Acquisition Changes Product Lifecycle Management Landscape

by Michael Bittner ... Total revenue for 2005 was $1.2 billion (USD), up 17 percent on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and up 18 percent on a non-GAAP basis; growth ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/PLM/2006/03/research_notes/VN_PL_MB_03_27_06_1.asp - 14k - 2006-03-27 Summary: Dassault Syst s' recent acquisition of MatrixOne could potentially expand its range over a broader set of industry sectors, and may increase its North American visibility. The potential for a joined product suite is considerable, as are the organizational challenges ahead.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act May Be Just the Tip of a Compliance Iceberg

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Depreciations that are permissible by tax law but are higher than, for example, German Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) depreciation disappear ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2007/02/research_notes/EV_ER_PJ_02_26_07_1.asp - 22k - 2007-02-26 Summary: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act is not the only government regulation that enterprises must comply with. Several others make it imperative that appropriate enterprise resource planning and financial management systems provide comprehensive sets of financials and analytics capabilities to ensure compliance.

Segregation of Duties and Its Role in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance ...

by Alexander Hankewicz ... most notable are the EU's adopted version of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and the US's Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2008/08/research_notes/TU_ER_AH_08_26_08_1.asp - 18k - 2008-08-27 Summary: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) requires publicly traded firms to demonstrate that their accounting and reporting practices are in compliance with regulatory standards. Section 404 of SOX addresses the concept and practice of segregation of duties-a key aspect of this legislation, and the focus of this arti

Attributes of Sarbanes-Oxley Tool Sets Part One: Control ...

by Joseph J. Strub & Michael J. Lucas ... capital assets, liabilities, revenue, costs, and the owners are recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and balances are ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/12/research_notes/MI_EV_XJS_12_08_03_1.asp - 16k - 2003-12-08 Summary: An earlier article, Audit Considerations for Enterprise Software Implementations, included a brief discussion of the use of computer-based tool sets and repositories to facilitate compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Here we examine this issue in more detail. Of particular interest are the key c

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part One ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... The combination was then also expected to be accretive to Epicor's Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) earnings in the second quarter of 2004 and for ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/12/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_12_13_04_1.asp - 21k - 2004-12-13 Summary: One should imagine Epicor has carefully thought out the rationale for the recent acquisition of its European counterpart Scala. The merger seems to have much of a strategic merit as opposed to a knee-jerk, me too impulse owing to the ongoing consolidation craze in the market.

Accounting (ERP for SMB):The Versatile Group, Inc. Certiflex ...

... accounting industry. It has over 1000 standard industry reports and statements that incorporate GAAP standards. Certiflex Dimension ... http:/.../software/174-10979/Accounting-ERP-for-SMB/The-Versatile-Group-Inc-Certiflex-Dimension.html - 3k - 2008-08-21

Analyzing MAPICS Further Steps After Frontstep

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... To that end, on July 31, MAPICS reported GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) net income for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003, of $3.0 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/10/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_10_10_03_1.asp - 16k - 2003-10-10 Summary: The former staunch IBM AS/400-based ERP supplier to mid-market manufacturing companies, MAPICS, has become quite a larger vendor and with a wider choice of products due to the recent acquisition of Frontstep and its entire product line, which included ERP, CRM, and SCM, on a single Microsoft .NET-based t

MAPICS Moving On Pragmatically

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... On October 30, MAPICS reported net income according to Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) for the fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2002 ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/11/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_11_19_02_1.asp - 15k - 2002-11-19 Summary: While the existing loyal client base and seasoned affiliate channel remains MAPICS trump card in these difficult times, the recent moves of a unified product branding combined with addressing issues of its world-class aspiring manufacturing customers should be the way to more effectively sell to and b

How One Vendor Supplies Agility to Post-implementation Enterprise ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... the account rules in concert with attributes is absolutely central to the handling of complex multiple generally accepted accounting practices (GAAP), and to ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/10/research_notes/VN_ER_PJ_10_17_06_1.asp - 21k - 2006-10-17 Summary: Agresso's information warehouse, business process, and reporting and analytics information delivery models are inextricably linked in a virtual cycle. A change in any of these core competencies automatically informs a change in the others without instilling business disruption.

Attributes of Sarbanes-Oxley Tool Sets Part Two: Information and ...

by Joseph J. Strub & Michael J. Lucas ... the tool set. It stands to reason that your accountants need to verify that the tool set is in compliance with GAAP. Failed audits ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2003/12/research_notes/MI_EV_XJS_12_09_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-12-09 Summary: An earlier article, Audit Considerations for Enterprise Software Implementations, included a brief discussion of the use of computer-based tool sets and repositories to facilitate compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). Here we examine this issue in more detail. Of particular interest are the key c