On Line Capabilities

CRM for Financial and Insurance Markets: Enterprise CRM Platform ...

... ECP is a platform of role-specific CRM productivity tools for insurance and financial service professionals, providing complete product line capabilities in a ... http:/.../124-6651/CRM-for-Financial-and-Insurance-Markets/E-Z-Data-Enterprise-CRM-Platform-ECP.html - 3k - 2009-11-18

A Dynamic Answer to Enterprise Resource Planning for Services

by Neil Stolovitsky ... enhancements that streamline its ease of use, develop a resource workbench for capacity and resource planning, and offer off-line capabilities in Excel. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/06/research_notes/PN_ER_NS_06_04_07_1.asp - 16k - 2007-06-04 Summary: Enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors do battle to win business and Epicor is leveraging Microsoft's technology to deliver a mid-market solution to services industries. Despite Microsoft's competing ERP offering, Epicor continues to build a Microsoft-centric solution with its partners' support.

Amdocs Overhauls Its Marketing

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... For example, Enabler 5 supports new revenue streams and business models with advanced on-line charging capabilities and it supports multi-market and multi ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2005/08/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_08_03_05_1.asp - 17k - 2005-08-03 Summary: Amdocs believes its ICM strategy resonates with its customers, who, facing increased competition and price commoditization, realize that they need to differentiate customers' experiences from the competition, to enhance customer loyalty and increases profitability.

Web 2.0 -- "Wow!" or "So What?!" » The TEC Blog

... The bottom line: if a vendor cites that its applications are Web 2.0-enabled, it is most likely that the software is harnessing new capabilities of the Web. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2007/11/27/web-20-wow-or-so-what/ - 58k - 2007-11-27

A Two-layer Model for Fashion PLM Functionality

by Kurt (Yu) Chen ... to help fashion companies better envision their PLM systems, or during the software selection process to compare, line by line, vendors' capabilities with user ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2009/10/research_notes/TU_PL_YC_10_05_09_1.asp - 20k - 2009-10-05 Summary: To help fashion players achieve the most out of adopting PLM methodology and systems while respecting the uniqueness of fashion products and business processes, the article introduces a two-layer model to facilitate the process of selecting a fashion PLM solution.

SAP Bolsters NetWeaver's MDM Capabilities Part Four: SAP and A2i

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... peers that begun with paper catalogs and then moved into interactive media, A2i added paper publishing capabilities well after its on-line credentials have ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_04_04_1.asp - 19k - 2004-12-04 Summary: The A2i acquisition will in the short term bring together two complementary e-commerce products that should help retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers manage and sell their products to other companies and customers on-line.

Identifying the ROI of a Software Application for Supply Chain ...

by Mark Wells ... top line revenue growth, more available working capital, higher return on assets, and a reduced overall cost structure. Down the left side are the capabilities ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2001/07/research_notes/MI_EV_XWM_07_18_01_1.asp - 18k - 2001-07-18 Summary: Managers weighing an investment in software for supply chain face pressure to be right. Looking for a precise calculation of ROI often results in making an uninformed decision. Part four discusses the difficulty in predicting the future.

A Tale of a Few Good SCM Players – Part 2 » The TEC Blog

... Additionally, RedPrairie acquired Denmark-based Alta A/S for the build-to-order (BTO) and line-sequencing capabilities that automotive manufacturers require. ... blog.technologyevaluation.com/blog/2009/10/01/a-tale-of-a-few-good-scm-players-–-part-2/ - 56k - 2009-10-01

Microsoft's Dynamic New Approach to Professional Services ...

by Neil Stolovitsky ... product line will remain compelling to SMB organizations by continuing to offer a single technology that provides comprehensive PPM capabilities through ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/professionalServices/2006/02/research_notes/PN_SP_NS_02_10_06_1.asp - 17k - 2006-02-10 Summary: In the short term, Microsoft Dynamics SL will likely follow the professional services automation (PSA) trend of extending functionality to the Web. In the long term, its eventual absorption into the Microsoft Dynamics product line may affect Microsoft's strategy in the project portfolio management market

The Blurry Line between ERP and PLM in Engineer-to-order (ETO) ...

by Kurt (Yu) Chen ... Both ERP and PLM vendors are trying to extend their respective solutions' capabilities to the other side. This effort makes the line between ERP and PLM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2009/09/research_notes/RN_PLM_KC_09_18_09_1.asp - 14k - 2009-09-18 Summary: Engineer-to-order (ETO) manufacturing needs a high level of integration between ERP and PLM systems. This article points out that ERP and PLM solutions are moving toward each other to achieve more organic data and process connectivity.