Value Matrix
The Nucleus Research Technology Value Matrix is concise assessment of the operational value a solution delivers.
It provides a relative positioning of the important vendors in a market and delivers a framework for assessing the suitability of a solution for a particular customer. Vendors are measured on both usability and functionality, factors Nucleus has found are the key drivers of value.
Latest Value Matrix Research
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ROI score – Hyperion SQR
Hyperion’s Performance Suite is based on the SQR and Intelligence solutions that Hyperion inherited with its Brio purchase….
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BEA Opens Up
BEA’s open source initiatives are a calculated risk to broaden developer appeal while also hoping to stimulate new…
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ROI score – Salesforce.com
Low initial and ongoing costs, ease of customization, and ability to integrate with existing processes and applications enable…
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Using the Nucleus Research vendor ROI score
The Nucleus Vendor ROI Score rates vendors on their real-world ability to deliver positive ROI to customers. The…
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Microsoft’s SharePoint giveaways
Microsoft’s new Web Parts and Services Toolkit for SharePoint 2003 may have the potential for an unexpected ROI…
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IBM acquires Venetica
IBM’s acquisition of Venetica is part of its ongoing drive to provide one-stop shopping for all integrations needs….
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ROI score – Hyperion Essbase
Hyperion Essbase is a critical component of Hyperion’s business performance management (BPM) strategy. Hyperion’s success in integrating essbase…
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ROI score – Savo Group
Using a flexible, Web-based architecture and simple modules to solve a common problem — communication between sales and…
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ROI Score – BEA WebLogic
BEA WebLogic Platform 8.1 provides a unified architecture for building and managing integrated enterprise applications. It delivers strong…
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Microsoft Business Solutions Project Management and Accounting Solomon ROI modeling tool
This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Microsoft Business Solutions Project Management and…
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Cape Clear 5 – ESB Delivers Integration Benefits
Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) products are proving to deliver a low cost alternative for integrating data from different…
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ROI Case Study: iWay Software
The ability to tie together data from multiple sources using iWay Software and bring it forward in new…
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ROI Case Study: NetBotz
The Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center devised an innovative solution to ensure that its pharmacy would not incur expensive…
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ROI Case Study: Teradata
The Iowa Department of Revenue deployed a data warehouse based on Teradata technology so that it could more…
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ROI Case Study: Traq Wireless
By deploying the Traq Wireless solution, BNSF has been able to better understand and manage wireless usage and…
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ROI Case Study: Cognos EBI Series
By adopting a purely information-based performance management strategy and standardizing on Cognos, Zarlink was able to improve the…
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ROI Case Study: Enterprise Data Warehouse
Intermountain Healthcare deployed a data warehouse to simplify user access to integrated data regarding all aspects of care….
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ROI Case Study: Plumtree
Halliburton Energy Services Group used Plumtree as the portal platform for Employee Central, a worldwide knowledge management and…
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ROI Case Study: Microsoft Project
AMS implemented Microsoft Project to enable managers to automate the process of measuring performance across multiple projects. The…
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ROI Case Study: ePeople
The company deployed ePeople to better track, record, and manage customer support calls. By integrating ePeople with Siebel,…
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Cognos Forum 2004: A call for standardization
Cognos’s 2004 customer conference reaffirmed the vendor’s strategic intent: domination of BI and planning infrastructures. customers should use…
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ROI Case Study: SAP R/3
The Seattle Public School District replaced its paper-based procurement system with an online procurement system developed with SAP….
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ROI Case Study: NetPro
By implementing NetPro’s DirectoryAnalyzer, the network engineering group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory was able to drastically…
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SAM helps marketing and sales play nicely together
The SAVO Group’s Sales Asset Manager enables sales and marketing teams to coordinate, develop, and build targeted collateral,…
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ROI Case Study: Project Arena
ILeo chose Project Arena as its hosted software solution for project and resource management. The company has recouped…
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Spam – the serial ROI killer
The costs of spam show no signs of abating. Nucleus Research found that users are receiving more than…
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ROI Case Study: Microsoft CRM
AAA Mortgage deployed Microsoft Business Solutions CRM to enable loan officers to provide quotes to customers in real…
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ROI Case Study: BEA WebLogic Portal
Using BEA WebLogic Portal to create and maintain an employee portal is enabling Vectren to reduce its development…
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Getting more from content management
Taking a closer look at user activities and the type of content delivered on your portal, collaborative environment,…
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Messaging war enters a brief stalemate
When it comes to groupware, companies are hesitant to change the status quo; none of the Lotus Notes…
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ROI Case Study: Workshare
Baker & McKenzie deployed Workshare 3 to improve its collaboration process for the creation, review, and distribution of…
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The real ROI from Oracle E-Business Suite
Improved financial management, increased productivity, and reduced IT costs enabled 65 percent of Oracle E-Business Suite applications customers…
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Zilliant price optimization solution
Price optimization software provides a framework that organizations can employ to analyze their pricing policies and develop new…
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Kronos Workforce Central ROI modeling tool
This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Kronos Workforce Central. It is designed…
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Vendor ROI Scorecard
The Nucleus Vendor ROI Score rates vendors on their real-world ability to deliver positive ROI to customers. The…
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Kronos Workforce Central ROI report
Kronos Workforce Central enables companies to reduce payroll error, reduce human resources management time and cost, and increase…
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BusinessObjects releases Data Integrator 6.5
BusinessObjects is seeking further distinction in the business intelligence marketplace by promoting the gaining strength of its data…
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ROI Case Study: Kronos iSeries
A health provider deployed Kronos iSeries Central in a phased manner to replace disconnected and manual timekeeping systems…
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ROI Case Study: Sybase IQ
Yapi Kredi Bank is improving the accessibility of its customer data while also lowering its data storage costs…
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MicroStrategy Office promises convenience; few ROI opportunities
Because MicroStrategy already supports embedded data in Microsoft Excel, it is unclear how much additional value will come…
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ROI Case Study: Manugistics
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated has been able to lower its inventory costs while adding more than 100 new…
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CRM Planning – keys for project success
Whether you’re updating, upgrading, jump-starting, or restarting your CRM efforts, some basic steps will help keep you on…
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More enlightened systems – IBM buys Candle
IBM’s announcement of the Candle Acquisition brings more development, management, and monitoring tools closer into the IBM fold…
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Verizon MNS financial modeling tool
This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Verizon MNS. It is designed to…