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  • Increasing the value of analytics with Tableau 8

    Tableau recently announced plans for Tableau 8, which is scheduled for general availability in Q1 2013. This…

  • Pros and cons of two-tier ERP

    Two-tier enterprise resource planning (ERP) offerings can reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) and increase the…

  • Blackline ROI Case Study: Australian Steel Supplier

    An anonymous steel supplier deployed BlackLine Systems to automate its account reconciliation and certification processes. Nucleus analysts…

  • NexJ Systems acquires Broadstreet Data Solutions

    NexJ Systems announced the acquisition of Broadstreet Data Solutions, a firm with data governance and management, analytics,…

  • QAD aims to become a strong competitor in the mid-market

    Over the past month, QAD has made several major announcements aimed at enhancing its manufacturing enterprise resource…

  • The business ramifications of ICD-10

    ICD-10 is scheduled to enter the United States healthcare system in the near future. Although this coding…

  • Microsoft announces CRM December 2012 Service Update

    Microsoft announced its December 2012 CRM Service Update on November 1, highlighting an updated user interface that…

  • IBM ROI Case Study: City of Lancaster, CA

    2013 ROI AWARD WINNER! The City of Lancaster, California needed to gain greater visibility into where Part…

  • SAPs Social Strategy: The ROI Perspective

    SAP launched its enterprise social strategy in earnest with the launch of SAP Jam social software and…

  • Lumesse launches on demand learning content service

    Lumesse recently announced a new On-Demand Learning Content service, which allows its customers to access thousands of…

  • IBM Analytic Answers provides predictive analytics as a service

    IBM’s Analytic Answers provides a predictive analytics service to small and medium businesses (SMBs). Nucleus has seen…

  • Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2012: Analytics

    The future of analytics resides in end user data access and analysis. Over the past six months,…

  • The impact of business software integration on ROI

    Most mid-size and large companies use at least two business software solutions that need to exchange information….

  • Magic Middle The Key to Analytics ROI

    Nucleus has found that there is a “Magic Middle” of software costs associated with more successful analytics…

  • IBM ROI Case Study: Cisco

    Cisco’s consumer division used the IBM Accelerated Value Program to support its consumer-facing Web site. Nucleus found…

  • Deltek Insight updates and announcements

    At its annual user conference, Deltek demonstrated that it intends to remain an important player in the…

  • ERP and PLM updates from Oracle OpenWorld

    Both the enterprise resource planning (ERP) and the product lifecycle management (PLM) needs of medium and large…

  • Microsoft acquires MarketingPilot

    Microsoft announced the acquisition of MarketingPilot on October 17. The acquisition will enable Microsoft to provide a…

  • Aveva launches Aveva Everything3D

    AVEVA recently developed AVEVA Everything3D to create a next generation plant design solution intended to cut costs,…

  • Siemens PLM announces Teamcenter in the cloud

    Siemens PLM recently announced the availability of its flagship product lifecycle management (PLM) solution, Teamcenter, as an…

  • Updates and impressions from HR Tech 2012

    The evolutionary course from transactional human resources (HR) solutions to human capital management (HCM) should help HR…

  • CRM: 80 percent of returns are yet to be achieved

    In its extensive benchmarking effort to understand the benefits from CRM, Nucleus found that while companies have…

  • Understanding the differences between ERP and MES

    Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is essential for any manufacturer, but manufacturing execution systems (MES) can bring benefits…

  • Board ROI Case Study: Marketing General

    Marketing General used Board to personalize data for clients and improve employee access to current performance. Nucleus…

  • LogiXML ROI Case Study: Baker Tilly

    Baker Tilly Revas (Results and Value Added Service) needed to provide their clients’ financial teams with more…

  • Accelrys announces new process management and compliance suite

    Product innovation in industries built upon scientific research, such as life sciences, high tech, or energy, is…

  • Oracle RightNow CX Cloud Service and the future customer experience

    Oracle is continuing to make investments in Oracle RightNow CX Cloud Service for customer service and support….

  • Yammer in Professional Services

    Professional services organizations are improving business collaboration and corporate outcomes by deploying Yammer for agile product development…

  • Guidebook: IBM OpenPages

    Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) technologies are often seen as sunk costs where the business value…

  • Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2012: Human Resources

    Most small and medium businesses (SMB) and all large enterprises employ human resources (HR) functionality to manage…

  • Technology Value Matrix Second Half 2012: Human Capital Management

    Human Capital Management reflects the evolution of traditional human resources software (HR) leading to a combination of…

  • Active Endpoints Cloud Extend

    Active Endpoints Cloud Extend is a drag-and-drop customization tool for Salesforce.com that enables business users to automate…

  • Bentley enhances asset performance management offering

    With the acquisition of Ivara, Bentley enhances functionality for proactive asset management performance. Nucleus believes this acquisition…

  • Understanding the difference between HR and HCM solutions

    Traditional human resources (HR) solutions are systems of records which manage employee data. In recent years, the…

  • Kalido accelerates data access in media

    Nucleus Research took a closer look at how Kalido enabled a company with a predominantly tactical decision-making…

  • CRM: Propensity to switch

    In the cloud application world, customer loyalty is won or lost every day. Nucleus examined the willingness…

  • The ROI for ERP: An overall approach

    There are several misconceptions regarding return on investment (ROI) for enterprise resource planning (ERP) calculations. The two…

  • Oracle acquires social recruiting vendor SelectMinds

    Oracle announced the acquisition of SelectMinds, a provider of social recruiting solutions. With the advent of social…

  • Dassault Systemes releases SolidWorks 2013 and Perfect Shelf

    Dassault Systèmes recently announced the release of SolidWorks 2013, the latest version of its 3D mechanical computer…

  • Salesforce announces ChatterBox

    At Dreamforce this week, Salesforce.com announced ChatterBox, an integrated file sharing application within Salesforce Chatter. This is…

  • Anatomy of a decision: Birst versus Qlikview

    Analytics end users deciding between Birst and QlikView prefer Birst as a vendor that provides a more…

  • FYI offers CX-Cloud, an IBM Cognos Express cloud solution

    FYI has developed a private cloud offering for IBM Cognos Express called CX-Cloud, which allows small and…

  • SURFACExchange and Informatica take on 2 trillion dollars per day

    SURFACExchange is a foreign exchange (FX) derivatives platform that places complex financial orders electronically. SURFACExchange chose Informatica…

  • Cloud delivers 1.7 times more ROI

    Companies continue to invest in cloud applications because of low upfront cost and faster time to deployment,…

  • Talent Analytics for Salesforce

    At Dreamforce this week, Talent Analytics announced the launch of Talent Analytics for Salesforce, enabling managers to…

  • Infor delivers EAM editions for healthcare and hospitality

    Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) has become extremely important for industries like healthcare and hospitality because most investments…

  • iPhone 5 and the enterprise RFP

    The September 2012 iPhone 5 launch reminds us that the iOS must now be considered in all…

  • Siemens commits to expanding PLM scope and usability

    At its analyst event in Boston, Siemens Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) showed that its focus for the…

  • Autodesk acquires Inforbix to extend its cloud PLM capabilities

    By acquiring Inforbix, Autodesk has obtained a cloud delivery model for product data management (PDM) functionality that…

  • IBM purchases Kenexa to support a Smarter Workforce

    IBM purchases Kenexa to support its Social Business and Talent Management offerings. Kenexa’s combination of talent management…