Maintain Vendor Release History

SCM System/SCM Software Comparison and Evaluation

... functionality which consists of managing the POs or work orders generated by MRP systems Maintain basic data models Maintain vendor release history Make/buy ... http://scm.technologyevaluation.com/supply-chain-optimization// - 71k - 2009-03-09

The Sweet Spot of One Merging ERP Vendor

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... specifications, while customer- and vendor-specific part ... The EDI release accounting function uses EDI to ... labeling/serialization module can maintain and compile ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_03_07_1.asp - 20k - 2007-12-03 Summary: CMS Software (now known as Solarsoft Business Systems) may not be a huge global player, but its enterprise resource planning solutions address a wide spectrum of supply chain management requirements, including customizable electronic data interchange functions, warehousing, distribution, and traceability

Can High Flying NetGravity Maintain Its Position?

by D. Geller ... High Flying NetGravity Maintain Its Position? ... Vendor Strategy and Trajectory. ... The next version of the Ad Server (AdServer 4.0), announced for release in October ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/eCommerce/1999/10/research_notes/VN_EC_DPG_10_99_1.asp - 27k - 1999-10-01 Summary: NetGravity's ad serving software remains a leader, and its merger with DoubleClick should have the company celebrating, but CMGI is massing troops on the border, and NetGravity needs to gird for war.

ROI Systems Defies The Odds Through Delighted Customers Part Three ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The Old ERP Dilemma - Should We Install The New Release? ... to deal with these issues, since the vendor has always ... the customer in an effort to maintain the long ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/06/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_06_04_03_1.asp - 17k - 2003-06-04 Summary: ROI System is definitely a 'user's vendor' that should raise the bar for customer care best practices amongst its competitors.

Quote-to-order: One Big, Lean Machine Adds High Tech to Its Mix

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... to the distraction of having to track each customer's exact product release). ... architecture is lower cost structures for the vendor to maintain (savings that ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2008/08/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_08_22_08_1.asp - 29k - 2008-08-22 Summary: BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions’ lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order focus. Although there are other vendors offering Q2O as a service, BigMachines product is arguably more flexible, as high tech manufacturers may be noting.

Made2Manage Systems 'One Year After': Reenergized and Growing Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... number of change requests; 40 percent reduction in release delivery timeframe ... benefit of an SOA might be the vendor's ability to manage, maintain, and enhance ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_22_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-02-22 Summary: Made2Manage Systems' decision to go private under wealthy Battery Ventures' wing appears to have been wise. Despite a draconic exodus of former executives and the subsequent one-time restructuring, the vendor has produced tangible benefits for existing customers.

Extended Enterprise Resource Planning Vendor Shows Its Lean Side

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To make this point, the vendor often challenges ... The 11P release is SOA-based to provide customers ... and advance lean benefits and maintain competitive advantage ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_01_06_1.asp - 24k - 2006-03-01 Summary: About two-thirds of SoftBrands' revenue comes from its manufacturing division, which includes evolution, a platform neutral, extended enterprise resource planning product, and DemandStream for lean automation.

PeopleSoft - Catching Its Second Wind From The Internet Part 1 ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Witness Systems, a quality assurance software vendor, aims to ... to this product, PeopleSoft plans the release in Q1 ... products in its bid to maintain its current ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/06/research_notes/VN_BA_PJ_06_05_01_1.asp - 27k - 2001-06-05 Summary: PeopleSoft, once a high flyer owing to its congenial culture and slick ERP product, has invested two years and over a half billion dollars to develop a number of new, Internet-based enterprise applications that have apparently propelled it back on the enterprise applications top chart. It has now emerged

A Veteran Enterprise Resource Planning Vendor Makes a SaaS-y ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the IT personnel normally required to maintain such systems ... In the late 1990s, the vendor began to focus on ... Fujitsu within the Version 3 product release, and in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/01/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_01_22_07_1.asp - 26k - 2007-01-22 Summary: Glovia International has launched the first full-fledged and versatile, manufacturing-oriented solution that is an on-demand, enterprise resource planning software-as-a-service application. Its solution is good news for small and medium businesses in more ways than one.

How to Cope When Your Service Provider is Acquired

by Olin Thompson and PJ Jakovljevic ... To maintain its competitive advantage, Oracle must have notable points ... seem to get most of the vendor's attention. To be fair, the release of Oracle E-Business ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/06/research_notes/TN_ER_XOT_06_02_05_1.asp - 28k - 2005-06-02 Summary: Challenges are aplenty when a vendor is acquired. Financial health is no longer a safe indicator to gauge a vendor's future during this mega merger era. Knowing the challenges facing big vendors, like Oracle and PeopleSoft, and their competitors can give users a negotiating edge, whether in or entering a