Enterprise services key for streamlined business operations
When looking to overhaul the business and make it customer-centric, operations are a key factor to consider. Companies need to analyse their processes in order to have full sight of production and once this analysis is complete, operations can be optimised through...
Hyperpersonalisation (and increased customisation) reinvigorates ERP
The accelerated digitisation of 2020 has seen a rapid increase in the adoption of digital products and services, creating a surge in customer touchpoints that has caused an exponential data explosion. By 2025 the volumes of data that human and machine interactions...
An ABC of ERP
Businesses today need to change and evolve, particularly against the backdrop of a tough operating climate, which places new demands on the business. Not least of these demands is accounting, business management or enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems that...
Optimizely named a leader in Agile CMS
Optimizely, a provider of digital experience platform solutions, was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Agile Content Management Systems. The platform received the highest possible scores in the content hub, content services, and supporting products criteria. The...
Businesses running SAP must get ready for S/4HANA
Many South African enterprises have not yet begun the process of migrating from legacy SAP to SAP S/4Hana - and, without a clear roadmap, these businesses may not have enough time to complete a successful migration before SAP's 2027 deadline. "With a little over six...
How to ensure a successful ERP implementation
ERP has had a bad rep in the past for being costly, complex and unwieldy. But manufacturers and other companies considering installing or updating their ERP software system need to know that now is the time to do it. "ERP software has improved dramatically in recent...
Busting a few ERP myths
ERP has had a bad reputation in the past for being costly, complex and unwieldy. But manufacturers and other companies considering installing or updating their ERP solution need to know that now is the time to do it. "ERP software and services have improved...
Tracker expands services with IFS
Tracker has selected an IFS solution that spans enterprise resource planning (ERP) functionality, service management capabilities and AI-powered customer engagement tools to provide an elevated customer experience, and reduce time and costs across Tracker's...
Syspro named a Momentum Grid leader in G2 report
Syspro has been included in G2's Spring 2021 Momentum Grid Report for ERP systems. The report provides a comparison of ERP vendors based on a software buyer composite score of five main criteria: employee growth, revenue growth, social growth, web growth, and...
ERP tech has come a long way – but people hold it back
Thirty years ago, there were some poor ERP solutions on the market. They may not have been properly tested, they couldn't do the necessary invoicing, some only provided a cash book, for example. By Gerrit Olivier, founder and CEO of About IT But that's changed. Nine...
Project management drives productivity in software companies
Software companies worldwide have adopted remote working policies. While many had a remote-first approach, most have now moved to remote-only. This has highlighted the need for strategic, agile, and qualified project managers to manage any unnecessary chaos and ensure...
Microsoft adds Afrikaans, Zulu to OCR
Microsoft has added, in public preview, optical character recognition (OCR) support for two of South Africa's official languages, Afrikaans and Zulu. "Adding support for these languages is part of Microsoft's mission to build meaningful cognitive products and services...