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Microsoft readies new 'Dublin' distributed app server

In conjunction with the rollout of its next-generation .Net Framework 4.0 release, Microsoft is readying a new distributed application server, code-named "Dublin." by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Developer, Application Server, Windows Communication Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Dublin, Microsoft Dynamics Team, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Application Servers, Research & Development, Middleware, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Business Operations, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-01

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Momentum Webcast: Unleash the Potential of Your Sales, Marketing, and Service People (Level 100)

Microsoft Dynamics CRM helps teams work effectively across all departments with a complete, centralized view of customer information. This flexible, familiar solution works as a natural extension of Microsoft Office Outlook, integrates with other Microsoft Office applications, and connects all the sales, marketing, and service processes. The attendee of this...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Webcast, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Microsoft Corp., CRM, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software, Marketing

Webcasts 2009-06-23

The Sullivan Group a Marathon Technologies Customer

I've spoken with the good folks of Marathon Technologies on several ocassions see Marathon Technologies launches everRun VM and Marathon Technologies and Microsoft dance together. This time, I had the opportunity to speak with  Erika Simpson, Network Administrator, and Rob Jones, IT Director, a user of Marathon's everRun VM, from...

Tags: Software, Marathon Technologies, Sullivan Group, SamWare, Server Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Virtualization, Servers, Hardware, Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Celenia Software Case Study

When project complexities and emerging business opportunities outstrip the internal resources of Microsoft Dynamics® partners, they need to be able to access additional consultant and technical expertise strategically and cost effectively. Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner Celenia Software meets this critical need, providing consultation, upgrade support, and custom development services to...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Corp., Software Development, Team Management, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management

Presentations 2009-05-01

Microsoft Convergence 2009: Hybrid Technology

Hybrids are the buzz in the auto industry, and now hybrid applications may be the next buzz in technology, both in licensed, behind-the-firewall mode as well as developed and hosted in the cloud. I spent time with Brad Wilson, GM of Microsoft’s Dynamic CRM team, and some executives...

Tags: Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Chris Fletcher, Convergence, Dynamics CRM, Hybrids, It Operations, Management, Microsoft Corp., Team, Team Management, xRM

Blog posts 2009-03-12

News to know: Firefox, Palm, AT&T, Sprint, Facebook friends

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.1 beta 3 "done," Firefox 3.5 beta 4 due April 14 Sam Diaz: Palm to SEC:...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mozilla Firefox, Palm Inc., Mary Jo Foley, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sprint Communications, Sam Diaz, Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Mice, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals

Blog posts 2009-03-11

Partner-Focused Offerings Help Resellers Pursue Growth, Improve Customer Support

When project complexities and emerging business opportunities outstrip the internal resources of Microsoft Dynamics partners, they need to be able to access additional consultant and technical expertise strategically and cost effectively. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Celenia Software meets this critical need, providing consultation, upgrade support, and custom development services to...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Celenia Software, Software Development, Tools & Techniques, Team Management, Development Tools, Software/Web Development, Management

Case studies 2009-02-25

Insurance Group Boosts Business With New Broker Relationship Tool

Allianz Brasil Seguros, the Brazilian subsidiary of the Allianz Group, wanted to improve the productivity of its insurance sales team and give it access to information about brokers in the field. The company deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM for 400 employees - half of whom work remotely. Managers now have better...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Sales Team, Tool, Sales Strategy, Insurance, Financial Planning, Sales, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance

Case studies 2009-02-01

Nortel Boosts Sales Productivity and Centralizes Access to Sales Information With CRM

Nortel is a telecommunications leader that found itself facing a distinctly changed business landscape in the new millennium. In this new market, its sales force needed to work more productively to generate the same revenue. Also, with diverse sales tools, Nortel management needed a more accurate view of its business...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Nortel Networks Corp., CRM, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Sales, Marketing, Software

Case studies 2009-01-01

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Part Tree, er...Three

To Recap We're heading into the homestretch.  Which is why the Giants need to beat the Panthers....last night.  Oh, snap. This isn't my NFL blog. I don't have one. This is the final episode in that hilarious sitcom, Greenberg's Fools Gold.  For those of you who missed the previous...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, CRM, Greenberg, Connectbeam Management, Zuora, LucidEra, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-22

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Live and Let Die - Part 1

We're heading into the forecasting homestretch now. You've seen what I'm thinking 'sup for 2009 with this post, this post, and this post.  Now we move onto the final one or two or three (we'll see how long I can go writing each one before I get tired or sick...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Application, BPX, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Marketing Functionality, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., Paul Greenberg, Product, Sales, Salesforce.com Inc., SAP AG, SDN, Software, Vision

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Consider the Next Step: Microsoft Dynamics CRM for ERP Customers

Microsoft CRM can not only integrate with other Microsoft solutions but resides in Microsoft Outlook where most people spend a majority of their day. A simple "Track in CRM" sets the team on its way to tracking rich data at the click of a button. Salesforce.com customers can save up...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, ERP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft CRM, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing

Webcasts 2008-12-09

Move over, Ajax. Here comes Microsoft's 'Kojax'

Move over, Ajax. Here comes Microsoft's 'Kojax'is that accurate?[i]using a combination of Visual Studio tools and JavaScript, on Java-based mobile phones.[/i].Is M$ embracing Java?...Or may be it is getting ready to buy Sun at a firesale price.Silverlight Lite ?Could it be Silverlight Lite ?Some possible connectionsLive Mesh / Live Framework,...

Tags: Microsoft Just, Kojax, Microsoft Corp., AJAX, Microsoft Silverlight, Here Come

Discussion threads 2008-11-25

SAP Makes A Dramatic Move: Ex-Oracle Exec John Wookey To Head up SAP’s New On-demand Market Effort

It’s hard to know which was more significant, the announcement that SAP is going to tackle on demand at the top of its market, or the name of the person â€" former Oracle apps exec John Wookey â€" who was picked to lead the effort. Off the top of my...

Tags: On-demand, SAP AG, Cloud Computing, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-11-11

Multitenant CRM Enables Rapid Deployment, Flexible Foundation for Field Sales Team

Facing rapid growth, U.S. Dynamics Field Sales needed a sales force automation tool that would map to the team's unique solution-selling process and drive adoption among sales staff. Working with Microsoft IT, U.S. Dynamics Field Sales deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM and integrated it with its legacy customer relationship management system,...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Sales Team, CRM, Multitenant CRM, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Automation (SFA), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software, Marketing

Case studies 2008-10-01

Microsoft Dynamics Goes for the Mid-market (Again)

Microsoft’s on-again, off-again flirtation with the high-end of the enterprise software market is off â€" again. The current thinking, the product of the latest massive shift in the leadership team of Dynamics, is that the lower to mid-market is the place to be, and Microsoft plans to be there to...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Account, Oracle Corp., Customer, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Advertising & Promotion, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Software, Marketing, Sales, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Episode One: Increase Sales Productivity by Creating a Connected and Collaborative Sales Force (Level 100)

The attendee of this webcast will find out how to get the sales solution of the future today. The attendee will learn how to create a connected, collaborative sales team can help to increase close rates by simplifying team collaboration on complex deals, accelerate sales cycles by enabling anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Webcast, Sales Force, Microsoft Corp., Connected Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

Webcasts 2008-09-16

Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft

It’s leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...

Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Healthcare Accreditation Agency Triples Sales With Customer Relationship Solution

COLA is a physician-directed, nonprofit agency whose mission is to help clinical laboratories comply with federal regulations through a program of education, consulting, and accreditation. Once every two years, the organization surveys approximately 8,000 laboratories throughout the United States. Previously, the COLA sales team tracked leads individually with spreadsheets and...

Tags: Microsoft Dynamics, Agency, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Sales Team, COLA, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Advertising & Promotion, Sales, Marketing

Case studies 2008-09-01

Global Real Estate Management Firm Chooses CRM Solution to Reduce TCO, Enhance Service

Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate management services company, has 160 offices and 28,000 employees in 50-plus countries. The firm's staffers used eight different tools ranging from spreadsheets to the SAP CRM application, and silos of data made it difficult to share customer information and prevented employees from collaborating effectively....

Tags: CRM Solution, TCO, Microsoft Corp., CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Real Estate, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Business Operations

Case studies 2008-06-05