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Oracle’s purchase of Micros takes me back to my old hospitality days by Jon Hansen
June 24, 2014
A long time ago, in a galaxy (okay lifetime) far, far away . . . As soon as I heard the news that Oracle was expanding its reach into the hospitality business through its $5.3 billion purchase of Columbia, Maryland-based Micros, I was immediately reminded of a fellow by the name of Joe Finizio. Joe […]
Posted in: Commentary
You have 30 seconds . . . WOW ME! by Roz Usheroff
June 19, 2014
Originally posted on The Remarkable Leader:
Rarely will someone you are meeting for the first time come right out and say “tell me why I should listen to you.” It would be rude. However, that is what most people are thinking . . . at least subconsciously. In other words, we are all to varying…
Posted in: Branding Procurement, Guest Posting
Translating Irrelevance: Why vendor “market share news” has little value in a practical sense by Jon Hansen
June 18, 2014
“Il mercato mondiale del software dedicato al procurement e al supply chain management è cresciuto del 7,3% nello scorso anno, toccando 8,9 miliardi di dollari nel 2013.” – Gartner, crescono le soluzioni IT per il procurement 18 Giugno 2014 No I haven’t been taking lessons in Spanish – on a good day I have enough […]
Posted in: Commentary
Getting Outsourcing Right by Colin Cram
June 17, 2014
Originally posted on Procurement Insights EU Edition:
Public sector outsourcing continues to receive a poor press, the latest being the lengthy delays for payment of Personal Independence Payments. https://welfaretales.wordpress.com/category/pip/ However, outsourcing will not go away, as the recent announcement of a back-office services framework agreement to be let by the Crown Commercial Service for public…
Posted in: Procurement Insights EU
Why press releases should have a “shelf life” or how SciQuest has taken the practice to a new low by Jon Hansen
June 11, 2014
For those who have followed this blog for any length of time, you already know that I have never been a big fan of press releases. I have always considered them to be little more than contrived exercises in self-promotion that generally make infomercials look like legitimate sources of real news. Within the above context, […]
Posted in: Commentary
Special Post – Procurement: DAI Success Strategy by Andy Akrouche
June 9, 2014
“To be truly successful, the Defence Analytics Institute or DAI has to take the program beyond itself to deliver results” – Andy Akrouche Editor’s Note: Defence spending is a hot topic lately on both sides of the Atlantic, as government’s are challenging Defence Departments to do a better job in terms of procurement. Andy Akrouche who […]
Posted in: Defence Procurement, News & Updates
P2P Breaking Through – From Dumb Pipes to Smart Networks a “must attend” Webinar by Jon Hansen
June 5, 2014
Just this morning I received an e-mail invite to the June 12th 30 minute Nipendo webinar under the heading “Beyond e-procurement and e-invoicing: what’s next?” Hosted by Purchasing Insight’s Pete Loughlin, attendees will find out how leading enterprises are building intelligent P2P solutions that: Rise above the limitations of document-based buyer-supplier communication Block bad data […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Gaining trust and a foothold in higher education by Jon Hansen
June 3, 2014
As one of our New Wave companies for 2014, Unimarket is an interesting study in contrasts. On the one hand, the organization has been around for a long time – nearly 2 decades from original conception. On the other hand Unimarket, like the individuals in the old American Express “Do you know me” commercials, has […]
Posted in: Year in the Life Series
How Nipendo makes us all look smart by Jon Hansen
June 2, 2014
Back in my April 23rd post “What IBM was to mainframes and Coupa was to SaaS, Nipendo is to the P2P cloud“, I wrote the following; I believe that Nipendo is a company to watch – and watch closely – in that not only have they seen the future, they also understand it and are […]
Posted in: News & Updates
Procurement Insights 
IBMs acquisition of Emptoris: So there was a plan after all by Jon Hansen
June 25, 2014
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In my post yesterday regarding Oracle’s acquisition of Micros Systems I wrote the following: The only concern I have is whether or not Oracle will screw things up by seeking to assimilate Micros into its culture, as opposed to capitalizing on its core or indigenous strengths. In its purchase of Emptoris, IBM recognized that company’s […]