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It is essential that depth and expertise in vertical industries, which are critical to ongoing success, be encouraged and
nurtured. However, it can be easily neglected in a slew of recent complementary acquisitions and subsequent attempts to intertwine
them. However, CDC and Pivotal looks like the kind o (...)
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It is essential that depth and expertise in vertical industries, which are critical to ongoing success, be encouraged and
nurtured. However, it ca...
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2004-02-09
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Pivotal, had been feeling the competitive pressures coming from many directions. Despite many mid-market and niche CRM vendors'
attempts to overcome these challenges, many will continue to struggle to avoid insolvency, while the luckier ones that have
some attractive point solutions, such as partner rela (...)
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Pivotal, had been feeling the competitive pressures coming from many directions. Despite many mid-market and niche CRM vendors'
attempts to overco...
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2004-02-07
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While Pivotal might have temporarily mitigated its protracted troubles by having the privilege to choose between three potential
suitors, the time for some decisive moves is now, given that competitive pressures will not go away, but rather will intensify. (...)
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While Pivotal might have temporarily mitigated its protracted troubles by having the privilege to choose between three potential
suitors, the time...
Published:
2004-02-06
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Two recent moves by Lawson Software have stunned the market: 1) it discontinued its in-house CRM development in favor for
partnering with Siebel Systems, and 2) it announced the intention to deliver its product also via 3rd-party Application Service
Providers (ASPs). We express our views in this regard. (...)
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Two recent moves by Lawson Software have stunned the market: 1) it discontinued its in-house CRM development in favor for
partnering with Siebel S...
Published:
2000-05-18
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Clarus Corporation has announced new capabilities and a whole handful of product adoptions. Is the news uniformly good?
We think cautious optimism is best. (...)
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Clarus Corporation has announced new capabilities and a whole handful of product adoptions. Is the news uniformly good? We
think cautious optimis...
Published:
2000-10-20
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Rightworks chose Exodus to host its on-line procurement solution. Rightworks plans to provide a service that outsources procurement
solutions via the web. (...)
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Rightworks chose Exodus to host its on-line procurement solution. Rightworks plans to provide a service that outsources procurement
solutions via ...
Published:
2000-01-03
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In a somewhat belated and long deliberated move, Microsoft Great Plains has struck an OEM partnership deal with Clarus to
provide eProcure, an end-to-end e-procurement solution. (...)
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In a somewhat belated and long deliberated move, Microsoft Great Plains has struck an OEM partnership deal with Clarus to
provide eProcure, an end...
Published:
2001-08-13
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On September 18, 2000, Great Plains (Nasdaq: GPSI), announced the expansion of its Application Service Provider (ASP) initiative.
Great Plains has evolved its ASP partner program to better meet the diverse needs of its ASP partners and their customers (...)
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On September 18, 2000, Great Plains (Nasdaq: GPSI), announced the expansion of its Application Service Provider (ASP) initiative.
Great Plains has...
Published:
2000-10-04
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In the space of one week, three separate announcements paired E-procurement companies and energy companies in the creation
of Internet marketplaces. Ariba, Commerce One and SAP paired with Chevron, Shell and Statoil. (...)
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In the space of one week, three separate announcements paired E-procurement companies and energy companies in the creation
of Internet marketplace...
Published:
2000-02-04
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Concur began as a vendor of shrink-wrapped travel and expense tracking software, but is now making a play to be a major provider
of self-service Internet-enabled applications, including offerings in E-purchasing and Human Resources. (...)
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Concur began as a vendor of shrink-wrapped travel and expense tracking software, but is now making a play to be a major provider
of self-service I...
Published:
2000-03-01
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Busy as it’s been with wheeling and dealing, Ariba has still found the time to release an upgrade to its Ariba Buyer software. (...)
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Busy as it’s been with wheeling and dealing, Ariba has still found the time to release an upgrade to its Ariba Buyer software.
Published:
2000-09-19
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The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or anxiety amongst both its current and potential customers as well as within its VARs. (...)
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The company must clearly articulate its plans and the timeline for integration for each of its products. Otherwise it may
face confusion and/or an...
Published:
2002-07-30
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Lawson's continual investment in R&D delivers innovative products, often in advance of much larger competitors. Increasing
competition from larger vendors with significant resources, puts pressure on the company to go public within the next 12 months. (...)
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Lawson's continual investment in R&D delivers innovative products, often in advance of much larger competitors. Increasing
competition from larger...
Published:
1999-02-01
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Abstract:
Although the retail and wholesale customers have typically invested a low proportion of their total revenues in information
technology, retail industry leaders have begun to demonstrate an ability to achieve market advantage through the effective
use of specialized enterprise applications. As a result, t (...)
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Although the retail and wholesale customers have typically invested a low proportion of their total revenues in information
technology, retail ind...
Published:
2004-09-13
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Abstract:
Trying to sell dumbed-down versions of mySAP Business Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite, without a serious re-engineering of
these products, has not worked for the lower-end of the market. To date, Oracle and SAP have responded by acquiring more suitable
genuine products for the segment, while it is not unl (...)
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Trying to sell dumbed-down versions of mySAP Business Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite, without a serious re-engineering of
these products, has not ...
Published:
2003-06-09
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Abstract:
ERP vendors are making their way into the retail market by bundling, acquiring point solutions or partnering strategically
to embed retail-specific functions within their suites. Like in all other enterprise applications markets, eventually, albeit
not any time soon, the retail market too will come to a (...)
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ERP vendors are making their way into the retail market by bundling, acquiring point solutions or partnering strategically
to embed retail-specifi...
Published:
2004-09-14
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Mid-market and the SMB segment are the next frontiers and a promised land for all the enterprise vendors, small and large
alike.Still, the willingness of smaller IT departments to go for more sophisticated technology beyond the all-too-common dispersed
islands of information on Excel spreadsheets, Access (...)
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Mid-market and the SMB segment are the next frontiers and a promised land for all the enterprise vendors, small and large
alike.Still, the willing...
Published:
2003-06-07
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PeopleSoft announces the “Next Generation ASP” (...)
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PeopleSoft announces the “Next Generation ASP”.
Published:
2000-03-31
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Cisco Systems said it has agreed to buy start-up Tasmania Network Systems in a stock deal worth $25 million. (...)
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Cisco Systems said it has agreed to buy start-up Tasmania Network Systems in a stock deal worth $25 million.
Published:
1999-11-03
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Abstract:
The physical, e and wireless world continues to grow! The e channel for shoppers continues to grow, with so many nay-sayers
and doubters. You'd think this issue would die, with more and more shoppers buying from far flung vendors: Boston to the Nanga
Tribes for buying original crafts; Dallas to Huangshan (...)
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The physical, e and wireless world continues to grow! The e channel for shoppers continues to grow, with so many nay-sayers
and doubters. You'd th...
Published:
2005-03-18