While Oracle's pursuit of Siebel Systems took center stage in 2005, analysts expect to see increased use of partner networks and third-party maintenance providers heading into 2006.
The ability to synchronize supply to demand is a tough nut to crack which is why SAP took home top honors in this years supply chain planning category.
As Business Intelligence (BI) technology offerings become more robust, companies are lining up to implement these tools to make the right business decisions at the right time.
Business Intelligence (BI) wasn't the hottest topic of conversation amongst IT types in 2004, and to be perfectly honest, it likely won't be the belle of the ball in 2005 either.