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  • Fortifying its position: Ceridian expands from the epicenter of HCM

    Since acquiring Dayforce, Ceridian has methodically cultivated breadth, functionality, and usability in the company’s technology for human capital…

  • Supply chain design tools: Enabling omnichannel success

    As retailers struggle to compete against e-commerce leader Amazon, they need to take greater advantage of the power…

  • PTC Windchill ROI case study: STRATTEC

    STRATTEC Security Corporation deployed PTC Windchill to replace its existing product lifecycle management (PLM) solution and improve product…

  • Anatomy of a decision: 3 reasons for selecting LLamasoft

    LLamasoft continues to dominate the supply chain design marketplace, taking customers away from its competitors. Nucleus took a…

  • Oracle benefit case study: Anonymous manufacturer

    A global manufacturer deployed Oracle Inventory Optimization to reduce stock held at multiple worldwide locations and to impose…

  • Hadoop best practices: Single versus multiple instances

    Customers in business intelligence and analytics are turning to data management platforms to handle expanding data sets, preventing…

  • JDA releases Agile Control Tower

    On March 5, 2015 JDA Software Group Inc. announced that the newest release of JDA Enterprise Supply Planning…

  • Verticalization win for Vlocity

    Salesforce partner Vlocity’s announcement of a customer win for its communications solution is the harbinger of further investment…

  • Tibco releases Spotfire 7

    On March 3, Tibco announced the newest iteration of its BI platform with Spotfire 7. With the new…

  • Technology Value Matrix First Half 2015: CRM

    Customer relationship management (CRM) vendors continue to invest in expanding functionality across the three core pillars of CRM…

  • Barloworld benefit case study: Anonymous global 3PL

    A global third-party logistics (3PL) company deployed CAST Aurora from Barloworld Supply Chain Software to provide supply chain…

  • Desk.com goes global

    On February 24, Salesforce Desk.com announced upgrades to global capabilities. Nucleus found that by leveraging automated language capabilities,…

  • EMC launches Data Lake Foundation

    On February 19, EMC announced the launch of its Data Lake Foundation. EMC has announced the release of…

  • WFM Vendors and Compliance with the Affordable Care Act

    Employers’ responsibilities in complying with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) extend beyond what any vendor of solutions for…

  • Hitachi embraces Hadoop and the cloud

    February has been an active month for Hitachi Data Systems as it has sought to build out its…

  • FinancialForce com releases rebate management capability

    On February 18, 2015 FinancialForce.com announced the release of Rebate Revenue Management, part of its supply chain management…

  • Microsoft Parature service maturity benefit assessment tool

    To understand how increasing the maturity of customer service processes and supporting technologies could drive greater benefits, Nucleus…

  • Anatomy of a decision: Infinisource iSolved Network

    In the payroll services market, regional actors are being pressured by changing legal regulations and customer expectations for…

  • A closer look at ThinkTime

    In retail and industries similar to it, a hodgepodge of tasks essential to the job, but time-consuming and…

  • Assessing customer service maturity: An in-depth look at Microsoft customers

    Organizations are increasingly challenged to deliver higher quality, more consistent levels of customer service. In its analysis of…

  • Technology Value Matrix First Half 2015: Supply Chain Design

    The market for supply chain design software was shaken up this past year by Llamasoft’s debut of a…

  • Apttus gets a boost

    On February 2, Salesforce Ventures led a Series B funding round for Apttus, which raised $41 million. Apttus…

  • Logi announces pay by the drink service

    On February 10, Logi Analytics announced new pricing parameters for its Logi Vision product on Amazon Web Services….

  • IBM Smarter Cities ROI Case Study: City of Fort Worth

    The City of Fort Worth implemented a joint emergency operations center (JEOC) based on IBM social software and…

  • SilkRoad Announces HRMS Targeted for SMB Market

    Vendors of technology for human capital management (HCM) continue to tout their solutions’ ability to integrate across HCM…

  • Selling HCM Technology to the CFO

    Chief financial officers won’t invest in technology for human capital management (HCM) because it improves employee engagement or…

  • Four ways Salesforce Wave is different

    At Dreamforce in October, Salesforce announced Wave, its cloud analytics platform. Although customers have found Salesforce’s analytics capabilities…

  • Cloudera catches up in analytics

    On February 3, 2015 Cloudera announced the acquisition of Xplain.io. Xplain.io is an emerging start-up whose product analyzes…

  • SAP announces Business Suite 4 SAP HANA

    On February 3, 2015, SAP announced the next generation of its Business Suite, Business Suite 4 SAP HANA….

  • IBM Business Analytics for nonprofits

    Nonprofit organizations are increasingly challenged to prove the effectiveness of their programs while attracting and retaining new funding…

  • IBM advanced analytics ROI case study – Michigan State University

    Michigan State University’s University Advancement department implemented IBM Cognos Business Intelligence and SPSS predictive analytics to provide greater…

  • PTC Windchill ROI case study: Plastic packaging manufacturer

    A plastic packaging manufacturer deployed PTC Windchill to support a more collaborative and productive development environment. Nucleus found…

  • Assessing Acumatica in the ERP Value Matrix

    On January 22, Acumatica launched its new cloud accounting software. Nucleus found that this most recent version furthers…

  • A closer look at Base CRM

    Nucleus took a closer look at Base and found that it offers a consumer relationship management (CRM) solution…

  • The clouded SCM judgment of Oracle

    At the Oracle Value Chain Summit, the Redwood Shores, California-based vendor said it planned more rollouts of cloud-based…

  • Cortana could become a Watson substitute

    On January 23, 2015 Microsoft announced the acquisition of Revolution Analytics. Revolution Analytics’ main product is Revolution R…

  • Collaborative Managed Services benefit case study: Anonymous insurance company

    A leading excess and surplus lines insurance company moved from a project-based contract with Collaborative Consulting to an…

  • Assessing QADs position in the ERP Value Matrix

    QAD provides ERP for global manufacturers in the discrete and configured product sectors, and specifically in the automotive,…

  • GoodData makes data science easy

    On January 27, 2015 GoodData announced updates to its analytics platform. Updates include improvements to the user experience…

  • Anatomy of a decision: Unit4 Agresso versus Microsoft Dynamics NAV

    As a part of Nucleus Research’s ongoing investigation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions, analysts conducted in-depth interviews…

  • A closer look at AnyLogic

    As more supply chain executives seek to have supply chain designs encompass a wider range of factors to…

  • Technology Value Matrix First Half 2015: Inventory Optimization

    This edition of the value matrix examines on-premise and cloud software vendors who provide inventory optimization (IO), applications…

  • Guidebook: MuleSoft

    Accessing enterprise data from on-premise systems and cloud applications in a consistent, cost-effective way is one of the…

  • Llamasoft Benefit Case Study: McCormick and Co

    McCormick & Co. deployed Llamasoft to support its regular performance evaluation of its global supply chain network and…

  • IBM smarter retail apps

    At the National Retail Federation (NRF) Show this year, IBM announced new apps for retailers as a part…

  • Microsoft Dynamics Benefit Case Study: KEXP Radio

    KEXP deployed Microsoft Dynamics to support its growing contributor base. With the assistance of Microsoft Gold Partner, Webfortis…

  • Arachno Orbit Benefit Case Study: City of Champaign

    The City of Champaign, Illinois, deployed Arachno Orbit to replace an aging content management system that limited users’…

  • HighRoads ROI Case Study: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBS MA) deployed HighRoads to automate management of the federal mandate to…

  • Guidebook: ON24

    As more companies look to Web conferences and Webcasts to broaden and deepen their sales and marketing pipeline,…

  • Content unification OpenText acquires Informative Graphics Corp

    On January 5, 2015 OpenText announced the acquisition of Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC). IGC’s products include Brava!, Myriad,…