Analyst Insight: The state of enterprise software market has changed to the point where organizations may be conflicted as to the type of systems to select. ERP, point solutions, third-party integrations and BPM tools have introduced doubt to organizations trying to match their business requirements to IT strategies. Too much choice may increase the quantity of IT failures due to companies implementing the wrong type of software. - Keean Persaud, Managing Director, Eval-Source

ModusLink Corp. has launched its Enhanced Planning and Integrated Collaboration (EPIC) tool.

Enterprise resource planning systems, once regarded as a marvel of technology, have turned out to be anything but.

Exact Macola has released version 10.3 of its enterprise resource planning (ERP) software for small and medium-sized businesses.

Many ERP customers, with their installations getting long in the tooth, are considering canceling their vendor maintenance agreements, some of which can run into the millions or tens of millions of dollars.

Analyst Insight: Now that ERP for cloud has crossed the chasm, organizations have a multitude of choices to select the correct software to run their business. New vendors are rapidly emerging in the ERP cloud market. This is especially so within the the SMB market. Vertical specific solutions will disorient organizations by providing too much choice and unnecessarily increase selection time-lines. – Dylan Persaud, Managing Director, Eval-Source

Companies with centralized manufacturing have a single facility to produce and distribute their products or a central factory with multiple distribution points in their supply chain. A decentralized manufacturing company has multiple facilities that cover large areas, allowing products to be manufactured and distributed close to customers. Which is right for your enterprise?

Epicor Software Corp. has introduced new business-management software for the automotive aftermarket.

The idea of buying an enterprise application from a start-up company might sound like anathema to a CIO, but there are good reasons why one might want to do just that.

Enterprise resource planning systems have been variously called the heart, brain, and backbone of a company.