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74-545: Baan was a vendor of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software that is now owned by Infor Global Solutions . Baan or Baan ERP , was also the name of the ERP product created by this company. The Baan Corporation was created by Jan Baan in 1978 in Barneveld , Netherlands to provide financial and administrative consulting services. With the development of his first software package, Jan Baan and his brother Paul Baan entered what

148-458: A just in time inventory system. This reduces inventory storage and increases delivery efficiency, and requires up-to-date data. Before 2014, Walmart used a system called Inforem developed by IBM to manage replenishment. Implementing ERP typically requires changes in existing business processes. Poor understanding of needed process changes prior to starting implementation is a main reason for project failure. The difficulties could be related to

222-422: A GPL-only fork , MariaDB . MariaDB is based on the same code base as MySQL server 5.5 and aims to maintain compatibility with Oracle-provided versions. MySQL is offered under two different editions: the open source MySQL Community Server and the proprietary Enterprise Server . MySQL Enterprise Server is differentiated by a series of proprietary extensions which install as server plugins, but otherwise shares

296-471: A MySQL database using SQL, but more often, MySQL is used with other programs to implement applications that need relational database capability. MySQL is a component of the LAMP web application software stack (and others ), which is an acronym for Linux , Apache , MySQL, Perl / PHP / Python . MySQL is used by many database-driven web applications, including Drupal , Joomla , phpBB , and WordPress . MySQL

370-486: A category of business management software —typically a suite of integrated applications —that an organization can use to collect, store, manage and interpret data from many business activities. ERP systems can be local-based or cloud-based . Cloud-based applications have grown in recent years due to the increased efficiencies arising from information being readily available from any location with Internet access. ERP provides an integrated and continuously updated view of

444-521: A class action lawsuit filed against them for violation of the securities exchange act of 1934 held in the United States District Court of Columbia. Baan "...undertook a scheme and course of conduct intended to inflate Baan's results through various financial manipulations" . The movie De uitverkorene was based on the events with the Baan brothers in 1998. The end credits indicate that it is not

518-523: A company may define that the core ERP solution should cover those business processes that must stay behind the firewall, and therefore, choose to leave their core ERP on-premises . At the same time, another company may decide to host the core ERP solution in the cloud and move only a few ERP modules as supplementary solutions to on-premises. The main benefits that companies will gain from implementing postmodern ERP strategy are speed and flexibility when reacting to unexpected changes in business processes or on

592-582: A database into smaller chunks called shards which can be spread across a number of distributed server clusters. Oracle MySQL offers a high availability solution with a mix of tools including the MySQL router and the MySQL shell. They are based on Group Replication, open source tools. MariaDB offers a similar offer in terms of products. MySQL can also be run on cloud computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure , Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud , Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Some common deployment models for MySQL on

666-399: A documentary but fiction and that the makers did not intend to portray individuals and events accurately; However, the similarity with the Baan debacle is obvious. Enterprise resource planning Enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) is the integrated management of main business processes , often in real time and mediated by software and technology . ERP is usually referred to as

740-467: A larger whole that reflected the evolution of application integration beyond manufacturing. Not all ERP packages are developed from a manufacturing core; ERP vendors variously began assembling their packages with finance-and-accounting, maintenance , and human-resource components. By the mid-1990s ERP systems addressed all core enterprise functions. Governments and non–profit organizations also began to use ERP systems. An "ERP system selection methodology"

814-518: A mixture of both cloud-based and on-premises applications, which are more loosely coupled and can be easily exchanged if needed. The basic idea is that there should still be a core ERP solution that would cover most important business functions, while other functions will be covered by specialist software solutions that merely extend the core ERP. This concept is similar to the "best-of-breed" approach to software execution, but it shouldn't be confused with it. While in both cases, applications that make up

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888-447: A powerful master database which handles data write operations and is replicated to multiple slaves that handle all read operations. The master server continually pushes binlog events to connected slaves so in the event of failure a slave can be promoted to become the new master, minimizing downtime. Further improvements in performance can be achieved by caching the results from database queries in memory using memcached , or breaking down

962-637: A public listed company in Amsterdam and US Nasdaq. Several large consulting firms around the world partnered to implement Baan IV for multi-national companies. It acquired several other software companies to enrich its product portfolio, including Antalys, Aurum, Berclain, Coda and Caps Logistics. Sales growth rate was once claimed to reach 91% per year. However the fall of the Baan Company began in 1998. The management exaggerated company revenue by booking "sales" of software licenses that were actually transferred to

1036-458: A related distributor. The discovery of this revenue manipulation led to a sharp decline of Baan's stock price at the end of 1998. In June 2000, facing worsening financial difficulties, lawsuits and reporting seven consecutive quarterly losses and bleak prospects, Baan was sold at a price of US$ 700 million to Invensys , a UK automation, controls, and process solutions group to become a unit of its Software and Services Division. Laurens van der Tang

1110-421: A system and 26% had an existing ERP system which they were extending or upgrading. The term "postmodern ERP" was coined by Gartner in 2013, when it first appeared in the paper series "Predicts 2014". According to Gartner's definition of the postmodern ERP strategy, legacy , monolithic and highly customized ERP suites, in which all parts are heavily reliant on each other, should sooner or later be replaced by

1184-588: Is free and open-source software under the terms of the GNU General Public License , and is also available under a variety of proprietary licenses. MySQL was owned and sponsored by the Swedish company MySQL AB , which was bought by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle Corporation ). In 2010, when Oracle acquired Sun , Widenius forked the open-source MySQL project to create MariaDB . MySQL has stand-alone clients that allow users to interact directly with

1258-579: Is a formal process for selecting an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Existing methodologies include: Kuiper's funnel method, Dobrin's three-dimensional (3D) web-based decision support tool, and the Clarkston Potomac methodology. ERP systems experienced rapid growth in the 1990s. Because of the year 2000 problem many companies took the opportunity to replace their old systems with ERP. ERP systems initially focused on automating back office functions that did not directly affect customers and

1332-651: Is also used by many popular websites , including Facebook , Flickr , MediaWiki , Twitter , and YouTube . MySQL is written in C and C++ . Its SQL parser is written in yacc , but it uses a home-brewed lexical analyzer . MySQL works on many system platforms , including AIX , BSDi , FreeBSD , HP-UX , ArcaOS , eComStation , IBM i , IRIX , Linux , macOS , Microsoft Windows , NetBSD , Novell NetWare , OpenBSD , OpenSolaris , OS/2 Warp, QNX , Oracle Solaris , Symbian , SunOS , SCO OpenServer , SCO UnixWare , Sanos and Tru64 . A port of MySQL to OpenVMS also exists. The MySQL server software itself and

1406-541: Is because the procedure can be readily codified within the ERP software and replicated with confidence across multiple businesses that share that business requirement. ERP systems connect to real–time data and transaction data in a variety of ways. These systems are typically configured by systems integrators , who bring unique knowledge on process, equipment, and vendor solutions. Direct integration – ERP systems have connectivity (communications to plant floor equipment) as part of their product offering. This requires that

1480-534: Is complete. ERP customers have several options to reconcile feature gaps, each with their own pros/cons. Technical solutions include rewriting part of the delivered software, writing a homegrown module to work within the ERP system, or interfacing to an external system. These three options constitute varying degrees of system customization—with the first being the most invasive and costly to maintain. Alternatively, there are non-technical options such as changing business practices or organizational policies to better match

1554-482: Is decreased by: ERP implementation is considerably more difficult (and politically charged) in decentralized organizations, because they often have different processes, business rules, data semantics, authorization hierarchies, and decision centers. This may require migrating some business units before others, delaying implementation to work through the necessary changes for each unit, possibly reducing integration (e.g., linking via master data management ) or customizing

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1628-484: Is enabled by an ecosystem of open source tools such as phpMyAdmin . In the medium range, MySQL can be scaled by deploying it on more powerful hardware, such as a multi-processor server with gigabytes of memory. There are, however, limits to how far performance can scale on a single server ('scaling up'), so on larger scales, multi-server MySQL ('scaling out') deployments are required to provide improved performance and reliability. A typical high-end configuration can include

1702-472: Is often required to adjust security and optimization settings. Though MySQL began as a low-end alternative to more powerful proprietary databases, it has gradually evolved to support higher-scale needs as well. It is still most commonly used in small to medium scale single-server deployments, either as a component in a LAMP -based web application or as a standalone database server. Much of MySQL's appeal originates in its relative simplicity and ease of use, which

1776-488: Is the core component of a Baan application server. It is a process on a virtual machine, to run the Baan 4GL language. Bshell was ported to different server platforms which made the Baan program scripts platform independent. For example, a Baan session developed on the Windows platform could be copied to a Linux platform without re-compiling the application code. Bshell is similar to nowaday's Java VM or .Net CLR. In 1998 Baan had

1850-409: Is the integrated environment for MySQL. It was developed by MySQL AB, and enables users to graphically administer MySQL databases and visually design database structures. MySQL Workbench is available in three editions, the regular free and open source Community Edition which may be downloaded from the MySQL website, and the proprietary Standard Edition which extends and improves the feature set of

1924-492: The BASIC language. Baan rose in popularity during the early nineties. Baan software is famous for its Dynamic Enterprise Modeler (DEM), technical architecture, and its 4GL language. Baan 4GL and Tools is still considered to be one of the most efficient and productive database application development platforms. Baan became a real threat to market leader SAP after winning a large Boeing deal in 1994. It went IPO in 1995 and became

1998-618: The Berkeley DB , a database engine providing the basis for another MySQL storage engine. This had little effect, as Berkeley DB was not widely used, and was dropped (due to lack of use) in MySQL 5.1.12, a pre-GA release of MySQL 5.1 released in October 2006. In January 2008, Sun Microsystems bought MySQL AB for $ 1 billion. In April 2009, Oracle Corporation entered into an agreement to purchase Sun Microsystems, then owners of MySQL copyright and trademark. Sun's board of directors unanimously approved

2072-588: The Community Edition, and the MySQL Cluster CGE. A command-line interface is a means of interacting with a computer program where the user issues commands to the program by typing in successive lines of text (command lines). MySQL ships with many command line tools, from which the main interface is the mysql client. MySQL Utilities is a set of utilities designed to perform common maintenance and administrative tasks. Originally included as part of

2146-412: The ERP system. Migration is critical to implementation success and requires significant planning. Unfortunately, since migration is one of the final activities before the production phase, it often receives insufficient attention. The following steps can structure migration planning: Often, data migration is incomplete because some of the data in the existing system is either incompatible or not needed in

2220-509: The European Commission to block approval of the acquisition. At the same time, some Free Software opinion leaders (including Pamela Jones of Groklaw , Jan Wildeboer and Carlo Piana , who also acted as co-counsel in the merger regulation procedure) advocated for the unconditional approval of the merger. As part of the negotiations with the European Commission, Oracle committed that MySQL server will continue until at least 2015 to use

2294-618: The JDBC driver for Java. In addition, an ODBC interface called MySQL Connector/ODBC allows additional programming languages that support the ODBC interface to communicate with a MySQL database, such as ASP or ColdFusion . The HTSQL  – URL -based query method also ships with a MySQL adapter, allowing direct interaction between a MySQL database and any web client via structured URLs. Other drivers exists for languages like Python or Node.js . A variety of MySQL forks exist, including

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2368-579: The MySQL Workbench, the utilities are a stand-alone download available from Oracle. Percona Toolkit is a cross-platform toolkit for MySQL, developed in Perl . Percona Toolkit can be used to prove replication is working correctly, fix corrupted data, automate repetitive tasks, and speed up servers. Percona Toolkit is included with several Linux distributions such as CentOS and Debian , and packages are available for Fedora and Ubuntu as well. Percona Toolkit

2442-868: The Sun Microsystems acquisition. The MySQL Cluster product uses version 7. The decision was made to jump to version 8 as the next major version number. On 15 June 2001, NuSphere sued MySQL AB, TcX DataKonsult AB and its original authors Michael ("Monty") Widenius and David Axmark in U.S. District Court in Boston for "breach of contract, tortious interference with third party contracts and relationships and unfair competition". In 2002, MySQL AB sued Progress NuSphere for copyright and trademark infringement in United States district court . NuSphere had allegedly violated MySQL AB's copyright by linking MySQL's GPL'ed code with NuSphere Gemini table without being in compliance with

2516-590: The acquisition, an Oracle press release mentioned that the contracts that make the company's software available to MySQL AB would be due for renewal (and presumably renegotiation) some time in 2006. During the MySQL Users Conference in April 2006, MySQL AB issued a press release that confirmed that MySQL AB and Innobase OY agreed to a "multi-year" extension of their licensing agreement. In February 2006, Oracle Corporation acquired Sleepycat Software , makers of

2590-553: The average case" and that the "developer interfaces are there, and the documentation (not to mention feedback in the real world via Web sites and the like) is very, very good". It has also been tested to be a "fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server". MySQL was created by a Swedish company, MySQL AB , founded by Swedes David Axmark , Allan Larsson and Finnish Michael "Monty" Widenius . Original development of MySQL by Widenius and Axmark began in 1994. The first version of MySQL appeared on 23 May 1995. It

2664-455: The central IT. MySQL MySQL ( / ˌ m aɪ ˌ ɛ s ˌ k juː ˈ ɛ l / ) is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS). Its name is a combination of "My", the name of co-founder Michael Widenius 's daughter My, and "SQL", the acronym for Structured Query Language . A relational database organizes data into one or more data tables in which data may be related to each other; these relations help structure

2738-548: The client libraries use dual-licensing distribution. They are offered under GPL version 2, or a proprietary license. Support can be obtained from the official manual. Free support additionally is available in different IRC channels and forums. Oracle offers paid support via its MySQL Enterprise products. They differ in the scope of services and in price. Additionally, a number of third party organisations exist to provide support and services. MySQL has received positive reviews, and reviewers noticed it "performs extremely well in

2812-510: The cloud are: A graphical user interface (GUI) is a type of interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices or programs through graphical icons and visual indicators such as secondary notation, as opposed to text-based interfaces, typed command labels or text navigation. Third-party proprietary and free graphical administration applications (or "front ends") are available that integrate with MySQL and enable users to work with database structure and data visually. MySQL Workbench

2886-409: The core business processes using common databases maintained by a database management system . ERP systems track business resources—cash, raw materials , production capacity —and the status of business commitments: orders, purchase orders , and payroll . The applications that make up the system share data across various departments (manufacturing, purchasing, sales, accounting , etc.) that provide

2960-458: The data. ERP facilitates information flow between all business functions and manages connections to outside stakeholders . According to Gartner , the global ERP market size is estimated at $ 35 billion in 2021. Though early ERP systems focused on large enterprises, smaller enterprises increasingly use ERP systems. The ERP system integrates varied organizational systems and facilitates error-free transactions and production, thereby enhancing

3034-443: The data. SQL is a language that programmers use to create, modify and extract data from the relational database, as well as control user access to the database. In addition to relational databases and SQL, an RDBMS like MySQL works with an operating system to implement a relational database in a computer's storage system, manages users, allows for network access and facilitates testing database integrity and creation of backups. MySQL

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3108-465: The deal. It was also approved by Sun's shareholders, and by the U.S. government on 20 August 2009. On 14 December 2009, Oracle pledged to continue to enhance MySQL as it had done for the previous four years. A movement against Oracle's acquisition of MySQL AB, to "Save MySQL" from Oracle was started by one of the MySQL AB founders, Monty Widenius . The petition of 50,000+ developers and users called upon

3182-424: The delivered ERP feature set. Key differences between customization and configuration include: Advantages of customization include: Customization's disadvantages include that it may: ERP systems can be extended with third-party software, often via vendor-supplied interfaces. Extensions offer features such as: Data migration is the process of moving, copying, and restructuring data from an existing system to

3256-619: The dual-licensing strategy long used by MySQL AB, with proprietary and GPL versions available. The antitrust of the EU had been "pressuring it to divest MySQL as a condition for approval of the merger". But the US Department of Justice , at the request of Oracle, pressured the EU to approve the merger unconditionally. The European Commission eventually unconditionally approved Oracle's acquisition of MySQL AB on 21 January 2010. In January 2010, before Oracle's acquisition of MySQL AB, Monty Widenius started

3330-421: The e-commerce platform Shopify was able to make ERP tools from Microsoft and Oracle available on its app in October 2021. Technical stakes of modern ERP concern integration—hardware, applications, networking, supply chains. ERP now covers more functions and roles—including decision making , stakeholders' relationships, standardization , transparency , globalization , etc. ERP systems typically include

3404-446: The effective usage of CSFs can ensure project success and reduce failures during project implementations. Research published in 2011 based on a survey of 225 manufacturers, retailers and distributors found "high" rates of interest and adoption of ERP systems and that very few businesses were "completely untouched" by the concept of an ERP system. 27% of the companies survey had a fully operational system, 12% were at that time rolling out

3478-736: The following characteristics: An ERP system covers the following common functional areas. In many ERP systems, these are called and grouped together as ERP modules: Government resource planning (GRP) is the equivalent of an ERP for the public sector and an integrated office automation system for government bodies. The software structure, modularization, core algorithms and main interfaces do not differ from other ERPs, and ERP software suppliers manage to adapt their systems to government agencies. Both system implementations, in private and public organizations, are adopted to improve productivity and overall business performance in organizations, but comparisons (private vs. public) of implementations shows that

3552-604: The full SQL standard for some of the implemented functionality, including foreign key references. Check constraints are parsed but ignored by all storage engines before MySQL version 8.0.15. Up until MySQL 5.7, triggers are limited to one per action / timing, meaning that at most one trigger can be defined to be executed after an INSERT operation, and one before INSERT on the same table. No triggers can be defined on views. Before MySQL 8.0.28, inbuilt functions like UNIX_TIMESTAMP() would return 0 after 03:14:07 UTC on 19 January 2038 . In 2017, an attempt to solve

3626-583: The highest level of initial integration cost, and can have a higher long term maintenance and reliability costs. Long term costs can be minimized through careful system testing and thorough documentation. Custom–integrated solutions typically run on workstation or server-class computers. ERP's scope usually implies significant changes to staff work processes and practices. Generally, three types of services are available to help implement such changes: consulting, customization, and support. Implementation time depends on business size, number of modules, customization,

3700-611: The license. After a preliminary hearing before Judge Patti Saris on 27 February 2002, the parties entered settlement talks and eventually settled. After the hearing, FSF commented that "Judge Saris made clear that she sees the GNU GPL to be an enforceable and binding license." In October 2005, Oracle Corporation acquired Innobase OY, the Finnish company that developed the third-party InnoDB storage engine that allows MySQL to provide such functionality as transactions and foreign keys . After

3774-439: The main company's customers. Each independent center (or) subsidiary may have its own business operations cycles , workflows , and business processes . Given the realities of globalization, enterprises continuously evaluate how to optimize their regional, divisional, and product or manufacturing strategies to support strategic goals and reduce time-to-market while increasing profitability and delivering value. With two-tier ERP,

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3848-548: The main factors influencing ERP implementation success in the public sector are cultural. Most ERP systems incorporate best practices . This means the software reflects the vendor's interpretation of the most effective way to perform each business process. Systems vary in how conveniently the customer can modify these practices. Use of best practices eases compliance with requirements such as IFRS , Sarbanes-Oxley , or Basel II . They can also help comply with de facto industry standards, such as electronic funds transfer . This

3922-574: The new system. As such, the existing system may need to be kept as an archived database to refer back to once the new ERP system is in place. The most fundamental advantage of ERP is that the integration of a myriad of business processes saves time and expense. Management can make decisions faster and with fewer errors. Data becomes visible across the organization. Tasks that benefit from this integration include: ERP systems centralize business data, which: The application of critical success factors can prevent organizations from making costly mistakes, and

3996-550: The organization's efficiency. However, developing an ERP system differs from traditional system development. ERP systems run on a variety of computer hardware and network configurations, typically using a database as an information repository . The Gartner Group first used the acronym ERP in the 1990s to include the capabilities of material requirements planning (MRP), and the later manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), as well as computer-integrated manufacturing . Without replacing these terms, ERP came to represent

4070-526: The organizational level. With the majority of applications having a relatively loose connection, it is fairly easy to replace or upgrade them whenever necessary. In addition to that, following the examples above, companies can select and combine cloud-based and on-premises solutions that are most suited for their ERP needs. The downside of postmodern ERP is that it will most likely lead to an increased number of software vendors that companies will have to manage, as well as pose additional integration challenges for

4144-401: The problem was submitted, but was not used for the final solution that was shipped in 2022. MySQL can be built and installed manually from source code, but it is more commonly installed from a binary package unless special customizations are required. On most Linux distributions , the package management system can download and install MySQL with minimal effort, though further configuration

4218-738: The public. Front office functions, such as customer relationship management (CRM), dealt directly with customers, or e-business systems such as e-commerce and e-government —or supplier relationship management (SRM) became integrated later, when the internet simplified communicating with external parties. "ERP II" was coined in 2000 in an article by Gartner Publications entitled ERP Is Dead—Long Live ERP II . It describes web–based software that provides real–time access to ERP systems to employees and partners (such as suppliers and customers). The ERP II role expands traditional ERP resource optimization and transaction processing . Rather than just manage buying, selling, etc.—ERP II leverages information in

4292-753: The regional distribution, production, or sales centers and service providers continue operating under their own business model—separate from the main company, using their own ERP systems. Since these smaller companies' processes and workflows are not tied to main company's processes and workflows, they can respond to local business requirements in multiple locations. Factors that affect enterprises' adoption of two-tier ERP systems include: ERP systems are theoretically based on industry best practices, and their makers intend that organizations deploy them "as is". ERP vendors do offer customers configuration options that let organizations incorporate their own business rules, but gaps in features often remain even after configuration

4366-583: The resources under its management to help the enterprise collaborate with other enterprises. ERP II is more flexible than the first generation ERP. Rather than confine ERP system capabilities within the organization, it goes beyond the corporate walls to interact with other systems. Enterprise application suite is an alternate name for such systems. ERP II systems are typically used to enable collaborative initiatives such as supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) among business partner organizations through

4440-496: The responsibility of the systems integrator. Enterprise appliance transaction modules (EATM) – These devices communicate directly with plant floor equipment and with the ERP system via methods supported by the ERP system. EATM can employ a staging table, web services, or system–specific program interfaces ( APIs ). An EATM offers the benefit of being an off–the–shelf solution. Custom–integration solutions – Many system integrators offer custom solutions. These systems tend to have

4514-483: The risk assessment to various stages in the process depending on the owner's responses or lack thereof. Two-tier ERP software and hardware lets companies run the equivalent of two ERP systems at once: one at the corporate level and one at the division or subsidiary level. For example, a manufacturing company could use an ERP system to manage across the organization using independent global or regional distribution, production or sales centers, and service providers to support

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4588-541: The scope of process changes, and the readiness of the customer to take ownership for the project. Modular ERP systems can be implemented in stages. The typical project for a large enterprise takes about 14 months and requires around 150 consultants. Small projects can require months; multinational and other large implementations can take years. Customization can substantially increase implementation times. Besides that, information processing influences various business functions e.g. some large corporations like Walmart use

4662-468: The system is designed to work out of the box. ERP systems typically include many configurable settings that in effect modify system operations. For example, in the ServiceNow platform, business rules can be written requiring the signature of a business owner within 2 weeks of a newly completed risk assessment. The tool can be configured to automatically email notifications to the business owner, and transition

4736-401: The system to meet specific needs. A potential disadvantage is that adopting "standard" processes can lead to a loss of competitive advantage . While this has happened, losses in one area are often offset by gains in other areas, increasing overall competitive advantage. Configuring an ERP system is largely a matter of balancing the way the organization wants the system to work, and the way

4810-416: The system, business process, infrastructure, training, or lack of motivation. It is therefore crucial that organizations thoroughly analyze processes before they deploy an ERP software. Analysis can identify opportunities for process modernization. It also enables an assessment of the alignment of current processes with those provided by the ERP system. Research indicates that risk of business process mismatch

4884-435: The use of various electronic business technologies. The large proportion of companies are pursuing a strong managerial targets in ERP system instead of acquire an ERP company. Developers now make more effort to integrate mobile devices with the ERP system. ERP vendors are extending ERP to these devices, along with other business applications, so that businesses don't have to rely on third-party applications. As an example,

4958-455: The vendors offer specific support for the plant floor equipment their customers operate. Database integration – ERP systems connect to plant floor data sources through staging tables in a database. Plant floor systems deposit the necessary information into the database. The ERP system reads the information in the table. The benefit of staging is that ERP vendors do not need to master the complexities of equipment integration. Connectivity becomes

5032-511: The version numbering system and is built from the same code base. Major features as available in MySQL 5.6: The developers release minor updates of the MySQL Server approximately every two months. The sources can be obtained from MySQL's website or from MySQL's GitHub repository, both under the GPL license. When using some storage engines other than the default of InnoDB, MySQL does not comply with

5106-541: The whole are relatively loosely connected and quite easily interchangeable, in the case of the latter there is no ERP solution whatsoever. Instead, every business function is covered by a separate software solution. There is, however, no golden rule as to what business functions should be part of the core ERP, and what should be covered by supplementary solutions. According to Gartner, every company must define their own postmodern ERP strategy, based on company's internal and external needs, operations and processes. For example,

5180-2113: Was acquired by Infor Global Solutions of Atlanta, a major ERP consolidator in the market. Triton 1.0 to 2.2d, 3.0 to last version of Triton is 3.1bx, then the product is renamed to Baan Baan 4.0 (last version of BaanIV is BaanIVc4 SP30) & Industry extensions (A&D,...) Baan 5.0 (last version of BaanV is Baan5.0 c SP26.0) Baan 5.1, 5.2 (for specific customers only) SSA ERP 6.1 / Infor ERP LN 6.1 / Infor10 ERP Enterprise / Infor LN ERP Ln 6.1 FP6, released in December, 2009 ERP Ln 6.1 FP7, released in January, 2011 ERP LN 6.1 10.2.1, released 2012 Infor LN 10.3, released in July, 2013 Infor LN 10.4, released 2015 Infor LN 10.5, released in June, 2016 Infor LN 10.6, released in March, 2018 Infor LN 10.7, released in January, 2020 Infor ERP Ln 6.1 supports Unicode and comes with additional language translations. Server Platform: Windows Server , Linux , IBM AIX , Oracle Solaris , HP-UX , OS/400 (Obsolete), OS/390 (Obsolete) Database: Oracle Database , IBM DB2 , MS SQL Server , Informix (Obsolete since December 2015), MySQL (Obsolete since year 2010), Bisam (Obsolete), Btam (Obsolete) Baan IV Packages: Common (tc), Finance (tf), Project (tp), Manufacturing (ti), Distribution (td), Process (ps), Transportation (tr), Service (ts), Enterprise Modeler (tg), Constraint Planning (cp), Tools (tt), Utilities (tu), Baan DEM (tg) ERP Ln 6.1 Packages: PDM BaanIV (ba), Conversion (bc), Enterprise Modeler (tg), Common, Taxation (tc), People (bp), Financials (tf), Project (tp), Enterprise Planning (cp), Order Management (td), Electronic Commerce (ec), Central Invoicing (ci), Manufacturing (ti), Warehouse Management (wh),Freight Management (fm), Service (ts), Quality Management (qm), Object Data Management (dm), Tools (tt), Tools Addons (tl), Development Utilities (du) Bshell

5254-505: Was initially created for personal usage from mSQL based on the low-level language ISAM , which the creators considered too slow and inflexible. They created a new SQL interface, while keeping the same API as mSQL. By keeping the API consistent with the mSQL system, many developers were able to use MySQL instead of the (proprietarily licensed) mSQL antecedent. Additional milestones in MySQL development included: Work on version 6 stopped after

5328-456: Was originally developed as Maatkit, but as of late 2011, Maatkit is no longer developed. MySQL shell is a tool for interactive use and administration of the MySQL database. It supports JavaScript, Python or SQL modes and it can be used for administration and access purposes. Many programming languages with language-specific APIs include libraries for accessing MySQL databases. These include MySQL Connector/Net for .NET/CLI Languages , and

5402-443: Was the president of this unit. With the acquisition of Baan, Invensys's CEO Allen Yurko began to offer "Sensor to Boardroom" solutions to customers. In June 2003, after Allen Yurko stepped down, Invensys sold its Baan unit to SSA Global Technologies for US$ 135 million. Upon acquiring the Baan software, SSA renamed Baan as SSA ERP Ln. In August 2005, SSA Global released a new version of Baan, named SSA ERP LN 6.1. In May 2006, SSA

5476-410: Was to become the ERP industry. The Baan company focused on the creation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Jan Baan developed his first computer program on a Durango F-85 computer in the programming language BASIC . In the early '80s, The Baan Corporation began to develop applications for Unix computers with C and a self-developed Baan-C language, the syntax of which was very similar to

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