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How Much Wisdom Will BRAIN Bring To Agilisys? ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jan 2, 2003 Abstract : Having concluded the benefits of financial backing for both embattled BRAIN and its anxious customers, there is also a chance of the acquisition rationale being somewhere in the middle, meaning that some synergy could be generated between the future domestic partners, Agilisys and BRAIN. The question remains whether the acquisition rationale was of a pure financial nature or is there more than meets the eye?
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Nortel and Clarify: Was There Ever Synergy Enough to Support this Marriage? ( Pages)
by Randy Garland
Jul 26, 2001 Abstract : Back in 1999, when Nortel was on a buying spree and reeling in record profits, it plunked down US$2.1 billion dollars for Clarify Inc., a leader in the CRM space that was bringing in $250 million in revenues annually. Now, in July of 2001, with Nortel expecting losses in the order of US$19.2 billion, Clarify may be jettisoned at a significant loss.
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Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the "One Exact" Synergy Part Six: Challenges and User Recommendations ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Mar 3, 2004 Abstract : The current market trend is towards vendors that can provide comprehensive solutions for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) with a justifiable return on investment (ROI), and Exact seems to have a fair shot at making a mark.
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Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the "One Exact" Synergy Part Five: Market Impact (Continued) ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Mar 2, 2004 Abstract : While most traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions are task-driven, by adding structure to processes that are typically handled inconsistently or manually, Macola ES is process-driven. A truly integrated workflow and business process management (BPM) tool allows users to achieve long coveted IT objectives--the paperless office, management by exception, and workflow as electronic framework to guide employees.
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Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the "One Exact" Synergy Part Four: Market Impact Continued ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Mar 1, 2004 Abstract : Exact has established a global infrastructure and a network of offices offering direct support, sales, and services with the aim of providing customers a consistent level of service. It is also working toward the emergence of a new category of software that tackles enterprise relationship management, groupware and workplace collaboration management, and so on. Some leading analysts have named this nascent category smart enterprise suite (SES).
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Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the "One Exact" Synergy Part Three: Market Impact ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 28, 2004 Abstract : 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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Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the "One Exact" Synergy Part Two: Macola, the ERP and BAM Solutions ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 27, 2004 Abstract : In 2003, Exact Software announced the general availability of Macola Enterprise Suite (ES), the latest version of the company's ERP solution, which goes beyond traditional ERP solutions’ scope by allowing its users to define business rules, workflow, and exception alerts and events. Also, Exact Event Manager addresses the challenge of not knowing about existing and potential business problems or of learning of them too late by providing a way for organizations to define and respond to critical, time-sensitive data across the entire enterprise.
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Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the "One Exact" Synergy Part One: Event Summary ( Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 26, 2004 Abstract : By determinedly executing a number of both prudent and bold initiatives, including some that encroach into the new frontiers of enterprise applications (such as business process management and business activity monitoring), Exact Software may have gotten the wherewithal to almost be reckoned with uniformly (i.e., One Exact) on a global scale by all earnest enterprise mid-market contenders.
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