SAP extends support for ERP until 2027
SAP has announced that customers using Business Suite 7 software can count on regular maintenance until the end of 2027. Initially, applications from the software suite would be supported until 2025.
The core of the Business Suite is formed by ERP, often called ERP Central Component (ECC). This ... Read more
Infor acquired by Koch Industries
The well-known ERP vendor Infor has been acquired by Koch Industries, which in turn is part of Koch Equity Development LLC. Infor will become an independent subsidiary of Koch Industries and the current management team will continue to manage the company from New York.
Infor is primarily known f... Read more
IFS moves from slow enterprise to fast innovator
Since about 18 months, IFS has a new board. Under the leadership of the new CEO, Darren Roos, the company is implementing a new strategy. Plans have really changed. Whereas for a long time, each region had its own vision and strategy, there is now centralisation taking place, and the entire organis... Read more
Workday offers a solid ERP system and sets the bar high
Workday is on the rise in the ERP market. The company's
financial results show this time and time again. The quarterly figures often
show growths of tens of percents compared to the previous year. It has to be
said that the average ERP supplier is growing, but that this is often not as
fast as Work... Read more
The future of Ariba, Fieldglass and Concur lies with SAP
SAP offers three different software solutions designed to
manage business expenses. SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass are both procurement
solutions in which procurement process costs play an important role, while SAP
Concur provides a platform for processing travel and expense management. But
what if y... Read more
For Oracle, NetSuite is the best example of how cloud works
NetSuite is now part of one of the largest multinationals
in the world, Oracle. However, NetSuite knows how to distinguish itself from
this. It operates independently, and the culture in the company is clearly
different from Oracle’s. The way of communicating and the mentality is
distinctive and ... Read more
Will NetSuite become to ERP what Salesforce is to CRM?
Now that NetSuite has been acquired by Oracle and they
have been given the financial injection to grow rapidly worldwide, the company
is quickly making a name for itself in the ERP market. If you look closely at
the developments, NetSuite could become to ERP what Salesforce has become to
CRM and sa... Read more
Microsoft wants to adjust prices and packaging of Dynamics 365 again
Microsoft plans to customize the way it pricing and packaging its Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP applications. The changes must enter into force on 1 October, according to ZDNet.
Currently, Microsoft CRM offers a Customer Engagement Plan for $115 per user per month. ERP is offered through the Unified Oper... Read more
Owner IFS buys ERP provider Acumatica
EQT Partners, owner of IFS, has attracted another ERP provider with Acumatica. As a result, the two companies ERP suppliers will work closely together. Acumatica is a cloud-native ERP vendor focused on SMEs.
EQT used the same $45 billion investment fund that it used to buy IFS in 2016, says CEO Darr... Read more
SAP continues to focus on ERP in cloud, on-premise remains important
For SAP, the next few years will be dominated by the development
of S/4HANA into the standard for ERP. However, before the majority of users are
left, there is still something to be done. The dream of SAP and many IT
administrators will be to run the cloud version of the system. At the recent
SAPPH... Read more