NetSuite Inc., a provider of cloud-based financials and ERP software suites, recently announced the nominees for the second annual NetSuite Hairball Awards. Launched in 2010, the Hairball Awards recognize customer achievement in software application reduction and consolidation on the NetSuite platform. The awards highlight those customers that have experienced increased productivity, improved business intelligence and […]
One of the 2011 trends predicted for the ERP market has been realized in recent weeks. That trend predicted the consolidation of ERP vendors. Apax Partners has recently agreed to pay $976 million for Epicor, plus an additional $890 million for Activant. Both organizations will be folded under the Epicor brand. Another recent purchase is […]
The past week has been chock full of cloud-related news. First, Microsoft announces that it will begin offering the Microsoft Dynamics ERP software through the Azure cloud platform. Then Dell announces that they will spend $1 billion this year to create 10 data centers that will support cloud services for enterprises. IBM also announced that […]
A new service capability has been introduced by the Chicago Business Intelligence Group. This new capability is designed to help businesses to accelerate the development of operational and analytical reports, while also reducing the costs traditionally associated with building a full reporting capability. Todd Nash, President of Chicago Business Intelligence Group Consulting, noted that the […]
Yesterday Oracle agreed to purchase Passlogix, an enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) solutions provider. The acquisition will take place at the end of this year, as financial details and logistic details are discussed and agreed upon. Oracle decided to buy Passlogix to be able to provider deeper integration and to expand its OEM relationship. Passlogix provides […]
Oracle FLEXCUBE was chosen by First Global Bank and First Global Financial Services Limited to increase efficiency within business operations and to help with growth. First Global hopes to have many new business opportunities as a result of this deployment. In addition to Oracle’s FLEXCUBE, Oracle’s Reveleus Operational Risk solution will also be deployed. This […]
Forrester Research, the independent research analyst, recently released its Forrester Wave for Quarter 3, 2010. Oracle, the integrated business software provider, was named a leader in the Order Management Hubs (OMH) report. Eight vendors were examined across 122 criteria points. Forrester divided the criteria into three categories, Current Offering, Market Presence and Strategy. The vendors […]
On Tuesday, Epicor Software, a leading enterprise business software solutions provider, announced that a major oil and gas contractor company, Lamprell, will implement one of Epicor’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions. Lamprell will use the Epicor 9 next-generation ERP solution. Lamprell was in great need of an upgrade from its original system, which includes applications […]
Earlier this week, Wipro Technologies, the Internet Technology division of Wipro, announced that it will join Oracle to create a product life cycle management solution. This joint development project is for the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Industry. The goal of the product lifecycle management solution is to make management processes easier for the Consumer Packaged […]
Chatsworth Products, Inc. (CPI), a global manufacturer of products and service solutions that optimize, secure and store technology equipment, have announced that they have chosen to use Epicor 9 to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their business processes. CPI cites Epicor’s flexible business process management and Service Oriented Architecture as the fundamental reasons for […]