How To Better Manage The Challenges of Software Applications
Managing complexity, aligning IT with the business, and enabling agility are top priorities for CIOs who must deliver on software development projects. So, how can software applications be managed more efficiently? Introducing Integrated Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) within your organization helps you plan, manage, and execute the long-term maintenance of a software solution – from […]
Pack Your Company DNA in The ERP Suitcase and Conquer The World!
ERP – a powerful tool for internationalization of companies! Startups often have an international approach from the very beginning when building their value chain. This was not the case 20 years ago, when the established growth-model was “Establish initially a solid domestic presence, followed by a cautious export to neighboring countries, and if successful then […]
Inc 5000 2017: Number of Microsoft Dynamics partners doubles
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Inc. Magazine has released its Inc. 5000 2017 list, its annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies operating in the US. Last year we counted nine Microsoft Dynamics channel partners; this year, double that at eighteen (see below for a full list). We have elected to list them in order of […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: CX acquisition; D365 IEM configurator; Scheduling app; Retail win
By: Linda Rosencrance Microexcel Announces Acquisition of Customer Dynamics Microexcel, a provider of technology solutions and services, has acquired Microsoft partner Customer Dynamics, a professional services organization that provides software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions to improve the customer experience and agent experience at contact centers. With the acquisition, Microexcel will expand its reach in the growing contact […]
Oracle doesn’t want Java EE any more
By: Paul Krill Oracle wants to end its leadership in the development of enterprise Java and is looking for an open source foundation to take on the role. The company said today that the upcoming Java EE (Enterprise Edition) 8 presents an opportunity to rethink how the platform is developed. Although development is done via […]
3D printing is now entrenched at Ford
By: Lucas Mearian If you were to put the brakes on 3D printing technology at Ford today, the company’s vehicle development would literally come to a screeching halt. Additive manufacturing at the automaker has evolved from being a niche technology a few engineers toyed with 20 years ago to its integration in the R&D process […]
Employer Surveillance Now Common and Accepted
By Andre Spicer Every technical innovation has brought with it a new way of watching over workers. CCTV allowed nosy managers to keep an eye on the shop when they were not around. Software systems have been used to track the number of keystrokes an administrator makes a minute, how often they move their mouse […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Services acquisition; New Legal360 VP; Cloud integration update; Manufacturer CRM go-live
By: Linda Rosencrance Hoboken’s eMazzanti Technologies Acquires Forceworks Office 365 Portfolio eMazzanti Technologies, a retail IT consultant and managed services provider, has acquired a significant portion of the of portfolio of Forceworks, a Microsoft partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and related applications. The acquisition of Forceworks’ Office 365 business expands eMazzanti’s customer base and […]
Directions North America 2017 broadens focus to Microsoft Dynamics 365, SMB channel prep
By: Linda Rosencrance From Sept. 17-20 Microsoft Dynamics SMB solution partners will be heading to the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida to participate in Directions North America. Until 2016, the Directions conference, a Microsoft Dynamics event organized by partners for partners, was focused on NAV. But last year Microsoft asked the organizing […]
Oracle’s Hurd, AT&T’s Donovan on their massive cloud migration deal
By: Marc Ferranti If worries about digital transformation projects keep you up at night, imagine how it would feel to be responsible for moving thousands of internal databases to the cloud for a company with more than $160 billion in annual sales and 260,000 employees. That’s the job that AT&T Communications CEO John Donovan is […]