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Archive for May, 2009

Infor reveals future of enterprise software at Inforum Africa 2009

(IT WEB) - Infor today announced it will hold its inaugural African customer event - Inforum Africa 2009 - on Tuesday, 7 July 2009 at the Emperors Palace Hotel, Johannesburg.
This event gathers Infor customers, partners, prospective customers and industry experts who want to connect, learn and maximise the value of their Infor solutions. Educational sessions, [...]

SMEs find IT a burden but need CRM

(MY CUSTOMER) - Almost a third of UK SMEs find IT represents the greatest cost overhead for their business, ahead of facilities and HR – but this presents great opportunities for software as a service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing providers.
Based on 1,000 responses from IT decision makers at UK SMEs, research carried out by Vanson [...]

Is there Any Antivirus Software for Windows Xp?

(http://www.ozelwebtasarim.com) - As Microsoft Corporation has released new operating systems including Windows Vista and Windows 7, many people asked me that is there any antivirus software programs still capable with Window XP? Are you also the person who using Microsoft Windows Xp as your operating system? Don’t worry, you are not alone, there are still [...]

Open-source software in the recession

(ECONOMIST) - MANY technology firms are floundering amid the recession. But many of the ones that offer services tied to open-source software—free programs written by volunteers who collaborate online—are boasting double-digit growth. Sales at Red Hat, the world’s biggest independent open-source firm with annual revenues of $653m, grew by 18% year-on-year in the first quarter. [...]

Implementing new CRM technology

(M TRAVEL) - It’s never been more important for today’s hotel organisations to be on top of every lead, every opportunity, and every customer interaction.
An effective customer relationship management (CRM) philosophy and discipline can go a long way in achieving this, while enabling your company to establish and maintain a relationship with each and every [...]

SaaS and demand for Wide Area Data Services

(CRN) - Software as a Service (SaaS) has gone mainstream. Applications as diverse as CRM, business intelligence, collaboration, supply chain management, secure email, extranet, human capital management, and service desk are being offered on demand via the internet rather than on site, on corporate servers.
Cloud computing is about providing IT as a service from third-party [...]

Editors Keys.com Creates New Studio Series Range of Microphones, Recording Equipment and Editing Keyboards Sets

New Editing Keyboards & Recording Equipment from Editors Keys, the worlds most used Editing keyboard company. For Pro Tools, Cubase, Logic, Final Cut, Avid and More.
Manchester, UK (PRWEB) May 28, 2009 — Editors Keys are an online company ( Editors Keys Website ), which specialize in editing keyboard sticker sets and silicone covers for Audio [...]

New Group Launches with Open-Source Tools for Mobile Health and Development

(CELLULAR NEWS) -  A new organisation has been launched to boost the use of mobile technologies in developing countries. The Open Mobile Consortium will assist in the development of open source software tools to help organizations to better serve the health, humanitarian and development needs of the “bottom billion,” the poorest [...]

Model-driven development - Embedded v/s Enterprise software

(ZD NET UK) - I recently attended a session on MDD organized by IBM. Following are my take-ways (besides a sumptuous meal, leather wallet & keychain :-)) from the session. I also try to arrive at a set of foundational MDD principles that are key to successful implementation in Enterprise product development, mostly from a [...]

RightNow joins CRM movement to extend customer service to social networks

(SEARCH CRM) - RightNow Technologies is the latest CRM vendor to add social networking monitoring capabilities to its service suite.
The Bozeman, Mont.-based company is this week releasing Cloud Monitor, a feature that allows companies to monitor and act on conversations about them taking place on Twitter and YouTube by integrating that information into their customer [...]