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Has Epicor Found a Buyer?
David Gordon Posted On August 3, 2014


On July 28th, Reuters posted an article that, according to sources, CVC (a private equity firm) has emerged as the front runner to buy Epicor from Apax Partner, LLP. for $3 billion.  The article emphasized that the deal is not finalized […]


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Fax Machine Erodes Margins … Increases Need for Training
David Gordon Posted On July 31, 2014


Usage of the fax machine began to peak in the late 1980s and continued into the early 2000s, with email becoming prevalent in 1993. Now, why mention this? Consider about 35+ years ago.  Fax machines were not too prevalent. Contractors, […]


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Electrical buyer / influencer mobility usage
David Gordon Posted On July 10, 2014


Much is made of distributors needing commerce enabled websites … and it is true and is becoming a customer expectation. While ERP companies say they can support distributors in this endeavor, few distributors speak well of their ERP companies providing […]


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Epicor Software up for Sale by Apax Partners
David Gordon Posted On May 24, 2014


The May 6th issue of The Wall Street Journal ran an article that Apax Partners (the private equity owner of Epicor) was seeking to sell Epicor for between $2.5 – $3.5 billion. Apax Partners is a London based buyout firm […]


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Is IT Core To Your Business?
David Gordon Posted On April 3, 2014


The answer, obviously and increasingly, is yes.  Every department within your company is investing in technology.  Consider: The network that is used for daily duties (i.e. Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, etc and the various hardware players) Phones (VOIP networks as well […]


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Where’s the product content for your website?
David Gordon Posted On March 18, 2014


You may remember the Wendy’s commercial called “Where’s the beef?”  The essence was competitive hamburger chains had small burgers. With e-Commerce initiatives we could ask “where’s the content?” While launching an initiative can be costly (time and financial), the bigger […]


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Clarification from an earlier post regarding Epicor
David Gordon Posted On March 3, 2014


Regarding the post from February 12, 2014. This writer expressed an opinion about Epicor that apparently was not construed as an opinion by Epicor. Such statement was as follows: “Sometimes I think that I read too many 10-Q’s and other public documents. Many […]


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Is “e” (needs for eCommerce, data, mobility, CRM, etc) increasing for you and complicating your business?
David Gordon Posted On February 21, 2014


The past few weeks have been a little unusual for me as it seems to be “e-time.”  A number of conversations, and some engagements, have revolved around e-initiatives.  They include: website redesign with e-commerce initiative that has resulted in a […]


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Justifing Your ERP
David Gordon Posted On February 12, 2014


Publicly Justify your ERP purchaseNow we are seeing some people/companies publicly justifying their purchases to gain productivity, like AirGas below.A quick ERP Business ModelERP companies have operated their business with a model where they: Put as little functionality into their base package […]


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Epicor’s Red Flag warning
David Gordon Posted On November 25, 2013


For months ElectricalTrends has raised a red flag about the long term viability of Epicor’s products as many clients and friends have struggled to complete installs and gain or continue support. Recently Pemeco Consulting’s Jonathan Gross ( click his name […]


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