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Saas? We're too busy making ERP work

It's sometimes good to be reminded that while the industry hype is around saas/cloud/on-demand that there is still another world out there where customers are wrestling with more traditional approaches to computing. The other evening I had a conversation with Erick Kimberling, CEO of Panorama Consulting. Panorama...

Tags: ERP, Panorama Consulting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-02

NetSuite vs. SAP â€" How Newton would see this contest

Competition is a great thing. It forces even the biggest firms to become humbled. It makes innovation a necessity. It can lower pricing and expand markets to everyone’s benefit. Competition in the SaaS software as a service world of ERP got a little hotter this week...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Barron, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-07-01

ZDNet Resource Guide: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

This ZDNet Resource Guide provides useful information to help you gain a better understanding of the primary benefits and limitations of ERP as well as the best practices for a successful ERP implementation. Download this guide to: Gain invaluable industry insight to help you...

Tags: SAP AG, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

Resource centers 2009-06-18

FiberNet 3.28 (Windows)

FiberNet is designed for MRP, warehouse, logistic, and distribution operation of cotton traders & spinning mill. For cotton, wool, or synthetic fiber whatever spun or filament. In view of the keep inflation of textile fiber around the world, material resources planning become an important issue for all spinner to keep...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Fiber, FiberNet, Network Technology, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Networking, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-12

Gartner's conservative mid-tier ERP Magic Quadrant

'Tis the season for round robins. On this occasion Frank Scavo pokes a sharp stick in the eye of Gartner's Mid-tier ERP Magic Quadrant. Vinnie Mirchandani goes next having a poke at his alma mater...Guess what? It's my turn: First...

Tags: Quadrant, Gartner Inc., ERP, Frank Scavo, Vinnie Mirchandani, SaaS Player, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Sales Strategy, Managed Hosting, Strategy, Cloud Computing, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Software, Sales, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-06-11

Nuclear Inventory 4.23 (Windows)

Nuclearsoft ERP system is a professional ERP software for a whole company including sales, purchasing, production, accounting, and stock. Nuclearsoft ERP system is a server - client structure which can let more than a hundred users to login at the same time through internet. Company Management can get different reports...

Tags: Nuclearsoft, Nuclearsoft ERP System, Internet, Sales Strategy, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Components, Finance

Software downloads 2009-06-09

TextileNet 2.8 (Windows)

TextileNet is designed for MRP, warehouse, logistic and distribution operation of textiles material supplier, fabric converter, spinning mill, weaving or knitting manufacturer. Raw material like yarn, filament, wool or grey goods. In view of the keep increasing price of textile material around the world, material resources planning become an important...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Manufacturer, TextileNet, Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-09

Can ERP vendors save the world?

Enterprise resource planning software vendors have the tools---if used correctly---to make a huge impact on sustainability efforts and possibly even save us from global warming. Talk about total cost of ownership.  OK, now stop laughing. Vinnie Mirchandani at Deal Architect has a modest proposal for ERP vendors: ...

Tags: ERP Vendor, ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Hardcopy for Windows 17.0.16 (Windows)

Hardcopy offers the possibility to you, to print or save the current window or screen, whether you work with SAP R/3 or with any other program.

Tags: SAP R/3, Siegfried Weckmann, Hardcopy, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Construction, Enterprise Software, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-02

SugarCRM, SourceFire, Compiere upgrades almost ready to roll

As the month of May closed, a number of top open source application vendors announced beta releases and forthcoming upgrades. These include open source CRM, security and ERP vendors.  SugarCRM, of Cupertino, Calif., announced the beta release of version 5.5 of its namesake open...

Tags: Sourcefire Inc., Mobile, Snort, Open Source, ERP, SugarCRM, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-05-31

Some welcome competition in mid-market ERP

Sage's X3 - Does it need big systems integrators as part of its market success? A few days ago, several members of the analyst and press community were given a briefing on Sage’s high-end ERP product, X3. X3 was acquired by Sage three years ago and...

Tags: Accounting, Reseller, ERP, Channel Partner, Sage, X3, X3 Product Line, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-05-27

Rimini Street goes after SAP support

Rimini Street, which is a third party maintenance and support vendor, said Monday that it is launching services for SAP customers.  Rimini, which has typically offered third party support for Oracle's Siebel, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards software, appears to be trying to take advantage of the well...

Tags: SAP AG, Rimini Street, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Sales Force Management, Software, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Hosted CRM, ERP: Another Microsoft and Oracle battleground in the making

If Oracle CEO Ellison & Co. do make good on their hosted services threat, they'll be competing with Microsoft, which already offers hosted Dynamics CRM -- and has made noise about possibly delivering Microsoft-hosted ERP in some way down the line. But it's a tough market out there, as Microsoft,...

Tags: Hosted CRM, Oracle Corp., Financing, ERP, Microsoft Corp., CRM, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Investment, Financial Accounting, Software, Marketing, Finance, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-05-01

RDC Concrete Reduces Inventory Costs by 5%, Achieves Integrated Management Across 22 Locations

RDC Concrete wanted to install integrated enterprise resource planning ERP system to improve management of 22 ready-mix concrete plants and integrate the ERP platform with manufacturing and distribution systems to enable data transfer between the three applications. The challenge was to streamline the supply chain to ensure orders are delivered...

Tags: Oracle Corp., ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-05-01

Ramco Systems Case Study: Distilleries

The geographical distance between corporate office and factory locations made it extremely difficult for the top management of the leading distiller to track production, inventory, sales, and cash flow on a day-day-to-day basis. Moreover, there were different stand-alone software packages for accounting and inventory management. The company wanted an ERP...

Tags: Ramco Systems, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Personal Finance, Sales, Finance, Software

Case studies 2009-04-29

How Multi-Nationals Should Use ERP

One Size Fits All? I'm Not So Sure... Years ago, I did an evaluation of back office software packages that served small businesses but had robust international capabilities. I did so because clients were always asking about solutions they could deploy to small offices or subsidiaries...

Tags: Solution, NetSuite Inc., ERP, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-04-14

Pilot ERP 1.2.4 (Windows)

Pilot ERP is a fully integrated ERP software system with Sales & CRM, Manufacturing, Job Costing, Inventory/Warehouse control, Purchasing, AR, AP, Accounting and more. Designed for the Small to Medium sized manufacturer or distributor, Pilot ERP provides all the functionality you would expect to find in ERP packages used by...

Tags: ERP, Microsoft Windows, Pilot ERP Software, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2009-04-12

Open source: the rolling your own ERP alternative

My last post talked about the potential for the Force.com to become an alternative developer environment, especially for situational applications. In the above video, I met with Martyn Shiner and Clive Birnie of Severn Delta. Several years ago, they bought a bankrupt business...

Tags: ERP, Questions, Open Source, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-04-07

Top 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing an ERP Solution

The Inside-ERP Checklist: Top 10 Questions to Ask When Choosing an ERP Solution shows you: Why many ERP implementations fall short of expectations and how to prevent failure Expert opinions on whether to stick with your current business applications vendor or seek an ERP package from...

Tags: ERP, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-04-01

Kepware's Allen-Bradley OPC Server Suite 4.500.462.0 (Windows)

Kepware's OPC Server KEPServerEX provides an easy and reliable way to connect to Allen-Bradley PLC and Motion Controllers to your OPC Client applications, including HMI, SCADA, Historian, MES, ERP, and countless custom applications.

Tags: Custom Application, SCADA, Kepware Technologies, Kepware, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Microsoft Windows, Software, Operating Systems

Software downloads 2009-04-01