Sales Simplicity Software Gains Acceptance as CRM & Sales Automation Standard for Canadian Homebuilders

July 30, 2008 by CRM Help Desk

Canadian Builders Retool with Sales Simplicity Software. Company Adds Another 2,100 Annual Housing Starts to its User Base

Sales Simplicity Software, the widely acknowledged North American leader in Sales Automation, CRM, Marketing and Reporting tools for home builders, today announced widening acceptance of its products as the de facto standard for Canadian homebuilders.

Since the beginning […]

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CRMTrak Releases Google Calendar Integration for Online CRM Users

July 29, 2008 by CRM Help Desk

CRMTrak (www.crmtrak.com), a fast growing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Online CRM solution, today announced it has integrated Google Calendar into its solution through the Google Data API program.

The new integration means CRMTrak users can seamlessly manage and synchronize their calendars between CRMTrak and Google Calendar and extend synchronization to Outlook with Google’s Outlook Synch software.

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NetSuite Launches CRM+

July 29, 2008 by CRM Help Desk

CRM+ uses a number of Ajax-built features that streamline business processes through more drop-down windows and drag-and-drop functionality.

NetSuite has launched a version of its customer relationship management software with more advanced user interface features. The new CRM+ incorporates Web 2.0 technology to simplify a number of business processes.

The latest offering is in addition to NetSuite’s […]

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Microsoft Office Suite as SaaS to compete with Google and Zoho?

July 28, 2008 by CRM Help Desk

Microsoft is getting into the SaaS game with their “Office suite” including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. A one-year subscription for three home computers will cost $69.99. This competes with Google and Zoho “office suite” product line.

From Yahoo News:

Microsoft is ready to put its popular Microsoft Office suite online, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint […]

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5 Myths for Software as a Service (Saas)

July 28, 2008 by CRM Help Desk

As a rebuttal to all the hype towards the advantages of Software as a Service, Gene Marks from The Marks Group has five popular myths. At the microscopic level, he is right. But then again, I can present a set of facts and make you believe anything… at least for a few minutes.

Time […]

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Survey Shows CEOs Are Making Collaboration a Top Priority

July 23, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This article and research report is really a shameless plug for BusinessWeek and SAP, but I though it was worth pointing out.

Ever since EDP was renamed to DP, then MIS, IS, and now IT, we know that the business plan must be in line with the technology road map. There is a lot of […]

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Survey Claims Open Source is Business Security Risk

July 21, 2008 by Jimson Lee

How many companies do you know still refuse to run Linux?

Their argument is the source code is 100% available and open, so hackers know the vulnerabilities and potentially harm your system.

Here’s some reality…

First of all, the number 1 threat to your companies security policy is your own employees.

Second, yes, the number of Linux and Mac […]

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Entellium Reinvents the CRM Experience for Small Business with New Rave Solutions

July 17, 2008 by CRM Help Desk

Rave’s Compelling Game-Like User Experience and Strategic Insight into Sales Trends Answers Question “How Can I Spend My Time Most Profitably Today?”
SEATTLE, WA – Entellium, a global developer of on-demand Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for small businesses, today announced the introduction of Rave Plus and Rave Complete, new CRM products within its Rave solutions […]

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New Salesforce.com Certification for Salesforce CRM Admins

July 16, 2008 by Jimson Lee

New Salesforce.com Certification Program for Salesforce CRM Admins and Force.com Developers to Accelerate SaaS and PaaS Industry Success

SAN FRANCISCO — Salesforce.com, the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), today announced the official salesforce.com certification program for Salesforce CRM administrators and Force.com developers. The new program will give Salesforce CRM admins and […]

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XTuple Releases Hybrid Open-Source ERP

July 15, 2008 by CRM Help Desk

Here’s an interesting twist between commercial and open source software.

I always believe there is a huge difference between customizing and configuring your CRM or ERP software package.

XTuple’s software is commercial with full access to the source code but any improvements and changes must go back to xTuple for review and possible added to the main […]

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