| 91. |
Microsoft to Add 'Encore' Functionality to MBS Great Plains 8.0 Part Two: Market Impact (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jul 9, 2004 Abstract : Microsoft's Encore acquisition should bring the two former partners' complementary product offerings even closer together and should widen opportunities within the public and nonprofit sectors under the Microsoft umbrella. The products' technologies are quite compatible and so their integration will not be terribly complex, if it is to be complex at all.
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| 92. |
Will Sage Group Cement Its SME Leadership with ACCPAC and Softline Acquisitions? Part One: Event Summary (6 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jun 2, 2004 Abstract : By recently acquiring ACCPAC International and Softline, the Sage Group continues to round out by annexation. It currently still has the largest geographic coverage in the lower-end of the mid-market.
Type: Article
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| 93. |
ERP Systems and the ETO Manufacturing Market Part Three: User Recommendations (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
May 5, 2004 Abstract : Companies that are project manufacturers, engineer-to-order (ETO), build-to-order, jobbing shops or contract manufacturers should think carefully when selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Given the maturity of the ERP market, its ongoing consolidation, and that fact that competitive advantage is hard enough for manufacturers to find, they should not compromise on their requirements.
Type: Article
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| 94. |
ACCPAC -- Being Much More Than Meets The Eye Part Three: Market Impact (6 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Feb 6, 2003 Abstract : ACCPAC has lately been making big strides to extend its reach and turn into a full-fledged comprehensive e-business software provider for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). ACCPAC is likely the only vendor amongst its peers that is an ASP as well. Additionally, ACCPAC applications are geared for growth.
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| 95. |
Find The Software’s Fatal Flaws To Avoid Failure by Olin Thompson
Oct 30, 2002 Abstract : For any business, software needs exist which will prove difficult to satisfy. Application packages will have fatal flaws where they do not meet these needs. When evaluating software, start with the potential fatal flaws and continually look at the details surrounding them.
Type: Article
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| 96. |
Integrating Customer Relationship Management through Software As A Service (3 Pages)
by Jim Berkowitz
Dec 6, 2005 Abstract : The customer relationship management (CRM) market is changing. Over half the market is served by small vendors. Fully integrated business suites like NetSuite standalone solutions like salesforce.com, are heeding the demand for software as a service, but they are approaching the market with very different market strategies.
Type: Article
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| 97. |
AccountMate Software An International Product No One Knew About (3 Pages)
by Charles Chewning Jr.
Jan 19, 2005 Abstract : AccountMate Software has been a player in the middle market for over twenty years. In the past several years it has been acquired by several global companies. Recently AccountMate's management has purchased the company and once again it is independent and able to chart its own course.
Type: Article
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| 98. |
Will Sage Group Cement Its SME Leadership with ACCPAC and Softline Acquisitions? Part Six: Market Impact--Nurturing Channels (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jun 10, 2004 Abstract : The merging vendors, Sage/Best and ACCPAC, have understood that a broad, impeccably integrated, horizontal offering with selected vertical enhancements, a nurturing resellers network in addition to providing well-attuned pricing and catering to the evolving scalability and migration needs of customers through products of upward compatibility are necessary tenets for success in the SME market segment.
Type: Article
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| 99. |
Solomon Stands the Test of Time Despite Changing Masters Part Two: Market Impact (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Sep 4, 2003 Abstract : MBS Solomon, due to its distinct differentiators and weaknesses has been blessed in disguise with possibly the most distinct niche and the least overlap (gray area) with the other MBS ERP products (i.e., MBS Great Plains, MBS Navision, and MBS Axapta).
Type: Article
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| 100. |
Federal Contract Management and Vendors' Readiness Part Two: Dealing With the Federal Government (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jan 13, 2005 Abstract : Federal contracts can often be fraught with legal snares for the unseasoned providers.
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