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Will RFP-EZ Give Small Businesses a Leg Up on Federal Procurement?

Will RFP-EZ Give Small Businesses a Leg Up on Federal Procurement?

By Jason Busch on May 30, 2012

The Obama administration recently announced a new procurement initiative (hat-tip Ryder Daniels). No, this is not one that promises a transformation of the GSA (replete with fewer shindigs in Vegas), however useful it would be to drop a spend-focused metaphorical savings bomb in the middle of that mess. No, this one is far simpler. And […]

Posted in Business | Tagged ibm, Obama administration, Public Sector, RFP-EZ, White House

Europe Sets Course for Cloud

Europe Sets Course for Cloud

By John Taschek on January 31, 2012

There’s a perception that cloud computing has become a “mature” technology, a perception shared by few but anticipated by most everyone else with the exception of those trying to preserve their self-interests. I don’t blame them – each person inherently protects self-interests. They’re wrong though. Cloud is not mature. It…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged CERN, Cloud Computing, competition, David Bradshaw, EC, efficiency, European Commission, government, idc, Industry, innovation, Neelie Kroes, public cloud, Public Sector, Web/Tech

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, 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, supply chain, suppy chain management

News Analysis: Deltek Pays $60M For INPUT, Solidifies GovCon Ecosystem

News Analysis: Deltek Pays $60M For INPUT, Solidifies GovCon Ecosystem

By R "Ray" Wang on September 30, 2010

Deltek Expands Core Vertical While Diversifying Profit Streams Project Based Solutions (PBS) vendor Deltek plans to close its $60 million acquisition of INPUT, a government contracting market research and business development firm, on October 1st, 2010.  The transaction will add $26.2M in annual revenue, 160 employees, and a rich government contracting ecosystem.  Analysis of the […]

Posted in Business | Tagged acquisition, acquisitions, Deltek, Government Contacting, INPUT, mergers, Mergers And Acquisitions, project based solutions, project management, Public Sector, vendor strategy

Diverse Mediocrity? Supplier Diversity Programs Fail to Deliver, Showing Disappointing Homogeneity

Diverse Mediocrity? Supplier Diversity Programs Fail to Deliver, Showing Disappointing Homogeneity

By Jason Busch on May 17, 2010

Even though I’ve been won over to supplier diversity as a tool to promote private sector revenue growth and customer intimacy — don’t get me started on the absurdity and wastefulness of supplier diversity in public sector procurement — it appears as if few organizations are actually making supplier diversity programs deliver on promised returns. […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged diversity, diversity management, hackett, Public Sector, Strategic sourcing

Friday’s Feature: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

Friday’s Feature: Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010

By R "Ray" Wang on April 24, 2010


Latest Release Provides Existing Customers Good Reasons To Upgrade
Redmond, WA based Microsoft Corporation announced its Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (a.k.a. GP 11) product on April 20th, 2010.  Available May 1st 2010 in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, the Middle East, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the announcement perfectly coincides […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Apps Strategy, Business process, business solutions, CRM, enterprise applications, enterprise apps, Enterprise apps strategy, Enterprise Business Apps, Enterprise Business Apps Vendors, enterprise software, Epicor, Epicor 9, Epicor Software, erp, Exact Software, Friday’s Feature, Great Plains, microsoft, Microsoft Business Solutions, Microsoft Dynamics, MIcrosoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft.NET, product launch, Product Review, Professional Services, project based solutions, Public Sector, Retail, Sage Group, sage software, SCM, Software Vendors, supply chain, Technology / Software, two-tier ERP, user conference, User Experience

When Buying and Selling in "Local Currency" Takes on a New Meaning

When Buying and Selling in “Local Currency” Takes on a New Meaning

By Jason Busch on February 18, 2010

When we usually think of buying in local currencies, most procurement and finance minds think about denominating contracts in local currencies (e.g., RMB) rather than in the dollar or Euro. But the concept of local currency takes on an entirely diffe…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged barter, berkshare, Community, Dollar, economy, finance, Local currency, Public Sector, Renminbi

Are Extraordinary U.S. Savings Levels Coming to an End?

Are Extraordinary U.S. Savings Levels Coming to an End?

By Jason Busch on February 4, 2010

During the recession, we all started minding our spend — companies, nonprofits, families and individuals included (governments, of course, got a pass). Of course, if you’re a family or individual lucky enough to be gainfully employed, and you cut ba…

Posted in Business | Tagged Consumption, debt, Personal Finance, Public Sector, recession, saving, Seeking Alpha, Spend Management

The Biggest Spender in the World: Your Government

The Biggest Spender in the World: Your Government

By Jason Busch on February 4, 2010

Whether you’re an American or Chinese citizen — or a resident of just about any other country for that matter — chances are more than likely that your government represents far and away the largest spender within your borders. Of course, as private…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged budget, Cato Institute, defense, government, Public Sector, Public spending, Spend Management

UN to Hide Procurement Fraud by Stopping the Search for it

UN to Hide Procurement Fraud by Stopping the Search for it

By Jason Busch on January 26, 2010

In the private sector, it’s difficult to justify procurement fraud in any way to shareholders (sometimes its enough to land the executives who
knew about it in jail). At the UN, however, procurement fraud is an almost
venerated tradition. After…

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged corruption, Fraud, government, procurement, Public Sector, UN, United Nations

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