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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... will be determined by what the market is ready to bear ("the value ... Indeed, even today many user enterprises are increasingly demanding more certainty, higher ... 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.

Catering to Small and Medium-Size Enterprises

by Joseph J. Strub ... of small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) can be completely different from those of larger enterprises. ... Bear this in mind when forming this nucleus group. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/05/research_notes/TU_ER_XJB_05_01_04_1.asp - 21k - 2004-05-01 Summary: With opportunities in the large enterprise marketplace shrinking due to increased penetration, small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) are starting to receive more attention and scrutiny. This article explores the special needs of the SMEs and asks, from a software standpoint, what companies can to do s

Microsoft Lays Enforced-Concrete Foundation For Its Business ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Also, bear in mind that the first release of Microsoft CRM will not provide ... it should not be short-listed by larger or more complex enterprises, with multiple ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_06_02_1.asp - 12k - 2002-11-06 Summary: Despite the plausible product roadmap, any organization evaluating MBS products should keep itself informed, and consider existing functionality only. MBS, at this stage, will likely not appeal to companies that need more complex CRM capabilities or must manage customer relationships through diverse li

Great Plains' eEnterprise Solution 'N Sync with Microsoft's New ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... order to satisfy more comprehensive requirements of larger mid-sized enterprises that run ... on the latest MS platforms are impressive, users should bear in mind ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/10/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_10_31_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-10-31 Summary: Great Plains announced that its eEnterprise solution scales considerably better on Microsoft SQL Server 2000 in comparison to Microsoft's SQL Server 7.0.

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

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Bear in mind that Microsoft could end the CRM partnership with Scala after ... Enterprises could then face migration challenges, and should insist on contractual ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_30_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-08-30 Summary: Whether this is a temporary stint, a true long-term alliance, or just a prelude to nuptials down the track, Microsoft should turn out as a beneficiary in every way.

Business Intelligence Status Report

by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic ... ERP systems have positively transformed many enterprises' business processes, yet many ... to form artificially created processes, which bear little resemblance to ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/06/research_notes/TU_BI_XOT_06_27_05_1.asp - 29k - 2005-06-27 Summary: Spurred by government mandates for more business transparency, business intelligence has emerged to extract information from ERP systems. How has BI emerged? What does the terminology surrounding it mean, and what is its current state of affairs?

Microsoft Throws .NET At SMEs, With CRM As Bait

by P.J. Jakovljevic, Louie Talarico ... Also, bear in mind that the first release of MS CRM will not provide tight ... it should not be short-listed by larger or more complex enterprises, with multiple ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/03/news_analysis/NA_CR_PJ_03_08_02_1.asp - 13k - 2002-03-08 Summary: While Microsoft might be honest today with its claims of staying away from the true enterprise-level CRM applications space, no one can be sure that its appetite will remain in check for very long.

Has the Mid-market Found Vanguard BI Solutions?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... although ERP systems have positively transformed many enterprises' business processes ... together to form artificially created processes, which bear not much ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2005/07/research_notes/VN_BI_PJ_07_19_05_1.asp - 28k - 2005-07-19 Summary: Enterprise performance management (EPM) and business intelligence (BI) supplier, Vanguard Solutions Group's business strategy focuses on selling with and through enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other enterprise application vendors. Over the last few years, the strategy has proven to be successful

Microsoft Paints CRM Landscape On Lately A ‘Still Nature’ ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Also, bear in mind that the first release of Microsoft CRM will not provide ... it should not be short-listed by larger or more complex enterprises, with multiple ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2002/08/research_notes/EN_CR_PJ_08_16_02_1.asp - 14k - 2002-08-16 Summary: Microsoft’s ambition will be its greatest challenge, as the company is concurrently experiencing an almost disruptive technology transition from Windows to .NET, using Internet rather than PCs. Microsoft Business Solutions is now up to its gills with soul-searching dilemmas, possibly with more issues t

Stalled Oracle Fumbling For A Jump-Start Kit Part 4: Challenges ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... transition to the 11i suite, but the company should also bear in mind ... Larger enterprises seeking broader e-business capabilities should evaluate Oracle if they ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2002/04/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_04_18_02_1.asp - 12k - 2002-04-18 Summary: Only time will tell whether Oracle will have used these slower economic times to get its act together and to position itself for a much-needed surge of new projects in the future. The market should regard Oracle's new mindset evolution as well as its new customer placating moves favorably, despite inevit