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The Rise of the Adaptive Enterprise: Takeaways from QAD’s Explore 2019

GREG CLINE | May 16, 2019 | 254 views

Last week I spent two days at QAD’s Explore 2019 conference. The first day of this annual event was filled with keynotes from executives covering the company’s product capabilities and roadmap as well as overall marketing messaging activities. It was robust with customer discussions and offered opportunities to interact with key company executives.

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