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Jury Orders SAP to Pay Oracle $1.3 Billion: A Discovery Channel Special?
November 24, 2010
This past Sunday on Discovery Channel the first in a series of shows on dinosaurs aired much to the delight of my daughter who, like any child her age, has an active interest (and imagination) regarding these mammoth beasts. In the opening segment, the show focused on the day that the cataclysmic chain reaction of a […]
A Siskel and Ebert-Type Review of the New SAP Services Radio Show on Blog Talk Radio
November 22, 2010
SAP experts, Mike Myers (@M_Myers) & Tom DiAntonio, provide insight into top concerns from new SAP customers including support during a software project or implementation, connection between technology partners and SAP, and support from Day 1 with SAP. Join the conversation at http://www.sdn.sap.com keyword: software support and maintenance and follow us on twitter: @SAPServices Well, […]
Analyst’s pessimistic prediction regarding SAP prompts the question . . . Are ERP Vendors down for the count?!
November 18, 2010
“On that note, it’s time to take a battering ram to European business software giant SAP, it seems. “SAP will continue to battle it out on the sales front, but the reality is that business intelligence (from the Business Objects acquisition) is the feeding tube keeping the old man alive,” it snipes. “As customers contemplate […]
With SaaS-Sprawl Fear Tactics Falling on Deaf Ears and Continuing Lawsuits 2010 is a Year most ERP Vendors Would Probably Like to Forget! Yet Few in the Industry Tell the Story?
November 14, 2010
I have on many occasions wondered why over the years, there has been little if any coverage on the continuing (and still growing list of) failures on the part of ERP-centric initiatives to deliver results given the seemingly inexhaustible number of case references that have appeared in a variety of mediums including television news. Like […]
TomorrowNow Lawsuit Underlines the Fact that to SAP and Oracle, Customers are Nothing More than Chess Pieces in A Wall Street Game
November 9, 2010
TomorrowNow was founded in December 1998 by Andrew Nelson and Seth Ravin, to provide upgrade and technical service to PeopleSoft licensees with large, complex environments. In March 2002, the company changed its business to focus on providing third-party maintenance and support service to companies licensing enterprise software. In January, 2005, TomorrowNow was purchased by SAP […]
Echos of Understanding: Recent SAP Post Resonates with the Readers!
September 22, 2010
My September 20th post titled “With SAP, failure is not an option . . . often times its the only option!” seems to have struck a harmonious chord with readers who have long recognized the fact that SAP, while being widely used in sectors such as government, is often times not the right tool for the […]
With SAP, failure is not an option . . . often times its the only option!
September 20, 2010
What does a bankrupt drug store chain, a County in Washington and an IT integrator have in common? All have collectively lost tens of millions of dollars through failed SAP initiatives. The following is a white paper that was originally released in early 2008 and examines the myriad of challenges experienced by government organizations in […]
Interview with Dr. David Wyld reveals that when it comes to SaaS, Oracle’s and SAP’s future will be difficult
September 7, 2010
Posted from the Contracting Intelligence Blog: In today’s PI Window on Business interview “Reversing Attitudes: Why Reverse Auctions May Actually Be Good For Your Purchasing Practice” I had the opportunity to talk with Dr. David Wyld from The Reverse Auction Research Center. During the 60 minute broadcast, which aired live across the Blog Talk Radio […]
While Rome Burns, Jason Busch Talks About Remodelling The City
September 3, 2010
I want to tell you right up front that I do not actually go looking to shoot holes into the concepts or ideas that are presented by the fellow pundits within the purchasing and supply chain world. This is largely due to the fact that being the writer/editor of six blogs (and growing), the number […]
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The Ultimate Silver or Lead Conversion: A Strategic Shift in Transportation at Walmart
December 7, 2010
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In the I am from the government and I am here to help you and this is going to hurt me more than it is going to hurt you genre, and similar to the old story about two scuba divers who upon encountering a shark one diver stabs the other in the leg and swims […]