Do you prefer small vendors, or large ones? Are large suppliers highly responsive? Are small vendors financially stable? Is the happy medium to be found at mid-sized partners?
These questions are more important than ever. Now that industry consolidation has claimed so many vendors and the topic of globalization technology is as cold as last Friday's coffee, industry leaders are focusing on key attributes such as a vendor's value, durability, and flexibility - which may all be a reflection of the vendor's size.
To give your own answers to these and other questions, please take a minute and complete the short survey.
Input from all recipients will be collected and summarized at the upcoming LISA conference, where a session has been scheduled to discuss this topic. Led by SimulTrans CEO Mark Homnack, localization leaders from SAP, JD Edwards, and other companies will present their opinions and engage the audience.
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