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The objective for this site is to provide an unbiased portal to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, ERP Value Added Resellers (VARs) and relevant ERP articles. The systems and VARs listed are those we know about and do not imply a recommendation by 180 Systems. We have also provided links to those vendors or VARs that have provided a reciprocal link or sponsored our site.

Recent ERP Articles

10 biggest ERP software failures of 2011

January 05, 2012

December 20, 2011 from Computerworld – “With the year drawing to a close, one thing seems abundantly clear: There are still an awful lot of ERP and other software projects running off the rails out there.
Software project failures are no fun for anyone involved. They lead to piles of wasted money and effort, heaps of [...]

SAP in Transition on Mobile, Cloud, and In-Memory Computing

January 05, 2012

November 15, 2011 from The Enterprise System Spectator – “I attended two days at SAP’s SapphireNOW conference in Madrid earlier this month, at the end of a month-long trip to Spain and Italy. The trip to Madrid gave me a good opportunity to catch up with the latest developments with SAP since the Sapphire conference [...]

2011 Review of Not-for-Profit Accounting Systems

January 05, 2012

October 10, 2011 from CPA Practice Advisor – “As with most organizations, nonprofits vary in size and scope, and their software needs vary, as well. As an accounting professional, you know that the software needs of the local animal shelter will vary widely than the needs of the United Way.
While this may be a drastic [...]

The complex art of estimating

December 20, 2011

December 2011 from CAmagazine and written by Michael Burns – “Few complex projects are undertaken without some estimating being done. Whether it’s a construction company that needs to do a custom project or an accounting firm that needs to prepare a proposal for a complex audit engagement, someone (often several people) will have to take [...]

Crystal Ball Is Cloudy for ERP Market

December 20, 2011

November 14, 2011 from BusinessFinance – “As Workday continues to expand and the likelihood of its IPO becomes a more frequent topic of discussion, so does the movement of ERP systems to the cloud. Thus far, only a minority of companies have chosen to put their ERP and accounting systems in the cloud, but the [...]

ERP: making the right choice / Selecting Your ERP Partner

November 18, 2011

2011 from evaluation centre – “One of the most important, yet overlooked, activities in the ERP software selection process is the choice of implementation partner. In fact, the ultimate success of your project depends on the ability of the implementation team to work with you to configure the software to meet your needs. This means [...]

Gartner's Top 10 IT Challenges Include Exiting Baby Boomers, Big Data

November 18, 2011

October 18, 2011 from CIO – “…Among the threats is the exodus of baby boomers and the emergence of a younger generation that’s been less loyal to corporate employers and are more likely to move to another job…
Starting this year, an average of 10,000 baby boomers will be eligible to retire every day for the [...]

ERP software survey 2011

October 15, 2011

August 2011 from CAmagazine and written by Michael Burns – “We are now in our 13th year for CAmagazine’s annual enterprise resource planning software survey. That is a very long time in software years. But while other programs come and go, ERP just keeps getting bigger, sweeping up more and more functions. This year, we [...]

Aging ERP: When Old ERP is Too Old

October 15, 2011

June 2011 – “Just prior to the turn of the century, many companies were in a rush to implement ERP systems as part of their investment in IT. Many of those systems have now been installed over 10 years without replacement. This research reports looks at the overall performance of companies and what improvements companies [...]

Epicor sued over alleged ERP project failure

October 15, 2011

August 11, 2011 from Computerworld – “Epicor is being sued by one of its customers over an ERP (enterprise resource planning) project that allegedly racked up five times its expected implementation costs, in the latest dispute of this type to become public…
The implementation costs were supposed to be US$190,000 but have reached more than $1 [...]

More ERP users are eyeing third-party support

October 15, 2011

August 8, 2011 from Computerworld – “A growing number of ERP software users are considering a jump to third-party support providers, according to new data from analyst firm Constellation Research…”
180 View – You may get great support from the third party, but you won’t get upgrades. This is probably ok for companies that are stuck [...]

What does an ERP system cost?

August 07, 2011

August 2011 from CAmagazine and written by Michael Burns – “Buying an ERP system is a lot like buying a house. The process brings all kinds of unexpected costs. When I moved into my first home, we couldn’t get the bed up the stairs, so we had to remove part of the ceiling, which ruined [...]

Cloud-Based ERP May Be Approaching the Tipping Point

August 07, 2011

May 17, 2012 from SupplyChainBrain – “I spent some time last week at NetSuite’s first user conference in San Francisco. I’ve known NetSuite for much of its history, but I wanted the opportunity to mingle with hundreds of companies that have adopted ERP in the cloud. My immediate impression was that the enthusiasm level among [...]

2011 benchmark study: The secret recipe for ERP success

August 07, 2011

June 28, 2011 from Manufacturing AUTOMATION – “Canadian manufacturers and distributors are increasingly turning to ERP to help them improve their fortunes, especially in the face of low-cost foreign competition and the high Canadian dollar. Many hope that ERP – or enterprise resource planning – software will help them become more efficient, productive and profitable. [...]

Building An Enterprise Software Company That Doesn't Suck

August 07, 2011

July 10, 2011 from Techcrunch – “…Enterprise software vendors have long enjoyed a counterintuitive, but highly lucrative, reward system. Its buyers are different from the ultimate users, and each group’s needs are radically different — traditionally, enterprise technology has been designed with the sale to the CIO in mind, and this produces solutions that are [...]

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