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Symphony debuts supply chain design tool
Symphony, a provider of retail applications, has released a supply chain design tool, “Flow Optimization”, for retailers and wholesalers to evaluate their networks and analyze…
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Digitech ROI business case tool
This ROI tool is designed to assess the financial benefits and generate an ROI business case for Digitech PaperVision and ImageSilo. Digitech Systems provides on-premise…
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Digitech Forms Magic ROI business case tool
This ROI tool is designed to assess the financial benefits and generate an ROI business case for Digitech Forms Magic. Digitech Systems provides on-premise and…
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Ceridian diverges from peers with LifeWorks EEP
By creating an independent business out of the combination of WorkAngel and LifeWorks, Ceridian has diverged from its peers in adapting to the ways employers…
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JDA tools for upstream omnichannel stocking
As omnichannel retailers seek to implement process changes in order to position inventory for online sales in their distribution centers (DCs), they will need to…
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New accounting rules highlight cloud
Upcoming changes to revenue recognition rules present firms with the challenge of adjusting their accounting and reporting practices in order to remain compliant. Due to…
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Imprivata PatientSecure ROI business case tool
This ROI tool is designed to assess the financial benefits and generate an ROI business case for Imprivata PatientSecure. Imprivata PatientSecure is a positive patient…
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Guidebook: DirectPath
DirectPath helps employers carry out a combination of benefits education, enrollment support, and benefits administration. Nucleus found that employers outsourcing to DirectPath were able to…
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LLamasoft going beyond supply chain design
With the acquisition of Barloworld, LLamasoft Inc. expanded its software menu from supply chain design to include supply chain planning. When LLamasoft finishes overhauling and…
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IBM Cognos BI ROI case study: Anonymous
An anonymous airline deployed IBM Cognos Business Intelligence (BI) to expand reporting and analytics throughout the enterprise with improved self-service capabilities and easier access to…
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Showing the value of talent management
CFOs are interested primarily in direct costs saved, costs avoided, and increases in productivity. Talent management does lead to value in these ways, but only…
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Professional services ERP checklist
Professional services customers are demanding prebuilt, industry-specific enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions which limit customization, lower initial deployment costs by 40 to 60 percent, and…
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Digitech Systems’ intelligent scanning
In analyzing Digitech Systems’ solution, PaperVision Forms Magic, Nucleus found the product delivers key value in the form of productivity increases ranging from 30 to…
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E2Open acquires Terra Technology
On March 4, 2016 E2Open announced it had acquired Terra Technology to obtain a front-end solution to complement its existing backend components for a supply…
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Microsoft Analytics offers real deliverables
Analytics and big data are now household terms and vendors are in tight competition to establish their claim to fame. Nucleus found that Microsoft’s approach…
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The future of demand driven is control tower
As multi-national companies start turning their global supply chains into demand-driven operations, they must implement control tower solutions to cut inventory by at least 25…
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FinancialForce HCM ROI case study: Ashoka
To eliminate a mostly spreadsheet- and paper-based approach to human resources (HR), Ashoka deployed FinancialForce HCM. Nucleus’ investigation revealed that Ashoka found in the vendor’s…
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Datawatch Monarch ROI case study: Marbridge Foundation
2016 ROI AWARD WINNER! The Marbridge Foundation deployed Datawatch Monarch to assist in the transfer of all of its payroll data, which was stored as…
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BlackLine breaking new ground in ERP accounting
As firms look for greater visibility and accuracy in their accounting, BlackLine delivers tools that provide real-time information and enable an automated daily financial close….
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IO tools: key to omnichannel survival
Omnichannel retailers without inventory optimization (IO) tools are running out of time in their battle with Amazon as the e-commerce giant continues to invest in…
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Microsoft OneDrive for Business surges ahead
With recent advancements made by Microsoft to its enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) solution, OneDrive for Business, the solution wins over competitors Dropbox and…
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud ROI case study: Life Time Fitness
Life Time Fitness deployed Salesforce Marketing Cloud to modernize its outgoing e-mail marketing. The goal was to connect with each prospect or member in a…
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Infor CloudSuite Public Sector for K-12 schools
School districts are increasingly challenged to meet the demands of educating students with fewer resources and aging systems. Nucleus found that K-12 school systems moving…
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IO automation boosts staff efficiency
Although companies implement inventory optimization (IO) software to rationalize inventory and improve customer service, the application has an additional benefit: improved supply chain staff efficiency….
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The golden age of third-party support
Rimini Street and other third-party enterprise resource planning (ERP) support providers are entering a Golden Age. Despite its civil trial with Oracle, Rimini Street experienced…
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Ultimate Software UltiPro ROI case study: Ross Environmental Services Inc
Ross Environmental Services, Inc., deployed Ultimate Software’s UltiPro to modernize HR capabilities and move from a paper-based operation to a fully integrated cloud-based solution. Nucleus…
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Technology Value Matrix 2016: Inventory Optimization
Nucleus evaluated the usability and functionality of the most influential inventory optimization (IO) solutions in the market. The market for IO solutions continues to change…
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Guidebook: Imprivata Confirm ID for EPCS
Imprivata Confirm ID for EPCS is a solution for meeting the DEA requirements for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS) while giving healthcare providers a…
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Buying intentions survey: security
Nucleus expects security spending to increase by 4.8 percent in 2016. In a survey of IT professionals, Nucleus finds security spending will hinge on an…
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IBM adds The Weather Company to IoT investment
IBM recently completed its acquisition of The Weather Company, which will be an addition to its movement in the Internet of things (IoT) space. Combining…
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Google settles for Kronos in SMB market
To bring Google Apps to more small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs), Google has settled for Kronos Incorporated as a partner in human capital management (HCM)….
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Guidebook: Customer service maturity
Advancing customer service maturity enables companies to increase agent productivity, increase customer satisfaction, and deliver greater insights for improving products and services. Nucleus analyzed the…
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Infor ups its retail game
On January 18, Infor announced a partnership with Predictix, a provider of cloud-based prescriptive analytics for retail. From a technology perspective, this will drive an…
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SterlingBackcheck Wisely Acquires TalentWise
The acquisition of TalentWise by background screening vendor SterlingBackcheck positions the two favorably against competitors. Customers have access to background screening and critical components of…
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Laserfiche charts 2016 plans
At the 2016 Empower conference, enterprise content management (ECM) vendor Laserfiche made several announcements outlining its Laserfiche 10 release as well as its plans for…
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Ceridian gets high grades for compliance
Employers are continually challenged to comply with complex employment law – especially the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as well as the Fair Labor Standards Act…
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Salesforce Pardot benefit case study: Nextiva
Nextiva implemented Salesforce’s business-to-business (B2B) marketing solution, Pardot, to upgrade and optimize the efficiency of its automated marketing campaigns. Nucleus found that the Pardot deployment…
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Anatomy of a decision: the clout behind Kinaxis
Nucleus Research analyzed the experiences of a number of Kinaxis customers to understand why they chose its supply chain planning solution over those of competitors….
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The future of OpenText
Recent cloud announcements show OpenText is moving in the right direction in addressing customer demands for cloud enterprise content management (ECM). It is important to…
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The adult guide to IoT strategy in 2016
As customers struggle to adopt Internet of things (IoT) solutions, analytics vendors need to consider three main areas of focus to better provide for users…
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Infor CloudSuites for Manufacturing
Manufacturers facing increasing competition need modern systems that support value chain visibility, rapid change, and customer centricity. In analyzing Infor CloudSuites for Manufacturing, Nucleus found…
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Data integration key to Manhattan omnichannel
Manhattan Associates has stepped forward with one of the first omnichannel solutions combining supply chain execution with order management and mobile customer engagement. Its solution…
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Kronos grasps to Empower itself
By acquiring Empower Software Solutions, Kronos Incorporated tacitly admits that its own technology for time and attendance falls short. This decision by Kronos should give…
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Oracle weds cloud UI with simple and flexible
Like other vendors in the enterprise applications space, Oracle has touted its new user experience and interface design as a key differentiator. Oracle intends for…
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Justifying recurrent supply chain design
For a company, the expense of hiring a consulting firm doing a single supply chain design project equals the cost for a cloud software license…
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A closer look at Kinaxis RapidResponse
Discrete manufacturers looking to weigh tradeoffs and complete orders on time need a near real-time solution with a single source of the information. In its…
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The future of supply chain design is ongoing
Companies have historically executed supply chain design projects on an ad-hoc basis to identify opportunities for cost savings. However, the advent of cloud supply chain…
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New cloud school for old-school services
It’s no surprise that traditional systems integrators (SIs) are challenged to adapt their business model to an increasingly cloud world – much as traditional software…
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Winning with HCM in retail
Most retailers are missing out on opportunities to leverage technology, not just for scheduling and recruiting, but also for driving greater performance and retention. Innovating…
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Anatomy of a decision: Bank price optimization technologies
Nucleus conducted in-depth interviews with price optimization customers to better understand buying decisions. We found that Nomis continues to lead the market over other offerings…