by Olin Thompson and P.J. Jakovljevic
Although Oracle's product roadmap is beginning to take shape it does not include active marketing of the PeopleSoft and JD Edwards product lines. As a result of these products being seen as dead ends, many competitors have been scrambling to offer all sorts of incentives to switch to the still disconcerted two camps of existing customers. Read this article
Primera parte: Resumen del evento
by P.J. Jakovljevic
En medio del creciente escándalo del mid-market, ahora que todas las empresas de nivel 1 ofrecen soluciones a la medida de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (SME) y los vendedores de niveles 2 y 3 defienden su terreno, PeopleSoft parece haber dado otro golpe con la adquisición del antiguo J.D Edwards. Read this article
Part One: Recent Annoucements
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Amid an intensifying hullabaloo in the mid-market, with all tier one players delivering solutions tailored for small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and incumbent tier one and tier three vendors defending their turf, PeopleSoft seems to have thrown another strike by utilizing its acquisition of former JD Edwards. Read this article
Part Four: Challenges and User Recommendations
by P.J. Jakovljevic
PeopleSoft manufacturing customers and JD Edwards customers in service industries should assess the vendor's product plans given these customers might benefit if PeopleSoft shares functions between the product sets. Read this article
Part Three: The Manufacturing Industry
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Even before the mega merger, PeopleSoft had already set it sights on a bigger manufacturing presence. PeopleSoft’s acquisition of mid-to-large ERP system developer JD Edwards this summer, and most recently demand flow and lean manufacturing software solution from JCIT, might indicate some deep though process rather than a number of impulse initiatives from the past. Read this article
Part Two: Market Impact
by P.J. Jakovljevic
The PeopleSoft-JD Edwards merger was, in great part, about retaining the big five (or big four, or big three) seat and the need to be bigger within shrinking market opportunities. The combined vendors should now a have solid foothold against SAP and Oracle, particularly because one better-performing side could, if necessary, cover up for the underachieving one. Read this article
Part One: Recent Anouncements
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Hiring the former APICS president to head its manufacturing industry efforts a year ago, the high profile acquisition of renowned manufacturing ERP provider JD Edwards this summer, and most recently, the acquisition of demand flow and lean manufacturing software solutions from JCIT, might indicate that PeopleSoft has finally gotten its manufacturing creed. Will these moves finally and lastingly establish it as a serious contender in the manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) and supply chain management (SCM) space? Read this article
by Ann Grackin
Putting PeopleSoft's strategy to work for the JD Edwards community. What can the JD Edwards install-base expect from the PeopleSoft merger? Read this article
by Olin Thompson & Predrag Jakovljevic
Although end-user companies should continue to track the financial health of their vendors to possibly discern if the vendor will be a collector or one of the collected, the latest torrid 'love triangle' affair involving Oracle, PeopleSoft and JD Edwards may prove that even a seemingly stable vendor can involuntarily end up being acquired. If your vendor is acquired, do meet the new owners, given their motivation in buying your vendor was the install base and that is you. Showing interest is your part in keeping the relationship the way you want it. Read this article
Part Three: Market Impact Continued
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Trying to sell dumbed-down versions of mySAP Business Suite, Oracle E-Business Suite, without a serious re-engineering of these products, has not worked for the lower-end of the market. To date, Oracle and SAP have responded by acquiring more suitable genuine products for the segment, while it is not unlikely to see PeopleSoft and JD Edwards follow suit in the future. Read this article
by Kevin Ramesan
When it comes to touting 200 product enhancements, what J.D. Edwards is saying is that ease of integration is important to mid-market companies because they have less flexibility for trial and error. JD Edwards's CRM implementation success through its existing customer base will testify to the reliability of its enterprise integration and what remains, is to verify the product's ability to fit verticals needs. Read this article
Part 4: Challenges and User Recommendations
by P.J. Jakovljevic
JD Edwards is leaner, meaner, much more aggressive and with a winning attitude than it has been in the past. It is not easy to regain momentum in a down economy, and kudos to JD Edwards for seemingly succeeding in doing exactly that. Read this article
Part 3: Market Impact
by P.J. Jakovljevic
In a nutshell, JD Edwards seems poised to deliver applications within its traditional verticals that are wide-ranging, integrated, and modular (loosely decoupled) at the same time, which is apparently a clearer message and a better business model for the company. With a new management team the company seems to have found its soul, as it has finally pinpointed the right offering for its target market (both geography, customer size, and vertical segments wise), and it also seems to be exuding an air of confidence without arrogance, which had rarely, if ever, been seen in the past. Read this article
Part 2: FOCUS Announcements Continued
by P.J. Jakovljevic
While significant new product deliveries have happened under the company’s own steam, JD Edwards has not departed from its traditional policy of congenial partnering with other prominent software providers. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
By espousing its namesake 5th generation of products that preserves flexibility and provides much more of its own ‘must have’ collaborative applications (i.e. SCM and CRM), JD Edwards may start looking forward to the future with its new winning attitude. Read this article
Part 2: Market Impact
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Tier2/Tier 3 vendors are prepared to endure the onslaught of the likes of SAP, Oracle, and PeopleSoft, as well as of proverbial mid-market leaders such as JD Edwards, Baan, Intentia, QAD, IFS and Epicor, and newly formed mid-market juggernauts like Microsoft Great Plains, Best Software (formerly Sage Software), and Navision, to name some. Frontstep and the Syspro Group lead the way. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Having seemingly paved a solid ground for its successor, it is likely that this time JD Edwards founder and CEO Ed McVaney might not have to come back from oblivion like in 2000 Read this article
Part 3: User Recommendations
by P.J. Jakovljevic
In anatomic terms, JD Edwards has been showing some muscles on top of its solid but unexciting ERP skeleton and XPI-based connective tissue, chords and cartilages. Read this article
Part 2: Market Impact
by P.J. Jakovljevic
A small-to-medium enterprise simply wants to manufacture and deliver a product in a most efficient way and by utilizing minimal necessary resources, therefore, smaller companies consider planning and execution as one process. JD Edwards has resolved many pieces of the puzzle. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Although not quite yet out of the woods, by having product flexibility 'in the bag', and by providing now much more of its own 'must have' collaborative applications (e.g. SCM and CRM), JD Edwards might again start looking forward to the future. Read this article
by Steve McVey
Contrary to what vendors may contend, not all of them are able to supply a cost effective solution that satisfies the critical requirements of an organization. In this case study from a recent selection engagement for a large series book publisher, we size up Oracle, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, and Lawson in terms of corporate viability, vision, product functionality, technology, and cost. Read this article
Part 2: Results
by P. Jakovljevic, L. Talarico, & B. Spencer
This is part two of a case study from a recent selection engagement for an ETO mid-size manufacturer; we assess Oracle, JD Edwards, SAP, and IFS in terms of their ability to demonstrate alleged functionality of their products. Read this article
Part 1
by P. Jakovljevic, L. Talarico, & B. Spencer
Contrary to what vendors may contend, not all of them are able to provide an effective out-of-the-box solution that satisfies the critical requirements of an organization. In this case study from a recent selection engagement for an ETO mid-size manufacturer, we assess Oracle, JD Edwards, SAP, and IFS in terms of their ability to demonstrate alleged functionality of their products. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
By opting now for a “best of both worlds strategy,” JD Edwards might finally have a formula of getting out of the doldrums it has been in for some time. While maintaining product flexibility, it can now provide its own ‘must have’ applications (e.g. SCM and CRM), and offer, through partnerships, the secondarily important bolt-on’s. Read this article
by Randy Garland
JD Edwards believes in the possibilities (both in terms of technology and sell-ability) of Collaborative Commerce. How far have they gotten in that vision? Are they a good bet if you also have visions of C-Commerce dancing in your head? Read this article
by Randy Garland
JD Edwards announced plans to acquire CRM vendor YOUcentric, Inc. At the same time, they have severed their 18 month relationship with Siebel and ended integration plans between JD Edwards core functionalities and Siebel’s eFrontOffice capabilities. Abrupt? Yes. Unexpected? Possibly. In the best interests of JD Edwards and their customers? Wholeheartedly yes. Read this article
Part 2: The Implications
by P.J. Jakovljevic
During this year's FOCUS conference for its QUEST User Group, JD Edwards demonstrated somewhat more galvanized strategy than the one it initiated and less successfully executed during the last year. With its renewed mid-enterprise focus and commitment to deliver customer-driven solutions, the company seems to be going back to its mid-market roots. The new initiatives and the profitability are steps in the right direction, but the market will have a close eye on new license sales Read this article
Part 1: The News
by P.J. Jakovljevic
JD Edwards has been trying hard to reverse a continuing decline of license revenue, which is in a sharp contrast to its direct competitors’ upbeat postures. During this year's FOCUS conference for its QUEST User Group, JD Edwards demonstrated somewhat more galvanized strategy than the one it initiated and less successfully executed during the last year. With its renewed mid-enterprise focus and commitment to deliver customer-driven solutions, the company seems to be going back to its mid-market roots. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
On March 5, JD Edwards reported financial results for Q1 2001. Although the company posted a symbolic profit, the revenue decline begs the question why the company seems to be in a doldrums at the same time when its competitors seem to be upbeat. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
On December 4, JD Edwards & Company announced its return to profitability in Q4 2000, a sign the market may be buying into its Internet collaboration approach. However, 2000 remains a more bitter than sweet year for the company owing to the posted loss and staff departures earlier on. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Like most of its peers, JD Edwards is hoping to rebound by focusing on Internet collaboration and extended-ERP applications. The company has also differentiated itself from competitors by embedding Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) into its OneWorld product. While JD Edwards' move into the EAI arena is indisputably risky, we commend its determination to bite the bullet and include integration systems into the core product offering. However, we also believe that managing this large application portfolio, much of which involves partnering or extensive integration and customization, will be cumbersome. Part 2 presents an evaluat Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Like most of its peers, JD Edwards is hoping to rebound by focusing on Internet collaboration and extended-ERP applications. The company has also differentiated itself from competitors by embedding Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) into its OneWorld product. While JD Edwards' move into the EAI arena is indisputably risky, we commend its determination to bite the bullet and include integration systems into the core product offering. However, we also believe that managing this large application portfolio, much of which involves partnering or extensive integration and customization, will be cumbersome. Part 1 presents an overview Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
In its major comeback attempt JD Edwards has been playing the card of system openness and interconnectivity, some of the key principles of the Internet economy. On October 2, the usually laid back vendor hosted a glitzy show in New York City for the official launch of the highly publicized Xe version of its flagship OneWorld software package. While the launch emphasized flexibility, we noticed the system had some remarkable functionality Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
On August 23, JD Edwards reported financial results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2000. Despite notable license fee revenue growth of 56% over the same period last year, the net loss for the Q3 2000 was a hefty $22.6 million. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
JD Edwards announced a new corporate vision that extends its ‘idea-to-action’ to inter-enterprise collaboration expressed in the phrase ‘freedom to choose’. In other words, take the best of ERP, CRM, eBusiness, and business intelligence components, plumb it with possibly the best of EAI and the workflow integration components and create something called collaborative commerce ‘best-of-breed’ mishmash. Read this article
by A. Turner
On June 21, 2000, JD Edwards & Company, announced the Company’s JDe.sourcing application hosting program has expanded its scope through partnerships with leading ASP providers in Asia, Europe, Africa, Latin America and North America. Read this article
by Steve McVey
With co-founder McVaney once again at the helm, J. D. Edwards flexed its new supply chain management capabilities at FOCUS 2000 in Denver. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
On May 24, JD Edwards & Company reported financial results for the second quarter which ended April 30, 2000. Earlier in the same week, JD Edwards announced a strategic restructuring aimed at reducing costs and strengthening the company’s position as 'a leading provider of software solutions for collaborative commerce'. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
This is a transcript of an audio conference on Enterprise Resource Planning Systems presented by TechnologyEvaluation.Com. The presentation used the TEC patented selection engine WebTESS to conduct a real time evaluation and selection. It then reviewed the critical differentiating ERP criteria, as well as detailed comparisons of the several major ERP vendors: SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Baan, Intentia, System Software Associates (SSA),Geac Computers, Industrial & Financial Systems (IFS), QAD, MAPICS, Symix Systems, Great Plains, and Lawson Software. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
The Board of Directors of JD Edwards & Company has reappointed C. Edward McVaney to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Doug Massingill who resigned from the position and from the Board effective immediately. Read this article
by Steve McVey
J. D. Edwards’ supply chain messaging architecture may make life easier for xtr@ users, but offers questionable benefits for collaboration partners. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Enterprise application vendor JD Edwards has forged a number of alliances since September 1999 as the company looks to expand the availability of its OneWorld product suite. While the best-of-breed approach has its merits, we believe it invariably leads to additional integration costs and complicates service & support arrangements. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
JD Edwards & Company reported financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2000. Read this article
by Steve McVey
September 8, 1999 09:00 AM DENVER and ATLANTA, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Enterprise business software provider JD Edwards & Company JDEC and advanced planning and scheduling (APS) software developer SynQuest Inc. today announced SynQuest Manufacturing Manager software is JD Edwards' preferred scheduling and execution solution for discrete manufacturing customers. Under the terms of the enhanced partnership agreement, both vendors will receive a percentage of sales revenue for every joint engagement. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
On November 12, JD Edwards & Company, a leading provider of agile E-Business solutions, announced that more than 600 customers around the world are using JD Edwards' OneWorld enterprise software suite. This milestone marks a more than 400% increase over one year ago and proves that JD Edwards is delivering the right technology to the market at the right time. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
JD Edwards reported revenue of $232 million, $8 million down from last year's third-quarter revenue of $240 million. While licensing revenue fell quarter over quarter from $98 million last year to $75 million this year, the company was saved from total disaster by an 11% increase in services revenue to $157 million, compared with $141 million in third-quarter 1998... Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
On December 1, JD Edwards & Company surprised Wall Street by returning to profitability in the fourth quarter, a sign the market may be turning around for JD Edwards as companies wrap up Y2K fixes and turn to implementing new software again. Read this article
by M. Reed
JD Edwards recently announced support for financial reporting solutions from FRx Software. This software makes it possible to consolidate information from multiple databases, platforms, and servers to provide a complete financial picture. Read this article
by Steve McVey
Deciding that acquisition is the better part of valor, Numetrix cancelled its IPO to combine fortunes with ERP vendor J. D. Edwards & Company. Though technologically adept in the areas of supply chain planning and optimization, Numetrix has lacked a successful marketing strategy, a primary factor in its demise as an independent company. Now, the marketplace scrutinizes the new combination, strategies for integration of Numetrix, and the growing footprint of J. D. Edwards. Read this article
by P.J. Jakovljevic
As IBM began de-emphasizing its mid-range systems, JD Edwards, after three years of development, released in 1996 an object-based, cross-platform ERP product called OneWorld, which is regarded as one of the technologically most advanced ERP products... While overthrowing PeopleSoft from 3rd position in ERP market share is not a likely scenario within 1999, it is achievable within the next 2 years... Read this article