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• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  Revlon SAP ERP problems result in rare investor lawsuit

  An SAP ERP implementation at cosmetic maker Revlon disrupted some operations. After the news came out, the company's stock price suffered. Now, investors are suing.

• April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19

  To avoid ERP implementation failure, start with clearly defined requirements

  Companies can avoid litigation caused by unsuccessful ERP implementations by defining requirements at the start of a project, according to ERP consultant Brooks Hilliard.

• March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  SAP still leads tier 1 ERP market, Infor solidifies place in the top 4

  SAP continues to lead the tier 1 ERP market, according to Panorama Consulting's Clash of the Titans 2019 report. But disruption is never far from sight, with Oracle and Microsoft trailing just behind and Infor continuing to make gains.

• April 18, 2018 18 Apr'18

  Santa Fe's ERP implementation project fix stirs debate

  ERP implementation projects may be IT's most challenging, something the city of Santa Fe, N.M., found out. City officials needed a fix and considered three options.

• October 05, 2017 05 Oct'17

  Migrating to Oracle ERP Cloud pays off for Caesars

  No role of the dice: Caesars Entertainment's move from decades-old green screens to Oracle ERP Cloud could only succeed after meticulous project planning and change management.

• October 08, 2015 08 Oct'15

  Real estate firm sees value in financial management tools

  Cushman & Wakefield aims to reduce costs and fuel rapid growth after replacing 35 general ledger systems and three major HR systems with Workday.

• June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15

  Quality management software boosts Cascade Engineering's process

  Manufacturer implemented QAD quality management software and tied it to QAD ERP for document control and workflow.

• April 24, 2015 24 Apr'15

  Report shows increased failure rates for ERP implementations

  The 2015 ERP report from Panorama Consulting Solutions also shows SAP outpacing Oracle and Microsoft on buyer shortlists.

• March 06, 2014 06 Mar'14

  ERP report shows implementations stretch time and budgets thin

  Users say their ERP projects are straying far from schedules and budgets, according to a new ERP report.

• January 06, 2014 06 Jan'14

  Swedish bank shows how to run an enterprise on in-memory databases

  CIO says replacing Oracle system with the GigaSpaces in-memory database grid in the cloud enables real-time analytics and agile product development.

• October 31, 2013 31 Oct'13

  Tier 1 ERP implementations leave something to be desired, Panorama says

  Customers are still flocking to Tier 1 ERP vendors, but Panorama's latest research shows satisfaction isn't assured.

• May 16, 2013 16 May'13

  Infor customers ponder where legacy ERP fits in new social, Web push

  Customers of Infor use its legacy ERP brands that go back decades, but now are being challenged to move to the company's new Web architecture.

• November 29, 2012 29 Nov'12

  Demand sensing software part of Kellogg's well-balanced forecasting

  Cereal maker's S&OP head says parallel run of Terra Technology pattern recognition software showed 30% gain after data cleansing.

• February 10, 2012 10 Feb'12

  Ace Hardware picks SAP Financials over Oracle for order processing

  When Ace Hardware went looking for a way to integrate its financials and order processing systems, it decided going with Oracle was too risky.

• November 08, 2011 08 Nov'11

  Welding equipment maker plans long-needed ERP upgrade

  Ten years after its last system literally went up in flames, Uniweld knew it was time for an ERP upgrade, but that has also meant a challenging database migration from Oracle 8i to 11g.