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ERP implementations and outsourcing: The white board rarely reflects reality

ERP implementations and outsourcing: The white board rarely reflects realityMyriad of errors, but...the IT failure itself can only be blamed on IBM. And it is possible for your IT to break you. Whether it did or not will probably be decided by 12 people in a jury box......

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), outsourcing, IBM Corp., white board, ERP Implementation, Yahoo! Inc., ERP, ALF, board

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

ERP implementations and outsourcing: The white board rarely reflects reality

In the things you must read today department check out Michael Krigsman's analysis of a bankruptcy filing by American LaFrance, a maker of custom firefighting equipment. In the filing, American LaFrance alleges that IBM is responsible for the company's bankruptcy because of a botched ERP implementation. Michael...

Tags: Board, ERP System, ERP, Outsourcing, Bankruptcy, IBM Corp., Michael, ALF, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Litigation, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Customer blames bankruptcy on IBM IT failure

American LaFrance ALF, the "leading brand of custom-made fire fighting, fire rescue vehicles, ambulances, and heavy-duty work refuse vehicles," has declared bankruptcy, blaming IBM and a failed ERP implementation. According to filings in the District of Delaware bankruptcy court (PACER case no. 08-10178),...

Tags: Information Technology, Problem, ERP System, ERP, Bankruptcy, IBM Corp., ALF, Freightliner, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Alf's ScreenSaver Manager 1.0 (Windows)

From the developer: "A system tray icon that lets you temporarily disable the screensaver, e.g. for keeping an eye on a long download or for watching a video. Also, start the screensaver in a single click. And configure the screensaver."

Tags: Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, Alfs, Alf

Software downloads 2002-09-19

Finance Company Embraces a More Secure and Manageable Database

Ashok Leyland Finance Ltd. ALF is part of the Hinduja Group conglomerate in India. ALF standardized on the Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system as early as 1996. Because of this, ALF has enabled a complete backbone of information technology to support business processes and decision making. A mid-sized business...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Finance, ALF, Microsoft Windows NT, Databases, Storage, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Hardware

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DocProtect 1.0 (Mac)

Developers and authors can now protect their investment and increase sales by ensuring only licensed customers can use their Mac OS X and Windows documents. With basic computer skills, anyone can use DocProtect on HTML projects, image collections, video and audio files, PDFs and Excel spreadsheets. DocProtect works independently or...

Tags: HTML, Apple Macintosh, Video, Computer, DocProtect 1.0, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software, Marketing, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-01-07

SprintBit Playlist Manager 5.0.70 (Windows)

Playlist Manager is a powerful playlist maker, manager and multimedia player. With this software you can fast and easy create playlist of your favorite music or video files. You can work with multiple playlist at once, move files between playlist create unlimited number of playlist with unlimited number of files....

Tags: Playlist, Microsoft Windows, Video, Sprintbit Software, Pl, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-04-14

NakedIT: JP Rangaswami says, 'Don't call them IT projects'

The Naked IT interview series talks with innovators about the evolving relationship between IT and business. Please listen to the audio podcast and enjoy the brief excerpts below. JP Rangaswami is Managing Director of Service Design at  BT Design, which has total responsibility for designing, building and...

Tags: Podcast, Information Technology, British Telecommunications, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-02-13

Customer blames bankruptcy on IBM IT failure

Customer blames bankruptcy on IBM IT failureIT personnel often don't understand...the business aspects of what makes a company work. From accounting, to management, to marketing and everything else in between. IT is meant to facilitate all of these and by itself is worth nothing.The best IT personnel I have ever...

Tags: Strategy, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Enterprise software, IBM Corp., information technology, IBM IT failure, Intel x86, bankruptcy

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

Password Generator 2008 Professional 2. (Windows)

Generate millions of strong passwords, serial numbers, key codes, usernames, pronounceable passwords that strictly follow rules you define. Control precisely which characters can be used, how often they can appear, and where they should be placed. Use advanced elements in passwords: sequential parts, words, and non-ASCII characters. Allow or disallow...

Tags: Password, Password Generator, Microsoft Windows, Diplodock

Software downloads 2008-02-11

Cockfighting webcasters challenge law against depictions of Internet cruelty

Cockfighting webcasters challenge law against depictions of Internet crueltyThe problem with new laws is not what they do . . .. . .it's what they can be TWISTED to do.I look forward to prosecutions of PETA and ALF, who distribute video by the thousands of animals being "intentionally" killed, and...

Tags: Internet, Puerto Rican, depiction

Discussion threads 2007-07-12

EclipseCon shows a swiftly expanding role for the open tools foundation

Want a sense of where the Eclipse Foundation is going? I have seven thoughts for you: PHP, embedded, mobile, SOA, ALM, RIA/RCP, and integrated-while-functionally-targeted-frameworks. Kind of reminds me of the energy and diversity of innovation that the Java movement once enjoyed. But Eclipse is evolving into an open,...

Tags: Eclipse

Blog posts 2006-03-21

FBI: We're not worried about terrorist cyberattack

FBI: We're not worried about terrorist cyberattackWalk Softly & Carry a Big StickDon't JawJack. Just Shut-up & Show Me.Famous Last WordsWasn't it the Oracle dude who declared that his system was "hacker proof" a few years back? Didn't his system get hacked within a few days of that...

Tags: Federal government, FBI, terrorist cyberattack

Discussion threads 2005-12-07