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Sage's up-market solution: Is X3 ready for North American market?

Sage’s up-market solution: Is X3 ready for North American market?

By Brian Sommer on August 26, 2014

Sage ERP X3 has hit a new level of technological sophistication and market relevance. Will the firm put the resources together to help this product line take off in the North American marketplace? A key customer visit adds insight.

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged erp, Sage | 1 Response

SAP’s UI makeover: Taking a measured approach to 300,000 screens

SAP’s UI makeover: Taking a measured approach to 300,000 screens

By Brian Sommer on August 19, 2013

Last week I discussed how Sage Group plc is creating a data cloud that will bring new navigation, capabilities and functionality to Sage customers. It’s an approach that sets the stage for an overhaul of their product line. Today, I’ll cover the efforts SAP is undertaking to breathe new life into existing products. First some […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Fiori, Sage, sap, user interface | 1 Response

Sage Data Cloud, new UI and other re-tooling progress

Sage Data Cloud, new UI and other re-tooling progress

By Brian Sommer on August 15, 2013

Imagine you run R&D for a major software firm.  Your employer has grown the company massively over the last couple of decades with acquisitions of competing and complementary product lines. You now have to support and enhance dozens of product lines, product architectures, etc. Unfortunately, pure-play competitors are now introducing all-new applications at a dizzying […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Enterprise resource planning, erp, Infor Global Solutions, Reference Data, Sage, Sage Data Cloud, Sage Group, software as a service | 1 Response

2013 ERP Market Share Update: SAP Solidifies Market Leadership

2013 ERP Market Share Update: SAP Solidifies Market Leadership

By Louis Columbus on May 13, 2013

During 2012 the worldwide Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) market experienced sluggish growth of just 2.2%, yet Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), financial management and Human Capital Management (HCM) applications showed potential for breakout growth. Through the challenging times of the previous year however, SAP still retained worldwide market share leadership.  These and other insights were recently published in […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged analytics, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, Concur, Cornerstone OnDemand, Data Driven, enterprise software, erp, Infor, Intelligent Tech, Kronos, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics AX, netsuite, oracle, Sage, sap, software as a service, Tech, ticker=NASDAQ:MSFT, ticker=NASDAQ:ORCL, ticker=NYSE:SAP

Sage Charts Its Course

Sage Charts Its Course

By Denis Pombriant on August 22, 2012

Pascal Houillon, the CEO of Sage North America, has been at the job for a bit over a year.  He took over the reins at last year’s Sage Summit where he famously introduced a new branding exercise.  Houillon’s idea was to make Sage a more prominent brand by de-emphasizing the individual product names, in many […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Act, CRM, Pascal Houillon, Sage, SageCRM, Saleslogix

Sage Summit 2011: CRM at a Crossroads

Sage Summit 2011: CRM at a Crossroads

By Paul Greenberg on July 21, 2011

I’ve known Sage since before they were Sage so to speak. I was a SalesLogix Technology Partner back in ‘99 – in other words when men were men and cocktails were hooch (I don’t know what that means.).  When it comes to CRM, they are, without a doubt, one of the most enigmatic companies I’ve […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Act, Sage, SageCRM, Saleslogix, small business

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, Sunguard, vendor management, vendor strategy | 1 Response

Sage Charts a New Future with Continuity, SaaS, Conected Services

Sage Charts a New Future with Continuity, SaaS, Conected Services

By Denis Pombriant on February 16, 2011

Sage took a major step in clarifying its position in the market when it hosted an analyst day in Boston last week.  The company has been around for a long time and has been one of the higher revenue generators for many years thanks to an assortment of products that span the front and back […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged connected services, CRM, Sage, smb, technology

Sage - A deep customer focus

Sage – A deep customer focus

By Brian Sommer on February 14, 2011

Sage had a number of industry analysts out to Boston last week for a one-day event. This was the first analyst event theyâve had in North America in almost a decade. While Sage has at times seemed to me to be a company that changes slowly, apparently there were a number of changes underfoot for […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Sage | 1 Response

Sage in the Cloud, but is it too little too late?

Sage in the Cloud, but is it too little too late?

By David Terrar on January 28, 2011

Last week Sage, the UK’s biggest accountancy software supplier, finally released their first real online accounting solution.  It looks like a proper SaaS or Cloud offering, unlike the hosted Online 50 product sold through a few resellers from 6 years ago, or their previous failed attempt of SageLive in 2009.  I would argue that because […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged accounting, FreeAgent Central, Intuit, Kashflow, QuickBooks, Sage, software as a service, Xero

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