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For Enterprise Architecture Professionals

Report:Topic Overview: ERP Applications 2008

Forrester's Reference Guide For Navigating The Ever-Expanding World Of ERP

Enterprise applications suites, commonly known as enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, represent the transactional backbone for most enterprises and comprise a variety of applications for...

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Report:ERP Applications 2008: The Battle Goes Vertical

ERP Vendors Refocus On Industry And Midmarket Strategies

The enterprise resource planning (ERP) market continues to mature at the upper end as the two titans — Oracle and SAP — look to extend their footprints in multinational enterprises....

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Human Resource Management Systems, Q4 2008

Lawson Software, Oracle, SAP, And Ultimate Software Lead The Pack

In Forrester's 104-criteria evaluation of human resource management system (HRMS) vendors, we found that Oracle and SAP continue to be the leading options for large multinational enterprises, with...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Business Performance Solutions, Q4 2009

IBM Cognos, Oracle, SAP, And SAS Lead, With Clarity Systems In Close Pursuit

In Forrester's 89-criteria evaluation of business performance solutions (BPS) vendors, we found that IBM Cognos, Oracle, SAP, and SAS Institute led the pack because of their breadth of functionality...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Business Performance Solutions, Q4 2007

Oracle, Cognos, And SAS Institute Lead, Business Objects And SAP In Hot Pursuit

Forrester assessed 10 leading business performance solutions (BPS) vendors across 83 criteria in a product evaluation. Cognos, Oracle, and SAS Institute were found to lead the category with overall...

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Report:Topic Overview: Human Resource Management

The most important investments that businesses and government organizations make are in their people. In addition to direct expenditures on compensation and benefits, organizations invest in...

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Report:HR/HCM Applications 2008: Best-Of-Breed Solutions Make A Comeback

A broad range of options exist for human resources/human capital management (HR/HCM) solutions, usually building on a core system of record that is supplemented by best-of-breed solutions and...

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For Application Development & Delivery Professionals

Report:Which Has The Better Apps Strategy: Oracle Or SAP?

Oracle's Bold Next-Generation Play Versus SAP's Less Disruptive Path

A key decision criterion for enterprise applications is how compelling and clear the vendor's vision for the future is. Oracle's vision for the future of its apps business is now clearer and more...

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Report:Topic Overview: Enterprise Apps Vendor Selection

Forrester's Reference Tool For Applications Decisions

Choosing the right vendor remains a critical success factor for every enterprise's business success. Consolidation in the vendor market, a plethora of deployment options, and the progression to a...

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Report:TechRadar™ For Business Process Professionals: Human Resource Management Apps, Q1 2010

Core Components Show Maturity While Collaborative Elements Evolve

Human resource management (HRM) applications range from essential tools to hire and pay employees and administer benefits programs to strategic components for assessing and developing talent. More...

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Report:The State Of ERP 2009: Market Forces Drive Specialization, Consolidation, And Innovation

As the enterprise resource planning (ERP) software market struggles against an unprecedented tide of economic woes, strategic opportunities are surfacing for customers. Soft market conditions mean...

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Report:Trends 2009: Enterprise Applications/ERP

Application Strategies Evolve For Leaner Sustainability

The lingering impact of the recession in 2009 will motivate business process and applications professionals to focus on value-based strategies for lower operating costs and smaller projects with...

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Report:Mobile Applications Will Empower Enterprise Business Processes

An Empowered Report: Harnessing Mobile Technology For Process Acceleration

Mobile applications for business use are receiving a great deal of attention from package application software vendors and considerable interest from business process professionals. But other than...

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Report:Trends 2010: ERP Applications

Moderate Customer Activity Accompanies More Radical Vendor Strategies

With many enterprise resource planning (ERP) projects on hold due to recession-induced spending constraints, some pent-up demand is evident that will result in more upgrades, replacements, and...

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Report:The Forrester Wave™: Human Resource Management Systems, Q1 2012

Workday Leads, Followed By Oracle PeopleSoft, Oracle EBS, And SAP

Forrester's 69-criteria evaluation of human resource management system (HRMS) vendors found that Workday, Oracle PeopleSoft, Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), and SAP lead the pack; each has its own...

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Report:Measuring And Aligning Business Performance

Are You Ready To Take Business Results To The Next Level?

Today's concerns about a weakening economy might serve as a wake-up call for companies and government organizations to be more focused on monitoring business results and taking appropriate actions to...

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Report:The State Of ERP In 2011: Customers Have More Options In Spite Of Market Consolidation

Now is the perfect time for business process professionals to revisit their current enterprise resource planning (ERP) application commitments and future ERP plans. As the global economy gradually...

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Report:Trends 2009: Human Resource Management

Talent Strategies Adjust To The Business Climate

Human resource management (HRM) will be a key area of focus in 2009 as companies and government organizations put in place strategies to cope with the economic crisis and recovery. The so called "war...

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For Business Process Professionals

Report:Business Performance Solutions: Clash Of The Titans

The Market Remains Vibrant Following Vendor Consolidation

Business performance solutions (BPS) — a software category consisting of applications for budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, profitability analysis, and performance measurement...

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Report:HRM Solutions: Traditional Models Clash With Next-Generation Processes And Technology

Human resource management (HRM) applications — consisting of six categories of solutions ranging from core transactions to strategic talent management — represent a market in transition....

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Report:Innovative Technologies Will Drive Enterprise Applications And ERP To A Bright New Future

In the next five years, enterprise apps will be transformed by technologies that disrupt preconceived notions about ownership and support costs, process flexibility, insight, and speed of delivery....

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Report:Packaged Apps In The Cloud: Cost Of Ownership Models Evolve Toward The Transparency Of SaaS

Business process professionals responsible for packaged applications often have difficulty in getting their arms around the total costs of ownership of their business solutions. SaaS simplifies the...

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Report:Increase Business Flexibility By Embracing Future Trends

Vision: The Business Applications Playbook

This report outlines the vision aspect of Forrester's solution for application development and delivery (AD&D) professionals working on business applications strategy. It summarizes the key business...

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Report:TechRadar™ For BP&A Professionals: Financial Management Applications, Q2 2009

Essential Business Needs Drive High Levels Of Value And Adoption

Financial management applications range from essential and ubiquitous tools for accounting and financial reporting to specialized solutions for optimizing process efficiency and cash flow. Compliance...

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Report:Trends 2010: Financial Processes And Applications

Economic Prospects Appear Brighter, But More Regulatory Oversight Looms

Macroeconomic forces and ongoing regulatory changes will have significant impacts on how the office of the CFO carries out its mission-critical responsibilities. Lingering effects of the recession...

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