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Bruce Richardson Asks: Are We Ready for Social Supply Chains? (Part 1)

Bruce Richardson Asks: Are We Ready for Social Supply Chains? (Part 1)

By Jason Busch on October 10, 2011

Perhaps the best-known analyst in ERP and supply chain history, Bruce Richardson, is finally independent again after a stint at Infor. Only a couple of months into this newfound freedom, he’s launched a new blog that, well, sounds like…

Posted in Business | Tagged BravoSolution, Bruce Richardson, Infor, salesforce.com, supply chain | Leave a response

News Analysis: Infor Launches New Era With Infor 10

News Analysis: Infor Launches New Era With Infor 10

By R "Ray" Wang on September 26, 2011

After 11 months of behind the scenes work, CEO Charles Phillips and the Infor management team unveiled the launch of Infor 10 in New York City on September 13, 2011, to customers, industry analysts, media, and investment analysts.  The new Infor has kept busy with key management team hires, the $1.84 B acquisition of Lawson, [...]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged analyst event, Apps Strategy, Charles Phillips, CIO, Cloud, Cloud Computing, cloud integration, Cloud options, crm, Customer Experience, Customer Relationship Management, customer relationship management (CRM), enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, erp, HR, HR Tech, Human Capital Management, Infor, Infor 10, Infor ION, Lawson, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Lawson Software, nalyst event, News Analysis, Public Sector, purpose built, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, rwang0, Software Insider, SoftwareInsider, supply chain, suppy chain management | Leave a response

ERP cloud wars – Vendor Innovation & Competition Will Benefit Businesses

ERP cloud wars – Vendor Innovation & Competition Will Benefit Businesses

By Brian Sommer on September 6, 2011

Events of the last week confirm it: Cloud ERP is a serious space. If you’re still expecting on-premise ERP to rule the day, it won’t. On-premise ERP will have to share the limelight with its newer cousins. The cloud and ERP, especially manufacturing software applications, are definitely in vogue. Vendors, investors and customers are piling [...]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #DF11, Cloud ERP, Enterprise resource planning, erp, Infor, kenandy, netsuite, Plex Systems, rootstock, SaaS ERP, salesforce.com, workday | 1 Response

Enterprise headlines and excerpts, 2011, July and August

Enterprise headlines and excerpts, 2011, July and August

By Dennis Moore on September 5, 2011

July and August Enterprise Software and Solutions news. Headlines and excerpts follow below, but here are some of the highlights of the months of July and August: Apple became the world’s most valuable company, but Steve Jobs resigned due to health issues. Meanwhile, Google bought Motorola’s cell phone business. Salesforce.com promoted its message of Cloud, [...]

Posted in Business, Technology / Software | Tagged Amazon, Amazon.com, apple, BigData, CA, Cloud, Cloud Computing, google, hadoop, hp, Infor, Informatica, Kraig Swensrud, microsoft, mobile, Mozilla, oracle, salesforce.com, sap, SAP AG, Social, Social Enterprise, Steve Jobs, workday, Yahoo | 1 Response

Dreamforce 2011

Salesforce.com Dreamforce 2011: Some insights from The Greatest (Cloud Computing) Show on Earth!

By Dennis Moore on September 5, 2011

Ringling Brothers bills itself as “The Greatest Show on Earth,” but Salesforce.com’s Dreamforce 2011 could easily claim the title of “The Greatest Cloud Computing Show on Earth.” With over 40,000 attendees, dozens of exhibitors, great concerts and parties, and presentations galore, the event was an unqualified success for Salesforce.com, but it also heralded a real [...]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #DF11, Appirio, Cloud, Cloud Computing, Dreamforce, dreamforce11, Infor, Informatica, linkedin, oracle, salesforce.com, SnapLogic, workday | 1 Response

Dreamforce 2011, the Recap

Dreamforce 2011, the Recap

By Michael Fauscette on September 3, 2011

The multitude of clouds floating around on light poles, buses, and buildings in San Francisco are coming down and the sounds of Metallica have stopped echoing in the streets as people (over 40,000 of them) flock to the Bay Areas’…

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged #DF11, 2011, chatter, collaboration, Dreamforce, dreamforce11, Infor, kenandy, Oracle OpenWorld, salesforce.com, Service Cloud, socbiz, Social network | 4 Responses

Infor Loses Bruce Richardson and Still Lacks a Competency in Procurement

Infor Loses Bruce Richardson and Still Lacks a Competency in Procurement

By Jason Busch on August 8, 2011

Former AMR Research executive Bruce Richardson, one of the most pragmatic, fun and approachable personalities in the supply chain business, made a big splash when he went to Infor to take an executive strategy role less than two y…

Posted in Business | Tagged AMR Research, Bruce Richardson, gartner, Infor, procurement, supply chain | Leave a response

Friday Rant: When Will Infor Get Serious About Procurement?

Friday Rant: When Will Infor Get Serious About Procurement?

By Jason Busch on April 29, 2011

Earlier this week, Infor announced it was acquiring Lawson, a slumping ERP provider with very limited procurement capabilities relative to SAP and Oracle, let alone best-of-breed procurement vendors. Given Infor’s furious acquisit…

Posted in Business | Tagged Infor, Infor Global Solutions, Lawson, procurement, Supplier relationship management, supply chain | Leave a response

Tuesday’s Tip: Dealing With Pesky Software Licensing Audits

Tuesday’s Tip: Dealing With Pesky Software Licensing Audits

By R "Ray" Wang on April 19, 2011

Organizations Report Increase In Software Licensing Audits Across the board, the largest complaints about software vendors and their business practices have come from increasingly aggressive software auditing practices.  Once thought to be a small possibility, the software vendors now wield this big stick to drive up sales and of course ensure compliance.  Given the 32 [...]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Apps Strategy, best practices, CA, CIO, contract negotiations, contract strategy, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, enterprise software, Enterprise Software Licensee Bill of Rights, enterprise strategy, Epicor, hp, ibm, Infor, Intuit, Lawson, license fees, license management, license policy, license returns, microsoft, oracle, procurement, QAD, R "Ray" Wang;, R “Ray” Wang;, rwang0, Sage, sap, software licensing, software licesing and pricing, software mainteance, software maintenance, software ownership, software ownership lifecycle, software pricing, SoftwareInsider, Sunguard, vendor management, vendor strategy | 1 Response

Enterprise Headlines and Excerpts, 1-15 April 2011

Enterprise Headlines and Excerpts, 1-15 April 2011

By Dennis Moore on April 15, 2011

Tax day. Meh. Some highlights of the first half of April: Marin County tries using racketeering charges against Deloitte and SAP. Do Marin County residents realize their paid employees are wasting their money this way? And after wasting so much money with an ill-advised ERP project?!? Larry Page takes over CEO role at Google, shakes [...]

Posted in Business, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Amazon.com, apple, C3, Cisco, Cloud, Dell, Epicor, google, hadoop, hp, ibm, Infor, Larry Ellison, Lawson, Marc Benioff, microsoft, Microsoft Azure, mySQL, news, NoSQL, oracle, Patent, PeopleSoft, salesforce.com, sap, Steve Ballmer, VMware, workday | Leave a response

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