Tag: ERP

  • Will Integrators Profit from Microsoft’s ERP Delay?

    Will Integrators Profit from Microsoft’s ERP Delay?

    Jacqueline Emigh

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    Reported shipment delays for Microsoft’s ERP software could spell some opportunities for enterprise and radio-frequency identification systems integrators, both inside and outside the Microsoft camp. But, on the other hand, Microsoft’s moves to hold back products for further fine-tuning make sense for the company from a competitive standpoint, according to some industry observers. “A delay… Read more

  • PeopleSoft Customers Voice Relief at End of Buyout Battle

    PeopleSoft Customers Voice Relief at End of Buyout Battle

    John Pallatto

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    Customers on Monday expressed relief more than dismay that Oracle Corp. had finally reached a definitive buyout agreement with PeopleSoft Inc., giving them hope that they will get reliable information about future product support. PeopleSoft’s fate was of particular concern to users of ERP (enterprise resource planning) software from J.D. Edwards & Co., which PeopleSoft… Read more

  • SAP, HP Team on ERP for SMBs

    SAP, HP Team on ERP for SMBs

    Renee Boucher Ferguson

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    Small and midsize businesses that are looking for an ERP solution but aren’t able to handle such things as cost and implementation have a new solution from SAP America Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to consider. SAP, of Newtown Square, Pa., and HP teamed last week to announce a hosted enterprise resource planning bundled service tailored… Read more

  • SAP Customers Find Refuge from ERP Market Turmoil

    SAP Customers Find Refuge from ERP Market Turmoil

    John Pallatto

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    SAN DIEGO—SAP’s TechEd conference here is proving to be an oasis of calm for corporate customers in an ERP (enterprise resource planning) software market that has been roiled by Oracle’s prolonged efforts to buy out PeopleSoft. Peck said that while it will take a few years to catch on in the market, he thinks NetWeaver… Read more

  • Lawson Redraws ERP Blueprint

    Lawson Redraws ERP Blueprint

    Renee Boucher Ferguson

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    Lawson Software Inc. is overhauling its ERP suite to be more open, flexible and modular in an effort to make it easier for customers to add functionality to their Lawson systems. The strategy, according to officials in St. Paul, Minn., calls for creating an architecture that enables faster development, breaks its applications into flexible components… Read more

  • Customers Question Microsoft’s ERP Intentions

    Customers Question Microsoft’s ERP Intentions

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Following reports that Microsoft delivered a sworn statement to the Department of Justice (DOJ) earlier this year claiming it had no intentions to enter the enterprise ERP market for at least two years, some company watchers were skeptical. But given Monday’s disclosure by Microsoft that it held merger talks late last year with ERP market… Read more