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Abstract:
The major factors of success in business applications for the mid-market segment have traditionally been--flexible pricing,
packaging and deployment options; speed of implementation; vertical focus; interconnectivity to other applications and legacy
systems; product scalability and scope expandability; I (...)
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The major factors of success in business applications for the mid-market segment have traditionally been--flexible pricing,
packaging and deployme...
Published:
2004-07-27
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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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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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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Respond Quickly to Changing Markets.Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. In today’s Internet-connected global economy, the market doesn’t allow for companies to sit back and relax
into a comfortable niche. Customer loyalty is ever (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Respond Quickly to Changing Markets.Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Relevant and Time-Bound. In...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
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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Abstract:
Deltek's founders have managed the company with great success by expanding client focus into the commercial sector during
the late 1980s. In 1991, Deltek began to configure its software for larger customers. Since 2001, a key growth strategy for
Deltek has been providing additional front-office software (...)
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Deltek's founders have managed the company with great success by expanding client focus into the commercial sector during
the late 1980s. In 1991,...
Published:
2004-01-09
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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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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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Several notable milestones achieved in 2002 set the stage for Deltek’s achievements in 2003. (...)
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Several notable milestones achieved in 2002 set the stage for Deltek’s achievements in 2003.
Published:
2004-01-08
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Abstract:
Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changing market is conveying mixed messages; however, users can navigate this space by separating market
messages from vendors' functional capabilities. (...)
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Major vendors are entering the professional services software market and small niche vendors are repositioning themselves
to compete. This changin...
Published:
2006-09-04
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Having a system that can support mix-mode manufacturing without the need for artificial constraints would mean that the technology
is available to offer on demand manufacturing enterprise resource management to the marketplace. (...)
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Having a system that can support mix-mode manufacturing without the need for artificial constraints would mean that the technology
is available to...
Published:
2007-01-17
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Abstract:
More than their larger counterparts, small and medium businesses (SMB) are looking for relatively simple and inexpensive
software that is easy to install yet easy to customize and extend. (...)
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More than their larger counterparts, small and medium businesses (SMB) are looking for relatively simple and inexpensive software
that is easy to ...
Published:
2004-04-20
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Abstract:
Although the retail and wholesale customers have typically invested a low proportion of their total revenues in information
technology, retail industry leaders have begun to demonstrate an ability to achieve market advantage through the effective
use of specialized enterprise applications. As a result, t (...)
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Although the retail and wholesale customers have typically invested a low proportion of their total revenues in information
technology, retail ind...
Published:
2004-09-13
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Abstract:
PeopleSoft's solutions within enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management
(SCM), enterprise portals, business intelligence (BI), and supplier relationship management (SRM) functionality provide a
wide scope of features, and very few smaller vendors (...)
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PeopleSoft's solutions within enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain
management (SCM), enterpris...
Published:
2004-07-28
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Abstract:
The universe of existing applications partners is relatively stable; some occasional movement from dropping one product in
favor of another occurs naturally, and no vendor is immune to losing partners. But some innovative vendors are doing their
best. (...)
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The universe of existing applications partners is relatively stable; some occasional movement from dropping one product in
favor of another occurs...
Published:
2006-05-18
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Abstract:
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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Abstract:
Notwithstanding moves from major vendors and value-added resellers, addressing the needs of small and medium businesses requires
significant changes within traditional business models. And although some of these changes can be trying, some seem to have
the formula for success. (...)
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Notwithstanding moves from major vendors and value-added resellers, addressing the needs of small and medium businesses requires
significant chang...
Published:
2006-05-17
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Abstract:
While regulatory requirements to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) may be a concern for publically
traded companies only, there are plenty of reasons why privately held entities will want to prepare to adopt IFRS as well. (...)
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While regulatory requirements to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) may be a concern for publically
traded companies only, t...
Published:
2009-12-14
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Abstract:
PeopleSoft needs to more efficiently mine its client base by doing a better job of selling the broadened offering, by getting
its affiliate channel both excited about the product portfolio and by upgrading the channel's ability to sell. (...)
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PeopleSoft needs to more efficiently mine its client base by doing a better job of selling the broadened offering, by getting
its affiliate channe...
Published:
2004-07-29
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Abstract:
Small enterprises, like their bigger brethren, need some differentiation means in the market, and that will not be achieved
by implementing a cut-and-dried business solution in a "cookie cutter", "me too" deployment approach (...)
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Small enterprises, like their bigger brethren, need some differentiation means in the market, and that will not be achieved
by implementing a cut-...
Published:
2004-04-19
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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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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
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Abstract:
Vendors must make fundamental changes to sales and support processes to accommodate on-demand, transaction-based pricing.
Software vendors must rethink the kinds of functions they provide, how best to deliver those capabilities, and what approaches
to take through the channel. (...)
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Vendors must make fundamental changes to sales and support processes to accommodate on-demand, transaction-based pricing.
Software vendors must re...
Published:
2005-04-01