"I haven't purchased a
best-of-breed stereo for my car since I was in college," Klappich says.
The bigger
best-of-breed WMS vendors also offer labor management system (LMS), yard management system (YMS), and transportation management system (TMS) solutions.
Make the most of your investments with a plan that emphasizes the best:
best-of-breed solutions coupled with comprehensive integrations that seamlessly tie together the technologies you value across your organization.
Six months ago, I received a call from a pathologist telling me that his healthcare system was going to consider upgrading its AP LIS and, if I wanted our
Best-of-Breed Anatomic Pathology LIS system to be considered, I should contact its IT department.
Frankly, taking the alternative approach and buying a huge collection of
best-of-breed vendors in one organization simply doesn't make economic or technical sense anymore.
Chuck Podesta, senior vice president: and CIO at the 562-bed Fletcher Allen Healthcare in Burlington, Vt., has faced what many CIOs might consider a potential "nightmare" scenario: he's ripped out a popular
best-of-breed emergency department (ED) information system and installed the ED IS module from his core clinical EMR vendor (the Verona, Wis.-based Epic Systems Corp.).
Summary: Web Gateway Security Solution Runs on Riverbed Services Platform, Combining
Best-of-Breed WAN Optimization and Web 2.0 Security on Single Appliance
Riverbed Technology, a leading IT performance company, has launched a comprehensive,
best-of-breed secure Web gateway and WAN optimisation solution for organisations with remote offices.
"Especially when considering
best-of-breed products, people tend to look at the technology first and then have to do a lot of backtracking," said Bill Nagel, an analyst for Forrester Research in Amsterdam.
As for vendor solutions, respondents to the Celent survey show an inclination for
best-of-breed solutions.
Summary: New
Best-of-Breed Solution Streamlines Deployment of Remote and Branch Office Security