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Will Ramco be able to deliver on its vision of personalized, assembled applications? Time will tell, but the indications
are good. Ramco faces a crowded and consolidating enterprise market, but has shown patience and realistic expectations for
its growth. (...)
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Will Ramco be able to deliver on its vision of personalized, assembled applications? Time will tell, but the indications are
good. Ramco faces a c...
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2003-11-05
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Ramco Systems returned to Las Vegas for its annual user group meeting in North America in October of 2003. We review the
progress that Ramco has made on its promises to customers at the last user conference, the customers’ reactions to the progress,
and where Ramco and its customers will go from here. (...)
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Ramco Systems returned to Las Vegas for its annual user group meeting in North America in October of 2003. We review the progress
that Ramco has m...
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2003-11-04
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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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Integrated Development Enterprise (IDe)'s IDeWeb 5.3 is a product portfolio management best-of-breed solution for new product
development. It is tailored to discrete and process manufacturers in the electronics, food and beverage, specialty chemicals,
and telecommunications sectors. (...)
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Integrated Development Enterprise (IDe)'s IDeWeb 5.3 is a product portfolio management best-of-breed solution for new
product development. It is t...
Published:
2006-02-08
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This tutorial points out the significance of buyers researching PLM technology vendors before determining the short list
and vendors researching the viability of the opportunity before committing time and money to a sales effort. Since a 'one-size-fits-all'
product is still not quite a viable possibilit (...)
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This tutorial points out the significance of buyers researching PLM technology vendors before determining the short list and
vendors researching t...
Published:
2003-05-27
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There are two types of extract transform and load (ETL) vendors. Business intelligence (BI) vendors integrate ETL functionality
into their overall BI framework, while best-of-breed data integration vendors, who provide enhanced ETL functionality, have
an increased focus on data cleansing and integrity. (...)
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There are two types of extract transform and load (ETL) vendors. Business intelligence (BI) vendors integrate ETL functionality
into their overall...
Published:
2006-03-07
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The root of creativity rests in the people, the management, and the culture of the organization. A better tool will not help
an organization that is resistant to change and stifles creativity. It is important to remember that while management can
solve a technical problem, technology will never solve a m (...)
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... The best example of the second category, visualization, is Microsoft's Visio. ...
User Recommendations. ... powerful by modern software and low-cost personal
computers. ...
Published:
2005-02-01
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The root of creativity rests in the people, the management, and the culture of the organization. A better tool will not help
an organization that is resistant to change and stifles creativity. It is important to remember that while management can
solve a technical problem, technology will never solve a m (...)
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... The best example of the second category, visualization, is Microsoft's Visio. ...
User Recommendations. ... powerful by modern software and low-cost personal
computers. ...
Published:
2005-02-01
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With Best having already captured a lion's share of the market estimated to consist of several millions of small enterprises
or ~$14 billion in revenue opportunity, and continuing to capture new customers, the likes of MBS will likely have their work
cut out for them despite their recently unveiled sound (...)
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With Best having already captured a lion's share of the market estimated to consist of several millions of small enterprises
or ~$14 billion in re...
Published:
2003-07-26
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Sage Group's decision to finally group its plethora of enterprise-level applications in North America under the Best Software
brand in 2002 emanated from the company's ability to deliver highly integrated components, and to weave a unified story around
this concoction of products, many of them with best- (...)
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Sage Group's decision to finally group its plethora of enterprise-level applications in North America under the Best Software
brand in 2002 emanat...
Published:
2003-07-28
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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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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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Customer relationship management is a sophisticated set of customer-facing tools; however, its technology has outpaced the
management strategy used to implement it. Moreover, murky definitions and objectives have caused varying degrees of success
and failure to emerge from the same initiative. Clearly de (...)
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Customer relationship management is a sophisticated set of customer-facing tools; however, its technology has outpaced the
management strategy use...
Published:
2004-10-21
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TechnologyEvaluation.COM analysts have separated the software negotiation process into three discrete categories. All three
are critical individually, yet should always be pursued within the context of the larger discussion. (...)
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TechnologyEvaluation.COM analysts have separated the software negotiation process into three discrete categories. All three
are critical individua...
Published:
2000-09-29
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Collaboration between Amdocs and SAS, if truly committed to by both, should make it possible to collect and analyze information
stored in these Amdocs' systems, and deliver the conclusions and recommendations to the operator's decision-makers in the
form of graphs and practical reports. (...)
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Collaboration between Amdocs and SAS, if truly committed to by both, should make it possible to collect and analyze information
stored in these Am...
Published:
2005-08-05
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To maximize the return on investment of a customer relationship management system, a new CRM best practices model should
be used. A point-based system, self-assessment model that emphasizes senior management leadership and the need to create a
culture consistent with CRM can lead to a deployment strategy (...)
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To maximize the return on investment of a customer relationship management system, a new CRM best practices model should be
used. A point-based sy...
Published:
2004-10-22
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ROI System is definitely a "user's vendor" that should raise the bar for customer care best practices amongst its competitors. (...)
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ROI System is definitely a "user's vendor" that should raise the bar for customer care best practices amongst
its competitors.
Published:
2003-06-04
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ROI System is definitely a "user's vendor" that should raise the bar for customer care best practices amongst its competitors. (...)
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ROI System is definitely a "user's vendor" that should raise the bar for customer care best practices amongst
its competitors.
Published:
2003-06-04
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Existing smaller customers of both acquired vendors should closely monitor any changes to determine whether they will continue
to receive acceptable support and service from their providers within these new arrangements. (...)
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Existing smaller customers of both acquired vendors should closely monitor any changes to determine whether they will continue
to receive acceptab...
Published:
2004-02-18
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Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business processes inside and outside the four walls of the enterprise, such as on-line collaboration with customers,
suppliers, distributors, and employees, to make every (...)
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Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business pro...
Published:
2002-09-24
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Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) announced the availability of Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon 5.5, which includes
several new features and enhancements in the product's Foundation Series, Financial Series, Project Series and Service Series
of modules. This part covers the vendor’s challenges an (...)
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Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) announced the availability of Microsoft Business Solutions Solomon 5.5, which includes
several new features and...
Published:
2003-09-06