Epicor Enterprise delivers financials, budgeting, distribution, manufacturing, sales and marketing, business intelligence, and customer service solutions into a common integrated suite of applications. The front office customer relationship management (CRM) application, combined with back office financial, distribution, and manufacturing applications, leverages integration technologies with extensible markup language (XML) to transform a line of business applications into an overall enterprise solution. Epicor Enterprise leverages the Internet through advanced architecture, easy-to-use portals, and e-business applications. It also supports various industry technologies, including Microsoft's Message Queue Server (MSMQ), Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS), .NET enterprise servers, and component object model (COM) architecture, along with XML documents to improve componentization and support reliable integration between applications on different servers at different sites. Epicor Enterprise uses Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) technology.

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Welcome to ERP - Distribution Showdown! Epicor Enterprise vs. JDA Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Suite vs. Pronto Xi
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I'm Larry Blitz, editor of Technology Evaluation Centers’ (TEC) Vendor Showdown series. Welcome to our latest: ERP - Distribution Showdown. You’ll notice this one has a broader focus than Showdowns we’ve done in the past. Again we’ll be comparing three vendor solutions head-to-head, but not just on functionality. This time we’ll also look at the industries these solutions support, how well they cover different portions of the mid-market segment, and how their installed bases break out geographically. Of course, functionality is again a key component of this Showdown, broken down into four main distribution areas and 13 subareas. We hope you find today’s Showdown helpful and informative, and invite your comments and questions at showdown@technologyevaluation.com.

Retail Merchandising Showdown! Lawson Software vs. Epicor vs. Aldata Solution
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Using our Merchandising Evaluation Center, we compared Lawson Retail Operations Management, Epicor CRS Merchandising, and Aldata G.O.L.D. head on. For the overall rankings portion, we looked at these vendor solutions in two basic configurations: with and without POS functionality. To eliminate any chance of bias, and to ensure a level playing field, all 3,072 criteria comprising all the modules and submodules in the merchandising request for information (RFI) were given equal weight and priority…

Podcast: What the Revolution in ERP for Distribution Means to Your Organization
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Today, globalization is becoming a way of business. With big-box retailers, supplier relationship management (SRM) has become an important component in how organizations conduct business. In this podcast, Rodney Winger from Epicor discusses ERP - distribution software and SRM solutions.

Merchandising Showdown! Lawson vs. Epicor/CRS vs. Aldata
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Using our Merchandising Evaluation Center , we compared Lawson Software, Epicor, and Aldata Solution head-on. For the overall rankings portion, we looked at these vendor solutions in two basic configurations, with and without POS functionality. To eliminate any chance of bias, and to ensure a level playing field, all 3,072 criteria comprising all the modules and submodules in the merchandising request for information (RFI) were given equal weight and priority…

ERP - Distribution Showdown! Microsoft Dynamics NAV vs. Retalix vs. Epicor Enterprise
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I'm Dylan Persaud, senior analyst at Technology Evaluation Centers. Welcome to another in our ongoing series of enterprise software Showdowns. Today's Showdown pits three of the top ERP - Distribution solutions against each other in a head-to-head contest: Microsoft Dynamics vs.Retalix vs. Epicor Enterprise! We hope you find this Showdown helpful and informative, and invite your comments and questions.

Portal Strategy: One Vendor's Story and What It Means to You
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Epicor is working with Microsoft so that portal adopters can benefit from SharePoint's models and access to other enterprise data.

Epicor To Give All Its Applications More Than A Pretty Facelift
by P.J. Jakovljevic
In August, Epicor announced a revised portal strategy to provide rich portal content through a more secure and standardized portal platform. By leveraging Microsoft .NET across all product families, Epicor Portal will reportedly deliver data exploration, collaboration, and on-line management features.

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part Five: More Challenges & User Recommendations
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Competition is also flying from many directions since the parent company now competes in many diverse markets, and it now has a number of competitors that vary in size, target markets, and overall product scope.

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part Four: Merger Synergies and Challenges
by P.J. Jakovljevic
The acquisition has at least the following two synergies between the two merged companies 1) geographical coverage, and 2) the strong relationships that both independently have with Microsoft.

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part Three: Market Impact
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Scala, with main direct office coverage in Europe and the Far East, and through its network of partners and dealers in most remote, esoteric, and still low-penetrated markets, perfectly fits the description of an ideal Epicor supplement.

Epicor's Mid-Market Pitch Becomes Higher For (One) Scala Part Two: How Scala Complements Epicor
by P.J. Jakovljevic
The merger looks like a positive move for both companies and their customers, since Epicor obtains a foothold in some complementary geographic regions, and in certain discrete manufacturing and service industries it has not really penetrated in the past by acquiring a reasonably run vendor without much excessive baggage.

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ERP for Mill-based and Material Converting Environments Vantage Epicor Vantage is a solution designed to meet the needs of make-to-order and mixed-mode manufacturing companies. ERP for Services (Non-manufacturing) Epicor for Service Enterprises Epicor for Service Enterprises is an intuitive and comprehensive enterprise service automation (ESA) solution. Mixed-Mode Manufacturing (ERP) Vantage Epicor Vantage is a solution designed to meet the needs of make-to-order and mixed-mode manufacturing companies. Financial Packages Epicor Enterprise Epicor Enterprise offers industry-specific software solutions for services enterprises, financial services companies, nonprofit organizations, distributors, and hospitality and entertainment businesses. iScala Epicor's iScala is an ERP system integrating ERP, CRM, and SCM software on a Web services platform to manage business in real time. PPM for Professional Services Automation Epicor for Service Enterprises Epicor for Service Enterprises is an intuitive and comprehensive enterprise service automation (ESA) solution. Merchandising Systems CRS Merchandising Additional integrated modules within CRS Merchandising include distribution center management, loss prevention, sales audit, customer loyalty, data warehouse, gift card management, open-to-buy, e-commerce, and orders and fulfillment. Point of Sale (POS) Systems RetailStore RetailStore includes a system configurator that allows functions to be configured to meet store requirements.

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