How to Negotiate and Purchase Your ERP System

Posted by Administrator on December 15, 2005 under ERP Software | Be the First to Comment

Chris Shaul

There are many sources of information on how to select and implement software, but there is little information on how to negotiate and make the purchase of the software. The uninformed can spend thousands of dollars more than they need too. Those that know the “tricks” of the trade can save themselves enough to pay for several modules or a good chunk of the implementation costs. Read more of this article »

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SugarCRM Boosts Workflow, Reporting Tools in 4.0 Edition

Posted by Administrator on December 12, 2005 under CRM Software | Be the First to Comment

New workflow, reporting and customizable dashboards are among the new features that SugarCRM Inc. is adding to the version 4.0 of its open-source Sugar Suite customer relationship management product due for release on Dec. 16.

The new version will include a business rules-based workflow management system designed to ensure the sales personnel and sales managers follow up promptly on important opportunities, said John Roberts, SugarCRM CEO. SugarCRM Boosts Workflow, Reporting Tools in 4.0 Edition

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New ERP Bookstore

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In association with Amazon.com, ERPandmore.com now has a complete bookstore to assist you in finding ERP, CRM, PLM, or other software/process books. To access this new store, please click on “books” at the top right of the page. We hope you find this to be a valuable part of the site.

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Managing Project Risks (Part 1): Don’t Be Snared by These 6 Common Traps

Posted by Administrator on December 6, 2005 under ERP Software, Process Improvement | Be the First to Comment

Copyright 2005 Adele Sommers

When your enterprise decides to undertake a new endeavor –
whether it’s designing a new training program, planning a
new service, or revamping an existing product — this
endeavor is called a project. It involves people, funding,
resources, schedules, requirements, testing, fine tuning,
and deployment, plus a host of other activities.

You may have seen this phenomenon by now: projects are risk
magnets. Why is that? Read more of this article »

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SSA Global’s™ – Users conference highlights future of ERP

Posted by Administrator on December 2, 2005 under ERP Software | Be the First to Comment

VENDORS continue to disappear from the turbulent world of ERP software, but the message to manufacturers is not to fret, but take heart from the consolidation.

While manufacturers with ERP systems may feel uneasy about this unrest, SSA Global’s CEO Mike Greenough says it is exactly what the software market needed after a boom built on post-Y2K excesses.

Speaking at the company’s global client forum held in Florida earlier this year, he said there were so many ineffective software providers out there that it was a broken industry”.

SSA Global’™s – Users conference highlights future of ERP

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