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The customer relationship management (CRM) market is changing. Over half the market is served by small vendors. Fully integrated
business suites like NetSuite standalone solutions like salesforce.com, are heeding the demand for software as a service,
but they are approaching the market with very differen (...)
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The customer relationship management (CRM) market is changing. Over half the market is served by small vendors. Fully integrated
business suites l...
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2005-12-06
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CRM. C.R.M. itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part three of a three-part article
to provide explanation and meaning for most of the common CRM phraseology. Here, in alphabetical order, we continue the Lexicon
of CRM (...)
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implementation of crm software industry:
CRM. CRM itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part three of a three-part article to
provide explanati...
Published:
2001-11-02
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While pundits have been debating whether the configuration software deserves to be a CRM module on its own, it is certainly
a part of the much broader CRM class of products, which typically includes front-office applications for sales force automation
(SFA), marketing automation, and field service/call c (...)
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While pundits have been debating whether the configuration software deserves to be a CRM module on its own, it is certainly
a part of the much bro...
Published:
2002-11-08
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For a customer relationship management implementation to be successful, consulting firms, vendors, and users must pay attention
to user training and change management. (...)
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For a customer relationship management implementation to be successful, consulting firms, vendors, and users must pay attention
to user training a...
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2005-10-22
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In May, Access Commerce, a French CRM vendor, announced the opening of its first USA office in San Diego, California. During
Explore 2000, QAD’s annual user conference, Access Commerce announced the release of eCameleon for MFG/PRO. (...)
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In May, Access Commerce, a French CRM vendor, announced the opening of its first USA office in San Diego, California. During
Explore 2000, QAD’s a...
Published:
2000-07-05
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Finding out the true facts about what makes CRM tick and how fast it circles the ROI clock—if it indeed reaches ROI-has long
frustrated potential CRM implementers looking for answers. And getting good answers really matters, because their only alternative
to being forewarned may be leaping into enterpr (...)
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Finding out the true facts about what makes CRM tick and how fast it circles the ROI clock—if it indeed reaches ROI-has long
frustrated potential ...
Published:
2003-02-15
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Today's enterprise applications are required as a matter of course to address more than the processes taking place within
the walls of an enterprise. Almost all traditional ERP vendors (small and big alike) had to experience a wake-up call and
have long been trying to expand their product offering in tu (...)
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Today's enterprise applications are required as a matter of course to address more than the processes taking place within
the walls of an enterpri...
Published:
2004-01-31
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Interface Software, a provider of relationship intelligence to professional services firms, introduces InterAction 5 with
three additional modules aimed at facilitating collaborative work in both legal- and project-based environments. InterAction
5 reinforces Interface Software's customer relationship ma (...)
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Interface Software, a provider of relationship intelligence to professional services firms, introduces InterAction 5 with
three additional modules...
Published:
2004-08-26
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ERP software may fail to meet critical business requirements. When companies find that their ERP doesn't meet all of their
business requirements, they should investigate niche software vendors who are focused on fixing fatal flaws. This paper discusses
one of the potential fatal flaw areas in the CPG ind (...)
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ERP software may fail to meet critical business requirements. When companies find that their ERP doesn't meet all of their
business requirements, ...
Published:
2004-04-24
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Provia stands apart from its peers in the enterprise software industry by claiming that behind every one of its installations
is a satisfied client. (...)
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Provia stands apart from its peers in the enterprise software industry by claiming that behind every one of its installations
is a satisfied client.
Published:
2000-10-11
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Abstract:
CRM. C.R.M. itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part three of a three-part article
to provide explanation and meaning for most of the common CRM phraseology. Here, in alphabetical order, we continue the Lexicon
of CRM (...)
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implementation of crm software industry:
CRM. CRM itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part three of a three-part article to
provide explanati...
Published:
2001-11-02
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Two recent moves by Lawson Software have stunned the market: 1) it discontinued its in-house CRM development in favor for
partnering with Siebel Systems, and 2) it announced the intention to deliver its product also via 3rd-party Application Service
Providers (ASPs). We express our views in this regard. (...)
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Two recent moves by Lawson Software have stunned the market: 1) it discontinued its in-house CRM development in favor for
partnering with Siebel S...
Published:
2000-05-18
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You may not yet have heard of ICICI-Infotech or its ERP offering, ORION. Well, for some time the rest of the world has. ICICI-Infotech
is starting to make its presence felt in North America and raise some ERP eyebrows. Read on as to why you may want to take
a closer look at this vendor and its product. I (...)
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You may not yet have heard of ICICI-Infotech or its ERP offering, ORION. Well, for some time the rest of the world has. ICICI-Infotech
is starting...
Published:
2004-11-22
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Although glitch-plagued software implementations are nothing new, the growing number of brand-name firms reporting big troubles
with their multimillion-dollar projects is starting to look like a Who's Who of the Fortune 500. (...)
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Although glitch-plagued software implementations are nothing new, the growing number of brand-name firms reporting big troubles
with their multimi...
Published:
1999-11-10
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This time the merger and acquisition of Connect-Care by Firstwave appears to be a search for vertical market access. Connect-Care
provides a direct reach to 87 software vendors that may represent both vertical expertise and a network of resellers. The
stakes are high. Will the Firstwave technical lead an (...)
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This time the merger and acquisition of Connect-Care by Firstwave appears to be a search for vertical market access. Connect-Care
provides a direc...
Published:
2003-04-13
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A proof of concept (POC) should be completed as part of the selection process when the risk of project failure is comparatively
high. Risk can be measured by two key variables. These variables are complexity of requirements and level of expertise of
the selection/implementation team. The more complex the (...)
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A proof of concept (POC) should be completed as part of the selection process when the risk of project failure is comparatively
high. Risk can be ...
Published:
2004-07-13
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Very few companies really run standard software applications as "standard" products, since every business changes constantly.
In fact, these companies have found that the agility they wish to attain is in direct conflict with the rigidity of their
enterprise systems. (...)
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Very few companies really run standard software applications as "standard" products, since every business changes
constantly. In fact, these compa...
Published:
2007-03-26
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Despite the logic behind combining customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) elements, the implementation
of marketing automation (MA) has been stunted by slow markets, and pessimistic investors. Vendors in CRM and BI are building
alliances in order to gain market share and il (...)
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Despite the logic behind combining customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) elements, the implementation
of marketing...
Published:
2005-08-17
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Vendors must make fundamental changes to sales and support processes to accommodate on-demand, transaction-based pricing.
Software vendors must rethink the kinds of functions they provide, how best to deliver those capabilities, and what approaches
to take through the channel. (...)
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Vendors must make fundamental changes to sales and support processes to accommodate on-demand, transaction-based pricing.
Software vendors must re...
Published:
2005-04-01
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Although the promise of reduced implementation risk and time, lower upfront costs, etc. justify the hosting/ASP model, this
brings an entire new set of issues for mid-market organizations to consider when seeking a vendor company using such an approach. (...)
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Although the promise of reduced implementation risk and time, lower upfront costs, etc. justify the hosting/ASP model, this
brings an entire new s...
Published:
2005-04-02