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UK gov't releases transparent post-failure analysis: The UK Identity & Passport Service IPS has released an excellent post-implementation assessment report describing lessons learned from five key 2007 projects. In an unusually transparent move for any government agency, the report candidly examines each project's objectives, deliverables, and areas for improvement. ...; Tags: Project, Procurement, Analysis, IPS, Purchasing & Procurement, Government, Business Operations, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Integrated Trade Systems, Inc. Is Able to Track and Ensure Timely Purchase Order Delivery by Using Biscom Delivery Server to Send Files Securely: Integrated Trade Systems ITS provides procurement services for Mexican-owned PEtroleos MEXicanos PEMEX, the sixth largest oil company in the world. ITS needed a fast, efficient way for PEMEX's buyers to send purchase orders to suppliers all over the world, and for ITS to confirm and execute the orders with these...; Tags: Server, Purchase Order, Procurement, Biscom, Integrated Trade Systems, Purchasing & Procurement, Channel Management, Business Operations, Marketing; Case studies 2008-04-30
Keep your travel profile a little greener with Rearden: I am writing this blog in a state that was just smacked by the collapse of one of its local airlines Aloha, which took both employees and customers very much by surprise. Meanwhile, many of the people I was with at last week's Cisco Partner Summit in Honolulu didn't find...; Tags: Rearden Commerce, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Infor software offers insight into consumption patterns: Enterprise software vendor Infor, out of Alpharetta, Ga., is positioning its application as a means of helping companies better organize their corporate assets with an eye to supporting corporate sustainability efforts. The company also has become a service provider through the Energy Star program. The software, called...; Tags: Software, Sustainability, Consumption, Tools & Techniques, Purchasing & Procurement, Asset Management, Management, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Headaches in Armonk but will green lose out?: No doubt the IBM top team will be passing around the Tylenol today in Armonk as they figure out what to do next after their temporary exclusion from further contracting with the US Federal government. Sadly it is not an April fool's joke - the US Attorney's office for the Eastern...; Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, IBM Corp., FCW, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Management, Government, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, James Farrar; Blog posts 2008-04-01

Controlling mobile costs with MobilityCentral: If there's one thing that irks most of my Irregular colleagues, it's getting hit up for long distance and roaming charges. The mobile operators offer a bewildering array of plans but it is all too easy for staffers to run up charges they didn't know about...; Tags: Mobile, On-demand, MobilityCentral, Purchasing & Procurement, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Planting solar gardens: At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, Todd Glass of Heller Ehrman moderates a discussion on the challenges in developing solar technologies on a utility scale in the magnitude of 2,500 megawatts. Panelists include: Peter Duprey, CEO at Acciona; Ricardo Angel, senior vice president at GE Energy Financial Services; and...; Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Business Operations, Finance, Green; Videos 2008-03-13
Which solar technology will survive?: At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, Todd Glass of Heller Ehrman moderates a discussion on the various solar technologies making a difference in the green movement. From thin film to concentrated photovoltatics, which technology is best-suited for deployment on a utility scale? Attempting to answer this question are panelists...; Tags: Technology, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Business Operations, Finance, Green; Videos 2008-03-12
Emin Leydier Manages a 50% Increase in Production Without Increasing Administrative Workforce: Emin Leydier wanted to install a management system to support the company's strategic development including a new plant and new machinery and improve the integration of financial, commercial, transportation, and procurement management processes. The challenge was to improve the visibility and traceability of all business flows and promote the sharing...; Tags: Procurement Management, Oracle Corp., Procurement, Workforce, Emin Leydier, Purchasing & Procurement, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Transportation, Business Operations, Human Resources; Case studies 2008-03-01
Tibet Tianlu Achieves End-to-End Control of Financial and Human Resources Operations: Its rapidly expanding portfolio of work prompted Tibet Tianlu to reconsider the way it managed its business. Senior managers did not have a complete view of the organization or insight into project, human resources, inventory, and procurement costs. The lack of standardized reports also made it difficult for Tibet Tianlu...; Tags: Human Resources, Oracle Corp., Financial, Business Management, Procurement, Tibet Tianlu, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Management, Strategy, Business Operations, Financial Planning, Finance, Management; Case studies 2008-03-01
Prave Intelligent Relationship Management (msi): Prave Intelligent Relationship Management has Account and contact management: Account notes, Account documents, Resellers; Product Management: Service agreements, Procurement, Sellable, Serial number registration; Sales Management: Opportunity, Quotations, Sales, Orders, Invoices, Payments; After Sales: Support Tickets and workflow support; Logistics: Procurement, Inventory Control and warehousing, Asset management serial numbers, Material reservations;...; Tags: Procurement, EURL PRAVE FRANCE, Prave Intelligent Relationship Management, Sales Strategy, Purchasing & Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales Force Management, Asset Management, Sales, Business Operations, Operational Planning; Software downloads 2008-02-15
More EDS issues over botched IT project in UK: According to a recent report from Parliament, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs HMRC in the UK continues to pursue EDS for compensation over a major failed IT implementation. The settlement totals £71.25 million and includes a direct cash payment along with £26.5 million in credits from EDS against future...; Tags: Information Technology, Settlement, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Government, Litigation, Purchasing & Procurement, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Infosys Goes to University to Build Business Worldwide: Infosys Technologies Ltd (NASDAQ: INFY) defines, designs, and delivers IT-enabled business solutions. Infosys uses a global alliance with Oracle to deliver Oracle-based systems and services to clients worldwide. These enable businesses to build a more flexible architecture to support faster deployment of new applications, achieve a consolidated view of their...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Infosys Technologies Ltd., Supply Chain Management (SCM), Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Management, Human Resources; Case studies 2008-02-01
Microsoft Tafiti opens the source code door: Tafiti is one of the cooler if not most useful examples of Microsoft Silverlight 1.0. It's a search engine that allows you to search between media and regular results all while providing a fluid experience. They're now open sourcing it under the Microsoft Public License. There are...; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Tafiti, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2007-12-19
ePlatform launches Techmeme competitor and application platform: ePlatform has developed an on demand platform for building Web applications platform, and its first example app is a set of meme trackers, similar to Gabe Rivera's popular sites, Techmeme, WeSmirch, memeorandum and Ballbug. ePlatform launched Technology, Politics and Entertainment trackers, based on its RSS, Search...; Tags: Article, ePlatform, ePlatform Search Engine, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-12-18
Enter Argentina as a nearshore destination...: It's taken several years, but Cap Gemini's newly aquired center in Buenos Aires is a significant development for the country as a sourcing location. With GDP growth running at 4.7% this year (and expected to remain consistent in 2008 and 2009), inflation back under control, and IT and process skills...; Tags: Sourcing, Information Technology, Argentina, Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Phil Fersht; Blog posts 2007-12-15
HP: Bearer of good enterprise spending news?: When Hewlett-Packard reports its fiscal fourth quarter results Monday it'll be expected to deliver a dose of optimism about enterprise technology spending. After all, we know the bad news. Financial services companies are pulling back on spending with giants like IBM and Cisco. And if those two bellwethers are...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Document Management, Real Estate, Purchasing & Procurement, Financial Accounting, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-19
Girl's guide to project failures: Elizabeth Harrin writes a great blog called, A Girl's Guide to Managing Projects, Trying to Stay OTOBOS... (on time, on budget, on scope). Elizabeth's perspective on project failures is practical and informative, making her blog interesting to read. Titles of several recent entries hint at her focus...; Tags: Project, Failure, Girl, Elizabeth Harrin, Elizabeth, Purchasing & Procurement, Blogging, Business Operations, Internet, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2007-10-22
News to know: RealPlayer flaw; Wireless speakers; Ubuntu installation; Amazon's EC2: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: IE users beware: RealPlayer zero-day flaw under attack. Mozilla plugs 10 more Firefox holes. Heather Clancy: Green business backlash: We could see this coming. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 7.10 - Installation walk-through. Gallery. Christopher Dawson: Microsoft matters less...; Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Speaker, AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., RealNetworks RealPlayer, Wireless, Flaw, Purchasing & Procurement, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-22
On-demand software squared: Coupa launches SaaS e-procurement system running on Amazon's EC2 service: Coupa will launch an on-demand e-procurement software suite on Monday that is built on Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud Web service. For those keeping score at home that makes the Coupa suite an on-demand service running on an on-demand service. The launch also makes Coupa one of Amazon's early corporate...; Tags: Software, SLA, Software-as-a-service, E-procurement, On-demand, Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, Service, Coupa, Enterprise Class Uptime, Purchasing & Procurement, Service Level Management, Business Operations, It Operations, It service Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-19