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Software manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers (OEM) needing to embed business intelligence (BI) modules into
their solutions are familiar with the “build versus buy” question. Learn about the factors you should take into consideration
when making this decision, including cost, time to m (...)
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Software Manufacturers and Embedded BI: The Build versus Buy Question. Source: LogiXML.
Document Type: White Paper Description: Software ...
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2010-03-11
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Mark Two, a distributor of kitchen and bathroom products, manages a network of warehouses, logistic services, and call centers.
The company serves both major retail chains and independent stores, and offers a range of 20,000 products. This case study
examines how Mark Two has been developing innovative W (...)
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Mark Two: UK Distributor Uses SAP Software to Help Retailers Build Web Sales. Source: itelligence
UK. Document Type: Case Study Description ...
Published:
2011-03-24
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Whether an organization buys or builds a resource management solution depends on a number of factors, and both approaches
has its pros and cons. There is, however, a third option, one that allows a company to take a "somewhere between" approach.
This latter approach, is made possible by ERP II which empl (...)
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Whether an organization buys or builds a resource management solution depends on a number of factors, and both approaches
has its pros and cons. T...
Published:
2004-07-07
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The statistics for completing packaged software implementation projects are grim. This article examines how the software
evaluation, selection, and procurement process is key to successful software implementations. (...)
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... fit. Cost overruns due to: Unplanned work to resolve new software gaps; Unplanned work
to build interfaces; Erosion of project support; Increased user resistance ...
Published:
2003-02-11
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Pursuing an alternative strategy for software evaluation and selection, based on the capital investment paradigm and the
principles outlined in this article, is an effective method to mitigate implementation risk. (...)
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... a piece of software, put the selected candidate package through a rigorous set of tests.
Require the vendor (or an implementation partner) to build a prototype ...
Published:
2003-02-12
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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. (...)
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Vendors' traditional pricing strategies aren't going to work much longer. Sooner or later, prices will be determined
by what the market is ready t...
Published:
2007-03-27
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Leading e-commerce vendor Commerce One recently announced an alliance with B2B collaboration vendor Adexa. Though in its
early stages, the alliance has strong incentives on its side that may well bring success. (...)
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Leading e-commerce vendor Commerce One recently announced an alliance with B2B collaboration vendor Adexa. Though in its early
stages, the allian...
Published:
2000-03-29
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The downside, as a rule, is the painstaking integration effort yet to be devised for a number of remaining products in the
Sage’s/Best’s family and to be subsequently exerted, as there is always a large time bracket from concept to actual materialization.
Further, integration is never a simple feat. (...)
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The downside, as a rule, is the painstaking integration effort yet to be devised for a number of remaining products in the
Sage’s/Best’s family an...
Published:
2002-12-23
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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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The need for business intelligence (BI) is real for all enterprise software users. It is rare to find a user who feels they
get the information they need from their enterprise software system and even those who do want more. The need is not just
reporting; they need business monitoring, analysis, an unde (...)
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The need for business intelligence (BI) is real for all enterprise software users. It is rare to find a user who feels they
get the information th...
Published:
2004-03-19
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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 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
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, users want and need an inventory or check lists of the functions to understand if the business process
will work. One always has to start from somewhere, and t (...)
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RFPs and selection tools typically focus on features and functions. The business process protagonists consider this focus
old fashioned. However, ...
Published:
2003-10-28
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Drug manufacturers and retailers are tightening their data collection and reporting processes to meet new US Food and Drug
Administration (USFDA) guidelines. But which software offerings are best placed to help drug manufacturers comply with the
new guidelines? (...)
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Drug manufacturers and retailers are tightening their data collection and reporting processes to meet new US Food and Drug
Administration (USFDA) ...
Published:
2008-07-11
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the right solution provided a certain set of requirements. The Catch 22 for both buyers and vendors is to
pinpoint the right opportunity in this ongoing 'dating game' (...)
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In PLM, there is no single vendor that can meet all of the requirements, and the market is still immature, so almost every
product can be the righ...
Published:
2003-05-24
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This article, originally published in Engineering Times, on how companies are employing ERP is based on an interview with
Ben Spencer, TEC’s Senior Director of Knowledge Bases and Content Development. (...)
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This article, originally published in Engineering Times, on how companies are employing ERP is based on an interview with
Ben Spencer, TEC’s Senio...
Published:
2002-08-01
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Ariba, a leader in E-procurement software and market management, pays $1.86 billion in stock to acquire TRADEX, a vendor
of software that lets its customers build their own Internet marketplaces. (...)
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Ariba, a leader in E-procurement software and market management, pays $1.86 billion in stock to acquire TRADEX, a vendor of
software that lets its...
Published:
2000-01-14
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SAPMarkets, the US dot-com spin-off of German ERP leader SAP AG, is partnering with Commerce One to build and sell software
for online trading exchanges. This announcement comes only a month after its partnership with Nortel Networks for CRM product
offering. SAP, owing to this alliance, has a chance to (...)
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SAPMarkets, the US dot-com spin-off of German ERP leader SAP AG, is partnering with Commerce One to build
and sell software for online trading exc...
Published:
2000-07-21
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Abstract:
The case against modifying enterprise software is a strong one. Standard software offerings are the products of millions
of dollars of research, development, and extensive testing for consistent performance. For this and various other reasons,
modifications almost never make sense. (...)
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The case against modifying enterprise software is a strong one. Standard software offerings are the products of millions of
dollars of research, d...
Published:
2006-11-22
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Web sites are very public, putting the brand and image of a company out there on the site for all to see. Companies need
to be sure they have a firm grip on what website visitors see. Rational Software and Vignette Corp. have teamed up to provide
a product to do just that. (...)
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Web sites are very public, putting the brand and image of a company out there on the site for all to see. Companies need to
be sure they have a fi...
Published:
2000-12-12
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ERP vendor UNIT4 has joined the discussion on the topic of its current state of affairs. Rather than pursuing the usual route
of writing analyses of major market trends, I’ve decided to ask vendors about their opinions and approaches. UNIT4 has joined
the discussion on the topic of its current state of (...)
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ERP vendor UNIT4 has joined the discussion on the topic of its current state of affairs. Rather than pursuing the usual route
of writing analyses o...
Published:
2010-08-04