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SAP Acquires TopTier To Further Broaden Its Horizons

by M. Reed ... Acquires TopTier To Further Broaden Its Horizons M. Reed - April 17, 2001: ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2001/04/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_04_17_01_1.asp - 9k - 2001-04-17 Summary: In a move designed to increase its presence in enterprise portals and integrated business intelligence, SAP AG has announced an agreement to purchase TopTier Software for approximately $400 million USD in cash. TopTier’s products are already integrated with SAP’s mySAP Workplace, so the acquisition

Analyzing MAPICS' Further Steps After Frontstep Part Four: Market ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... industry-specific configuration templates. That should come in handy as to further avoid any channel conflict. Pre-Frontstep MAPICS ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_14_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-10-14 Summary: While competitive costs (low and flexible software license pricing and implementation costs) and outstanding global service (proven fast implementations and customer loyalty) will remain important requirements for success, particularly in the lower end of the market, vertical focus will be the key factor

Kewill And Microsoft Great Plains To Further Mutually Complement

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... And Microsoft Great Plains To Further Mutually Complement PJ Jakovljevic - November 12, 2001: ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/11/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_11_12_01_1.asp - 13k - 2001-11-12 Summary: While Microsoft Great Plains and Kewill will offer a potentially awesome combined offering worldwide, their competitors will bet on products that cover all the bases in a natively integrated fashion.

Oracle Further Orchestrates Its SOA Forays Part One: Event Summary ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The main idea behind this article is not to further delve into the strengths and weaknesses of the impending merger between Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCL ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_14_05_1.asp - 18k - 2005-03-14 Summary: Although its service-oriented architecture-based platform and enterprise solutions will not likely be 'all things to all people' any time soon, Oracle might be showing its ability to further develop its own enterprise infrastructure and applications via a blitz acquisition of a Collaxa, a small and focus

Analyzing MAPICS' Further Steps After Frontstep Part Two: More ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Certified Partner Program. Further, in May, MAPICS announced its certified partner program as part of its enhanced strategic alliance and partner strategy. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_11_03_1.asp - 15k - 2003-10-11 Summary: MAPICS remains a customer-focused organization with the mantra of helping customers in select verticals become world-class manufacturers.

Oracle Further Orchestrates Its SOA Forays Part Four: SOA and Web ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Subsequently, the strategy will help the likes of SAP and Oracle further open or componentize their products, as standards like XML. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_17_05_1.asp - 24k - 2005-03-17 Summary: The battle for the dominance in service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services has nonetheless so far largely been a war of words without the clear winner yet (and not any time soon), as many underlying Internet-based standards have emerged only recently.

Oracle Further Orchestrates Its SOA Forays Part Two: Strategy

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Further refining and defining the functionality, Oracle released Oracle 9i Application Server late in 2000, which included the support for J2EE, XML, and Java ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2005/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_15_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-03-15 Summary: Oracle's vision of a complete collaborative e-Business solution requires a database strategy, an application server strategy, and an e-business strategy. Will users buy into this vision?

JD Edwards Incurs Further Losses In Third Quarter

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Edwards Incurs Further Losses In Third Quarter PJ Jakovljevic - September 3rd, 1999 Event Summary. JD Edwards shifted deeper into ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/1999/09/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_9_3_99_2.asp - 5k - 1999-09-03 Summary: J.D. Edwards reported revenue of $232 million, $8 million down from last year's third-quarter revenue of $240 million. While licensing revenue fell quarter over quarter from $98 million last year to $75 million this year, the company was saved from total disaster by an 11% increase in services revenue to

NEON Systems Moves Further into Enterprise Application Integration

by M. Reed ... Systems Moves Further into Enterprise Application Integration M. Reed - January 26th, 2000 Event Summary. "SUGAR LAND, TX -- NEON Systems, Inc. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/DataWarehousing/2000/01/news_analysis/NA_DW_MFR_01_26_00_1.asp - 7k - 2000-01-26 Summary: NEON Systems has signed an agreement to develop and distribute Sterling Software's SOLVE:Diplomat product. Diplomat has been used to integrate disparate Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and call center systems. NEON intends to evolve it into a unified EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) soluti

Does NavisionDamgaard Merger Mark Further Mid-Market Consolidation ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... NavisionDamgaard Merger Mark Further Mid-Market Consolidation? PJ Jakovljevic - January 2, 2001: ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/BusinessApplications/2001/01/news_analysis/NA_BA_PJ_01_02_01_1.asp - 13k - 2001-01-02 Summary: While the higher end of ERP market has (surprisingly) experienced only limited merger & acquisition activity during 2000 (mainly seen in ERP losers been devoured by ERP outsiders), the mid-market has seen more significant intra-market activity. The latest one was the merger between Navision Software and