Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Blog Links - Larry Ellison, Open Source, ERP Basics and Business Objects
Links from this week include a look at what’s going on in with open source ERP and moves towards open source models. Also covered are ERP basics, readiness benchmarks and performance measures. There’s also a couple of good Oracle related pics I came across on flickr and info on Business Objects connecting to Oracle.
- Antonov 320 Cargo Plane
- Business Objects Connects to Oracle Apps
- Compiere drives with open source ERP & CRM dashboard (Computer Weekly)
- Does It Matter Which ERP Vendor You Choose?
- ERP basics - excellent article
- ERP Opening To Open Source (WebProNews)
- ERP Performance Measures and KPIs: Finding the Right Balance
- ERP Readiness Benchmarks: Do Companies Know What They’re Getting Themselves Into?
- Larry Ellison vs Chuck Norris
- Oracle/BMW Sailboat
- Oracle: New Economic Order
- Will Oracle go subscriptions or not?
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Thursday, March 09, 2006
Larry Ellison (Oracle CEO) Biography
Wikipedia has a pretty good bio of Larry Ellison.
It has information on his early life, career and properties as well as his earnings. Peoplesoft Planet also has some additional information on Larry.
Happy reading 
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006
ERP Resource Center - Key Implementation Considerations
I came across a gem of a site recently with lots of great content on ERP implementations. It’s the Enterprise Solutions Competency Center (ESCC) for the U.S. Military.
Popular links and documents on the site are as follows:
Most Often Viewed
- A Guide to ERP Success
- Critical Success Factors for ERP
- Vendor Profile - SAP AG
- Six Sigma Qualifications
- Vendor Profile - Oracle Corporation
- RFI Review - Enterprise Application Integration
- ERP Insight Day
- CPI Single Frame
- ERP Single Frame
- Interface Guide
Most Visited
- ERP Overview
- CPI Tools
- CM Models
- ERP Basics
- CPI Critical Success Factors
- John Kotter’s Transformation Process
- CM Models - Committment to Change
- Army ERP Programs
- DoD ERP Programs
- CPI Overview
In particular I wanted to point out the ERP resource center which discusses the following Key Implementation Considerations
- Transformation Management
- Governance
- Performance Measurement
- Customization and Configuration
- Data Management
- Competency Center
- Post Go-Live
- ERP Upgrade Plan
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Sunday, March 05, 2006
More4Apps Extensions and add-ons for Oracle Applications
I came across the More4Apps site the other day which has developed a number of front end data loaders for Oracle Applications.
More4Apps is a software development company, focused on developing extensions and add-ons to Oracle Applications. These applications provide richer functionality and improved processing ability to Oracle Applications users. All of our products have been designed and developed with advice and input from current users of Oracle Applications.
The products page of their site lists the different loaders they have available right now (shown below) whilst the news page shows work in progress and planned new developments.
Tools for Oracle Projects
Load Projects with Project Wizard
Load Project Budgets with Budget Wizard
Load Project Transactions with Transaction Wizard
Load Revenue and Billing Events with Event Wizard
Tools for Oracle Payables
Load Payables Invoices with AP Invoice Wizard
Tools for Oracle Receivables
Load Receivables Invoices with AR Invoice Wizard
Tools for Oracle Purchasing
Create Requisitions with Requisition Wizard
Create and Maintain Requisition Templates with Req Template Wizard
Tools for Oracle Human Resources
Load HR Elements with HR Element Wizard
More More4Apps Tools
Distribute Reports by email with Mail-It
Convert text to PDF on the fly with OraPDF
Load Value Sets with Account Wizard
Load Directly into Database Tables with Upload Wizard
I’d be interested to here from anyone who has used these products and what your thoughts are one them.
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Saturday, March 04, 2006
Blog Links - ERP Vendors & Software, Oracle XE, Trace Analyzer, mySQL and Project Mendocino
Useful links from this week, featuring Oracle XE, ERP Vendors and Software packages, Project Mendocino, mySQL and Oracle Trace Analyzer.
- “What’s business ERP?” from the Ask Dave Taylor! Tech Support Blog
- Enterprise resource planning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Enterprise Resource Planning audit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- List of ERP software packages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- List of ERP vendors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Oracle Database Express Edition Tutorial
- Oracle Trace Analyzer
- Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL | Tech News on ZDNet
- Pink slips on the way for Siebel employees? | Tech News on ZDNet
- Project Mendocino: Revolutionizing How Information Workers Access SAP Business Applications
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Here’s a good post on creating a list of links for your blog: FeedDemon Tips: Creating a Link Dump with FeedDemon
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