Software as a Service beyond Customer Relationship Management and ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... as those offered by Rockwell Automation, Motion Computing ... Computer, General Electric Industrial Systems, and ABB. ... software is faster to implement (in several ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2006/03/research_notes/TU_CR_PJ_03_17_06_1.asp - 35k - 2006-03-17 Summary: Applications are more often outsourced than infrastructure, and this is increasingly done through software as a service (SaaS). Vendors such as WebEx, Webcom, MCA Solutions, and Ariba are delivering applications as SaaS.

Quote-to-order: One Big, Lean Machine Adds High Tech to Its Mix

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... inevitably delay their decision to implement an Q2O ... market with customers such as Rockwell Automation, Eaton (its electrical division), ABB (its controls ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/CRM/2008/08/research_notes/VN_CR_PJ_08_22_08_1.asp - 29k - 2008-08-22 Summary: BigMachines differentiates itself in the quote-to-order (Q2O) sphere due to its solutions' lean end-to-end, inquiry-to-order focus. Although there are other vendors offering Q2O as a service, BigMachines product is arguably more flexible, as high tech manufacturers may be noting.

Baan Resurrects Multi-Dimensionally Part 1: Recent Announcements

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Invensys plc, the global automation and controls ... for CRM customers who implement iBaan SalesPoint ... electronics companies including Sensormatic, ABB and Philips ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_18_02_1.asp - 19k - 2002-02-18 Summary: Having stemmed the tide of losses and returned to profitability in 2001, will in 2002 market witness Baan's return to former ERP stardom given the company's recent product enhancements, new partnerships and customer base retention/expansion initiatives?