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Candle Releases New Command Center App for IBM MQSI 2 (3 Pages)
by M. Reed
Oct 11, 2000 Abstract : IBM has announced a four-year, $200 million investment to attempt to make it more cost effective and easier for companies to manage data on IBM S/390 enterprise servers. The proposed solution is a new Candle Corporation product with a GUI front-end that can track message flow, queue times, and other metrics. Is this yet another example of IBM leveraging technology through partnerships instead of always trying to roll their own, as Oracle has done?
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Must-have Requirements for the Whisky Industry (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Jun 2, 2006 Abstract : The whisky industry is an example of a process industry where it is impossible to accurately predict demand for the final product. Goods stocked must also be meticulously accounted for, in both intermediate (partially finished) and bulk forms.
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Enterprise Applications--The Genesis and Future, Revisited Part Six: Looking to the Future (3 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Apr 6, 2004 Abstract : Unless all the functional modules have access to and use the same data in near real-time, unless all processes are fully integrated (so that, for example a mobile sales rep can see the live inventory data for order promising), and unless users can seamlessly move from one module to another, we are not talking about coherency but rather about the hodgepodge of disconnected (or very loosely connected, in the best scenario) islands of information.
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What's Wrong with Application Software? It's the Economics (4 Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Jan 30, 2003 Abstract : Enterprise architecture is a technology problem, not the business problem. The business problem is time, money, and quality. Focusing on modifications as an example, the reason that modifications are bad is that they take too long, cost too much, and often have quality issues.
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What's Wrong with Application Software? It's the Economics (4 Pages)
by Olin Thompson
Jan 23, 2003 Abstract : Enterprise architecture is a technology problem, not the business problem. The business problem is time, money, and quality. Focusing on modifications as an example, the reason that modifications are bad is that they take too long, cost too much, and often have quality issues.
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Business Intelligence: The Key to Optimizing Sales, Marketing and Bottom Line Results by Maximizer Software
Abstract : When it comes to marketing, sales and customer service there’s no question that the second approach delivers higher value—especially in an age when companies are combating unprecedented competition while being forced to do more with less. The reality is this: choose the second example or risk being second best. This white paper explores why actionable business intelligence is so critical in today’s business environment and how Maximizer Software’s customer relationship management (CRM) solution can be used to deliver actionable intelligence when and where it’s needed most.
Type: White Paper
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Financial Reporting, Planning, and Budgeting As Necessary Pieces of EPM Part Two: Challenges and User Recommendations (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Nov 22, 2003 Abstract : Although CPM (aka EPM) starts with strong financial management, it will eventually extend beyond financial planning to almost all areas of corporate activity. Therefore, organizations choosing BI suites should consider both their financial management tools and future integration with key business-area solutions (for example, PLM, CRM, and SCM).
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Lose the Starry-Eyes, Analyze:An Ideal Customer for Relevant INFIMACS (7 Pages)
by Josh Chalifour
Sep 7, 2002 Abstract : This is an example, using Relevant Business Systems, of how you can use the TEC ERP Evaluation Center's WebTESS tool to locate vendors that consider your company their ideal candidate.
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The Challenges of a Business Intelligence Implementation: A Case Study (4 Pages)
by Lyndsay Wise
Oct 27, 2006 Abstract : The University of Illinois provides a good example of extensive integration of its business intelligence (BI) solution and data warehousing environment with its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.
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