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On October 21, the Baan Company announced a larger-than-expected loss of $25M. Baan's stock price tumbled more than 10% after
the loss more than tripled Wall Street's prediction of losses between $8.2M and $1.4M. Revenue for the quarter was $143M,
compared to $195M in the same period last year. Sales of (...)
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On October 21, the Baan Company announced a larger-than-expected loss of $25M. Baan's stock price tumbled more than 10%
after the loss more than t...
Published:
1999-10-27
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On January 4, 2000 Baan, Europe's No. 2 business software company, sank deeper into trouble as its CEO resigned and it forecast
a fourth quarter loss of $240 million to $250 million after restructuring. Its shares plunged over 30 percent as analysts
cut recommendations on the loss-making vendor, which ha (...)
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On January 4, 2000 Baan, Europe's No. 2 business software company, sank deeper into trouble as its CEO resigned and it
forecast a fourth quarter l...
Published:
2000-01-20
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On December 1, System Software Associates, Inc., a global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services,
announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 31, 1999. (...)
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On December 1, System Software Associates, Inc., a global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services,
announced financia...
Published:
1999-12-15
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Year 1999 will be extremely challenging; We predict minor revenue growth (max. 5%). Break-even net income is the most optimistic
scenario. Year 2000 and after - Baan will still be a player to be reckoned with, however, the chance that Baan will be one
of the Top 3 global ERP vendors has slipped away for (...)
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Year 1999 will be extremely challenging; We predict minor revenue growth (max. 5%). Break-even net income is the most optimistic
scenario. Year 20...
Published:
1999-09-01
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Baan Co. NV announced on August 31 the acquisition of fellow Dutch business software producer Proloq Holding BV. The week
earlier, Baan hosted their supply chain conference, and they used the opportunity to announce a new suite of supply chain
products... (...)
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Baan Co. NV announced on August 31 the acquisition of fellow Dutch business software producer Proloq Holding BV. The week
earlier, Baan hosted the...
Published:
1999-09-03
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Baan's phase under Invensys, after a turbulent three years that have seen considerable people, market and technology change,
and considerable worthwhile investment. Recently-announced technology developments seem to be in sync with the market's trends,
and leaning shrewdly towards the requirements of hol (...)
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Baan's phase under Invensys, after a turbulent three years that have seen considerable people, market and technology change,
and considerable wort...
Published:
2003-05-07
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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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baan software house:
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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Abstract:
While SSA GT's intended acquisition of EXE Technologies should enable many of its customers to better execute the operations
within their warehouses and supply chains through deployment of the EXceed SCE suite, the market is wondering when SSA GT,
whose buying appetite seemingly will not let up any time (...)
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While SSA GT's intended acquisition of EXE Technologies should enable many of its customers to better execute the operations
within their warehous...
Published:
2003-09-26
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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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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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While not doing as well as Ross and SSA GT, Geac and Baan are certainly on the right track. (...)
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While not doing as well as Ross and SSA GT, Geac and Baan are certainly on the right track.
Published:
2003-03-21
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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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Abstract:
Navision Software has established strong branding and penetration within the Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of
the European and recently the U.S. ERP market. While Navision has done a respectable job establishing its U.S. network, it
will face a fierce challenge from domestic competitors like (...)
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Navision Software has established strong branding and penetration within the Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of
the European and recentl...
Published:
2000-05-11
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Abstract:
On December 1, System Software Associates, Inc., a global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services,
announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended October 31, 1999. (...)
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baan software house:
On December 1, System Software Associates, Inc., a global provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services,
announced financia...
Published:
1999-12-15
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Abstract:
Navision Software has established strong branding and penetration within the Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of
the European and recently the U.S. ERP market. While Navision has done a respectable job establishing its U.S. network, it
will face a fierce challenge from domestic competitors like (...)
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baan software house:
Navision Software has established strong branding and penetration within the Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of
the European and recentl...
Published:
2000-05-11
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Abstract:
Navision Software has established strong branding and penetration within the Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of
the European and recently the U.S. ERP market. While Navision has done a respectable job establishing its U.S. network, it
will face a fierce challenge from domestic competitors like (...)
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baan software house:
Navision Software has established strong branding and penetration within the Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) segment of
the European and recentl...
Published:
2000-05-11
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Abstract:
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 (...)
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baan software house:
Product architecture is going to do much more than simply provide the technical functionality, the user interface (UI)/presentation,
and the platf...
Published:
2004-06-07
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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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baan software house:
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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Abstract:
Lawson has yet to show that its strategy and technology can "travel abroad," especially to Europe where it needs to put down
some deep roots if it is to fulfill its global ambitions. A measly portion of its total revenues comes from sales outside
of the US-a proportion that has been static for the past s (...)
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Lawson has yet to show that its strategy and technology can "travel abroad," especially to Europe where it needs
to put down some deep roots if it...
Published:
2003-11-11
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Abstract:
As componentization and Web services mature, packaged software will be less rigid and easier to adjust to unique practices--
thereby gaining some of the benefit of the custom approach. Although an enterprise can generate many benefits from standardization,
it may also create other issues that may often r (...)
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As componentization and Web services mature, packaged software will be less rigid and easier to adjust to unique practices--
thereby gaining some ...
Published:
2004-05-22