ERP News

As reported in Travel Procurement, the competition in the automated expense reporting space has increased dramatically over the past few years. According to author Mary Ann McNulty: While some products are still delivered as software, most are software-as-a-service, cloud-based or, increasingly, mobile apps. This should come as no surprise because expense reporting is an...
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On August 30, Sramana Mitra posted an interview with Dennis Hodges, CIO of Inteva on her blog. The interview provides some interesting insights with regard to cloud computing and shows that ERP may start catching CRM in terms of cloud adoption. Read the full article and interview here. Sramana Mitra’s summary The interview uncovers...
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The dust has almost settled, but the jury is still out on the launch of SAP’s Business ByDesign. ByDesign is SAP’s software as a service (SaaS) offering that has been in testing and development for the past 3-5 years. The topics of cloud computing and SaaS are still hot in the ERP market, but...
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(Reuters) – NetSuite Inc (N.N), a maker of Web-based business software for small and mid-sized businesses, posted better-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit, helped by a jump in bookings at its North American segment. Second-quarter net loss, however, widened to $7.2 million, or 11 cents a share, compared with $5 million, or 8 cents a share,...
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IDC reports in a recent press release that: The Software as a Service (SaaS) market had worldwide revenues of $13.1 billion in 2009. IDC forecasts the market to reach $40.5 billion by 2014, representing a compound annual growth rate of 25.3%. By 2014, about 34% of all new business software purchases will be consumed...
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ERP Software Advice recently put together an analysis on Consona’s recent aqcuisition of Compiere. In their report, Why the Technology Matters – An Analysis of Consona’s Acquisition of Compiere, they suggest that while most software buyers don’t care about underlying technology, they still want software companies to: Continue to add new features and fix...
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Today, we invite Houston Neal to share some insights regarding his findings about SaaS ERP in the manufacturing space. Software Advice, a website that reviews software for manufacturers, recently hosted a roundtable discussion on the state of the manufacturing ERP software industry. They teamed up with four ERP industry insiders to report on activity...
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The New Directive for Nonprofits and Government Contractors “Starting October 1, 2010, government agencies will start enforcing a new President’s directive signed this month on April 9th, requiring sub-award reporting pursuant to P.L. 109-282 the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act. This is a direct result of continuing efforts to achieve higher levels of...
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