By Zoli Erdos on March 9, 2010
I’m at the Google Campfire One event where they’ve just announced the Google Apps Marketplace. The site is live now, feel free to browse. The speculation is now over, this is Google’s answer on whether they will enter the Business Applications market – they just did, with an entire ecosystem of Partners.
The new Marketplace fills [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Software | Tagged AppExchange, crm, echosign, echosystem, erp, force.com, freshbooks, google, google apps, google apps marketplace, marketplace, netsuite, partners, SaaS, salesforce.com, smb, sme, zoho
By Zoli Erdos on March 9, 2010
If you think I am here to spill the beans, you’re wrong. On a purely speculative level, if there is some news to come, and if there is an embargo related to it, then I respect that. And it’s all a big IF.
So no, I am simply dusting off an old post I wrote [...]
Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged accounting, all-in-one, AppExchange, Atlassian, bbd, Business ByDesign, business software, crm, enterprise software, google, google apps, lightweight software, netsuite, On Demand, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, small business suite, smb, sme, software as a service, zoho
By R "Ray" Wang on March 2, 2010
Single Instance ERP Harder And Harder To Justify
The holy grail of an ERP implementation used to be the single instance deployment. However, market forces, a move to adopt new disruptive technologies, slow pace of innovation from incumbent vendors, and high maintenance fees have changed many organization’s perspectives. Add a slew of rapidly changing business requirements [...]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged agresso, analytics, Apps Strategy, AspenTech, baan, best practices, BPCs, Business Models, business requirements, business value, Cincom, CIO, Deltek, disruptive, disruptive technologies, enteprise apps, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, enterprise software, Epicor, erp, geographic requirements, IBS, IFS, industry requirements, Infor, innovation, Intentia, IQMS, JD Edwards, Lawson, Lawson M3, Lawson S3, Maconomy, maintenance fees, MAPICS, Meridian Systems, Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Mincom, modernization, netsuite, next gen cio, next gen IT leaders, OpenAir, oracle, PeopleSoft, Planview, Plex, purpose built, QAD, R "Ray" Wang;, regulatory compliance, reporting, ROI, rwang0, SaaS, SAP B1, SAP Business All-In-One, shelfware, single instance erp, Software Insider, SYSPRO, SyteLine, tax requirements, Tenrox, two-tier ERP, Ultimate Software, Uncategorized, Unit4, workday
By R "Ray" Wang on February 24, 2010
The Year Of SaaS Shows… And Yes, In This Economy.
The recession continued to take its toll on software sales with a slight impact to the SaaS vendors. Growth rates have come down from the high 30’s to the low 20’s. But with “flat” the new growth metric in this down economy, results remain impressive. Traditional [...]
Posted in Business | Tagged Ariba, Blackboard, Concur, customer bill of rights, Deltek, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, i2, I2 Technologies, IFS, JDA Software, Lawson, Lawson Software, Manhattan Associates, netsuite, oracle, QAD, Quarterly Financial Tracker, R "Ray" Wang;, revenues, RightNow, rwang0, SaaS, SaaS Bill of Rights, salesforce.com, sap, SII, SII®, software as a service, Software Insider, Software Insider Index, Software Insider Index®, Software Vendors, Taleo, Ultimate Software, vendor financing
By Brian Sommer on February 20, 2010
If you’ve got a service organization, do you know how it stacks up to others? Dave Hofferberth at SPI Research did a quick interview with Brian and shared a few nuggets from their latest (and quite detailed) report.
Posted in Business | Tagged CEO Interview, Current Affairs, India & Services, netsuite, Notable Research, PPM - Project Portfolio Management, Professional Services, PSA - Professional Services Automation, Service Providers, software as a service
By Vinnie Mirchandani on February 10, 2010
Best piece of advice Bob at Information Week gives Hasso Plattner in an “open letter” is quit the asinine focus on Oracle as “primary competitor”. That is aiming way too low. He says: “Rather, SAP’s top competitor is cloud computing…
Posted in Business | Tagged enterprise software, erp, microsoft, netsuite, oracle, SaaS, salesforce.com, sap, SuccessFactors, workday
By Tom Foydel on February 8, 2010
Over the weekend I met a fellow in a local hardware who was looking for some very unusual screws. We got to talking and I found out that he supplements his retirement pension by re-conditioning dental chairs, of all things. Evidently it’s a decent money maker for him and he enjoys the hobby.
The conversation started me [...]
Posted in Featured Posts, Software | Tagged erp, harvesting, netsuite, on-premise software, oracle, SaaS, sap, software as a service
By Brian Sommer on February 6, 2010
Earnings reports and channel checks suggest SaaS vendors are making in-roads in the ERP space. On-premise vendors may be at risk although the effect of acquisitions makes it hard to ascertain within their financial statements.
Posted in Business | Tagged Current Affairs, erp, Future of Application Software, netsuite, oracle, SaaS, SaaS and Beyond, salesforce.com, sap, Software Vendors, The Applications Market, Think About IT
By Vinnie Mirchandani on January 26, 2010
Larry Ellison is a brilliant man. For many reasons, but particularly for knowing the limits of his company. Tomorrow, he is going to talk about synergies between software, hardware and services as he discusses the Sun acquisition. Except that he…
Posted in Business | Tagged Cloud Computing, enterprise software, microsoft, netsuite, oracle, salesforce.com
