Stories about: ARC Advisory Group

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Prepaid software: More than a token solution to licensing woes 27 August, 2008 10:22

I'm writing about Aspen Technology today not because you are likely to ever need its software (unless you own an oil refinery) but because the way the company allows its customers to purchase its smorgasbord of software applications is unique -- so much so that you may want to consider putting a little pressure on your vendors to consider the same.
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How will sensor networks integrate? 27 December, 2006 07:41

Stand-alone processes and networks that hail from the industrial, manufacturing, and facilities sides of the business are destined to merge onto the IT infrastructure.
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Oracle picks up speed with transportation app 13 February, 2006 09:41

Oracle last week unveiled a transportation application for its E-Business Suite 11i that uses technology acquired when it bought supply chain and logistics management software maker Global Logistics Technologies last year.
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SAP buys manufacturing software maker Lighthammer 23 June, 2005 08:02

Looking to bridge the gap between back-office applications and production systems, ERP software vendor SAP is making a software acquisition it said will offer its 12,000 manufacturing customers a rapid productivity boost.
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Cost hinders wireless adoption for manufacturers 26 May, 2005 15:16

The need to improve materials handling, inventory management and asset management processes is driving use of wireless technologies in the manufacturing sector. But cost and complexity are keeping the pace of adoption slow, experts say.
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The trouble with tags 31 December, 2004 07:30

When you hear the litany of reliability and readability woes that plague radio frequency identification (RFID) pilot projects in the supply chain arena, you may wonder how anyone is making any progress with this technology at all.
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SSA clarifies its ERP vision 21 October, 2004 08:10

After a flurry of acquisition activity, ERP software vendor SSA Global Technologies used its recent SSA Global Client Forum in Philadelphia to show it has managed to forge a clear product roadmap.
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Purchasing delays cause software sales shortfalls 13 July, 2004 13:57

Six top software vendors warned this week that they will report lower-than-projected revenues for the second quarter, blaming a slowdown in spending by U.S. customers last month.
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Handhelds help refineries spot problems 10 June, 2004 10:39

Refineries, otherworldly-looking places when seen from a distance, are actually marvels of engineering complexity, with miles of interconnected pipes and thousands of pieces of equipment processing chemicals and petroleum products. But historically, an essential tool for keeping a refinery's systems from breaking down has been the lowly clipboard.
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Transforming data to business logic 15 April, 2004 15:01

The proliferation of RFID readers and tags has only just begun, but some analysts are already predicting that when fully operational, RFID will generate upwards of 5TB of data at a company's warehouse and distribution center on a daily basis.
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PeopleSoft rejects latest Oracle offer 10 February, 2004 07:05

PeopleSoft has rejected the latest bid from unwanted suitor Oracle, which has been attempting to buy the company out since last year in a hostile takeover attempt.