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  • Desk.com partners with SalesforceIQ

    On November 12, Salesforce announced the integration of Desk.com with its SalesforceIQ application. As part of this new…

  • A closer look at Bullhorn Pulse

    Although sales force automation (SFA) applications have made great strides in driving productivity for sales people and visibility…

  • Rosslyn Analytics leveraging the cloud

    As analytics customers have an increasing number of options to choose from, they should look for cloud solutions…

  • ToolsGroup partners for DSR

    On November 12, 2015 ToolsGroup and Retail Velocity announced a partnership to bring together Retail Velocity’s Demand Signal…

  • The coming mass extinction in HCM

    Nucleus predicts that the annual performance review will become extinct in three years, and so will online-facilitated classroom-style…

  • Informatica makes big data initiatives achievable

    On November 10, Informatica launched its Big Data Management solution, which Nucleus expects will accelerate the time to…

  • Smart Software ROI case study: Metro Transit

    Minnesota Metro Transit deployed the SmartForecasts tool from Smart Software to handle intermittent demand for equipment parts at…

  • Innovation in HR tech forcing change in HR

    Technologies on display at HR Technology Conference & Expo 2015 affirmed the direction of Nucleus’ research this year….

  • Nucleus Research CRM ROI business case tool

    The CRM ROI financial modeling tool is designed to help you rapidly build a business case and support…

  • Guidebook: The Acumatica platform

    As maturing applications and their underlying technology platforms become hindrances to business innovation and agility, many independent software…

  • Finding value in background screening

    Technologies that improve risk avoidance are among the easiest investments to justify in business. In human capital management…

  • Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2015: Analytics

    The analytics market continues to evolve at a rapid pace, as customers are demanding usable, yet highly advanced…

  • LLamasoft buys Barloworld SCS

    On November 3 2015, LLamasoft Inc. announced that it had acquired Barloworld’s Supply Chain Software Division (SCS), which…

  • Expertise in Watson Analytics

    IBM announced Watson Analytics Expert Storybooks to showcase Watson Analytics’ capabilities and drive broader adoption of the application….

  • Usability bedevils SAP EIS

    Although users of SAP EIS give the inventory optimization (IO) application high marks for functionality, Nucleus also found…

  • 4R Systems benefit case study: The Vitamin Shoppe

    The Vitamin Shoppe deployed a solution from 4R Systems Inc. to improve replenishment and inventory performance for both…

  • Guidebook: Upgrading to Salesforce Service Cloud

    Many organizations are considering upgrading their homegrown and aging customer support applications to Salesforce Service Cloud. Many find…

  • Ongoing benefits of SAP Cloud for Analytics

    On October 13, SAP announced SAP Cloud for Analytics, which offers users a centralized resource of capabilities that…

  • Seven steps to pick the right IO tool

    Inventory optimization (IO) software has a high-impact for return on investment (ROI) as it reduces inventory, freeing up…

  • BMC Control-M ROI case study: Telecommunications company

    A large telecommunications company deployed BMC Control-M to provide greater stability that would support automation in its billing…

  • Anatomy of a decision: LLamasoft

    There are many reasons beyond price that factor into a decision to buy a supply chain design application….

  • Imprivata Confirm ID ROI business case tool

    Imprivata Confirm ID is the fast, secure signing solution for electronic prescribing of controlled substances (EPCS). It is…

  • PTC Windchill ROI case study: Anonymous manufacturer

    An anonymous manufacturing company deployed PTC Windchill to better control and consolidate parametric computer-aided design (CAD) data that…

  • Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2015: ERP

    With aging solutions driving investigation of new purchases and cloud applications increasingly adopted by large and small firms…

  • Dynamic targeting for omnichannel success

    Retailers struggling to achieve omnichannel success should consider dynamic targeting, bypassing national distribution centers (DCs) and shipping merchandise…

  • Buying intentions survey: ERP

    As many organizations consider enterprise resource planning (ERP) replacements, and others grow to need ERP for the first…

  • 2016 IT buying outlook

    Although IT spending as a whole will be relatively flat in 2016, Nucleus’s recent Buying Intentions Surveys find…

  • Buying intentions survey: SCM

    As vendors continue to enhance their applications for supply chain management (SCM), supply chain managers stand to gain…

  • Buying intentions survey: CRM

    As vendors continue to innovate across the core pillars of customer relationship management (CRM), Nucleus finds CRM customers…

  • Buying intentions survey: HCM

    Nucleus’ 2016 Buying Intentions Survey finds user investment up 17 percent, with marked increases particularly in workforce management…

  • Buying intentions survey: Analytics

    Nucleus’s 2015 Buying Intentions Survey found that investment analytics spending will grow by 36 percent in 2016. In…

  • Inkling ROI case study: Medtronic PMR

    Medtronic Patient Monitoring and Recovery (PMR) experienced improved employee productivity via more efficient content creation with its deployment…

  • Inkling ROI business case tool

    Inkling makes it easy for businesses to create modern, interactive documents. Unlike traditional content formats such as PDF,…

  • Ceridian Dayforce ROI case study: ACCO Brands

    To replace a human resource outsourcing (HRO) solution that left the employer without control over an error-prone HR…

  • Nucleus Research software-defined storage ROI business case tool

    Organizations are struggling with the ever-growing demands of data storage driven by the growth in sheer volume of…

  • Nucleus Research SCM ROI business case tool

    Competition in the market for supply chain applications is fierce as makers of specialty software challenge suite or…

  • Terra Technology ROI case study: Anonymous manufacturer

    An anonymous chemical manufacturer deployed Terra Technology’s Multi-Enterprise Demand Sensing and Multi-Enterprise Inventory Optimization (MEIO) software to reduce…

  • The fallacy of a common pool of inventory

    Retailers engaged in omnichannel commerce need to abandon the common pool of inventory approach. Instead they should adopt…

  • iCIMS upgrades and new partnership

    The vendor offers a wide breadth of cloud-based solutions for talent acquisition and the elements of onboarding that…

  • A year-to-date update on Technomedia

    This year, in building its technology for talent management, Technomedia has followed strategies in keeping with competitors’. A…

  • Logility releases mobility app and visibility platform

    On September 15, 2015 Logility announced the release of a mobile application “Voyager Thumbprint” and a visibility and…

  • Power uses spur ROI with SCM tools

    Companies assigning specific users to supply chain applications increase their likelihood of earning the expected payback on a…

  • Anatomy of a decision: iCIMS

    In speaking with users of iCIMS, Nucleus has found them extolling the technology and the vendor’s approach to…

  • Cloud analytics deliver 2.3 times more ROI

    As the adoption of the cloud continues to accelerate, analytics customers are experiencing 2.3 times more ROI with…

  • Performance management becoming asymmetrical

    Performance management has lagged technology’s promise, and much of this has been attributable to employers, who have for…

  • Volometrix and Microsoft boost user productivity

    On September 3, Microsoft announced that it has agreed to acquire VoloMetrix, which offers analytics solutions that optimize…

  • Technology Value Matrix 2015: Talent Management

    The concept of talent management, as well as the technology underpinning it, is maturing. The market has vendors…

  • Salesforce announces Lightning

    On August 25, Salesforce announced Lightning, a new user interface (UI) platform that improves user experience and expands…

  • Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2015: CRM

    Customer relationship management (CRM) vendors continue to accelerate the pace of innovation and sharpen their focus on user…

  • Anatomy of a decision: Ultimate Software UltiPro

    In speaking with users of UltiPro, Nucleus has found that a large majority give Ultimate Software high grades…