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- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- October 14, 2016
14 Oct'16
Oracle cloud services could make inroads with new IaaS, ERP apps
By challenging AWS for public cloud business and adding SaaS modules for more specialized business needs, Oracle can legitimately claim to have a complete cloud offering.
- October 06, 2016
06 Oct'16
Oracle ERP Cloud 'complete'; localization, industry tools in works
Rondy Ng, Oracle senior vice president, calls SaaS ERP a 'full suite' and details the thinking that went into designing a standardized cloud platform that allows some configurability.
- September 26, 2016
26 Sep'16
Demonstrator platforms target 3D printing technology for manufacturing
Stratasys introduces new 3D printing technology demonstrators designed to bolster parts manufacturing for automotive and aerospace; IQMS unveils data backup to Oracle Cloud.
- September 20, 2016
20 Sep'16
New Oracle IaaS called 'significant' but faces uphill climb vs. AWS
Analyst says data center and network improvements position Oracle IaaS as vendor's platform for the future, though Amazon Web Services far outpaces it in cloud economies of scale.
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- August 31, 2016
31 Aug'16
Human-machine interface advancements could be boon to productivity
Augmented reality and voice recognition are just two of the HMI tools that could help make factory automation more humane and fun -- not to mention profitable.
- July 29, 2016
29 Jul'16
Oracle's $9.3 billion NetSuite acquisition helps SaaS and SMB strategy
Industry watchers say the NetSuite acquisition by Oracle provides a needed platform for SaaS ERP applications aimed at the SMB market, but questions remain about overall strategy.
- July 22, 2016
22 Jul'16
Infor cloud exec explains approach to moving users off on-premises ERP
In a Q&A, Lisa Pope identifies which industries and product bases are migrating, and details the routes to the Infor cloud, including a recently consolidated service group.
- July 15, 2016
15 Jul'16
At Inforum 2016, a pitch to 'lift and shift' to the cloud
At its 2016 user conference, Infor featured the Lift and Shift program, which the company hopes will get legacy on-premises customers to move to the cloud.
- June 30, 2016
30 Jun'16
Why communication is critical to implementing ERP
In this podcast, ERP implementation consultant Bill Baumann of Panorama Consulting reveals how companies can use a good communication plan to avoid failure in implementing ERP.