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  • At $3.5 billion, who's going to buy ERP vendor Epicor?

    Epicor has been put up for sale by private equity firm Apax Partners, which is hoping to get up to $US3.5 billion for the enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, but analysts say it's difficult to pin down who might be interested in buying it.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus08 May 14 03:19
  • Infor goes all-in with Amazon Web Services for cloud ERP

    Infor is betting big on Amazon Web Services for its cloud ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) software strategy, with plans to begin offering a series of product suites on the company's IaaS (infrastructure as a service).

    Written by Chris Kanaracus26 March 14 13:31
  • M&A, IPOs, in-memory tech, and end of a feud mark top software stories

    It's been another busy year in the enterprise software industry, marked by high-profile acquisitions and IPOs, the rise of in-memory computing, a red-hot HCM (human capital management) market, and even the apparent settling of a long-running Silicon Valley feud. Here's a look at some of the highlights.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus05 Dec. 13 18:19
  • Oracle buys sales order automation specialist BigMachines

    Oracle is hoping to differentiate its CRM (customer relationship management) software from the competition with the acquisition of BigMachines, whose cloud-based system helps salespeople quickly put together and price complex orders.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus23 Oct. 13 13:00
  • Infor's Phillips pins growth on user-friendly design revamp

    Infor CEO Charles Phillips has made plenty of changes at the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendor since taking the top job after a long run as co-president of Oracle, and one of the most significant is a major investment in modern user interface design.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus23 Sept. 13 11:34
  • Infor hit with lawsuit over alleged software project failure

    Infor has been sued by a customer who claims an ERP (enterprise resource planning) project that was supposed to take six months instead allegedly dragged on for well over a year without any useful results.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus16 July 13 20:19
  • Peters Ice Cream selects ERP system of many flavours

    With a start date of January 2013, the race is on at Peters Ice Cream to implement a new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system before it goes live on 1 August.

    Written by Hamish Barwick23 April 13 12:00
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