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Our quest for quality and well-priced mid-market CRM software solutions, takes us this week to review Surado Solutions Inc.
developers of Surado CRM Solutions. Surado positions itself high in many functional areas, against many mid-market software
vendors such as SalesLogix, Epicor, Microsoft CRM, Kana, (...)
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Our quest for quality and well-priced mid-market CRM software solutions, takes us this week to review Surado Solutions Inc.
developers of Surado C...
Published:
2003-10-16
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Major vendors are noting the growing demand for software as a service. However, smaller providers are forging new ground
by offering services for inventory and collaborative planning. (...)
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Major vendors are noting the growing demand for software as a service. However, smaller providers are forging new ground by
offering services for ...
Published:
2006-03-16
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By extending its traditional focus on project-based businesses into the closely related areas of PSA and CRM (i.e., the so-called
"Project-PLUS" marketing spin), Deltek remains well-entrenched in the territory that many companies aspire to control, but
have yet to penetrate. (...)
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By extending its traditional focus on project-based businesses into the closely related areas of PSA and CRM (ie, the so-called
"Project-PLUS" m...
Published:
2004-01-07
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C.R.M. itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part one of three-part article to provide
explanation and meaning for most of the common CRM phraseology. Here, in alphabetical order, is the Lexicon of CRM. (...)
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CRM itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part one of three-part article to provide
explanation and mea...
Published:
2001-10-12
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While Microsoft’s zeal to deliver a market-ready CRM product may speak to the CRM market’s attractiveness, Applix’ exit may,
on the other hand, indicate that the niche CRM vendors without a clear differentiating value proposition have not much to
look for there in the long run. (...)
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While Microsoft’s zeal to deliver a market-ready CRM product may speak to the CRM market’s attractiveness, Applix’ exit may,
on the other hand, in...
Published:
2003-03-10
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Two recent moves by Lawson Software have stunned the market: 1) it discontinued its in-house CRM development in favor for
partnering with Siebel Systems, and 2) it announced the intention to deliver its product also via 3rd-party Application Service
Providers (ASPs). We express our views in this regard. (...)
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Two recent moves by Lawson Software have stunned the market: 1) it discontinued its in-house CRM development in favor for
partnering with Siebel S...
Published:
2000-05-18
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While Microsoft might be honest today with its claims of staying away from the true enterprise-level CRM applications space,
no one can be sure that its appetite will remain in check for very long. (...)
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While Microsoft might be honest today with its claims of staying away from the true enterprise-level CRM applications space,
no one can be sure th...
Published:
2002-03-08
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Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) business models and information systems originated in the 1970s and 1980s, an inflationary
period. They addressed business priorities that were strongly influenced by inflation. Many manufacturers are now confronting
worldwide price stability, or even deflationary pres (...)
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... means necessary, and allowable, to minimize cost of sales, in order ...
During inflationary times, automation of plant, warehouse and office operations became an ...
Published:
2000-06-29
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A tightly focused vendor, IRM Corporation, has fine tuned its products, services, its sales process and even its commercial
terms to match the realities of its sole market – food manufacturers who sell to the foodservice and vending markets. (...)
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A tightly focused vendor, IRM Corporation, has fine tuned its products, services, its sales process and even its commercial
terms to match the rea...
Published:
2003-01-06
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Given Epicor's ordeal of the past and the fact that divesting several lateral products in 2001 will have greatly helped it
achieve some much needed stability nowadays, one could wonder about the wisdom of the renewed Epicor’s appetite for acquisitions. (...)
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Given Epicor's ordeal of the past and the fact that divesting several lateral products in 2001 will have greatly helped
it achieve some much neede...
Published:
2003-08-23
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Product lifecycle management (PLM) doesn't work, but it should. Industry's general approach and attitude to PLM mimics the
early days of customer relationship management (CRM) adoption, and lessons from that experience should help when tackling
the "ifs" and "hows" of PLM investment. (...)
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Product lifecycle management (PLM) doesn't work, but it should. Industry's general approach and attitude to PLM mimics
the early days of customer ...
Published:
2005-11-25
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Most retailers might say that they are customer-centric, but what does that really mean? After all, there is a huge difference
between simply serving a customer and centering on a customer's specific needs and satisfaction. (...)
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Most retailers might say that they are customer-centric, but what does that really mean? After all, there is a huge difference
between simply serv...
Published:
2006-06-23
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ROI's approach has always been to offer proven but not necessarily leading-edge product technology, which has allowed the
vendor to provide its customers with easy migration paths to updated technology. (...)
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ROI's approach has always been to offer proven but not necessarily leading-edge product technology, which has allowed
the vendor to provide its cu...
Published:
2003-06-03
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On September 18, 2000, Great Plains (Nasdaq: GPSI), announced the expansion of its Application Service Provider (ASP) initiative.
Great Plains has evolved its ASP partner program to better meet the diverse needs of its ASP partners and their customers (...)
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On September 18, 2000, Great Plains (Nasdaq: GPSI), announced the expansion of its Application Service Provider (ASP) initiative.
Great Plains has...
Published:
2000-10-04
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With its solid and improving cash position and current development work in progress for contemporary Internet-based, 'software
as a service' enterprise and collaborative commerce applications, and given its intentions to continue to sell both directly
and indirectly with accredited VARs within certain ve (...)
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With its solid and improving cash position and current development work in progress for contemporary Internet-based, 'software
as a service' enter...
Published:
2003-06-13
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Linking data to process is the realm of business process management (BPM). BPM's focus on process dramatically reduces the
amount of data that needs to be moved, and thereby reduces both the initial cost and ongoing maintenance cost of application
integration. (...)
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Linking data to process is the realm of business process management (BPM). BPM's focus on process dramatically reduces
the amount of data that ne...
Published:
2003-05-30
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Deciding that acquisition is the better part of valor, Numetrix cancelled its IPO to combine fortunes with ERP vendor J.
D. Edwards & Company. Though technologically adept in the areas of supply chain planning and optimization, Numetrix has lacked
a successful marketing strategy, a primary factor in its (...)
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Deciding that acquisition is the better part of valor, Numetrix cancelled its IPO to combine fortunes with ERP vendor JD Edwards
& Company. Tho...
Published:
1999-09-01
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MAPICS hereby joins the raft of enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors that are making their way into the product lifecycle
management (PLM) market by bundling or partnering strategically to embed PLM functions within their suites. (...)
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... PLM was designed to take data from various systems and thus provide a mechanism for sharing all the computer
aided design (CAD) drawings, non-CAD graphics ...
Published:
2004-07-22
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Rules of the Road for CRM. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and
Time-Bound. Customer relationship management (CRM) is more than a product—it’s a philosophy. That’s why, when it comes
to CRM systems, it’s important to understand all th (...)
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Your Challenge: Get Decision Makers' Approval for Rules of the Road for CRM. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant
and Time-Bound. Customer re...
Published:
2010-03-11
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Abstract:
Compare the total cost of ownership of business intelligence (BI) solutions.Find the software information you're looking for.Free
white papers! For many companies, traditional business intelligence (BI) software is costly and resource-intensive. So are
open source alternatives that require significant con (...)
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2010-04-05