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Small to Midsize Businesses (SMB) Magazine Features

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A Company to Watch: Boomi
October 2008 - Taking on-demand to a whole new level, Boomi's software lets users integrate SaaS applications via the Web.

Smaller Vendors to SAP, Oracle: Bring It on
May 2008 -

Night & Day
May 2008 - SAP and Oracle are facing off to win over small- and mid-sized manufacturers. But will either dominate at the low end the way they have in the large enterprise segment?

Software Delivery: ERP SaaS May Finally Be Ready for Prime Time
August 2007 - The software subscription model promises cost savings and fewer maintenance headaches for a core application category.

Buyer Protection: Enterprise Software Buyers' Bill of Rights
August 2007 - These are some of the items that Forrester Research has included in its recommended Bill of Rights document for enterprise software buyers.

Software Pricing: Have They Got a Deal for You
August 2007 - Enterprise application license discounts, sometimes deep, are still out there. But as manufacturers hold onto releases longer, they realize there's much more to holding down software costs than low license fees.

Vive La Software
August 2007 - Google's and Salesforce.com's efforts to displace software and turn the stalwarts of that industry out to pasture fall far short of the hype.

The Great Migration
June 2007 - Mid-market manufacturers have clung to legacy ERP systems. But new business requirements driven by the need for global collaboration and supply chain visibility are prompting many to seek a new way forward.

Driving the Future
June 2007 - Alternative energy company Ballard uses a manufacturing intelligence tool to access disparate data sources in its quest to make its fuel cells commercially viable.

Keeping Your Customers Waiting?
June 2007 - Manufacturers can do better than the cable company on customer service by using service management software to coordinate activities and share information.

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