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• Confusion about SOA and lack of skills hinder local uptake

  Uptake of service-oriented architecture in New Zealand is being constrained by a lack of skilled staff, says Deloitte’s local consulting senior manager, James Clarke.

• IBM, SAP team on ERP

  SAP and IBM will partner to take SAP All-in-One industry-specific ERP systems into the New Zealand small and mid-sized enterprise market. IBM will deliver SAP All-in-One and its own portfolio of All-in-One implementation systems under the brand name IBM Express Solutions.

• SOA and web services revitalise best-of-breed apps

  If there was any question about whether the ERP market was in turmoil, the recent shakeup in senior management at ERP stalwart SAP that pushed out rising star Shai Agassi should have answered it.

• United Group in major SAP ERP rollout

  Construction and engineering services company United Group is rolling out SAP’s ERP business suite across its infrastructure, rail and resources divisions.

• Kathmandu overhauls PoS, back office for growth

  Christchurch-based outdoor equipment and apparel retailer Kathmandu is set to overhaul its Point of Sale (PoS) and back office retail operations to support an expansion from 50 to 80 stores over the next three years.

• IT executives rise to multiple challenges

  Darryl Lemecha’s career-defining moment as an IT executive began on the day in February 2005 when his company, ChoicePoint, had to notify 145,000 consumers that some of their personal information might have been obtained by identity thieves posing as operators of legitimate businesses.

• Microsoft ups Dynamics' industry focus

  Microsoft wants to make its Dynamics business applications more immediately relevant to customers in five vertical markets -- manufacturing, distribution, retail, services and the public sector.

• AQXI takes St John wireless for event management

  Emergency care and ambulance service provider St John has taken its award-winning events management system wireless, allowing users to access event and customer information from their mobile phones and PDAs.

• ERP rollout weighs Symantec down

  Symantec continues to try to work through a challenging rollout of Oracle’s ERP applications that has started to affect its bottom line.

• Soltius sells SAP

  Soltius, formerly Intelligroup, is making its mark as a SAP reseller to mid-range New Zealand companies.

• PeopleSoft co-founder’s new hosted ERP venture

  Dave Duffield has returned to the ERP fold after keeping a low profile following Oracle’s 18-month hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, which ended in December 2004 with Oracle successfully buying PeopleSoft.

• St John on the web — making first aid less of an event

  St John has developed NEMS (National Events Management System), a web-based events management system that provides CRM and ERP functionality to St John members across the country.

• No dog days for vets any more

  SVS Veterinary Supplies conducted a customer survey in 2004 to find ways to improve customer service. The survey found the veterinary-goods supply chain was not up to date with the latest information and communication technology. Typically, vets would either phone or fax through orders — a system that is both time-consuming and prone to human error.

• ERP for IT would improve management

  Does IT itself need its own customised ERP system?

• The tangled web of ERP system ownership

  Last month, Infor bought SSA Global Technologies, which had itself bought Baan and several other business software vendors a few years ago (SSA also survived Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2000, but that’s another story).