| 31. |
IBM's Four-CPU Wintel-Based Rack Servers High Performance, High Cost (7 Pages)
by R. Krause
Sep 1, 1999 Abstract : IBM's four-CPU servers, the Netfinity 5500 M20 and 7000 M10, yield top notch web-focused benchmark figures, but also very high price/performance figures for mainstream applications.
Type: Article
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| 32. |
Cart32 in Need of Duct Tape (3 Pages)
by L. Taylor
Aug 28, 2000 Abstract : With a gaping security hole, anyone using Cart32 can buy all kinds of stuff for free, or whatever price they feel like paying.
Type: Article
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| 33. |
Oracle Announces a Database Fire Sale (3 Pages)
by M. Reed
Dec 22, 1999 Abstract : On December 16, Oracle Corporation announced lower software and support prices for the Oracle8i database. Specifically, the price of Oracle8i Standard Edition was lowered 40% from $25 per power unit to $15 per power unit, while Oracle8i Enterprise Edition was cut 50% from $200 per power unit to $100 per power unit.
Type: Article
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| 34. |
The Case for Pricing Management (4 Pages)
by Olin Thompson & P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 3, 2006 Abstract : Savvy and dynamically optimized pricing can mean the difference between survival and failure. In many environments it might be smarter, quicker, and more useful to calculate pricing based on systematic analysis rather than on fuzzy thinking or human emotions.
Type: Article
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| 35. |
Oracle Buys Carleton Corporation to Enhance Warehouse Offering (3 Pages)
by M. Reed
Nov 10, 1999 Abstract : 'REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., and MINNETONKA, Minn., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) and Carleton Corporation (Nasdaq: CARL) today announced that the two companies have signed a definitive merger agreement for Oracle to acquire Carleton, an early innovator of data quality and mainframe data extraction software'. The offer values Carleton shares at $2.45 a share, which is less than the stock's closing price on Monday of $2.56.
Type: Article
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| 36. |
Inflation’s Demise: The Impact on Business Informa (9 Pages)
by Nelson M. Nones CPIM
Jun 29, 2000 Abstract : 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 pressure, and can
Type: Article
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| 37. |
The Role of Sales Training Requirements Definition and Requests for Proposals in the Success of Technology Companies (6 Pages)
by Dave Stein and Al Case
Nov 4, 2005 Abstract : The first step in choosing an effectiveness service provider (ESP) that best meets your company's needs is to develop a requirements definition. When used as a request for proposal, the requirements definition can be a powerful evaluation and negotiation tool.
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| 38. |
Baan Sinks Deeper into Red Quicksand (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 25, 2000 Abstract : On May 3, analysts suggested that Dutch business applications maker Baan faces a takeover bid or a break-up, after the latest tumble in the troubled firm's stock price. Earlier, on April 20, the struggling vendor reported its seventh consecutive quarterly loss, with a first-quarter figure worse than a year ago despite gains from divestments.
Type: Article
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| 39. |
Software Selection: An Approach (11 Pages)
by Joseph J. Strub
Jun 25, 2003 Abstract : Selecting package software can have long-term benefits or long-term regrets. To avoid the latter, your approach needs to be sound, logical, and prudent. It also has to be completed in your lifetime. Read about an approach to software selection that helps an organization get to the primary objective of identifying the best software solution quicker but with the necessary due diligence.
Type: Article
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| 40. |
Epicor Picks Clarus' Bargain At The Software Flea Market (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Dec 4, 2002 Abstract : Taking advantage of its rival Microsoft’s either reticence or satiation, Epicor recently acquired its long-term partner Clarus for an almost next to nothing price to provide mid-market with a solid add-on e-procurement and, eventually, SRM value proposition too.
Type: Article
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