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E-business has prompted a lot of vendors to move towards creating electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM) suites.
However, enterprise resource planning vendors with extensive e-commerce initiatives, development staffs, and renewed interest
in PLM, are as likely to lead the way. (...)
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E-business has prompted a lot of vendors to move towards creating electronic product lifecycle management (e-PLM) suites.
However, enterprise reso...
Published:
2005-10-21
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I'm Lyndsay Wise, senior research analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Welcome to another in TEC's series of enterprise
software Showdowns. Today's Showdown pits three of the top business performance management (BPM) vendors against each other
in a head-to-head contest: Hyperion System 9 vs. Outlook (...)
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I'm Lyndsay Wise, senior research analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Welcome to another in TEC's series of
enterprise software Showdowns. T...
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2007-05-30
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Although its PLM solutions will not likely be the "all things to all people" any time soon, Oracle might be showing us its
ability to develop its own applications in collaborative effort with its prominent customers. (...)
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... to round out the execution side of its budding integrated SCM system. ...
consignment inventory, and especially notable product lifecycle management (PLM) functions ...
Published:
2004-01-05
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Product lifecycle management (PLM) is set to transition to an on-demand model. On-demand models are quicker and cheaper to
deploy, but software providers must gain user enterprises' trust before on-demand PLM really takes off. (...)
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Product lifecycle management (PLM) is set to transition to an on-demand model. On-demand models are quicker and cheaper to
deploy, but software pr...
Published:
2006-03-06
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Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business processes inside and outside the four walls of the enterprise, such as on-line collaboration with customers,
suppliers, distributors, and employees, to make every (...)
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Frontstep needs to promulgate its strategy of helping its manufacturing customers and their business partners automate and
streamline business pro...
Published:
2002-09-24
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QAD still has to create greater market recognition and additional revenue. QAD admits it has been struggling to offer complete
"across the board" functionality for larger companies, although the system supports multiple currencies and global tax management,
and it is tailored to financial practices and r (...)
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QAD still has to create greater market recognition and additional revenue. QAD admits it has been struggling to offer complete
"across the board" ...
Published:
2003-09-24
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The Microsoft .NET strategy continues to confuse many, due to the lack of understanding of the technology. Indeed, because
of the massive marketing campaign undertaken by Microsoft, many vendors have adopted a "too liberal" approach to marketing
.NET Framework-based initiatives. (...)
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The Microsoft .NET strategy continues to confuse many, due to the lack of understanding of the technology. Indeed, because
of the massive marketin...
Published:
2006-10-02
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More and more, the market is requesting that a CRM or an ERP application include analytics which can be used in a myriad
of businesses to predict customer behavior and help businesses increase the effectiveness of their customer acquisition, retention,
and cross-sell programs. It is a costly operation to (...)
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More and more, the market is requesting that a CRM or an ERP application include analytics which can be used in a myriad of
businesses to predict ...
Published:
2004-01-30
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Microsoft's foray into the CRM arena has not been a bed of roses, despite its indisputably large marketing muscle and R&D
investment, its strong channel, traditionally attractive pricing policies, and the aura and experience within the market segment.
Microsoft CRM remains both a threat and an opportunit (...)
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Microsoft's foray into the CRM arena has not been a bed of roses, despite its indisputably large marketing muscle and
R&D investment, its strong c...
Published:
2003-08-29
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... for lack of its own computer-aided design (CAD) system. ... This application
adds coolness to SAP PLM, and it ... and Munich Venture Partners joined the ranks
of Right ...
Published:
2011-09-23
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While the recent initiatives by Microsoft Business Solutions to piecemeal bolster its product lines' SCM capabilities should
benefit users, a lot more cohesive SCM strategy is needed for Microsoft to truly permeate the SCM mid-market. (...)
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While the recent initiatives by Microsoft Business Solutions to piecemeal bolster its product lines' SCM capabilities
should benefit users, a lot ...
Published:
2003-12-01
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For global trade management solutions (GTM) one should never overlook the enterprise applications leader SAP, which in most
cases opts for in-house product delivery. (...)
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For global trade management solutions (GTM) one should never overlook the enterprise applications leader SAP, which in most
cases opts for in-hous...
Published:
2005-05-13
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For Provia, the ability to increase the awareness of the company's supply chain execution (SCE) solution for a global audience
through the company's long-standing partnership with Menlo was the natural next step in the relationship. (...)
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For Provia, the ability to increase the awareness of the company's supply chain execution (SCE) solution for a global
audience through the company...
Published:
2004-08-14
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Founded in 1990, RTI Software is an Illinois CRM application provider with a feature- rich Enterprise solution targeting
the software and hardware industry and expanding to other industries with similar requirements in service, helpdesk, sales
and marketing. Recently TEC interviewed Michel P.Mallen, RTI (...)
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Founded in 1990, RTI Software is an Illinois CRM application provider with a feature- rich Enterprise solution targeting the
software and hardware...
Published:
2003-08-15
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The fact that the size does not necessarily mean everything in the enterprise applications space might be proven by Provia,
which certainly still continues to differentiate its value proposition despite its smaller stature and quieter nature compared
to most of its adversaries. Most recently, it would be (...)
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The fact that the size does not necessarily mean everything in the enterprise applications space might be proven by Provia,
which certainly still ...
Published:
2004-08-11
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As the market shifts from sophisticated enterprise CRM implementations to the more competitive and overcrowded mid-market-large
enterprise vendors tend to step on mid-market vendor's toes. The real concern is to determine whether the mid-market cultural
and functional differences are well understood and (...)
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As the market shifts from sophisticated enterprise CRM implementations to the more competitive and overcrowded mid-market-large
enterprise vendors...
Published:
2003-06-26
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Using technologies that are intrinsically compatible should result in faster and less costly development. Thus, any application
suite rewritten in the Microsoft .NET managed code framework should not have to contend with inefficiencies resulting from
mixing or wrapping technologies. (...)
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Using technologies that are intrinsically compatible should result in faster and less costly development. Thus, any application
suite rewritten in...
Published:
2006-10-04
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Collaboration and interoperability are critical where multiple business units reside under one larger corporation, or where
there is a requirement to integrate the system into a disparate system when a business-to-business or business-to-consumer
extension is part of the business model. (...)
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Collaboration and interoperability are critical where multiple business units reside under one larger corporation, or where
there is a requirement...
Published:
2006-09-20
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The core concept behind the Vanguard solution is that business intelligence (BI) must be demand-driven, which means that
the business needs of the user dictate the technical solution, not the other way around. In other words, it should let the
business users drive the process, and remove the problems of (...)
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The core concept behind the Vanguard solution is that business intelligence (BI) must be demand-driven, which means that the
business needs of the...
Published:
2005-07-20
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Will Ramco be able to deliver on its vision of personalized, assembled applications? Time will tell, but the indications
are good. Ramco faces a crowded and consolidating enterprise market, but has shown patience and realistic expectations for
its growth. (...)
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Will Ramco be able to deliver on its vision of personalized, assembled applications? Time will tell, but the indications are
good. Ramco faces a c...
Published:
2003-11-05