ERP Selection for Food Processors: A Year of New Mandates
The US Congress recently passed two major food safety rules that will impact those companies in the food processing supply chain. The new food safety rules mandate increased safety standards and...
View ArticleUpcoming DB2 11 preview (plus other stuff) webcast with IBM's Jeff Josten
(Posted January 8, 2013) Start 2013 the right way with this webcast discussing what’s happening with DB2 for z/OS. Jeff Josten, Chief Architect for DB2 for z/OS at IBM’s Silicon Valley Lab, is the...
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Microsoft Windows Azure Disaster Recovery Options for On-Premises SQL Server
One of the use-cases for a cloud solution is to serve as a Disaster Recovery option for your on-premises servers. I’ll explain one particular use-case in this entry, specifically using Windows Azure...
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Standards.
I’ve written on this blog before about some of the issues and problems with BPM as a concept and implementation of these concepts. Mainly the issues can be boiled down to a few key items: Lack of...
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Mobile and tablet technology is more than a distration
If you are new to this blog, welcome! If you have been following for a while, let me apologize right away for the break since the previous post. Over the last few months I have been focusing on the...
View ArticleSYSPRO ERP Selected by TRC to Drive Operational Evolution and Growth
SYSPRO, one of the longest-standing, global ERP vendors, announces the selection of its ERP solution by TRC Hydraulics Inc., one of Atlantic Canada’s largest distributors, manufacturers & service...
View ArticleAT&T Reports 10M Smartphone Sales in Q4
The company said the sales total broke all previous records.
View ArticleHow to Build an Eco-Friendly Server Room
When designing server rooms, it’s important to think about how they affect the environment. Being able to build an eco-friendly server room means that you’ll be able to reduce the amount of emissions...
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Predictions and the January 2013 Bulletin Release
At the end of each year, some folks take a moment to jot down predictions about what the coming year has in store. I, on the other hand, do not do predictions. I am neither prognosticator, seer,...
View ArticleIQMS Opens 2013 With Latest Software Release
As Always, Nearly All New Developments and Improvements were Driven by IQMS’ Valuable Customers IQMS, a manufacturing ERP software developer with an ongoing, proactive commitment to its product and...
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Zoho CRM Adds Smart Email, Location Awareness, More
Zoho launches a new Document Library module, enables smart email filters and adds location awareness for its mobile CRM app.
View ArticleCat Smuggler
Not a cat burglar, a cat smuggler. Guards thought there was something suspicious about a little white cat slipping through a prison gate in northeastern Brazil. A prison official says that when they...
View ArticleQAD Raises the Blended Cloud/On-premise ERP Bar
QAD is a leading provider of enterprise applications for several thousand global manufacturing companies specializing in automotive, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, industrial, and...
View ArticleSupply Chain Vendors GT Nexus and TradeCard to Merge
In surely one of the first mergers of the year, GT Nexus and TradeCard are announcing their intent to merge their companies. GT Nexus provides a cloud-based global trade and logistics platform for...
View ArticleBig Data to Overtake Hadoop in 2013
The Big Data catch phrase is set to overtake Hadoop in 2013 for Google searches.
View ArticleAnnouncing Percona Server 5.5.28-29.3
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.5.28-29.3 on January 8th, 2012 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). Based on MySQL 5.5.28, including...
View ArticleReal Business Intelligence: The Roles of KPIs in ERP Success
Let’s face it: the complexities, risks and pitfalls of ERP implementations can challenge even the most seasoned professionals. In fact, and as underscored in our 2012 ERP Report (Panorama’s study of...
View ArticleDenial-of-Service Attack Against Facebook
Just claim the person is dead. All you need to do is fake an online obituary.
View ArticleIs HCM for everyone?
Human capital management (HCM) software is traditionally understood as addressing human resource (HR) plus talent management business requirements. While HR software is now quite affordable and adopted...
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