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Computerworld Article: Business Intelligence: Power to the People
The number of BI vendors will drop, but software choices will multiply.
The Channel Insider: Hosting Grows in Wake of Oracle Acquisition
NaviSite Inc. reports an uptick in its PeopleSoft business as the one-year anniversary of Oracle Corp.'s acquisition of that company nears. WTS Inc., meanwhile, has grown its JD Edwards practice. Oracle inherited that software line through the purchase of PeopleSoft, which had acquired JD Edwards in 2003.
InformationWeek Article: IT Advantages, Challenges for Small Businesses
They're more agile than their lumbering competitors, but they also have fewer resources. Smaller businesses have many of the same challenges that big companies face. They've also got specific problems of their own—and advantages, too.
CIO Insight Magazine Article: Analysis: Lessons From Midsize Companies
Even for a fast-on-the-trigger startup, it was a gutsy step. A year ago, before FRISA Wyman Gordon, based in Santa Catarina, outside Monterrey, Mexico, had opened for business, a team of internal software design specialists was putting the finishing touches on an enterprise resource planning system. Built entirely in-house and from scratch, the internal effort was something few companies of any size would dare tackle—let alone complete successfully. Yet FRISA's ERP system is now the calling card of its growth strategy.
CFO Magazine Article: Down But Not Out
There may be a second act for ASPs, who say they've figured out how to make software services work. Of all the Big Ideas spawned during the Internet boom, perhaps none blossomed so promisingly yet wilted so quickly as that of renting enterprise software over the Web. By some accounts, upward of 1,000 self-proclaimed application service providers, or ASPs, were launched during 1999 and 2000, with venture capitalists betting more than $1 billion on the seemingly foolproof but unproven business model.
ASPnews.com Article: ASPs Are Here to Stay, Reports ITAA
A report released today by the Information Technology Association of America states that ASP customers are happy and likely to continue to employ outsourced application services.
InfoWorld article: Repackaging Apps
Enterprise application vendors are casting off traditional tactics of marketing monolithic suites, and are instead focusing on selling more affordable pieces of their offerings architected for specific business processes and designed to more easily integrate with disparate systems.
Summit Strategies research report: Anatomies of Profitable Software-as-Services Providers: Secret for Success
Believe it or not, "profitable ASP" is not always an oxymoron. In fact, many software-as-services providers are well on their way to creating successful businesses; and a growing number of vendors have already hit the profitability milestone.
ASPs gain Popularity in Down Market
This article from Datamation reviews how enterprise resource planning applications have either been an all in-house affair or completely outsourced. But, in this age of shrinking IT resources, the delivery of these applications via the application service provider or, hosted model is gaining popularity.
ViryaNet press release: Cal-Air automates scheduling and preventative maintenance capabilities with ViryaNet Service Hub
Southborough, Mass. - January 28, 2002 - ViryaNet (NASDAQ: VRYA), a leading provider of wireless and Web-based software applications that improve service delivery, today announced that CAL-AIR, Inc., a leading specialty mechanical contractor that provides technical services to facilities throughout California, has gone live with ViryaNet Service Hub and solution suite.
J.D. Edwards case study: Brigham's Ice Cream Succeeds By Outsourcing J.D. Edwards Solutions
This case study from J.D. Edwards provides an overview of the business solutions for Brigham's Ice Cream and their reasons for selecting an ASP.
IDC white paper: The Financial Impact of ASPs
IDC's study investigated the return on investment (ROI) realized by organizations that have successfully implemented and utilized ASP-delivered application services.
Crystal Decisions Saves Graniterock $300,000
Crystal Decisions, an information infrastructure company that is a market leader in reporting, analysis and information delivery, today announced that Graniterock, a construction materials services company, has implemented its web-based enterprise information solution.