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Experian, CedarCrestone Partner on CRM for Higher Education

Address verification solutions provider Experian QAS and consulting firm CedarCrestone have collaborated on an updated version of Experian QAS for Oracle’s PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. The new interface offers improved usability and seamless integration with the PeopleSoft environment. "The platform helps…

Noble Systems Introduces TouchStar 6.0 for Call Centers

The company has added significant enhancements to the call center software solution. Contact center technology provider Noble Systems has launched Noble TouchStar 6.0. "Noble TouchStar 6.0 offers substantial improvements by adding flexibility and enhancing data management and reporting functions," writes…

Ladbrokes Counts on CRM

The gambling company says its focus on CRM and targeting marketing will provide it with a competitive edge. Ladbrokes says it’s counting on CRM to boost earnings after a 28 percent drop in profits in 2009. "The company says it…

Web-based CRM Puts Westmont College in the Cloud

The college is using a cloud integration to exchange information between SalesForce CRM and its Datafel ERP system. Westmont College, in Santa Barbara, Calif., is using cloud computing for application integration. "The college is using a cloud integration platform from…

Sybase Targets Mobile CRM Software

The company has announced plans to focus on mobile CRM in the coming year. Sybase has announced plans to focus on mobile CRM in the coming year. "Sybase already has a mobile CRM portfolio and recently added modules for giving…

CloudShare Introduces CloudShare Pro

The new version of the company’s offering is targeted at individuals, teams and the SMB market. CloudShare has introduced CloudShare Pro, a streamlined version of its cloud-based platform designed specifically for small and mid-sized businesses. "Changing the way users collaborate,…

Tatitlek Chooses Deltek CRM

The company will use Deltek’s Costpoint CRM to improve business development processes. The Tatitlek Corporation has selected a suite of Deltek products including Costpoint, Costpoint CRM, Costpoint HR and Deltek Performance Management (DPM). "Costpoint will be used to unify and…

Draftfcb Gets VW CRM Contract

The car maker says Draftfcb demonstrated a solid grasp of Volkswagen’s business. Volkswagen has selected Draftfcb to handle customer relationship management in the United States. "Effective immediately, Draftfcb takes over the CRM responsibilities previously handled by Crispin and Euro RSCG,"…

Comarch Offers Integrated Solution

The offering combines network management with BSS and CRM. Comarch has introduced a pre-integrated offering for ISPs called the Comarch Satellite Package. "Comarch has developed a solution combining pre-integrated CRM, BSS and network management systems," writes TMCnet’s Mini Swamy. "The…

CustomerCentric Intros Salesforce App

The new application helps support the CustomerCentric Selling sales process. CustomerCentric Selling has introduced a new Salesforce.com AppExchange application named CustomerCentric Selling for Salesforce. "The new application… is designed to help CustomerCentric Selling customers who use Salesforce.com to ‘more efficiently…

CompanionLink Syncs with ACT!

The company has introduced a new iPhone wireless sync solution. CompanionLink Software has announced a new iPhone wireless sync solution for ACT! by Sage. "CompanionLink is currently the only solution for ACT! to iPhone sync that allows for two-way wireless…

Redknee Announces Microsoft Partnership

The company’s TCB offering will be integrated with Microsoft products to form a combined solution. Billing software provider Redknee Inc. has announced a partnership with Microsoft. "Under the terms of this partnership agreement, Redknee’s Turnkey Converged Billing, or ‘TCB,’ solution…

Oracle Buys Convergin

The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2010. Oracle Corp. has acquired real-time service brokering solutions provider Convergin. "Convergin’s Service Broker platform helps communications service providers manage services for a wide range of networks and application…

Crest and Visa Count on Olympics CRM

The companies are using CRM and e-mail marketing solutions to target customers during the Winter Olympics. Both Crest and Visa are taking advantage of CRM and e-mail marketing solutions during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. "Visa is running a new…

Sage Intros X3 Version 6

The new version improves usability, scalability and configurability. Sage has launched version 6 of its X3 ERP software. "Stuart Lynn, head of R&D for Sageb .s mid market division, said that the key improvements to the new product included its…

Fujitsu Integrates with MindTouch

Scanned documents can now be posted automatically to the MindTouch cloud-based collaboration service. Fujitsu has announced the integration of MindTouch technology into its scanner solutions, allowing scanned documents to be posted automatically to the MindTouch cloud-based collaboration service. "It’s the…

HP Trims Updated for SharePoint

The latest version of HP’s records management software can archive and manage SharePoint data. Version 7 of HP’s Trim records management software adds two optional modules for archiving and managing Microsoft SharePoint data. "With archiving, material is copied or moved…

Duxoft Offers Hosted IP Call Recording

The solution provides full call recording functionality without requiring a premise-based system. IP call recording provider Duxoft’s MiaRec Hosted solution offers full call recording functionality without requiring a premise-based system. "[With] the IP call recording provider’s products, users can have…

Esnatech Focuses on Integration

The company sees unified communications as a way to improve the efficiency of legacy solutions. Unified communications (UC) provider esnatech is focused on helping its customers integrate UC into their existing applications and processes. "’Unified communications is about unifying your…

Cartridge World Chooses NetSuite

The company selected NetSuite for its integrated CRM, ERP and e-commerce offerings. Cartridge World recently turned to NetSuite to help manage its 1,650 locations worldwide. "They chose NetSuite, Cartridge World officials say, for its integrated CRM, ERP and e-commerce," writes…

Soffront Named Product of the Year

The company’s CRM solution is available as on-premise software or SaaS. Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine has given Soffront Software, Inc. a 2009 Product of the Year Award for its CRM solution. "Soffrontb .s CRM application is a web-based solution that…

Managing Social CRM Data

Managing data from Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn can present a significant challenge. In a recent article at SearchCRM.com, Barney Beal looks at the challenges of managing the volumes of customer data that come with a social CRM deployment. "As organizations…

Colt Selects Tibco

Tibco will help Colt’s client deploy apps across both physical and virtual infrastructures. Business communications and managed services vendor Colt has chosen Tibco to help its clients deploy apps across physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures. "Software firm Tibco entered the…

CRM on the iPad

Adding geolocation to CRM could enable new and interesting forms of customer service. ChannelWeb’s Ed Moltzen looks at the potential for geolocation apps to arrive on the iPad, including solutions for CRM, productivity, and more. "Salesforce.com has been among the…

Hein, NetSuite Partner on Customized Apps

The financial, ERP and CRM apps will target specific industries. Hein & Associates has announced a partnership with NetSuite to offer a wide range of customized financial, ERP, and CRM solutions for specific industries. "Using expertise from Hein & Associates’…

Spotlight: Demandbase Updates Stream

The newest version adds increased customization of user alerts. Demandbase has released the third generation of its Demandbase Stream lead generation solution. "Chris Golec, Demandbase’s founder and chief executive officer says that the newest version of Stream has been immediately…

RedBuilt Switches to NetSuite

NetSuite says RedBuilt is the largest company to date to make the switch. RedBuilt LLC, which provides engineered wood products for the construction industry, has switched from SAP to NetSuite for its ERP financial management needs. NetSuite says RedBuilt is…

Zell Joins Razorfish

The hire is part of an effort to increase the agency’s CRM presence. Razorfish has hired John Zell as its VP of customer relationship technology solutions in a bid to increase its CRM presence. "The former SVP and chief technology…

Intelestream Recognized as Product of the Year

Intelestream’s intelecrm offering is designed to give small and medium sized businesses access to enterprise level CRM functionality. TMC’s Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine has given intelecrm developer Intelestream its 2009 Product of the Year Award. "Intelecrm is known to provide…

Zoho Thriving in a Competitive Market

The company offers a wide range of popular Web productivity applications, including Zoho CRM. Zoho Corp. currently offers over 20 Web productivity apps ranging from Zoho CRM to Zoho Wiki — and the company is thriving. "Not only does Zoho…

NBC Universal Partners with KickApps

KickApps gives NBC a solid platform for community development. NBC Universal has announced a partnership with social platform KickApps. "NBC is getting what is a solid platform for community development, content development and management; one that integrates social media tools…

Marketo Wins Salesforce.com Award

Marketing automation company Marketo was recognized with the Best Mass E-mail award in Salesforce.com’s AppExchange Best of ’09 Awards. "The Mass E-mail category, one of ten separate categories, recognizes products that let users build segmented e-mail lists, create and distribute…

Cloudkick Monitors Cloud Performance

The company has launched its new cloud monitoring service. Cloudkick has launched its new cloud monitoring service, with support for cloud computing services including Rackspace Cloud, Amazon EC2, Linode, GoGrid, Slicehost, RimuHosting and VPS.NET. "Cloudkick provides a unified API that…

ALT-Invest Announces SugarChimp ListSync

The new module integrates SugarCRM with MailChimp. ALT-Invest has introduced a product that integrates SugarCRM with MailChimp, called SugarChimp ListSync. "The module lets users sync data in SugarCRM software with the e-mail market capabilities from MailChimp, an Atlanta-based technology provider,"…

BSkyB Wins CRM Lawsuit

The company is claiming B#700 million in damages from EDS. A judge has ruled in favor of BSkyB in its lawsuit against EDS and HP over a failed CRM deployment. "BSkyB is claiming about B#700m in damages from EDS —…

SugarCRM Announces SugarCon 2010

The conference will include keynotes on the future of CRM, open source and cloud computing. Open source CRM provider SugarCRM has announced plans to host SugarCon 2010 at San Francisco’s Palace Hotel from April 12 to 14. “With the theme,…

CRM in Emerging Markets

Social networking solutions can help companies improve customer satisfaction rates worldwide. According to CIO.com’s Chris Kanaracus, an Accenture survey has found that customer satisfaction rates in emerging markets are far behind those in Europe and North America, particularly online —…

2009 a Record Year for eLead

New product offerings resulted in an increase of year-over-year revenue by more than 20 percent. Automotive CRM and lead management provider eLead says 2009 produced the company’s top year in sales since 2005. The year included the launch of eLead’s…

Convio Plans IPO

The CRM provider is seeking to raise $57.5 million for working capital, to pay off debt, and to make acquisitions. Nonprofit CRM provider Convio has filed for an initial public offering, with the aim of raising $57.5 million. "The company…

Management Dynamics Launches End-Use Manager

The solution is designed to help companies comply with different regulations when trading globally. Global trade management solutions provider Management Dynamics has introduced End-Use Manager, which generates end-use surveys for parties involved in a cross-border transaction. The aim is to…

Toshiba Introduces Strata Call Manager

Toshiba America Information Systems has introduced Strata Call Manager, a new unified communications solution. "It’s compatible with the Strata CIX family of IP business communication systems," according to ChannelPro-SMB. "Strata Call Manager’s Ribbon GUI is based on the Microsoft Fluent…

Newsgator Buys Tomoye

Newsgator has purchased Sharepoint social networking platform Tomoye. "The acquisition makes Newsgator one of the largest enterprise collaboration companies in the Enterprise 2.0 space and positions it as a vendor with the deepest ties to the Sharepoint environment," writes ReadWriteEnterprise’s…

SugarCRM Announces Plans for CRM Acceleration Winter Tour

The free events will offer guidance on formulating and implementing successful CRM strategies and processes. Open source CRM provider SugarCRM has announced its schedule for its upcoming CRM Acceleration 2010 Winter Tour. "Covering six cities on three continents in 50…

Lotus Connections to Add Social Analytics

IBM’s Lotus Connections will be upgraded to Lotus Connections Next in the second half of 2010, adding the ability to recommend people and content automatically. "Recommendations, along with the ratings, rankings and reputations capabilities in Connections will be a key…