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Rather optimize than extend
ePurchasing applications have reached a fair level of maturity which has changed the focus of providers from adding more features to their products to actually improving and optimizing existing tools...
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On the way to Enterprise 2.0
Forrester Research recently published a forecast report on the Global Enterprise Web 2.0 Market. This report deals with the influence of the latest Web 2.0 technologies (social networks, RSS, mashups)...
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Microsoft XP vs. VISTA: Negotiate it!
Markets react really strange sometimes: although the new Microsoft operating system Windows Vista is supposed to deliver higher security, better performance and a smarter architecture, people still...
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Sourcing Innovation Climbs Aboard the Web 2.0 Bandwagon
Recently, Sourcing Innovation published their first white paper in a five part series meant to open the eyes of purchasers to the opportunities that arise as web 2.0 makes its way into B2B. Entitled...
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And You Thought Youtube Was Just For Kicks – Think Again – Supply Chain Video
One of the great things about user created content and the so called web 2.0 technologies is when these tools and ideas are picked up by professionals and used for non-entertainment purposes. My...
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IT sourcing revisited
Whilst the general consensus is that the economic downturn is near bottom, the service sectors are still feeling the pressure. In the first seven months of 2009, more than 200 IT companies declared...
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Procurement and web 2.0
There’s been a lot of chatter regarding the pros and cons of Web 2.0 technologies and their place in business in general and supply chain management in particular. And this has been particularly...
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The importance of managing end-user expectations
At the IBX Purchasing Executive Summit earlier this week many wise words were spoken, but in retrospect the words that linger I my mind and won’t go away came from Gerold Carl, the Director Strategic...
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The future of purchasing technology lies beyond the war of words between...
Over at Spend Matters (here and here), there’s a heated debate over Coupa’s recent marketing campaign and it’s claims to better Ariba in many areas. Now I’m not going to jump into that fray – I’ve...
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Suppliers are from Mars, buyers are from Venus
A recent IDC survey regarding the state of IT (in Sweden) in 2010 really did it’s best to expose the difference between buying and selling organizations. When asked about how they expect the IT market...
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