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If Relevant Business Systems deliberately wanted to maintain its astute enterprise system as one of the best-kept secrets
in the A&D and government contracting manufacturing markets, it has certainly succeeded. However, given a growing horde of
viable solutions from larger and more renowned vendors, the (...)
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If Relevant Business Systems deliberately wanted to maintain its astute enterprise system as one of the best-kept secrets
in the A&D and governmen...
Published:
2005-01-24
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With the acquisition of 49% of the Norwegian software company Scase, Intentia claims to be the first Enterprise Applications
provider to offer an integrated system for origin tracing of food items. The announcement provides potential benefits for
the livestock processing industry in the EU, but enterpri (...)
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With the acquisition of 49% of the Norwegian software company Scase, Intentia claims to be the first Enterprise Applications
provider to offer an ...
Published:
2001-04-09
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SOA promises interoperability in the heterogeneous business world by promoting loosely-coupled architecture, reusing software,
and ending vendor-dependency. However, to be viable, dominant vendors must redesign and expose the hundreds of application
functions as services. How are they meeting this challe (...)
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SOA promises interoperability in the heterogeneous business world by promoting loosely-coupled architecture, reusing software,
and ending vendor-d...
Published:
2005-05-06
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General enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers, even those which are viable companies with a solid product, typically
do not meet the tricky requirements that are vital to the plastics industry and related so-called mill or material converter
businesses. (...)
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General enterprise resource planning (ERP) providers, even those which are viable companies with a solid product, typically
do not meet the tricky...
Published:
2006-09-05
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Catering to existing and prospective customers is problematic. Existing customers often value their legacy systems because
they are reliable and prospective customers want the latest technologies and rapid deployment. To cope, independent software
vendors offer continual enhancements and offer custom ext (...)
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Catering to existing and prospective customers is problematic. Existing customers often value their legacy systems because
they are reliable and p...
Published:
2005-09-16
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While Frontstep reported its fourth consecutive loss in Q2 2001, which was also the first quarter the company operated under
the new name, the latest license income increase and success in balancing product/services offerings mix, might bode well
for the company’s return to profitability. (...)
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While Frontstep reported its fourth consecutive loss in Q2 2001, which was also the first quarter the company operated under
the new name, the lat...
Published:
2001-02-26
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BEA Systems and BroadVision are forming a strategic alliance to embed BEA WebLogic Server within BroadVision One-To-One Enterprise.
This powerful combination of products from acknowledged market leaders could produce an impressive e-business solution. (...)
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BEA Systems and BroadVision are forming a strategic alliance to embed BEA WebLogic Server within BroadVision One-To-One Enterprise.
This powerful...
Published:
2000-11-29
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Cincom joins a slew of vendors that are aiming at providing a business process improving middleware layer, which will route
requests and interventions across the loosely integrated applications, mitigating the need for complex point-to-point integration.
Cincom Environ, an 'event-enabled environment' is (...)
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Cincom joins a slew of vendors that are aiming at providing a business process improving middleware layer, which will route
requests and intervent...
Published:
2003-04-22
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Enterprise systems have brought many benefits to chemical environments, but for individual enterprises, gaining these benefits
requires selecting a solution that can deal with the unique needs of the business. (...)
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Enterprise systems have brought many benefits to chemical environments, but for individual enterprises, gaining these benefits
requires selecting ...
Published:
2006-05-12
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Siebel is finally taking 'the bull by the horns' by acknowledging the integration challenges its customers face, and by addressing
that issue. An often troubling aspect of CRM implementations in the past is that the only way IT departments can achieve a
full view of the customer is by integrating front-e (...)
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Siebel is finally taking 'the bull by the horns' by acknowledging the integration challenges its customers face, and
by addressing that issue. An ...
Published:
2002-05-10
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While the evolution strategy is safer in the short run for both the customers and the vendor, minimizing both investment
and disruption, the evolutionary strategy has limits in how much can be accomplished. The existing product becomes a limit
on the amount of innovation that proves practical. (...)
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While the evolution strategy is safer in the short run for both the customers and the vendor, minimizing both investment and
disruption, the evolu...
Published:
2003-04-23
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While on the surface, there are few economic or strategic reasons for organizations to persist with electronic data interchange
(EDI), many seem reluctant to adopt the alternative at this stage. In fact, there has been almost negligible growth in the
number of organizations replacing their EDI-based sy (...)
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... integrate mid-market accounting applications with IBM ... ACCPAC Pro
Series accounting systems, and it ... communication software, and IBM Business
Exchange Services ...
Published:
2004-09-03
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Abstract:
Very few companies really run standard software applications as "standard" products, since every business changes constantly.
In fact, these companies have found that the agility they wish to attain is in direct conflict with the rigidity of their
enterprise systems. (...)
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Very few companies really run standard software applications as "standard" products, since every business changes
constantly. In fact, these compa...
Published:
2007-03-26
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Software systems must be able to handle your business basics. A focus on the details is essential. Look meticulously for
the fatal flaws. If you don't select a system that meets your detailed needs, it can be fatal. (...)
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Software systems must be able to handle your business basics. A focus on the details is essential. Look meticulously for the
fatal flaws. If you d...
Published:
2006-11-09
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Abstract:
As spending on technology by major players is growing at an increasing pace, there are good opportunities for vendors which
have been in the market for a while, such as One Network Enterprises. But they also face some unique challenges. (...)
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As spending on technology by major players is growing at an increasing pace, there are good opportunities for vendors which
have been in the marke...
Published:
2006-10-06
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While most of its applications co-opetitors have been licking their wounds and dreading another financial quarterly report,
cash amassed Microsoft has recently shown a flair for aptly devising and executing a strategy for its Microsoft Business Solutions
(MBS) division portfolio, to its partners and cust (...)
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While most of its applications co-opetitors have been licking their wounds and dreading another financial quarterly report,
cash amassed Microsoft...
Published:
2002-11-01
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Like many of its peers, Symix Systems, one of the leading mid-market enterprise applications vendors, has been making a big
push into the e-commerce market. A new Symix subsidiary called Frontstep, which was formed in January 2000, has been actively
rounding out its e-business product and strategic consu (...)
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Like many of its peers, Symix Systems, one of the leading mid-market enterprise applications vendors, has been making a big
push into the e-commer...
Published:
2000-10-25
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Ross Systems has come a long way as seen by TEC at the recent Rossworld user conference. The company’s progress is impressive,
but is Ross attempting to tackle too many requirements at once? (...)
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Ross Systems has come a long way as seen by TEC at the recent Rossworld user conference. The company’s progress is impressive,
but is Ross attemp...
Published:
2002-12-17
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Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where
vendors are now abolishing functional silos to allow the enterprise-wide flow of business processes. It replaces the old,
manual system of coordinating activities in a company and (...)
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Business process management (BPM), having evolved over the past fifteen years, has finally reached a level of maturity where
vendors are now aboli...
Published:
2005-07-09
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Abstract:
In August, Epicor announced a revised portal strategy to provide rich portal content through a more secure and standardized
portal platform. By leveraging Microsoft .NET across all product families, Epicor Portal will reportedly deliver data exploration,
collaboration, and on-line management features. (...)
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In August, Epicor announced a revised portal strategy to provide rich portal content through a more secure and standardized
portal platform. By le...
Published:
2005-10-04