Ease Of Use

Messaging: Lotus Notes Domino R5 vs. Microsoft Exchange 5.5

by P. Hayes ... end-user friendly functionality without the need for an application server, Microsoft Exchange is a preferable choice due to its ease of use and administration ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/GroupwareMessaging/2000/04/research_notes/PN_GW_MPH_04_19_00_1.asp - 11k - 2000-04-19 Summary: This note compares the two leading collaborative messaging systems, Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange, in the areas of functionality, technology, cost, service, support, corporate viability, and corporate strategy.

ERP Selection Facts and Figures Case Study Part 1: Business Model ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic, L. Talarico & B. Spencer ... Flexibility, Ease of Use/Navigation and Process Fit were also evaluated. ... IFS also fared well in Product Ease of Use/Navigation, Process Fit and Flexibility. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/11/research_notes/CS_ER_LJT_11_19_01_1.asp - 15k - 2001-11-19 Summary: During a recent Enterprise Resource Planning selection engagement with a large aerospace and defense manufacturer TEC had the opportunity to evaluate and compare the offerings of four top vendors. Each vendor’s offering differed in such areas as functionality, flexibility, process fit and ease of use.

ERP Selection Facts and Figures Case Study - Part 2: Qualitative ...

by P.J. Jakovljevic, L. Talarico & B. Spencer ... Flexibility. A similar result exists in a comparison of Business Scenarios and Ease of Use and Navigation. ... Business Scenarios vs. Ease of Use and Navigation\. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Erp/2001/11/research_notes/CS_ER_LJT_11_21_01_1.asp - 16k - 2001-11-21 Summary: This is part two of a note describing an opportunity TEC had to evaluate and compare the four top ERP vendors for a client. Each vendor’s offering differed in such areas as functionality, flexibility, process fit and ease of use. Find out what TEC learned as a result of the selection engagement.

Business Intelligence Success, Lessons Learned

by Olin Thompson ... The factor of ease-of-use for users is critical in both product selection and overall success. ... Ease-of-use for application builders. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ExecutiveView/2004/10/research_notes/MI_EV_XOT_10_09_04_1.asp - 15k - 2004-10-09 Summary: Is business intelligence (BI) an application that pays off? We have all heard mixed results but a 2003 extensive study on on-line analytical processing (OLAP) states that BI usually pays off over 60 percent of the time , explains where the value is found, and describes what’s required to get the pay

Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe: Software Selection, Its Pitfalls, and How ...

by Hugh R. Alley ... For example, in a recent evaluation, ease of use was one of the criteria. ... The average rating across all the test tasks was the measured score for ease of use. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/TechnologySelections/2007/08/research_notes/TU_TS_XHA_08_22_07_1.asp - 19k - 2007-08-22 Summary: The process of selecting software can be streamlined by paying close attention to the types and quantities of criteria you use. Better decision processes will distinguish between two key types of criteria and limit the number of criteria considered.

Design for Serviceability

by Bill McBeath ... Design engineers are being asked to make an increasingly complex set of trade-offs (performance versus manufacturability versus ease-of-use versus material ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/Scm/2004/11/research_notes/TN_SC_XBM_11_02_04_1.asp - 14k - 2004-11-02 Summary: When the product alone was the primary basis of competition, the life of a design engineer was a lot simpler. No more. Design engineers are being asked to make an increasingly complex set of trade-offs, requiring a very cross-functional and inter-enterprise approach to the design process.

Microsoft Takes A Shot at the Business Intelligence Market

by Lyndsay Wise ... Also, the ease of use (due to MS Office integration) provides users with a big bonus in terms of integrating BSM into the current Microsoft product suite. ... http:/.../ResearchHighlights/BusinessIntelligence/2006/06/research_notes/PN_BI_LW_06_30_06_1.asp - 16k - 2006-06-30 Summary: Microsoft Business Scorecard Manager 2005 has allowed Microsoft to enter the business intelligence (BI) market by using its client base to expand its offering. Microsoft offers a complete solution with its SQL Server platform, OLAP, reporting analysis, and scorecarding capabilities.

Server Platform Situational Analysis: IBM AS/400

by P.J. Jakovljevic ... which often led users to premise their selection on IT systems that enabled these services at the lowest cost, and with the greatest ease of use and efficiency ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2005/10/research_notes/TN_ER_PJ_10_31_05_1.asp - 17k - 2005-10-31 Summary: Customers value IBM's AS/400's reliability, stability, and security. However, despite its impressive performance and use of independent software vendors to broaden its functionality, AS/400 suffers from the perception that its an ancient technology.

How Some ERP Vendors Demonstrated - Warts and All Part 1

by P. Jakovljevic, L. Talarico, & B. Spencer ... The Ease of Use/Navigation aspect deals with intuitiveness of the demonstrated software processes as well as the cumbersomeness of screen navigation. ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2001/12/research_notes/CS_ER_PJ_12_12_01_1.asp - 26k - 2001-12-12 Summary: 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, J.D. Edwards, SAP, and IFS

Is Enterprise Resource Planning Becoming a Commodity?

by Shiv M. Kumar ... While "ease of use" is a default software requirement, "ease of maintenance" is the new jargon being chanted by SMB customers who lack IT resources and ... http:/.../Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/08/research_notes/MN_ER_XSK_08_25_06_1.asp - 25k - 2006-08-25 Summary: All was fine, methodical, and elegant until enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors started aspiring to new customer acquisitions in the hundreds per annum. And with the advent of 'ERP for small to medium businesses,' the numbers are simply mind-boggling.