of their business applications from a single source, even if they have to sacrifice some functionality. To that end, the company launched its Complete Care program. Complete Care is possibly the mos

Symix Systems Front-Steps Into Greener e-Commerce Pastures

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... worldwide, and leverage new purchasing management capabilities ... current narrow manufacturing focus does not grant ... Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) market within ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/10/research_notes/EN_BA_PJ_10_25_00_1.asp - 36k - 2000-10-25 Summary: Like many of its peers, Symix Systems, one of the leading mid-market enterprise applications vendors, has been making a big push into the e-commerce market. A new Symix subsidiary called Frontstep, which was formed in January 2000, has been actively rounding out its e-business product and strategic consu

SAP Keeps Traction On Some Tires Of Its Omni-Wheel-Drive Part 2 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... with its strong focus now at the SME level, it ... against the slew of pure product data management (PDM)/PLM ... wising up to the fact that SAP does not necessarily ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/06/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_06_07_02_1.asp - 20k - 2002-06-07 Summary: SAP s viability and its business applications market s leadership remains unscathed, as the company remains rock-solid and will be the leader for a long time to come. While SAP has espoused one of the most compelling and promising collaborative-Commerce vision to-date, the ideal enablers of collabor

Is There a Panacea for Enterprise Software Pricing Yet?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... software pricing does not seem ... For example, a small-to-medium enterprise (SME) user might ... While feasible, this requires serious contract management and tracking ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2005/12/research_notes/TU_EV_PJ_12_21_05_1.asp - 19k - 2005-12-21 Summary: While enterprise applications are becoming a commodity, their pricing schemes have yet to follow suit. Users are put in a costly position where the 'fine print' clauses of implementation contracts may inhibit reasonable expectations for software warranties.

How the Mining Industry Benefits from ERP Systems

by Leslie Satenstein ... to ensure that a customer does not abandon ... production management; sales management; supply chain management. ... small to medium enterprise (SME) mining companies. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/03/research_notes/TU_ER_LS_03_26_08_1.asp - 22k - 2008-03-26 Summary: Integrated enterprise resource planning software normalizes the reporting requirements for a mining company s various departments. This article loosely shows the parallels between the operations in a mining company and those of a manufacturer whose product is sold on store shelves.

Scala and Microsoft Become (Not So) Strange CRM Bedfellows Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of a small-to-medium enterprise (SME) can be ... almost nothing for buyers, it does reinforce the ... solid in accounting, manufacturing, and material management areas ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_29_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-08-29 Summary: Microsoft's foray into the CRM arena has not been a bed of roses, despite its indisputably large marketing muscle and R&D investment, its strong channel, traditionally attractive pricing policies, and the aura and experience within the market segment. Microsoft CRM remains both a threat and an opportunit