For a while now, I’ve run into the same question again, and again with a handful of eCommerce companies: “What makes HotWax Commerce different from Magento Enterprise and SAP Hybris Commerce?” It’s not surprising to me that these two particular brands, … Read More
The Clash of the Titans could Crush your ERP Implementation
Oracle’s fiscal 2017 Q3 results are in, and the company’s board could not be happier: the cloud is registering “hyper-growth” due to the company bringing its SaaS and PaaS business to scale, and has reached a total cloud business of … Read More
Open Source ERP Freedom: Your Business,Your Way
Say “yes ” to open source ERP freedom through community collaboration. Long before the advent of Facebook, Java developers turned to TheServerside.com for interesting news and community conversations. While browsing there one day back in 2001, I saw a post … Read More
Enterprise Resource Planning Fast Facts
What is Enterprise Resource Planning? What is Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)? This seemingly-simple question often results in complex answers. Let’s pare it down to the essentials. In basic terms, ERP software uses a shared database to integrate and streamline a wide range … Read More
Seven Smart ERP Implementation Recommendations
ERP implementation guidance from industry experts A common theme we hear when speaking with clients and prospective customers is that the ERP decision-making process can be stressful and complex. They also tell us that ERP implementation brings its own set … Read More
Control Your Cloud Commerce Destiny
“Control your own destiny or someone else will.” — Jack Welch For many of today’s leading businesses, being able to design a custom cloud commerce platform that supports multiple layers of operational complexities is critically important to success. Customization is key for these … Read More
Is Your Pro Program On Target?
“Never underestimate the intelligence of the audience; make good programmes, and they will come.” — Armando Iannucci The pro audience is a very important–but often overlooked–market segment. And even businesses that do understand the crucial role of a pro audience may be … Read More
What Yoga Taught Me About ERP
“Yoga is 99% practice and 1% theory.” — Sri Krishna Pattabhi Jois Recently my wife got me into yoga. Initially it was difficult for me to see why everybody was so crazy about these simple stretching exercises. But then an instructor explained that there … Read More
Seven ERP Lessons, Delivered with Style
To empower customers worldwide, start by empowering your everyday business users. This was the philosophy that the direct sales gurus at cabi used to launch an ERP system that worked for their company’s thousands of stylists, not against them. While the … Read More
Keep Free Shipping Simple with HotWax Commerce
Free shipping can either be a great selling point or a serious sticking point, both for customers and for retailers. Customers have come to expect some sort of free shipping option and may decide to shop elsewhere if a free … Read More
