I own one of the first card scanners made by CardScan. I guess I'm a visual person where I like the contact info from a business card, but it is the logo that triggers my memory to the company and … [Read more...]
Gartner 2009 Forecast: IT Spending Flat, but Outsourcing will Grow
There were two interesting press releases from Gartner last week that caused mixed emotions in the IT world. The news was good or bad, depending on how you looked at it. 1. Gartner Says … [Read more...]
SugarCRM Announces Keynotes and Sponsors for SugarCon 2009
IBM, Microsoft, Research In Motion, Jigsaw, Levementum and Talend to Sponsor Commercial Open Source CRM Conference CUPERTINO, Calif.-- SugarCRM, the world's leading provider of commercial open … [Read more...]
Salesforce. com – Great News in this Recession or Simply Arrogance?
Yesterday's Salesforce.com outage resulted in several readers emailing me the story from the San Jose Mercury News titled 'The Recession, the Cloud and Salesforce.com' *. The feelings were mixed. … [Read more...]
CRM Help Desk Software Predictions for 2009
These 5 industries will continue to be hot topics for 2009, which is going to be a very lean year for small, medium and large businesses. Tech spending will be tightened and budgets will be cut. If … [Read more...]
Toll-free, Cheap or Free Conference Calls and Web Presentations
With today's economy, we all need to try and save money. My number one expense is travel costs, so if I can find a way to do some support or presentations remotely, I will. When trying to save … [Read more...]
On-Demand SaaS or On-site CRM? Commercial or Open-Source Software?
Do you prefer a PC or Mac? On-Demand SaaS or On-site CRM? Commercial or Open-Source Software? The last 2 questions are my most common questions I receive every week when trying to evaluate … [Read more...]
5 Myths for Software as a Service (Saas)
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 … [Read more...]
XTuple Releases Hybrid Open-Source ERP
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 … [Read more...]
Microsoft SaaS Pricing for Exchange, SharePoint Revealed
Source: NetworkWorld Microsoft's prices have always been geared to be affordable for the masses. And when entering a new market, it seems to always start low-ball. Microsoft today finally revealed … [Read more...]