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- July 27, 2017
27 Jul'17
Plan for supply chain disruption as trade policies shift
PwC names supply chain disruption among three areas of uncertainty; data aggregation and skills gap are challenges to IoT adoption, according to new survey of IEEE members.
- July 26, 2017
26 Jul'17
Assessing Infor's new Coleman AI applications and platform
Analyst Jon Reed says Infor AI push compares favorably to SAP and Oracle moves, especially in making enterprise apps more conversational, but on-premises ERP data presents challenges.
- July 12, 2017
12 Jul'17
Infor unveils AI applications for its CloudSuite ERP
With Coleman, Infor joins a growing trend to use artificial intelligence to automate common tasks and gain insight from data locked in ERP and e-commerce systems.
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- May 15, 2017
15 May'17
What's holding back growth of 3D printing and additive manufacturing?
The era of 3D printing and additive manufacturing may be just around the corner, but the industry needs to coalesce for it to grow to scale, according to panel at Rapid + TCT conference.
- May 12, 2017
12 May'17
Cloud-based ERP software signals new era at Shawnee State University
Shawnee State University in Ohio is implementing Oracle cloud software for financials, HR and student information to help staff become more effective and to improve services.
- April 20, 2017
20 Apr'17
Panelists offer advice on implementing revenue recognition criteria
Companies are struggling to deal with data, tools and testing when attempting to comply with a sweeping new accounting standard that provides a uniform way to recognize revenue.
- March 20, 2017
20 Mar'17
Report rates e-sourcing, spend analysis and contract management tools
Gartner Magic Quadrant finds plenty of room for growth in market for cloud-based strategic sourcing application suites that can provide increased productivity and cost savings.
- 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.
- February 27, 2017
27 Feb'17
IT compensation rises for most certified and noncertified skills
Research indicates IT compensation rose for most certified and noncertified skills in 2016. The market for IoT services is expected to double to $18 billion by 2020.
- February 22, 2017
22 Feb'17
SMBs not yet achieving full digital business transformation potential
Increasingly, SMBs are gaining benefits from digital business transformation efforts, but implementation is tougher than expected, according to a new IDC survey.
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- 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.
- January 16, 2017
16 Jan'17
Epicor ERP adds docSTAR automated AP and ECM to portfolio
Epicor acquires docSTAR and pushes its automated AP and ECM applications for manufacturing customers; IoT spending going up for manufacturing, according to IDC report.
- January 10, 2017
10 Jan'17
Five frontrunners named in enterprise performance management software
Oracle, Anaplan, Tagetik, IBM and Adaptive Insights lead the pack in an evaluation of EPM software that examines functional capabilities and market presence of significant vendors.
- 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.
- October 27, 2016
27 Oct'16
Experts name tools and strategies for a speedy financial close process
One CFO found salvation in consolidating financials on cloud ERP, while others point to collaboration and workflow tools to coordinate the financial close.