Look Out Amazon: Walmart, Google Team for Voice-Activated Shopping
By Anne DInnocenzio Walmart is diving into voice-activated shopping. But unlike online leader Amazon, it’s not doing it alone. The world’s largest retailer said Wednesday it’s working with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items from laundry detergent to Legos for voice shopping through Google Assistant. The capability will be available in late September.It’s […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: HighJump acquired; Vertical-oriented partnership; D365 for materials handling; Lean project delivery
By: Linda Rosencrance Körber Acquires HighJump – a Leading US-American Supply Chain and Cloud Solutions Specialist International technology group Körber has acquired supply chain software company HighJump. A Microsoft Gold Partner, HighJump’s supply chain suite integrates to Microsoft Dynamics ERP products, The purchase of HighJump will be from its parent company, Accellos Holdings and its […]
Encore Buys Fine Solutions, aims to lead in Pacific Northwest
By: Linda Rosencrance Encore Business Solutions Inc., a Canadian-owned Microsoft Dynamics partner, has acquired Seattle-based Fine Solutions LLC. All of Fine’s products and services will now be marketed and promoted under the Encore brand. The acquisition includes three offices in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, and employees who sell and provide professional consulting services for Microsoft […]
Cloud ERP: The rising alternative to hosting your own
By: Esther Shein One of the first tasks Tom Doria was charged with when he was brought on board as CIO of SeneGence International late last year was to evaluate cloud services for ERP. The global manufacturer and multilevel marketing company for women’s cosmetics is experiencing tremendous growth and its platform couldn’t match the pace […]
Nimble disrupting CRM world with Microsoft Edge plug-in
Contact management specialist Nimble has strengthened its presence in the CRM market with the release of its Smart Contacts App with support for Microsoft Edge, the web browser developed as the successor to Internet Explorer. The new plug-in, offered free for the standard edition, makes available the social marketing and business functionality of the contact […]
Compare 12 leading ERP products at unique ERP HEADtoHEAD™ event
Twelve leading ERP vendors will go head to head to demonstrate their ERP solutions to attending businesses at the Lumenia ERP HEADtoHEAD™ event, taking place on 17th & 18th October 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dublin Airport. The event is facilitated by leading independent ERP consultants Lumenia Consulting. If you are planning to select, […]
Big Data Will Improve Your ERP Software
Unless you’ve been living in the high Himalayas for the last 5 years, chances are you’d have at least heard about big data, and you’ve probably also wondered: How does big data affect you? Collecting data —lots of it— is something that is important for all enterprises, whether small, medium, or big. However, collecting data […]
Microsoft partners weigh the choice to go vertical: Lots of potential, but not for the faint of heart
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft has certainly steered partners toward vertical-specific IP for several years. But, asks Malcolm Roach, is that a smart move for a three-year-old services firm? Or one in which the principal is 60-years old and looking to retire? Roach is Open Door Technology’s president and CEO, and founded the Alberta, Calgary-based […]
Accenture Positioned as a Leader in 2017 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Cloud ERP Implementation
Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has been named a leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Cloud ERP Implementation Services (Doc #US41523417), excelling in the two primary categories: Strategies and Capabilities. “Accenture is a leader in global cloud ERP implementation services, offering clients a wider range of consulting and implementation services, with an emphasis on business as […]
Salesforce, IBM deepen partnership with new app integrations
Salesforce and IBM are joining forces again as they attempt to deepen their alliance. The partnership began last March when they agreed to sell each other’s artificial intelligence products, Watson and Einstein. Today’s announcement is all about data integration. Salesforce will be adding the ability to include IBM weather data in Lightning apps, while IBM will […]