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To Tax and Tax Not ( Pages)
by D. Geller
Jan 31, 2000 Abstract : Taxation of Internet commerce will be a football that gets tossed around in the United States long after Superbowl 2000 is just a memory. In Singapore, however, they positively see taxes negatively
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QAD Reports Third-Quarter--Revenue Rises 56 Percent ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Dec 1, 1999 Abstract : On November 23, QAD Inc. reported that its total revenue for the third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 1999, rose 56 percent to $56.7 million, from $36.4 million in the same quarter last year. License revenue was $20.6 million, an increase of 21 percent compared with $17.1 million in the prior-year period. Excluding non-recurring tax charges totaling $1.3 million, QAD reported a net loss for the third fiscal quarter of $3.2 million, or $0.11 diluted loss per share. Including the $1.3 million of non-recurring tax charges, QAD's net loss for the third quarter was $4.5 million, or $0.15 diluted loss per share. This compares with last year's
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Getting Management to Buy-in on Positioning (5 Pages)
by Lawson Abinanti
Feb 23, 2004 Abstract : Lack of consensus about the marketing message is a common problem in the business to business software industry. You've got a problem and a half when the message that key influencers hear from top management is different from the one going out in the rest of your marketing communications. The best way to solve this problem is to make sure it doesn't happen. Adopt a positioning process that includes executive management approval of your message strategies.
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What's Wrong with Application Software? It's the Economics ( Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Jan 30, 2003 Abstract : Enterprise architecture is a technology problem, not the business problem. The business problem is time, money, and quality. Focusing on modifications as an example, the reason that modifications are bad is that they take too long, cost too much, and often have quality issues.
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What's Wrong with Application Software? It's the Economics ( Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Jan 23, 2003 Abstract : Enterprise architecture is a technology problem, not the business problem. The business problem is time, money, and quality. Focusing on modifications as an example, the reason that modifications are bad is that they take too long, cost too much, and often have quality issues.
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Made2Manage Manages Throughout Soft Market ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 15, 2001 Abstract : While Made2Manage reported a slim profit attributed mainly to a tax benefit, the latest revenue increase and a delivery of innovative initiatives might augur for the company’s return to more consistent profitability and prevailing over the current market malaise.
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SAP, PeopleSoft Earnings Look Brighter; ERP Strikes Back ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jan 26, 2000 Abstract : On January 7, taking many by surprise, enterprise software giant SAP pre-announced fourth quarter earnings, saying pre-tax earnings had doubled the final quarter of 1999 after a third-quarter profit warning. License revenue skyrocketed 40% to 800M EUR ($822.7M U.S.) in the fourth quarter and sales rose 25%, well above Wall Street estimates.
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Bridging the Reality Gap Between Planning and Execution Part One: The Problem ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jun 16, 2004 Abstract : At sites where both planning and execution modules are stand-alone implementations, neither deliver enough benefit because there are almost always manual connections and processes between these two crucial supply chain management (SCM) areas. Yet, planning and execution in the supply chain are slowly but surely converging because no plan is useful if it cannot be executed.
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Essential ERP – Current Market Trends – Part II ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 3, 2000 Abstract : ERP applications are designed to optimize an organization’s underlying business processes — primarily accounting/financial, manufacturing, distribution, and human resources/payroll. This note identifies current trends in the ERP market that we believe are the direct consequence of vendors’ attempts to 1) resolve current ERP functional and/or technological deficiencies, and/or 2) expand software sales both within their existing and potential customer bases.
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