Navision CRM Versus SAP CRM

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Soft Economy Dents SAP’s Armored Shield As Well

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... expected 2001 revenue to be up 15% versus the 23 ... ERP system, namely SAP's SCM and CRM software, seem ... these markets (eg, PeopleSoft, IFS, Intentia, Navision, etc ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/11/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_11_09_01_1.asp - 19k - 2001-11-09 Summary: Since the license revenue plunge in the US, a likely cascading economic slowdown worldwide, and SAP’s high stakes in struggling Commerce One happened much before the fatal September 11, one is only to wonder why SAP’s management woke up to reality and revised its projections so belatedly.

Scala and Microsoft Become (Not So) Strange CRM Bedfellows Part ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... groups (ie, mere technology versus business process ... Plains, Solomon, Axapta, and Navision product lines. ... ERP functionality, especially CRM (currently limited ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2003/08/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_08_29_03_1.asp - 25k - 2003-08-29 Summary: Microsoft's foray into the CRM arena has not been a bed of roses, despite its indisputably large marketing muscle and R&D investment, its strong channel, traditionally attractive pricing policies, and the aura and experience within the market segment. Microsoft CRM remains both a threat and an opportunit

Microsoft 'The Great' Poised To Conquer Mid-Market, Once and Again ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Plains (versus Solomon) and Navision (versus Damgaard) entities. ... products should be expected, Navision's Commerce Gateway and Microsoft CRM being good ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2002/05/news_analysis/NA_ER_PJ_05_15_02_1.asp - 16k - 2002-05-15 Summary: Microsoft's reticence to comment on any timelines of product integration and operations mergers, to our belief, stems from their genuine inability to foresee it at this stage. Still, although the indications that the business will continue to be as usual are strong, Microsoft may eventually decide to str

Will A Big Fish's Splash Cause Minnows' Flush Out Of The CRM Pond? ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... Great Plains, Solomon, Axapta and Navision product lines ... practices, or need advanced CRM functions such ... case of Oracle, PeopleSoft or SAP, versus essentially an ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Crm/2003/03/news_analysis/NA_CR_PJ_03_11_03_1.asp - 22k - 2003-03-11 Summary: The ultimate success of Microsoft CRM will be judged by its follow-up releases. While Applix’ decision to abandon the CRM space and suddenly re-focus on BPM may be regarded as a not quite deliberate move, but rather as a sudden act of taking another plunge. Is the Applix move a harbinger of the future

What Do Users Want and Need?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... paths, and differences in planning versus execution time ... Navision—Microsoft will launch Microsoft Navision 4.01 in ... MBS CRM—The next version of Microsoft CRM ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_23_05_1.asp - 34k - 2005-08-23 Summary: At the basic level, users want a more intuitive way to 'look inside the business', and they want applications to bring them closer to their operations, such as alerts that can help them handle exceptions or better yet, to act on business events (or even non-events) well before they become exceptions.

Global versus Local Channel Approach, Who Will Win?

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... hold for MBS' Great Plains, Solomon, Axapta, and Navision product lines. ... applications such as customer relationship management (CRM), human resources ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_26_05_1.asp - 25k - 2005-08-26 Summary: There is a clear distinction between the market dynamics within the respective MBS and Sage/Best channels.

The Technology Choices

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... of its accounting ERP product lines, Great Plains and Navision, along with Microsoft CRM, the Outlook ... Yet, Here Comes the Technology Choice versus Lock-in ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_27_05_1.asp - 27k - 2005-08-27 Summary: In the battle between Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) and the UK-based the Sage Group for the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market segment, technology choices will be a major factor.

Exact Software--Working Diligently Towards the 'One Exact' Synergy ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... have many CRM experts and CRM implementation experience ... environments (such as job shop versus repetitive) rather ... industry (for example MBS Navision, Syspro, and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2004/03/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_03_03_04_1.asp - 25k - 2004-03-03 Summary: The current market trend is towards vendors that can provide comprehensive solutions for small and medium sized enterprises (SME) with a justifiable return on investment (ROI), and Exact seems to have a fair shot at making a mark.

The Market Impact of Two Powerhouses

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... _blank">Achieving Growth: New Accounts versus Up-selling to ... and Best brands, especially in the CRM realm (ie ... pockets elsewhere), secondary to Navision and Axapta ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/08/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_08_25_05_1.asp - 22k - 2005-08-25 Summary: This is an analysis of the equivalent moves of two superpowers to secure the lower-end of the market, also known as the small-to-medium enterprise (SME) market segment. One is Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS), the other is UK-based the Sage Group.

Microsoft Keeps on Rounding up Its Business Solutions Part Two ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... markets (ie, Logility's larger customers versus the Great ... Plains' partnership deals with the CRM leader Siebel ... a good fit between TXT and Navision, which is ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2003/12/news_analysis/NA_SC_PJ_12_02_03_1.asp - 23k - 2003-12-02 Summary: While smaller businesses must be attuned to what their larger customers and trading partners require, and thus consider the Microsoft Business Network (MBN) as a relatively simple and inexpensive way to support those customers' demands, MBN is only a small part of the trading relationship equation.