IN THE NEWS
- Exposed: SAP's Heavy Handed Tactics Against Spinnaker at SAPPHIRE, Derek du Preez's follow up article to an interview with SAP’s CEO about his lack of concern with the rise of third party suppliers.
- An article by Alex Woodie about Spinnaker Support's expansion into the African market, Spinnaker Takes Third-Party ERP Support Business to Africa.
- Interview by Dennis Howlett with Ray Wang about a "...controversial survey out that talks about cost reduction among SAP/Oracle deals. He explains how customers can benefit."
- Spinnaker Nabs Former Rimini Executive, an article written by Alex Woodie for IT Jungle, discusses the reasons one of Rimini Street's key executives may have joined the Spinnaker Support Team
- Spinnaker Support launches new SAP Support practice as a positive alternative for companies that prefer personalized support rather than a 'one-size fits all' approach
- Chris Kanaracus' article on Spinnaker Support's announcement to now support SAP EEC and R/3 installations at a lower cost than vendor support
- TechTarget's article about Spinnaker Support's announcement to expand their business to include third-party SAP support and maintenance: Spinnaker to fight Rimini Street for third-party SAP support market
- Companies with aging applications, dissatisfied with vendors support and maintenance, help create a growing market for third party support. Because of this, Matt Stava, Spinnaker's managing principal, said it is "the perfect time" for his company to expand its offerings.
- Chris Kanaracus, The IDG News Service, reports on Spinnaker's acquisition of Versytec and how it further enhances the company’s position in the third-party support market: Spinnaker expands Oracle support services, aims at Rimini Street
- IT Jungle.com article discusses the addition of JD Edwards consulting servcies and how Spinnaker Support's strict IP policy sets us apart from the competition
- ManagingAutomation.com discusses Spinnaker's JD Edwards support: Spinnaker Support Claims 70 JDE Users for Support Services
- ComputerWeekly.com mentions Spinnaker in its article Recession buster: five tips to lower software maintenance fees
- Frank Scavo, the Enterprise System Spectator, examines why Spinnaker Support, which provides third-party JD Edwards support, and other third-party maintenance providers, are thriving
- The Deal Architect, Vinnie Mirchandani, explores why Spinnaker Support is different from other third-party maintenance firms providing JD Edwards support
- Informationweek.com article, Software Maintenance Fees: Time For This Model To Change?, explores why a new support model is needed for today's ERP solutions, Spinnaker is mentioned as a third party support provider alternative.
- Dennis Howlett's Irregular Enterprise blog reviews recent customer surveys related to application support and mentions that third-party maintenance providers, such as Spinnaker Support, may offer some relief in terms of spending on application support and maintenance.