White Papers and Demos

This white paper features insight from the UNIT4 group (which includes the CODA Financials software suite) about the issues facing companies that need an adaptable financial system but not necessarily a full-blown enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution.

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a growing phenomenon in worldwide business today. From the original ideas of outsourcing the data center and having third parties manage the software (the ASP movement of the turn of the century) to true SaaS today, the tsunami of outsourced IT and new methods of accessing business software solutions has created a multi-billion dollar market.

Secrets. They're everywhere, even where you’d least expect to find them. The warehouse management system (WMS) industry is no exception. As you evaluate systems to manage your distribution operations, you'll want to know everything you can to make the search process better. It's not a small project to evaluate, select and implement a WMS. These endeavors take diligence, time and a thorough understanding of your business goals to achieve operational excellence and competitive advantage over the long term. Learning how to critically compare WMS vendors and their various offerings will put you ahead of the game.

As the current economic downturn worsens, employers are scrambling to trim discretionary spending and, increasingly, to reduce payroll. Enter web conferencing software, one of the solutions that organizations can implement to dramatically reduce company costs.

Customers and prospects are engaging in a growing number of digital channels before making purchases, and the buying process is rarely a set of simple linear steps. Supporting prospects throughout the buying cycle requires a dialogue between a company and the prospect, and this dialogue should be highly relevant, timely and personalized to maximize marketing effectiveness and grow top-line revenue.

As your Small to Medium Business (SMB) takes on new staff, implements new processes and expands its operations, it’s important to have a robust business system that supports this kind of growth. If your goal is for your SMB to grow into a large enterprise, start running it like one.

The effective management of your warehouse and fulfillment/distribution operations is critical to the ongoing success of your business-but you’re unsure whether to select your ERP’s warehouse module or a best-of-breed warehouse management system (WMS). Unfortunately, the answer is not simple. In today’s tight economy, there is significant pressure to use the warehouse module from your ERP vendor because its price is usually heavily discounted as part of the original ERP license or the cost of integration is presumed to be lower.

When looking for shop control software, make sure to keep these 10 things in mind to ensure you're getting the right solution.

SaaS does not spare customers the need to ask vendors the same questions about service levels, costs, and other issues that they would ask themselves if they were planning on-premise implementations. Of the nine questions customers should ask about SaaS, seven also apply to on-premise deployment. However, the issues of changing needs prompt two more questions unique to SaaS.