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- B2B
- Business to Business Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G.
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- BriefingsDirect analysts discuss business commerce clouds: Wave of the future or old wine in a new bottle?
- As the general notion of cloud computing continues to permeate the collective IT imagination, an offshoot vision holds that multiple business-to-business (B2B) players could use the cloud approach to build extended business process ecosystems. by Dana Gardner
- Tags: Business Process, Wine, B2B, Operational Planning, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Business Operations, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- The business value of Web 2.0 technology.
- Benefits of enterprise mobility span the business-to-employee (B2E), business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrums. Enterprise mobil-ity can improve an organization's productivity, optimizelogistics operations, enhance customer relationships and streamline supply chain management.
- Tags: Web, IBM Corp., B2C, B2B, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Web 2.0, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-11-09
- Enterprise mobility: connecting to a world of opportunity
- Benefits of enterprise mobility span the business-to-employee (B2E), business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) spectrums. Enterprise mobil-ity can improve an organization's productivity, optimizelogistics operations, enhance customer relationships and streamline supply chain management.
- Tags: Mobility, B2C, B2B, Supply Chain Management (SCM), E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2009-11-09
- The business-to-business of Gist
- Gist is scaryI was terrified to see how "smart" Gist was. I didn't like how it just imported everyone to my account.I do think it works better than Outlook search though :)
- Tags: B2B, GiST
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- The business-to-business of Gist
- Gist, an online service that integrates your social stream with tools like Microsoft Outlook and Salesforce.com, recently launched its public beta to bring in individual users, but is wasting no time spreading its B2B wings. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: B2B, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Cisco Buys Tandberg on its way to be your B2B video conferencing partner
- Acquisition's efficiency is its benefit.At The Transition Companies, we believe that acquiring companies is often the most efficient and effective way to grow a company. Cisco is looking to not only grow but to shift their current strategy and begin focusing on the underused videoconferencing marketplace by purchasing Tandberg,...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, B2B, Tandberg, Cisco Systems Inc., Transition company
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- A brain-computer interface that communicates thoughts between people
- New research from the University of Southampton has demonstrated that it is possible for communication from person to person through the power of thought alone. Looking to take brain-computer interfaces BCI to the next level, Dr. Christopher James from the University’s Institute of Sound and Vibration Research,...
- Tags: Light-emitting Diode, Person, Engineering, Internet, B2B, Telecom & Utilities, E-business/E-Commerce, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
- Cisco Buys Tandberg on its way to be your B2B video conferencing partner
- I spent a day with Tandberg management last week and came away very impressed with some things I can't share and also some things that I can share. Tandberg has: Great HD videoconferencing solutions in room-sized all the way down to Webcam. Yep, a Webcam image looks...
- Tags: Video Conferencing, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., B2B, Tandberg, Business Person, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ted Schadler
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Yahoo's sale of Alibaba.com stake opportunistic
- There's a fair amount of hubbub about Yahoo's decision to sell its stake in Alibaba.com, but it's really just an opportunistic trade. Reuters notes that Yahoo is selling its entire 1.14 stake in Alibaba.com, China's B2B e-commerce giant, to net about $150 million. The move makes sense...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Alibaba.com, IPO, B2B, Investment, Taxes, Financial Planning, Financial Services, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-14
- IOSManager Business Management System 09.06.02 (Windows)
- Purchase order, sales order, inventory management, account receivable/payment management, general journal, accounting, fixed assets, POS-Retail Sale, VIP (discount/pre-paid), B2B Solution, invoice, check bill, RMA warranty repairs. Supports multilingual UI screen and report: Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English, Japanese, Thai, Korean.
- Tags: Virtualmodule, B2B, Sales Strategy, Asset Management, Microsoft Windows, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Sales, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-09-11
- Real cash for virtual FarmVille cash
- Bridging together your real bank account with a game cash pot to progress you further into different levels. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Cash, Bank Account, Games, Financial Services, Personal Technology, FarmVille, Zynga, Facebook, E-Commerce, Social Networking, Zack Whittaker, iGeneration, Bank, Money, Cashflow, B2B, B2C
- Image galleries 2009-09-09
- Data Security Mythbusters: Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
- In today's business environment, enterprises must work even harder than before to protect one of their most valuable assets - their information. When facing the pressures of regulatory oversight, email security, business-to-business requirements, and increased threats to networked environments, organizations must be proactive in protecting their data. A single loss...
- Tags: PKWare, Data Security, Enterprise, B2B, PKI, Security, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet
- White papers 2009-07-27
- B2I is the new Web opportunity
- To divide the world unthinkingly into B2C and B2B ignores the reality of the Web today. We must start taking account of an emerging segment that I call business-to-individual (B2I). by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Web, B2I, B2C, Channel Management, B2B, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Marketing, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2009-05-15
- Point / Counterpoint: Debating celebrities on Twitter
- Today seems to be Twitter day on the blog. I'm going to go with it. Last week at a networking event I had quite the heated debate with Aaron Strout, a man I respect and admire very much. But we're on opposite sides of a very important...
- Tags: Twitter, Marketing Research, B2B, Marketing, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- TechNet Webcast: Microsoft Active Directory Rights Management Services: Installation Best Practices (Level 300)
- The attendee of this webcast will learn the best practices regarding how to deploy Active Directory Rights Management Services 9AD RMS) in the enterprise, including installation and common AD RMS Topologies used for Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) scenarios.
- Tags: Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Best Practice, Microsoft TechNet, Microsoft Windows Rights Management Services, Digital Rights Management (DRM), B2C, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, B2B, Directory Services, Security, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
- Webcasts 2009-05-01
- Cloud-Based Enterprise Mashup Integration Services for B2B Scenarios
- This paper observes a huge demand for situational and ad-hoc applications desired by the mass of business end-users that cannot be fully implemented by IT departments. This is especially the case with regard to solutions that support infrequent, situational, and ad-hoc B2B scenarios. End users are not able to implement...
- Tags: Enterprise Mashup, Technische Universitat Munchen, B2B, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet
- White papers 2009-04-24
- Building a virtual B2B user community
- Building a virtual B2B user communityReally is an excellent toolI have only used openIFS as a user internal to IFS, but there really is a lot of excellent cross-talk going on between users. We are always finding new ways to leverage openIFS, and once people get involved in a community...
- Tags: openIFS, user community, B2B
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- Building a virtual B2B user community
- * Jennifer Leggio is at RSA Conference Guest editorial by Joel Lundgren I was first introduced to Facebook in the summer of 2007. At that time most people in Sweden had yet to hear about this site, and the idea that it had anything...
- Tags: Community, Customer, Joel Lundgren, openIFS, Lundgren, Blogging, B2B, Branding, Internet, E-business/E-Commerce, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Study Says Social Media Not Useful to Close Sales. Duh.
- Jessica Tsai writes wonderfully as always at DestinationCRM about the results of a survey done by the Effectiveness Solutions Research ESR Group that tries to (and I really mean "tries to" not "succeeds at") look at effect of the use of new social media tools" on B2B sales. ...
- Tags: Social Networking, Network, Social Media, B2B, Tool, Jessica Tsai, Social Media Tool, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Productivity, Sales, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-04-08
- VASCO's VACMAN Controller and DIGIPASS Go 1 Protect Real Estate Database and Revenue of B-to-B e-Commerce Company
- A U.S. based online provider of commercial real estate information wanted to offer its customers secure online access to a database with critical corporate real estate information. The challenge was to secure the application without compromising the users' mobility and ease-of-use. DIGIPASS and VACMAN are a winning combination for every...
- Tags: Revenue, Corporate Real Estate, VASCO, Commercial Real Estate, Real Estate, Financial Services, B2B, Security, Business Operations, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet
- Case studies 2009-04-01
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