J.D. Edwards To Host Apps
J.D. Edwards & Co. last week launched an Internet-based application hosting service for its enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply-chain management software.
Stories by Craig Stedman
Users Worry as Baan's Woes Rise
Several users of Baan Co.'s applications last week said they were growing alarmed after the struggling vendor delivered a surprise triple whammy: the resignation of its CEO, more restructuring moves and the forecast of another big loss.
J.D. Edwards Launches Application Hosting Service
Denver-based J.D. Edwards & Co. today launched an Internet-based application hosting service for its enterprise resource planning and supply-chain management software.
Tariff apps aim to ease overseas sales
As the big package carriers start testing new software to calculate the full cost of shipping goods overseas, the key question isn't whether the applications can crunch the numbers they're fed.
Shippers try software to tally foreign tariffs
The race to deliver the ability to calculate the full cost of shipping products to foreign buyers is heating up as the big package carriers pair up with rival vendors of international logistics software.
SAP to launch major reorganisation of sales force
SAP's US-based subsidiary next month plans to launch a major reorganisation of its field sales and service operations that will eliminate separate sales forces for small and large companies and push decision-making responsibilities closer to the customer level.
ERP project problems plague city payroll
The city government in Oakland, California, is learning some of the hard lessons enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects can teach end users -- and many of them have more to do with planning and training than with technology.
Gateway unveils Linux-based server 'appliance'
Gateway has jumped into the PC server appliance market, announcing a pair of Linux-based devices that can handle Internet access, e-mail and file sharing for small businesses and franchises or branch offices of larger companies.
HR analysis tools announced
Packaged software that can be used to analyse salaries, employee turnover rates and other human resources data is starting to appear on the market.
Oracle to extend green screen support past 2000
For Oracle, closing the books on its green-screen ERP applications is proving harder than expected.
SAP Prepares rollout -- finally -- of CRM apps
SAP AG has been slow on the draw with a promised line of applications for managing sales, service and marketing operations. But that's about to change, according to SAP.
Feature: ERP data accuracy poses challenge for manufacturer
Preparing end users for the rigours of working with ERP applications is almost always a challenge. Now imagine that they're starting from scratch, with no real prior systems experience.
SAP to detail customer management plans
SAP's main focus at its Sapphire '99 user conference here this week has been on the formal rollout of its much-publicised Internet portal and online marketplace software.
PeopleSoft to focus on external supply-chain apps
PeopleSoft is again changing the development and marketing strategy for its manufacturing and supply-chain management applications, which have been slow to catch on with users.
R/3 Linux version in beta
SAP AG late yesterday announced that a promised Linux version of its R/3 enterprise resource planning (ERP) system has gone into beta testing.