News
Financial analytics and reporting
- April 20, 2018
20 Apr'18
Acquisition gives ERP public sector firm Tyler a data cloud
Tyler Technologies, a firm solely focused on government verticals and public sector ERP, has added data-as-a-service capability by acquiring Socrata.
- February 23, 2018
23 Feb'18
Model N revenue management software gets new capabilities
ERP news briefs: Model N adapts its revenue management to include subscription, outcome-based, risk sharing, as well as physical product, pricing. Priority Software aims at U.S.
- November 30, 2017
30 Nov'17
Cloud ERP provider FinancialForce integrates Salesforce's AI
FinancialForce has made two major changes to its platform: It has turned to ADP for core HR services, and has integrated Salesforce's AI capability called Einstein.
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- July 28, 2017
28 Jul'17
Sage adds Intacct financial management software to its ERP
Sage says the move will boost its cloud financial management software and U.S. presence. Analysts think it's a good technology move but are unsure about the market impact.
- March 08, 2017
08 Mar'17
Uncertainty about fiduciary rule changes could affect HR tech
After the Trump administration suspended the Department of Labor fiduciary rule, uncertainty about tighter regulation of retirement plan providers could affect HR tech planning.
- January 31, 2017
31 Jan'17
Unit4 ERP aims to be the next SAP or Oracle -- eventually
Unit4 ERP is strong in Europe, but the company wants to grow in North America with sibling FinancialForce.com. It may challenge SAP and Oracle one day, but that will take time.
- October 28, 2016
28 Oct'16
CFOs want analysts trained in finance data science
Analytics expertise is widespread in operational realms such as manufacturing and HR. Finance data science must be a priority for CFOs to secure a place at the planning table.
- May 31, 2016
31 May'16
Forrester report says six emerging vendors have best business software
Forrester flags six breakout vendors in SaaS business applications that have high growth, solid financial backing, proven technology and the ability to support large enterprises.
- April 19, 2016
19 Apr'16
Workday gives debt collectors predictive analytics software
Workday is providing predictive analytics to help in collection of bills and scorecards for managing employees and projects, while Zuora is upgrading with big data analytics.
- February 22, 2016
22 Feb'16
CFOs prepare for new revenue recognition criteria
Some finance chiefs are gearing up for revenue recognition standards. The rules have important implications for companies that sell term licenses for on-premises software.
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- November 19, 2015
19 Nov'15
AAA exec: Workday financial reporting software improves accuracy
Finance leaders at AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah are all using Workday reporting, but the office's branch managers are slow to adopt the software.
- August 13, 2015
13 Aug'15
Revenue recognition criteria could hit bottom lines
New FASB revenue rules could mean software companies will need to record revenue earlier, and change accounting for post-contract support services.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Zuora, Cornerstone unveil new cloud analytics software
Zuora aims to help providers better understand their subscription customers, while Cornerstone presents predictive analytics and platform as a service.
- April 29, 2015
29 Apr'15
Host Analytics augurs well for medical device company
Financial forecasting software from Host Analytics saves time, improves consistency and accuracy for medical device company.
- March 30, 2015
30 Mar'15
Drug contractor transforms revenue forecasting with Changepoint software
Changepoint PSA improves revenue forecasting and time reporting, but can be complex and challenging for some users.