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- ERP
- Enterprise Resource Planning An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather...
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- SAP: Apotheker gone, co-CEO's appointed
- In a tightly worded press release, SAP has announced that Leo Apotheker has resigned as CEO with immediate effect: "The SAP Executive Board, in agreement with the SAP Supervisory Board, has appointed two Co-CEOs: Bill McDermott, head of field organization and Jim Hagemann Snabe, head of product development, both...
- Tags: Board, SAP AG, Leo, Corporate Governance, Product Development, Sales Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Research & Development, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2010-02-07
- NetSuite’s Revenue in light of the bigger ERP revenue question
- Earnings reports and channel checks suggest SaaS vendors are making in-roads in the ERP space. On-premise vendors may be at risk although the effect of acquisitions makes it hard to ascertain within their financial statements. by Brian Sommer
- Tags: Revenue, Software-as-a-service, Oracle Corp., NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, ERP, Software Revenue, Software As A Service (SaaS), Sales Strategy, Managed Hosting, Operational Accounting, Cloud Computing, Sales Force Management, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2010-02-06
- NetSuite hits record earnings
- Having had a dreadful start to 2009, NetSuite announced record earning for the fourth quarter and year ended 31st December, 2009. From the release: "Total revenue for the year was $166.5 million, a year-over-year increase of 9%. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $43.0 million. Revenue from...
- Tags: Revenue, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, SAP AG, Earnings, GAAP, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2010-02-04
- ERP failure: New research and statistics
- Panorama Consulting today released results of a study comparing gaps between customer expectations and actual results achieved on ERP projects. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Implementation, Study, ERP, Panorama Consulting, Enterprise Resource Planning Implementation, Software As A Service Implementation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2010-02-03
- Dumping my laptop for...a server?
- RE: Dumping my laptop for...a server?This is exactly what I said in my comment to Kindle v. iPad. It is all about the cloud. Laptops are going away. Simple pads/tablets are the future. This is why the iPad is going to succeed. It just needs a camera, proj and phone...
- Tags: Servers, Backups, laptop computer, server, Chrome OS, Chrome, FreeNX
- Discussion threads 2010-02-01
- Where next for Shared Services and Operational Excellence?
- Are the big gains from ERP, quality programs, shared services and other techniques and technologies losing their ability to deliver big benefits? What else can companies do to further their operational excellence goals? by Brian Sommer
- Tags: Revenue, Information Technology, Firm, Back-office, Operational Accounting, Finance, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2010-01-31
- The Changing Software Partner Ecosystem
- Resellers of SMB ERP products and other application software partners are experiencing a changing solutions world. Presenters at the Progress Software Global Partner Conference gave some great insights into these changes. by Brian Sommer
- Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Solution, Progress Software Corp., Partner, Single Country Solution, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2010-01-26
- Oracle sues Rimini Street, alleges 'massive theft'; Is third party support dead?
- this is why FOSS is always betterIf Oracle and Rimini Street would use FOSS there will be no need for lawsuit.If they used FOSS...Oracle wouldn't be a multi-billion dollar company and I doubt Rimini would even exist.FOSS doesn't make the same kind of money for companies.Bad orac$eDon't buy anything from...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Oracle Corp., Rimini Street
- Discussion threads 2010-01-26
- Sage launches X3 v6 but to barely a cloud in the sky
- Last week, Sage launched X3 v.6, its mid-market ERP solution. For those that are unfamiliar with X3, it is the acquired Adonix solution that has since been re-engineered and re-branded. Sage is hoping that it can break out of its French country speaking...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Solution, Sage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Research & Development, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2010-01-25
- Salesforce $500m war chest - likely target is social media
- bad linkYour BrightIdea link is going to SixApart.RE: Salesforce $500m war chest - likely target is social mediaHow do get a ROI on social apps that are essentially commodity-based Web tools and services? How can you go from US$1bn to US$10bn on social apps, as we know them today?I can't...
- Tags: Sales force management, Salesforce $500m, Salesforce.com Inc., social media
- Discussion threads 2010-01-20
- How to Achieve 100% Electronic AR Invoicing: Realistic Steps to Quit Paper
- Virtually all businesses running enterprise resource planning ERP solutions — like SAP, Oracle, JDE, Microsoft Dynamics, PeopleSoft -— want to move to electronic delivery of customer invoices. The advantages of electronic invoicing are clear: It's faster, less expensive and more reliable than manual invoicing, and it takes the inefficiency of...
- Tags: Process Automation, Esker S.A., ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2010-01-12
- Paper-Free AP: Automated Processing of Vendor Invoices
- This paper presents the unique value of a comprehensive platform to streamline Accounts Payable processes that run on paper documents — at levels ranging from basic "quit paper" solutions to "touchless" posting of invoices and full process automation. It analyzes the challenges faced by companies today who are still using...
- Tags: Accounts Payable, Associated Press, Esker S.A., Operational Accounting, Finance
- White papers 2010-01-12
- Panaya ??? A different kind of ERP third party maintenance provider
- What is different with Panaya?Brian, I agree that Panaya is specializing in a niche area of SAP support phase. But I fail to grasp the significant differentiator / value in Panaya's offerings - For old SAP versions, most System Integrators bundle upgrade analysis tools with their services. The analysis are...
- Tags: Panaya, SAP AG
- Discussion threads 2010-01-10
- Fixing IT in the cloud computing era
- Lack of control of his environment...just sent one of my colleagues packing up and out of the cloud. Even with the high cost of bandwidth, having his servers in house and everything under his total control made leaving the cloud worth it. The first time you have an emergency...
- Tags: Virtualization, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, cloud computing, information technology
- Discussion threads 2010-01-07
- Enterprise 2.0: it's not about people it's about process. Part 2
- Human documentation has drawbacksWhat I'm taking from this: no one documents stuff. You have to find the person who created it to explain it to you. With Web 2.0 tools you can do that. "Hates: people, and variable names in mixed case. Loves: indenting."Unless they are...
- Tags: E 2.0, E2.0, Enterprise 2.0
- Discussion threads 2010-01-07
- Panaya â€" A different kind of ERP third party maintenance provider
- ERP update costs got your firm stuck on old releases? Panaya may have cloud-based way to help your firm stay current in a less costly and less risky manner. by Brian Sommer
- Tags: SAP AG, ERP, Panaya, Rimini Street, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2010-01-07
- Enterprise 2.0: it's not about people it's about process. Part 2
- Social Processes View more presentations from Mark Masterson. In the last post I made the case for including E2.0 tools in existing ERP scenarios. But that only deals with a fraction of the problems we face. In order to get some sort of handle on the...
- Tags: Process, Information Technology, Social Computing, SAP AG, Enterprise 2.0, Tool, E2.0, Sig Rinde, ESME, Michael Bechauf, Productivity, Social Networking, E-mail, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2010-01-07
- Enterprise 2.0: it's not about people it's about process. Part 1
- Phew!Sorry, but I finally have to say something about your writing. Your message, as usual, has be obfuscated by your prose. While you have thoughtful ideas, trudging through your sentence structures are arduous, at best.Please keep ever-handy a copy of Strunk's & White's The Elements of Style. If it becomes...
- Tags: Enterprise 2.0, E2.0, Part 1, ERP
- Discussion threads 2010-01-06
- Enterprise 2.0: it's not about people it's about process. Part 1
- The conventional Enterprise 2.0 wisdom is that people matter over process. It is about value coming from the social relationships between people that govern our approach to applications going into the next decade as a way of delivering the next wave of value to the business. While the amplified concepts...
- Tags: Process, Information Technology, ERP System, ERP, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 Wisdom, E2.0, Brian Sommer, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2010-01-06
- Closing the Gap Between JDE World and E1 Reporting
- The goal of this whitepaper is to assist the non-technical JD Edwards end-user in closing the ERP reporting and analysis gap that typically arises after migrating from JDE World to JDE E1. First, the author will review the Reporting and Analysis alternatives offered by JDE World and JDE E1; much...
- Tags: Analysis, Gap, Cetova
- White papers 2010-01-06
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