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Abstract:
After dealing with the over-hype of Y2K, companies have started to reconsider the best of breed as a viable solution to satisfy
their software needs. This comes as a shock to the corporate systems culture when user communities were told that fully integrated
software such as ERP, SCM, and EAM were the on (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
After dealing with the over-hype of Y2K, companies have started to reconsider the best of breed as a viable solution to satisfy
their software nee...
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2003-08-08
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Abstract:
After dealing with the over-hype of Y2K, companies have started to reconsider the best of breed as a viable solution to satisfy
their software needs. This comes as a shock to the corporate systems culture when user communities were told that fully integrated
software such as ERP, SCM, and EAM were the on (...)
Excerpt related to
best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
After dealing with the over-hype of Y2K, companies have started to reconsider the best of breed as a viable solution to satisfy
their software nee...
Published:
2003-08-08
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Abstract:
While not really a household name in North America before the Macola acquisition, Exact has always been a force to reckon
with in the lower end of the ERP mid-market in Europe, and occasionally, to a degree, elsewhere in the world. (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
While not really a household name in North America before the Macola acquisition, Exact has always been a force to reckon
with in the lower end of...
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2004-02-28
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Abstract:
Though superficially, IQMS, a small, quiet ERP provider, may be similar to its competitors, by offering fully-integrated
applications and services that are typically expected from larger tier one vendors, IQMS has truly differentiated itself in
the market. (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
Though superficially, IQMS, a small, quiet ERP provider, may be similar to its competitors, by offering fully-integrated applications
and services...
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2005-04-06
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Abstract:
The customer relationship management (CRM) market is changing. Over half the market is served by small vendors. Fully integrated
business suites like NetSuite standalone solutions like salesforce.com, are heeding the demand for software as a service,
but they are approaching the market with very differen (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
The customer relationship management (CRM) market is changing. Over half the market is served by small vendors. Fully integrated
business suites l...
Published:
2005-12-06
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
... approach to addressing this industry’s needs was the “best-of-breed”
approach, meaning ... group or business unit within the company doing one specific task
...
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2008-07-02
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Abstract:
In the past, enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiatives were far too costly for smaller organizations to consider. However,
a trend has recently emerged where software vendors are now offering software-as-a-service business models for ERP implementation
to even the smallest organizations. (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
In the past, enterprise resource planning (ERP) initiatives were far too costly for smaller organizations to consider. However,
a trend has recent...
Published:
2009-09-07
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
... approach to addressing this industry’s needs was the “best-of-breed”
approach, meaning ... group or business unit within the company doing one specific task
...
Published:
2008-07-02
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Abstract:
Due to its late expansion into the ERP world, the company has been trailed by its reputation of a best-of-breed accounting
software vendor. While Solomon has accelerated its schedule of new functionality, it will be hard pressed with tight “time-to-market”
constraints. (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
Due to its late expansion into the ERP world, the company has been trailed by its reputation of a best-of-breed accounting
software vendor. While ...
Published:
2000-04-12
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Abstract:
Using our Merchandising Evaluation Center, we compared Lawson Retail Operations Management, Epicor CRS Merchandising, and
Aldata G.O.L.D. head on. For the overall rankings portion, we looked at these vendor solutions in two basic configurations:
with and without POS functionality. To eliminate any chanc (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
Using our Merchandising Evaluation Center, we compared Lawson Retail Operations Management, Epicor CRS Merchandising, and
Aldata GOLD head on...
Published:
2008-02-15
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Abstract:
CODA's savvy accounting and financial offerings include budgeting, forecasting, scorecards, and tools that use Microsoft
Excel spreadsheets collaboratively and securely. However, CODA must defend its narrow specialist and best-of-breed approach
against larger-scale integrated enterprise system offerings. (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
CODA's savvy accounting and financial offerings include budgeting, forecasting, scorecards, and tools that use Microsoft
Excel spreadsheets collab...
Published:
2005-11-16
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Abstract:
More and more companies today face a significant challenge in integrating multiple business applications. This is the natural
result of fewer companies running a single, all encompassing business application, either in a lone facility or across multiple
sites of a multinational, multi-organizational ente (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
More and more companies today face a significant challenge in integrating multiple business applications. This is the natural
result of fewer comp...
Published:
2004-04-14
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Abstract:
When selecting a CRM vendor should you go with a one-source solution, reducing the need for integration with other corporate
data sources, or go with a best-of-breed approach, getting the best in each category but being left with standalone applications
that must be integrated? This article compares the (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
When selecting a CRM vendor should you go with a one-source solution, reducing the need for integration with other corporate
data sources, or go w...
Published:
2001-09-05
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Abstract:
Using our Merchandising Evaluation Center , we compared Lawson Software, Epicor, and Aldata Solution head-on. For the overall
rankings portion, we looked at these vendor solutions in two basic configurations, with and without POS functionality. To
eliminate any chance of bias, and to ensure a level play (...)
Excerpt related to
best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
Using our Merchandising Evaluation Center , we compared Lawson Software, Epicor, and Aldata Solution head-on. For the overall
rankings portion, w...
Published:
2007-07-18
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Abstract:
While not really a household name in North America before the Macola acquisition, Exact has always been a force to reckon
with in the lower end of the ERP mid-market in Europe, and occasionally, to a degree, elsewhere in the world. (...)
Excerpt related to
best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
While not really a household name in North America before the Macola acquisition, Exact has always been a force to reckon
with in the lower end of...
Published:
2004-02-28
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Abstract:
When it comes to integrated enterprise systems, functionality is not exactly unimportant, but it needs to be combined within
a fairly simple-to-use application set that actually gets used rather than languishes on the shelf. (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
When it comes to integrated enterprise systems, functionality is not exactly unimportant, but it needs to be combined within
a fairly simple-to-us...
Published:
2005-03-24
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Abstract:
In most cases, companies will acquire enterprise asset management (EAM) software but the interfaces to external systems will
have to be constructed. (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
... is a core business component of many manufacturing enterprises, one would expect ...
and whistles" featured in a BOB offering (see Best of Breed Versus Fully
...
Published:
2004-03-16
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Abstract:
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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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
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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Abstract:
I'm Sherry Fox, human resources (HR) research analyst and manager of Technology Evaluation Centers’ Research Analyst Group.
Welcome to this month’s enterprise software Showdown! Today's Showdown compares Lawson S3 Human Capital Management and Vista
HRMS from PDS, head-to-head. We hope you find these (...)
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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
I'm Sherry Fox, human resources (HR) research analyst and manager of Technology Evaluation Centers’ Research Analyst Group.
Welcome to this month’...
Published:
2009-08-28
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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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best of breed all in one software fully integrated:
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