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Way To Go, Ross Systems!

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... a $5.5 million improvement over the prior year's quarter (See Figure 1). Nonetheless, total revenues for the quarter at $11.3 million declined 31% from $16.4 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/10/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_10_23_01_1.asp - 14k - 2001-10-23 Summary: Although Ross Systems today is merely a shadow of a once solid profitable vendor, its embattled management deserves accolades for tenacity and pulling off a third consecutive profitable quarter, thereby remaining in the race.

Is Ross Systems Up To A Hat Trick?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... While revenues for the quarter of $11.5 million declined 38% from $18.5 million in the same period of the prior year, operating expenses for the quarter of ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/05/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_05_22_01_1.asp - 11k - 2001-05-22 Summary: Ross Systems, the struggling ERP vendor that many have all but written off, might be voicing with its second consecutive profitable quarter that ‘the fat lady has not sung’ as yet.

Merant Goes South on the Stock Market

by M. Reed ... "COBOL license fees worldwide have declined significantly below expectations and our forecast," said Merant President and Chief Executive Officer Gary ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_MFR_09_05_00_1.asp - 8k - 2000-09-05 Summary: Another vendor has stated that growth and license revenues in the mainframe arena are softer than expected. Shares of Merant (NASDAQ: MRNT), the provider of PVCS, a major software configuration management product (acquired from Intersolv), in addition to other software, have dropped more than 24 percent

Resurrection, Vitality And Perseverance Of Former ERP 'Goners' ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... More importantly, software license revenue in Q2 2003 increased 19% from Q2 2002 although it declined 7% from the previous quarter. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/03/research_notes/MN_ER_PJ_03_20_03_1.asp - 21k - 2003-03-20 Summary: While an increasing demand for services and incremental purchases of new extended-ERP functionality from existing client base, with a modest ooze of new accounts and even a notable influx of new accounts for distinguished some, may not put the revitalized former ERP losers back on top of the enterprise a

Ross Systems’ Renaissance Yet to Happen

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Revenues for the quarter declined to $18.5 million from $24.4 million in the same period of the prior year. Operating expenses for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/06/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_06_13_00_1.asp - 9k - 2000-06-13 Summary: In April Ross Systems, Inc., a supplier of enterprise systems, announced financial results for its third quarter of fiscal 2000. In May Ross Systems’ announced its Chairman and CEO, Dennis Vohs will retire as CEO at the end of the company’s fiscal year on June 30, 2000.

Ross Systems Ends Year On a Sour Note and Braces Itself For ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... For the year, revenues declined by 21% to $80.0 million from $101.8 million in the prior year (See Figure 1 & 2). The net loss for the year was $9.7 million or ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2000/10/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_10_09_00_1.asp - 14k - 2000-10-09 Summary: Ross Systems’ transition from ERP to e-commerce has been a harrowing experience during the last 18 months. On September 14, the company announced yet another disappointing annual report and a consequential radical restructuring.

Soft Economy Dents SAP’s Armored Shield As Well

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... rates, revenues in the Americas would have risen only 9%. Furthermore, it should be noted that license revenues in the Americas' region declined 24% (34% in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/11/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_11_09_01_1.asp - 19k - 2001-11-09 Summary: Since the license revenue plunge in the US, a likely cascading economic slowdown worldwide, and SAP’s high stakes in struggling Commerce One happened much before the fatal September 11, one is only to wonder why SAP’s management woke up to reality and revised its projections so belatedly.

Industri-Matematik Faces Uphill Climb

by Steve McVey ... License sales as a percentage of revenues have declined dramatically over the last three years with the peak at 44% for fiscal 1997 (see Fig. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/10/research_notes/VN_BA_SRM_10_99_1.asp - 15k - 1999-10-01 Summary: Wracked by negative earnings, shifting infrastructure, and pending litigation, Industri-Matematik International Corporation (NASDAQ: IMIC) faces a difficult time in its history. The Stockholm-based Supply Chain Execution (SCE) vendor has experienced a sharp decline in license revenues over the last four

Geac Hopes To See System21 Shine Again Like 'Aurora'

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... publishing software business, which was sold on August 9, 2001, and the hotel software business, which was sold on March 31, 2001, total revenue declined by Can ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/09/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_09_16_02_1.asp - 27k - 2002-09-16 Summary: By stabilizing its financial situation and by focusing on customer service beyond reproach and on its major product’s collaborative enhancements, in part through acquisitions, Geac hopes to overcome a lingering general feeling that it had passed up an opportunity to be a top-notch applications vendor.

Retailers Join Forces for a 'Make or Break' Attempt in Their ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Same store sales for November and December declined by 4.6 percent—in December alone, same store sales declined approximately 2.6 percent. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2005/04/research_notes/TN_SC_PJ_04_18_05_1.asp - 26k - 2005-04-18 Summary: Today's competitive retail landscape has lead to mega-mergers between some of the oldest retailers in the US: Kmart and Sears. Before the technical issues of merging disparate supply chain systems can be addressed, these giants first had had to get their business 'housekeeping' in order.