MS CRM – Workflow Best Practices – Reduce Wait time

As many of you know, the more items you have in a wait state in MSCRM the slower the system can perform. On of the best practices is to wake up every so often and perform your check and go back to sleep if the condition doesn’t meet. Example: Case: Wait 7 days and if…

List of all CRM Solution vendors A-Z

Click on each logo to know more… Access Commerce ACCPAC Achiever Software ACT ADAPTcrm Amdocs Amodat Technologies Aplicor Aprimo Ardexus Astea ATG Aurum AutoTask Avidian Axonom Balgord Brainsell Big Machines BNTouch Centerbase ChannelCRM Chordiant C2 CRM- Clear Technologies CLPSuite CNP Commence Concursive Corporation Constant Contact Contact Administrator Contactual CoreMatrix CRM ASP CRM by Web CRMG…

The Case study for Open Source CRM

If you're in the market for a CRM application, you’re probably wondering if you should go with an open source solution like SugarCRM instead of a standard vendor offering, such as Salesforce.com. Unfortunately, trying to determine open source's benefits and drawbacks vs. vendors' proprietary solutions can lead to a seemingly endless amount of head scratching. To help you…

The Top 10 Open-Source CRM Solutions

Open-source software is not for businesses who want out-of-the-box complete applications, but it makes sense for companies that want to tailor every aspect of the CRM experience from the ground up. CRM buyers might have very few choices were it not for open-source applications. The CRM field is dominated by huge players such as Oracle…

5 New Tools for Salesforce.com Released This Week: Virtual Private SaaS, Cloud Billing and More

Here are the new tools in Salesforce: Navajo Systems: Salesforce.com as a Virtual Private SaaS Navajo Systems launched its "virtual private SaaS" for Salesforce.com this week. No, it's not an on-premise instance of Salesforce.com. Instead, it encrypts all the sensitive data you put into Salesforce.com so that even if someone accesses your Salesforce.com account, they…

Microsoft turns up the heat on Salesforce.com, Oracle

Microsoft is rolling out its CRM Online service globally and offering financial incentives to users who switch over Microsoft announced last week that it's Dynamics CRM Online software is now available in 40 markets around the world, bringing it in closer competition with Salesforce.com and Oracle's CRM on Demand. In hopes of poaching customers from…

Salesforce.com: New Features in Winter ’11 Release

Companies who already use Salesforce.com are anxiously awaiting the release of the Winter ’11 edition of the top-selling CRM software. The latest incarnation of Salesforce.com is loaded with a bevy of new and enhanced features that are sure to increase the productivity and profitability of organizations of all sizes, shapes and scopes. From a host…

CRM Systems – Key Features

Customer relationship management (CRM) systems improve the way businesses interact with their existing and potential clients. With tightly-integrated applications and functionality that streamline and automate customer-facing processes across both the front- and back-office, CRM systems empower companies to deliver consistent, responsive, high-quality service throughout the entire customer lifecycle. At the same time, CRM systems can…

How to Compare CRM Systems

CRM (Customer Relationship Management) is a business strategy that should assist businesses with effectively managing their customers. CRM is a broad concept that is primarily focused on customer service. The primary goal is to help you and your employees achieve excellent customer service. The broad concept of customer management is represented by its best practices,…

Top 6 Trends in Enterprise CRM

Back in the old days, customer relationship management (CRM) was a simple affair: It consisted of a receptacle for customer information, a means of accessing it easily, a way to track activity on specific clients, and a few reports. While those elements remain, a whole lot more has entered into the picture. Gartner, for one,…

SAP Mobile CRM for iPhones

SAP Mobile CRM Users Can Have Their Security and Their iPhones Too The Sybase for SAP CRM iPhone app offers a range of features necessary to a mobile sales professional: schedule and contact information, an analytics engine, and Netweaver integration, which enables user notification when important developments occur. Plus, it's secure, without getting in the…

Oracle Takes Aim at Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) has been a dominant force in the sales force automation and CRM markets, thanks to the company's early embrace of the cloud. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) hopes to halt that momentum. At this week's Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison saved some of his most pointed comments for Salesforce.com.…

SugarCRM 6 Debuts with Open Source and Commercial Features

After four months of beta availability and testing, SugarCRM today officially announced the general availability of its Sugar 6 CRM customer relationship management platform. Sugar 6 includes an open source community edition as well as commercially licensed professional and enterprise editions. With Sugar 6, SugarCRM is expanding its partnership base with enhanced extensibility that enables…

Top 10 Features of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011

The beta version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 released earlier this month has created quite a stir among beta testers and market-watchers, as it contains a number of big improvements. Those features include a next-generation native Microsoft Outlook client, Microsoft Office contextual CRM Ribbon for Office navigation and user experience, role-tailored design, and user personalization.…

Which Enterprise CRM Tool Is Right for You?

When it comes to customer relationship management (CRM) software and services, there are a lot of choices out there. But which one is right for you? We'll look at a handful of enterprise CRM vendors — Oracle, Salesforce.com, SAP, Microsoft, RightNow, Pegasystems and Sword Ciboodle — to give you a sense of what to look…

Oracle vs. Salesforce – CRM of Choice

Customer Relationship Management – many working in business nowadays are aware of the tools available to electronically maintain and track client relationships. The big names in this space are Oracle and Salesforce. But, there are others providing viable, scalable CRM solutions as well. Salesforce.com is arguably the textbook model for Software as a Service (SaaS)…

Comparing Costs: Microsoft CRM Dynamics, Salesforce and Oracle

CRM vendors were offering free migrations from CRM-X to CRM-Y. It was also a war on trying to lure customers to switch. We are even seeing try-before-you-buy sales pitches with free trials anywhere from 30 to 90 days. The biggest fear among companies are the unexpected hidden limitations that pop up later in the implementation…

Evaluating CRM SaaS Providers

Software as a Service (SaaS) offers customers a choice of how to purchase and consume business applications.  As pricing can be different from traditional software purchases, it is important to understand any nuances that may result in higher costs than anticipated.  Ask these questions to make sure you are getting what you expected: How much…

CRM Software: What Is It, Do I Need It, and Is It Worth the Investment?

What is CRM? Many of us have heard the term “CRM”, but may still have questions about what exactly it is.  Customer relationship management (CRM) software is a tool used to manage all of your contacts’ and customers’ information in one place and tracks all activities related to them.  It’s also used to manage partner and vendor relationships. …