| 91. |
i2’s Aspect Acquisition Not Overpriced (4 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Apr 13, 2000 Abstract : In March, i2 Technologies announced it would acquire Aspect Development Corporation and a smaller vendor, Supplybase, Inc. Though the record offer price – $8.6 billion in stock – raised some eyebrows, i2 will gain a mountain of potential in return.
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| 92. |
#2 Dell Tries Harder, Compaq Hurts (7 Pages)
by R. Krause
Feb 1, 2000 Abstract : Dell Computer Corporation is the #2 Intel server manufacturer in the world. Can they beat Compaq and make it to #1?
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| 93. |
Industri-Matematik Faces Uphill Climb (7 Pages)
by Steve McVey
Oct 1, 1999 Abstract : Wracked by negative earnings, shifting infrastructure, and pending litigation, Industri-Matematik International Corporation (NASDAQ: IMIC) faces a difficult time in its history. The Stockholm-based Supply Chain Execution (SCE) vendor has experienced a sharp decline in license revenues over the last four quarters, generating a scant $1.6 million in the most recent quarter - its lowest in nearly four years. Hoping to attract new demand for its products, IMI recently unveiled VIVALDI, a suite aggregated from its flagship application, System ESS, newly developed supply chain management components, and recently acquired customer relationship m
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| 94. |
Compaq's High-End Wintel-based Rack Servers - Working Hard to Stay #1 (6 Pages)
by R. Krause
Aug 1, 1999 Abstract : Compaq Computer Corporation, the #1 volume manufacturer of PC Servers, both US and worldwide, is fighting a strong challenge by Dell Computer. This note assess the strengths and weaknesses of its four-CPU rackmount servers.
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| 95. |
A New Customer Relationship Management Framework: Twenty-first Century Necessity, or Blowin' in the Wind? (3 Pages)
by Paul Greenberg
Sep 21, 2006 Abstract : The business ecosystem has shifted focus from corporation to customer, and the location of value has changed with it. Where value had historically been located in products and services, it is now located in the value produced by the customer.
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| 96. |
Architecture Evolution: Service-oriented Architecture versus Web Services (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 20, 2006 Abstract : 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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| 97. |
An Interview with Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin (3 Pages)
by Ann Grackin
Nov 2, 2004 Abstract : Many corporations have failed the customer; they focus on transactions, rather than customers. Ann Grackin recently talked to Shoshana Zuboff and James Maxmin, co-authors of The Support Economy, Why Corporations are Failing Individuals and The Next Episode of Capitalism, who have inspiring and radical ideas, as well as a proposal for the new corporation.
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| 98. |
Click Commerce Acquires Allegis (5 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 5, 2003 Abstract : Click Commerce, a provider of partner relationship management (PRM) software for the Global 2000 companies, announced it reached an agreement in principle to acquire Allegis Corporation. However, despite a good fit at first glance and improved cross-selling opportunity, some challenges and product gaps are yet to be overcome.
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| 99. |
The SOAP Opera Progresses - Helping XML to Rule the World (3 Pages)
by Michael F. Reed
Aug 20, 2001 Abstract : An important emerging standard in the web arena, known as SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol), originally developed by Microsoft, has achieved a new milestone. Since IBM joined in support for the SOAP standard with increased security, SOAP may replace DCOM, and possibly even CORBA eventually. The W3C consortium has just released a new version, 1.2, which will be widely accepted and adopted by vendors.
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| 100. |
Active Voice Releases Unity 2.4 (3 Pages)
by P. Hayes
Aug 23, 2000 Abstract : Release 2.4 of Active Voice’s Unity Unified Messaging solution has hit the streets touting software only support for Cisco’s Call Manager 3.01, unlimited usage of ViewMail® for Microsoft Outlook and a special agreement with Microsoft to allow telephone only users access to his/her inbox, without the need to purchase a Client Access License (CAL).
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