It automates and streamlines
financials, customer relationships, business services, human
resources management, business analysis, manufacturing, distribution
and supply chain processes. Its capabilities include financial
management, logistics, warehouse management and e-commerce gateways.
The product sports an interface that is similar to that of other
Microsoft software namely Microsoft SQL Server, SharePoint and
Office. Its three-tier, object-oriented architecture integrates
with other Microsoft technologies such as SQL Server, the .Net
framework and Visual Studio 2005.
This integrated suite of business
applications can be implemented one module at a time, as a bunch
of modules, or a complete suite. Some modules that are included
in the suite manage corporate performance, customer data, customer
relationship, financials, HR, intelligence, interaction centre,
learning, logistics, manufacturing, marketing, PLM, projects,
sales, supply chain execution and transportation.
This accounting and operations
system is modular with customisable screens, fields and a multi-tier
architecture. It runs on both Windows and Linux and has Web
and client server deployment options. Other highlights include
accounting and operations, business intelligence & reporting,
e-commerce, electronic data interchange, warehouse management,
point-of-sale, discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing.
It is available in 100 / 200 / 500 user licence variants.
It is the next-generation
ERP application that succeeds SAP R/3. It includes four individual
solutions that support key functional areas; financials, human
capital management, operations and corporate services. Built
on the SAP NetWeaver platform, it reduces IT complexity while
supporting scalability and growth through a comprehensive integration
and application platform. The application addresses the core
and extended business software requirements of mid-size to large
organisations.
These are cost-effective and
easy-to-deploy business solutions for the SMB sector from SAP.
They are interoperable with SAP solution environments as well
as Microsoft .NET and J2EE environments, and offer the scalability
and flexibility to support current and future business needs.
Business One supports the Microsoft SQL Server database, Sybase
Adaptive Server, Enterprise (ASE) Databases and IBM DB2 Universal
Database express edition, and Microsoft Windows operating systems
such as Windows 2002. The All-in-One comprises basic ERP functionality
such as general ledger, sales, purchasing, inventory, costing
and order management.
Ramco
Ramco Enterprise Series
(RES)
RES is a suite of software
solutions serving the needs of various enterprises. They can
be configured to match specific industry and business processes
by offering the functionality of a packaged solution and the
ability to continuously evolve with changing business requirements.
The solutions are developed on Ramco VirtualWorks, a virtual software factory,
which allows organisations to address their unique & future practices
over and above the standard practices. Ramco VirtualWorks is a process-to-application
platform that is designed for service oriented architecture (SOA) and incorporates
several patentable breakthrough concepts (multiple patents filed). RES modules
are Ramco Aviation and MRO Software, discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing,
e-Governance, BFSI, corporate solutions and HRM.
VirtualWorks includes a model-based architecture, a complete Web-enabled
set of workbenches for the application development lifecycle, as well as
methodologies for all stages of development and implementation. All application
components in RES are SOA compliant for consistent framework. Application
changes are driven by process mapping, ensuring successful development.
It allows reuse of existing legacy assets from packaged, custom, mainframe,
client / server applications and can be deployed on nearly any technology
platform.
This is an application that facilitates the creation
of interactive dashboards from Excel spreadsheets. It is tightly integrated
with Microsoft Office and has a point-and-click interface through which
Excel data and formulas can be transformed into interactive dashboards,
animated charts and graphs, financial presentations, and business calculators—all
of which output directly to PowerPoint, Word, PDF documents, and the Web.
Its intuitive interface includes pre-built components,
skins, maps, and animated charts—and one-click export—making
it easy for non-technical users to create interactive dashboards and data
presentations. Visual sliders and dials-on-the-screen allow you to quickly
evaluate multiple what-if analyses by altering the underlying assumptions,
and immediately see the impact on the results directly on the dashboard.
The visual models can be exported—with one click—to PowerPoint,
Word, PDF, Outlook, and the Web. Models run on any PC, Mac, handheld,
or other device supporting the free Macromedia Flash player. The product
is available in two editions: Standard and Professional.
It is a business intelligence (BI) tool developed
in Microsoft .NET that connects to all kinds of software irrespective of
the back-end to facilitate the creation of dynamic reports. Its high points
include an embedded reporting model that seamlessly integrates with any
application, scalability to meet end-customer requirements, a quick-start
wizard for installation, tabular reports, drill-down and drill-through reports,
data grouping and regrouping, distributed data retrieval, interactive paging
export to Excel, XML and HTML, security at the report level and interactive
and print formatting.
It provides freedom to end-users in a variety of
reports and also reduces the analyses time for business-users. It also
claims to provide improved accuracy in decision-making along with improved
efficiencies and streamlined operations.
The Oracle Business Intelligence Suite EE supports
interactive dashboards, reports, ad hoc analysis, real-time alerts, mobile
disconnected analytics as well as integration with Microsoft Excel. It is
based on a Web services architecture and fits into any IT architecture,
interoperating with existing data sources, applications, security models,
and end-user tools.
The suite includes a Business Intelligence Server
and self-service products, which support ad hoc queries as well as easy-to-use
reports and charts. Oracle Interactive Dashboards pulls BI information
from all the integrated BI products in the suite and presents it in a
personalised, and actionable format.
This platform integrates individual technology components
into a single, unified system. The result is an information flow that transcends
organisational silos, diverse computing platforms and niche tools. The platform
extends the value of your existing systems while setting the stage for new
levels of enterprise intelligence not previously possible. It includes the
following components:
SAS Data Integration that provides data connectivity,
data quality, ETL (extract, transform and load), data migration, data
synchronisation and data federation.
SAS Intelligence Storage that stores and disseminates
information for BI and analytic requirements, and offers relational and
OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) storage options from the same foundational
inputs.
SAS Analytics, which is an integrated environment
for predictive and descriptive modelling, forecasting, optimisation, simulation,
and experimental design that leverages existing data and infrastructures
to support effective decision-making and integration into BI environments.
Using the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Platform
as a foundation, SAS 9 offers targeted business solutions that support
enterprise intelligence, customer intelligence, financial intelligence,
supply chain intelligence and more–as well as turnkey solutions for
various vertical markets, such as financial services, life sciences, health
care, retail, manufacturing and others.
SAS 9 interfaces are “fit to task,” designed
and tailored to the varying skill levels and usage patterns of information
consumers, domain experts, executives and technologists.
It is an all-encompassing solution that includes
all the business processes and associated systems that touch a customer
such as billing and delivery. It provides predictive analytics and supports
both J2EE and .NET. The Siebel sales solutions provide a single repository
for customer and supply chain information that includes enhanced applications
for sales force automation, sales order entry, mobile sales, and product
configuration, enabling companies to respond quickly and accurately to customer
inquiries.
This suite offers a familiar user interface that’s
based upon those found in Microsoft Office and Outlook. It includes reporting
and analytical tools as well as mobile device support. It is available in
two editions: Dynamics Professional Edition and Dynamics CRM 3.0 Small Business
Edition. It integrates with other products of the company such as Office
and Windows Small Business Server.
The highlights of SalesLogix include customer accounts
and contact management, segmentation and analysis, Key Performance Indicator-driven
dashboards, marketing, customer support, and reporting and sales processes.
The solution integrates with MS Outlook and utilises wireless phones and
PDAs for quick access to customer data in the field and also provide customers
with convenient self-service solutions via the Web. It integrates with third-party
applications and works with Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle databases.
The suite includes modules for sales,
services and marketing management all backed up with a knowledge base. Talisma
Knowledgebase streamlines the documentation process so that companies can
share information with employees, customers, and partners. The self-learning
knowledge base captures and presents current, relevant information to customers,
in a Web self-service mode, and to agents through a portal within the single
screen agent interface.
Authoring, review workflow, and article access
are all featured as is search. The sales management solution allows the
sales team to manage opportunities (retail or corporate), set tasks and
appointments, collaborate internally and with customers, share documents
and proposals, and guide opportunities through pipeline stages. The marketing
management solution allows marketing managers to segment and profile customers
and prospects based on their demographic and psychographic characteristics.
It optimises the enterprise to provide a better customer
experience and extends RoI through core functionality, including sales force
automation (SFA); marketing campaign management; and customer, field service
and resolution management. It enables ways to sell, market and support customers
through relationships that impact future revenues. The latest version of
ADAPTcrm takes care of quotations, inventories, sales order-processing and
a more robust customer self-service portal.
It has got all the functions that a sales person
would be needing in the field; tracking opportunities, managing contacts
and quotations, checking online inventory status and sales order-processing.
The key to Adapt SFA is to track sales before they result in booked sales.
ADAPTcrm provides an optimised view of each potential sale or any type
of revenue-generating opportunity from inception to close. It enables
the sales force to be connected with customers to understand the trends,
patterns and needs from a customer-centric point of view. The sales knowledge-base
provides information on issues impacting sales.
