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Having to deliver a number of functionalities through third-party solutions, which are natively offered by many larger competitors,
may deter some interface-wary customers. Thus, Relevant should try to provide as many third-party solutions as possible as
a standard configuration, which should make custom (...)
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Having to deliver a number of functionalities through third-party solutions, which are natively offered by many larger competitors,
may deter some...
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2005-01-28
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This partnership provides SAP with the opportunity to further extend its reach within its large corporate customer base by
serving the needs of its distant smaller plants and divisions dispersed around the globe. Thus, SAP should hereby have the
wherewithal to defend its major accounts from encroachment (...)
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This partnership provides SAP with the opportunity to further extend its reach within its large corporate customer base by
serving the needs of it...
Published:
2004-05-11
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Abstract:
If your data does not reflect reality, the system can never be effective. In today’s world of collaboration, showing a trading
partner dirty data is giving them the wrong message and tearing down the trust called for in a collaborating partnership. (...)
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If your data does not reflect reality, the system can never be effective. In today’s world of collaboration, showing a trading
partner dirty data ...
Published:
2003-07-04
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Make sure that what you select now will keep abreast of the technology changes in the future. It may sometimes be more beneficial
to implement the right solution slowly than to rush the wrong one into place. (...)
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Make sure that what you select now will keep abreast of the technology changes in the future. It may sometimes be more beneficial
to implement the...
Published:
2004-05-12
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The unique business needs of project-oriented organizations, when addressed by large ERP vendors that offer general-purpose
enterprise software, typically require heavy customization in order to work. On the other hand, when project-oriented organizations
turn to small off-the-shelf project-management s (...)
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The unique business needs of project-oriented organizations, when addressed by large ERP vendors that offer general-purpose
enterprise software, t...
Published:
2005-01-26
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This is part two of a note describing an opportunity TEC had to evaluate and compare the four top ERP vendors for a client.
Each vendor’s offering differed in such areas as functionality, flexibility, process fit and ease of use. Find out what TEC
learned as a result of the selection engagement. (...)
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This is part two of a note describing an opportunity TEC had to evaluate and compare the four top ERP vendors for a client.
Each vendor’s offering...
Published:
2001-11-21
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Companies that are project manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO), build-to-order, jobbing shops or contract manufacturers
should think carefully when selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Given the maturity of the ERP market,
its ongoing consolidation, and that fact that competitive ad (...)
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Companies that are project manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO), build-to-order, jobbing shops or contract manufacturers
should think carefully ...
Published:
2004-05-05
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Ross Systems’ transition from ERP to e-commerce has been a harrowing experience during the last 18 months. On September 14,
the company announced yet another disappointing annual report and a consequential radical restructuring. (...)
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Ross Systems’ transition from ERP to e-commerce has been a harrowing experience during the last 18 months. On September 14,
the company announced ...
Published:
2000-10-09
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Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software
that combines industry-specific functionality with the flexibility to accommodate each company's unique processes goes a long
way toward improving the functional fit and the speed of (...)
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Users increasingly look for an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system designed for a specific business, since software
that combines industry-s...
Published:
2004-05-03
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A CMMS is an excellent business opportunity whose implementation can significantly improve operations, reduce equipment downtime,
increase accountability of the maintenance functions, and produce substantial financial savings. Read on to learn how this
can be accomplished. (...)
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A CMMS is an excellent business opportunity whose implementation can significantly improve operations, reduce equipment downtime,
increase account...
Published:
2003-07-08
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I'm Lyndsay Wise, senior research analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Welcome to another in TEC's series of enterprise
software Showdowns. Today's Showdown pits three of the top business performance management (BPM) vendors against each other
in a head-to-head contest: Hyperion System 9 vs. Outlook (...)
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I'm Lyndsay Wise, senior research analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Welcome to another in TEC's series of
enterprise software Showdowns. T...
Published:
2007-05-30
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Federal contracts can often be fraught with legal snares for the unseasoned providers. (...)
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Federal contracts can often be fraught with legal snares for the unseasoned providers.
Published:
2005-01-13
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Application vendors are focusing on their install base as their primary source of revenue while cutting costs to provide
profitability. Most vendors will tell you that they are both new account and customer oriented, and some have struck this
balance. But the vast majority have been worshipping at the (...)
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Application vendors are focusing on their install base as their primary source of revenue while cutting costs to provide profitability.
Most vend...
Published:
2003-05-09
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For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media,
insurance, chemicals, banking, and public sector offerings have followed, highlighting SAP's lesser-known side as a market-oriented
provider of industry-tailored solutions. (...)
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For over a decade, SAP has offered industry-specific applications, starting with oil and gas and utilities solutions. Media,
insurance, chemicals,...
Published:
2006-05-25
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Abstract:
By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies
in the past, and by focusing on a handful of core markets, Intuitive has managed to keep itself on healthy track. (...)
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By deliberately steering clear of too ambitious expansionist policies that have hindered so many smaller software companies
in the past, and by fo...
Published:
2004-06-24
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Abstract:
The Federal Government's peculiar and idiosyncratic regulatory requirements provide high barriers to entry, so that the novice
companies that are not already offering the functionality for the sector will likely not be able to tap the recent surge in
the defense and other federal markets. (...)
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The Federal Government's peculiar and idiosyncratic regulatory requirements provide high barriers to entry, so that the
novice companies that are ...
Published:
2004-09-22
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Corda's CenterView™ enterprise performance dashboards allow users and software partners to use Corda's dashboards to create
the presentation layer of analytics, and to help organizations present and achieve their business goals across the organization. (...)
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Corda's CenterView™ enterprise performance dashboards allow users and software partners to use Corda's dashboards
to create the presentation layer...
Published:
2007-03-16
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While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like accounting and HR. Moreover, flow should be a company-wide strategy that impacts more than manufacturing. (...)
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While lean/flow leverages practices to stay ahead of actual demand, traditional approaches better coordinate secondary, back-office
systems like a...
Published:
2004-01-15
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This is an example, using Relevant Business Systems, of how you can use the TEC ERP Evaluation Center's WebTESS tool to locate
vendors that consider your company their ideal candidate. (...)
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This is an example, using Relevant Business Systems, of how you can use the TEC ERP Evaluation Center's WebTESS tool to
locate vendors that consid...
Published:
2002-09-07
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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...
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2010-08-04