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To: Ibnbatutaa who wrote (653)	4/15/1998 4:12:00 AM
From: Jay8088	Respond to of 3424

SAP certainly does not lack competitions. One strong contender is JD Edwards. Following excerpt is from Forbes Mag dated 4-8-98: In 1996 J.D. Edwards finally released a client/server product. And a splendid product it is. Customers like Gateway 2000, Mobil Oil in Singapore and Olympus America tell FORBES that J.D. Edwards' software is simpler to implement than any other enterprise resource planning software they have evaluated. The J.D. Edwards product can run on the AS/400 system and on Unix and Windows NT servers-good for customers making a slow transition. J.D. Edwards' software has an edge over competitors' products. Its software is written especially for networks and for companies whose software must constantly adapt to new procedures (see box). IBM loves what J.D. Edwards did. The computer giant wants to get as much mileage as possible out of its venerable AS/400, which, at the ripe age of 9, is still growing in unit sales. It will provide a nice income stream while J.D. Edwards takes on SAP in a much bigger market. Sidebar: Adaptable Software Currently PSFT, JDEC, BAANF, and SAP are all growing at blistering paces - due to huge and expanding market for their softwares. Who will eventually emerge as the MSFT of the enterprise application is still unknown. JDEC may be an interesting play due to its adaptable software structure.