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News BT-owned online consumer electronics and computing retailer dabs.com is planning to implement a new ERP system within the next year to help improve the flow of management information. The project will be one of the main tasks for dabs.com's new... [21 Aug 2008]
Revealed: Top tech security risks and cash-sappers
News Unnecessary or phantom user accounts: One company was found to have 28 per cent of user accounts for its ERP system which were never used but against which fees were charged. Viruses, dodgy printers, unsupported open source software and iTunes are... [29 May 2008]
SAP promises to listen to customers
News SAP's UK boss has pledged to put more emphasis on listening to customers and being more responsive than the ERP software giant has been in the past. Steve Rogers, UK MD of SAP admitted the company has fallen short in terms of listening to its... [23 May 2008]
iPhone SDK downloaded by 100,000 developers
News Intuit (TurboTax), Namco Networks (Pac-Man and Galaga), NetSuite (ERP/CRM software), and Six Apart (blogging software) are a few of the companies whose PR departments graciously worked up executive quotes for Apple's announcement. [13 Mar 2008]
Oracle contractor shortage predicted
News Continued investment in corporate and public sector strategy ERP projects - as well as the general IT skills shortage - means demand for Oracle skills is likely to rise this year, said the recruiter. If you have Oracle skills 2008 could be... [27 Feb 2008]
Sharp rise in demand for helpdesk staff
News There is also still strong demand for ERP and CRM skills. There has been a massive increase in helpdesk support staff and IT project managers over the past year. Demand for junior and graduate entry-level helpdesk positions has increased by 45 per... [23 Oct 2007]
NetSuite heads for iPhone
News The NetSuite services that will become usable through the SuitePhone application include enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and e-commerce functionality. NetSuite has announced that the latest version of its... [17 Jul 2007]
NetSuite announces flotation plan
News On-demand CRM and ERP vendor NetSuite has formalised its plans to IPO, filing documentation with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today. The announcement follows two years of speculation during which the company spoke openly of its... [02 Jul 2007]
Cadbury takes wraps off £650m efficiency drive
News The glut of chocolate products followed the rollout of a new SAP-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. That system was part of a five-year global IT transformation project called Probe which entailed implementing a £200m ERP system for... [26 Jun 2007]
How to do an SAP rollout - top CIO tips
News No one implements a company-wide enterprise resource planning (ERP) system over a weekend - it's a big project that can mean major changes to any organisation taking on such a task. Last week in Prague the ERP giant SAP brought together some of the... [25 Jun 2007]
Open source 'not relevant', claim CIOs
News He said: "If you look at the monolithic application landscape, especially on the ERP side, consolidation is essential. The hidden cost and complexity of open source is still a key barrier to adoption for many CIOs and large enterprises. [12 Jun 2007]
CIOs turn to web apps for cost and collaboration
News Demand for web-based applications in the enterprise is growing, with CRM and ERP among the areas leading the charge. Hosted ERP solutions have found success with 33 per cent of those interviewed and further growth is predicted. [07 Jun 2007]
NetSuite and Sage clash over switchers
News NetSuite and Sage, two rivals in the highly competitive CRM and ERP markets, have clashed over a fight for customers. NetSuite has launched an initiative to poach Sage customers, however the UK company - best known for its accounting and payroll... [01 Jun 2007]
TomorrowNow CEO: Oracle "dug a hole" for itself
News Take Baan, a European ERP vendor whose influence arguably peaked in the 1990s. TomorrowNow, the SAP subsidiary at the centre of a major legal dispute between its parent and Oracle, has questioned the latter's ability to provide good value support... [29 May 2007]
Vodafone gets Hungary for shared services
News Under the initiative, Vodafone will set in place a single ERP system for finance, supply chain and human resources in all operating companies where the group has a majority ownership. Vodafone is opening a shared service centre in Hungary to deal... [11 May 2007]
