Supply Chain Management (scm)
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SaaS ERP market poised for strong growth
News Market for software-as-a-service-based enterprise resource planning in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan is expected to reach US$193 million by 2012, says Springboard.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Software, India, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, product lifecycle management, product lifecycle, ERP
Is SAP ready to provide SaaS?
News Not quite yet, analysts say, noting that even if it is, Asian businesses aren't ready to accept software-as-a-service as the new delivery platform.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Sales force automation, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Customer resource management (CRM), Supply chain management (SCM), SAP AG, Business Process, client-server, software, Human Resources
Asia is going green, like it or not
News Businesses in Asia may not be as strongly bound by law to go green as Western counterparts, but economic pressures will take care of that, says ILOG chief scientist.
Tags: Green IT, Logistics planning, Inventory management, Supply chain management (SCM), Ilog, Carbon Emission, Asia, Supplier, Emission, Europe
Firms don't want SaaS as core platform
News Kraft Foods and Telkom Indonesia say software-as-a-service model does not address their needs for an integrated software architecture and a platform that supports core business applications.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Customer resource management (CRM), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Sales force automation, Supply chain management (SCM), SAP AG, CRM, Kraft Foods Inc., On-demand, business application
SAP unveils Business Suite 7
News Global software giant announces release of Business Suite 7 overnight, including updates to all business applications available with the suite.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Sales force automation, Supply chain management (SCM), Wipro Technologies, Atos, SAP AG, CRM, Electronic Data Systems Corp., ERP
India's logistics sector to up IT spend
News Overall growth of India's logistics players is set to boost IT spending by a 20 percent compound annual growth rate over the next five years, according to study.
Tags: Supply chain, Supply chain management (SCM), India, IT-spending, RFID, logistics industry, Supply chain, Indian Logistics Industry, CIO, information technology
Siebel may buy SCM specialist i2
News Customer relationship management (CRM) software vendor Siebel is rumored to be interested in purchasing supply chain management (SCM) specialist i2 Technologies, according to reports from the US.
ASP the best model for SMEs, says IDC
News International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will look to the application service provider (ASP) model for their e-infrastructure in the years to come.
SAP doubles Asian clients despite slump
News Tough market conditions did not send German software giant SAP AG's Asia-Pacific business in a downward spiral.
Manugistics to invest up to US$20m in AP 
News Nasdaq-listed Manugistics Group Inc expects to invest up to US$20 million in Asia Pacific (including Japan) by next February.
Manugistics to invest up to US$20m in AP
News Nasdaq-listed Manugistics Group Inc expects to invest up to US$20 million in Asia Pacific (including Japan) by next February.
IBM props manufacturing plant as bridge to China
News update The island-state, with its geographical location and skilled talent, will help the company reach out to key markets such as China, says Big Blue.
Tags: Hardware
SMB: Battleground of China's enterprise application market
SMB The relatively untapped small and medium-sized business market will be the focus of vendors over the next five years, new research shows.
Tags: Business applications, SMB
Essential skills for Asian developers
News Honing your programming skills for that perfect job? IBM's developer guru has a few pointers on what's hot.
Oracle: e-way for M'sian car makers to survive
News When the Asean Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) comes into effect in 2005, forcing Malaysia to open its markets to foreign competitors, the Malaysian automative industry will need to adopt e-business aggressively to survive the onslaught.
