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Sunday, 05 June 2011 20:04

Stretchers vs Switchers

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My view is that there are fundamental difference between typical stretchers (around 70%) and switchers (30%) and a corresponding relationship with Direct vs VARs. The needs and expectations of switchers are typically more complex than stretchers (who are more likley to go direct) and whilst that creates an opportunity for VARS (increased services doing a migration), it's also a problem in that they need to demonstrate capabilities beyond just being QB experts. The positioning of QBES is also getting a little mixed of late...is it a significant mid-market contender or just QB with a few extra bells & whistles. It could (or should) easily be the former without losing the advantage of being the natural first choice for stretchers.
Friday, 29 April 2011 15:34

Saleslogix

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The one comment I would make is that Interact Commerce was doing about 50% of their sales via a direct salesforce. So the revenue numbers (and the direct selling expenses ) would be substantially higher on the same number of units as when Sage moved it to a 100% direct model fairly soon after acquisition. It still doesn't disprove what looks to be the truth by just looking on how long it has taken the product to move to a web environment. It was once the 'gold standard' in mid-market CRM and is definitely not there anymore in terms of perception.
Unless someone can prove otherwise, I'm willing to bet that Dynamics GP still has more customer adds every year in the US market than any other Dynamics ERP, and probably more than AX, NAV & SL combined. Most competitors would certainly like to call Dynamics GP old or dead, because they'd like to some day stop losing to it.
That is probably a more pertinent metric. Is it wasted time or productive time??
Friday, 24 September 2010 17:46

how to buy X3 link

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do you have details on the specific link? we looked but can't find any link that goes to the French site
Friday, 17 September 2010 15:58

Accpac 6 preview video

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For a preview of Accpac 6.0 see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYUErIxYiPg To sign up for the beta go to http://community.sageaccpac.com/beta/
I agree with your statement that Dynamics SL was not developed by Microsoft -- the folks in Findlay have always been the development and support engine, even if there are now some Microsofties guiding product development decisions. However, Dynamics GP was certainly NOT developed by Microsoft (just ask Doug Burgum and his team in Fargo) and both Dynamics AX and Dynamics NAV were initially developed in Europe. I am pleased to hear that something is in the works for us "livestyle" partners -- the transition is going to be hard in any case. Would be nice, however, if they'd get on with telling us what they have planned. Judy Griggs Speedwell Consultants, Inc.
Dynamics SL is designed, managed, and significantly developed internally at Microsoft. And, like many Microsoft products, they outsource some aspects of the development to Plumbline, which employs some of the original team of Solomon developers who didn't want to move to Fargo or Redmond. You do a disservice to all of us by the implications in your article. I sit on the SL Partner Advisory Board and know the above to be true. And, in fact, the SL marketing team is doing something to help the "lifestyle" VARs continue to do business. You'll hear about it later this fall. Jered Cady Synergy Business Solutions
Friday, 06 August 2010 15:44

Claims of Number 1

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Not only are Infinity and TopLine number 1, Infinity has held that honor for 3 years running and TopLine has held the honor for the past two years.
Saturday, 10 July 2010 13:07

wifi

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hey bob, we test drove a new subaru outback the other day. option available to have wifi in the car subscription based. only works with the car in Park so you dont surf while driving.
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