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News Analysis: Spinnaker Expands JD Edwards Support With Versytec Acquisition
By R "Ray" Wang on March 29, 2012
Versytec Acquisition Addresses Growing Demand For JD Edwards Support Denver, Colorado based Spinnaker Management announced on March 6th, 2012 its acquisition of its competitor Versytec. For those who remember their third party maintenance (3PM) history, Versytec was among the first firms to announce third-party maintenance services within a year after PeopleSoft acquired JD Edwards in […]
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Research Summary: Best Practices – Three Simple Software Maintenance Strategies That Can Save You Millions
By R "Ray" Wang on March 19, 2012
Forward And Commentary Software ownership costs continue to escalate as vendors accelerate their efforts to capture support and maintenance revenues. Some vendors have gone to the extreme to eliminate third-party options for their customers. This best practices report examines three strategies to free up unnecessary costs to fund innovation and new projects. A. Introduction On […]
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Five Cloud/SaaS Contract Negotiation Tips For 2012
By R "Ray" Wang on January 10, 2012
Business Leaders Often Poorly Prepared For Cloud/SaaS Contract Negotiations Business leaders often take great care in building their Cloud and SaaS strategy, only to have many of the benefits of flexibility and agility hampered by overlooking details in their cloud contracts. In conversations with over 200 cloud customers in 2011, key reasons include: A […]
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Wednesday’s Whispers: People Whispers – March 2010
By R "Ray" Wang on March 31, 2010
PEOPLE WHISPERS: MOVES, PROMOTIONS, AND MILESTONES* As always, thanks for your emails and alerts. If you’ve got a change or know of a promotion, keep dropping me a line! If you need a referral, and we’ve worked together in the past, don’t hesitate to reach out to me via Linked In. Ashesh Badani became Sr. […]
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