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Office 2010: The Pros and Cons for Businesses

Office 2010, set to launch in June, has handy new features for businesses and is more Web-friendly, but will come with a potentially clunky merging of new technologies and upgrade headaches. Is it worth it? A Forrester research report weighs the good

Jan 14, 2010
Enterprise Applications Microsoft Office Office Suites
opinion

The End of Traditional Software Licensing? Not So Fast

A Forrester prediction that enterprise software vendors will walk away from lucrative tradition doesn't add up.

Jan 13, 2010
Enterprise Applications
feature

Cloud Software Vendors See Stocks Hit Stratosphere

SaaS companies have ridden the cloud applications trend to huge stock gains since December 2008. Who's in the most money?

Jan 12, 2010
Cloud Computing ERP Systems Technology Industry
opinion

NetSuite Plays Shoot-Out with SAP Perfectly–and Wins

A software shootout between SAP and NetSuite's cloud ERP offerings gives NetSuite just what it wanted: Publicity and legitimacy.

Jan 11, 2010
Enterprise Applications
feature

Twitter Tips: 5 Proven Ways to Get Retweeted

What makes your tweets worthy of sharing? One Twitter expert explains the time of day when you are most likely to be retweeted, "magic" words and other tips.

Jan 11, 2010 3 mins
Enterprise Applications Social Networking Apps Twitter
opinion

CRM Team Staffing – Inside or Out?

CRM projects can represent a big investment of IT personnel. But if you're using a SaaS CRM system, when should you be thinking about the implementation team as "staffing-as-a-service?"

Jan 11, 2010
CRM Systems
feature

New Year’s Resolutions at Work: Broken All-Too-Soon

Already behind on your New Year's resolutions with regards to work: Haven't asked for that raise yet? Still reading Maxim, not The Economist? We completely understand.

Jan 8, 2010
Business IT Alignment Cloud Computing Data Center
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Supply Chains Are Bigger Today, But Are They Better?

Even as IT tools have improved and companies' confidence in global supply chains' value has flourished, businesses still struggle with visibility into and collaboration with their supply chain partners.

Jan 7, 2010
Enterprise Applications Risk Management Supply Chain Management Software
opinion

Touchy-Feely CRM: How to Get More Customer-Driven Data

Like most enterprise software, CRM systems are filled with data from your company and filled out by your people. But isn't that missing the point of the "C" in CRM? What do you need to do to get more customer-driven data in the system

Jan 7, 2010
CRM Systems
feature

Software Audits on the Rise: Survival Tips

Enterprises faced an increased number of software audits from revenue-hungry vendors in 2009, as well as new types of disputes, says a new Forrester report. Here are some areas to watch, plus advice on playing smart defense with "traffic cop&quo

Jan 6, 2010
ERP Systems Legal Risk Management