Announced today, Workday's big win at Flextronics further bolsters the thesis that SaaS is more than just CRM and SMB. The 200,000 seat implementation for Flextronics and the 26,000 employee deal at Chiquita demystify the notion that SaaS ERP can not be successful. Key points why 40 clients have considered WorkDay include: SaaS model - Quick deployment, no data center to manage, and sub ...
Adding to the company's support of PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, and Siebel third party, support, the move to support SAP comes at an optimum time for SAP users. Most users face SAP imposed deadlines for standard and extended maintenance support. To be specific, extended maintenance for R/3 4.6c users ends at the end of 2009. R/3 4.7 users face end of extended maintenance at for an additional 2% fee ...
Calendar Year 2008 Q1 numbers still show profitability for most vendors Recession concerns for the enterprise software industry may prove to be a bit pre-mature. Recent earnings report over the past 2 months lean towards mild caution. While most vendors showed profitability, guidance numbers were down. The leading indicator is new software license sales for on-premise companies and recurr ...
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Go East... or is that West my friend? Much has been said about Dubai. Some have called it the Singapore of the Middle East, others liken it to Hong Kong in the 1980's. Whatever the analogy, this bustling and booming middle east powerhouse, is one of seven emirates in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Much of Dubai's succe ...
Lab days are always a great opportunity to see what's new and what's possible. Sun's event is always no exception and one of the highlights during the year. With 40+ top Sun researchers, fellows, and distinguished engineers in the labs, attendees could feel the passion for innovation in both their infomal one on one demos and formal and talks. A few projects really caught on with trends in ...