For over nine years we've received countless responses, great feedback and humbling thank you letters from our readers, consultants, analysts, industry influencers, software buyers and even some software vendors. Several new ERP functionality items and software evaluation criteria included in the version 9 release were actually suggested by readers. We invite input of all types - questions, comments, recommendations, constructive criticism and complaints.
"I appreciate the help. We used the report to validate our accounting system software selection project. It was comforting to see how much the two were in alignment."
Art Baker, Sacramento, California
"I've read the last four versions of the report and I'm sure I'll read the next one when it comes out. For all of us over here in the EU, thanks for the additional commentary on VAT capabilities, multi-currency capabilities and the international accounting standards."
Ian Straatsma, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
"I'm new at [company name redacted], however, I used the ERP software report to jump start our manufacturing software selection process at my prior employer and now find myself using it again here. Thanks for the information."
Sheltson Unham, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
"Very helpful report. I think you saved us some money in hiring a consultant."
Colleen Peterson, Sacramento, California
"I have found no other software evaluation source which includes comparisons for all the software types we needed (accounting software, distribution software, manufacturing system and customer relationship management software). Thanks."
Stan Mathews,
Sheffield, United Kingdom
"Unfortunately, I didn't find the ERP software Report until a few months after we made our accounting software decision. We thought choosing the big guy would be a safe decision, however, for the reasons you correctly identify in your report we now know we didn't make the best decision and we're paying for it. The product doesn't meet some important needs, the vendor is difficult to work with and the project is generating ill-will and resentment among the staff. We're going to continue to hammer through it, but its very unclear how things will turn out."
Kay Stoneburner, Tacoma, Washington
"We found the report very useful for selecting our on-demand sales force automation and accounting system. One thing that might be helpful is updating the hosted saas section with performance considerations for various parts of the world. The latency for us down under made the first on-demand system we looked at non-functional."
Jeffrey Hildabrand, Adelaide, South Australia
"I'm in my third enterprise resource planning software selection project - and hopefully my last. Our project team really appreciates the erp software report. The content is spot on and this definitely accelerates our project time frame."
Janice DeWitt, Toledo, Ohio
"I've been reading the ERP software report since 2001. It's great to have a credible source to review and see how the erp software market is evolving."
Brent Goodson, Austin, Texas
Thanks for the report, it was a real life saver."
Jamie McIntire, Kirklees, England
"We enjoyed the erp software report. For us, the two most valuable sections were the negotiation strategies when purchasing the erp software and the identification of the project team responsibilities. This was very useful for our implementation planning"
Rao Spectic, Wroclaw, Poland
Loved the report. It was very useful in our accounting and manufacturing software selection project. If I could make one suggestion it would be to publish the information more than once a year."
Jerry Warfal, Sherman Oaks, California
