Bob Parker, VP Research, Manufacturing Insights
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SHOMI, Part 5: The Most Influential Technology Vendors in the Manufacturing Industry
Those of you that are familiar with Manufacturing Insights research themes will recognize the SHOMI (pronounced 'show me') acronym, which is shorthand for the most influence technology vendors in the manufacturing industry: SAP, HP, Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM. These vendors are providing products to optimize operations through technologies like virtualization, Web service based integration, collaborative decision making, and business network automation.This is the fifth installment of a of five part series covering each of the vendors. This installment will cover IBM .
SHOMI: The most influential technology vendors in the manufacturing industry
Manufacturing Insights has dubbed SAP, HP, Oracle, Microsoft, and IBM "the most influential vendors in the manufacturing industry." The analyst firm also has agreed to let MBT print excerpts from its extensive report on these vendors' approach to the manufacturing space. This first article in a five-part series focuses on SAP.