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IBM Corporation Creates a Seamless Organization for Customers Worldwide

Committed to providing a seamless customer experience, International Business Machines Corporation IBM - the world's largest information technology company - decided to standardize on common worldwide sales processes, using one set of worldwide data standards. The company then turned to Oracle's Siebel CRM applications to tie all the pieces together....

Tags: Worldwide Sales, Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Sales Strategy, Quality, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales, Business Operations, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software

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Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?

I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices

RE: Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac pricesIf they wanted marketshare at a lower entry price they could have pulled that off years ago with cloner acquisitions and more mfg on their own part with rigid standards and practices to ensure quality and lower production costs. ...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Mac proponent, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Audi AG, Mac Share

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

SIA: Chip sales "above expectations"; more growth expected

Echoing a growing sentiment that economic recovery is in the works, the Semiconductor Industry Association today said that worldwide sales of semiconductors were up nearly 20 percent from the previous quarter, though down more than 10 percent from the same quarter a year ago. For the quarter...

Tags: Semiconductor Industry Association, Semiconductor, Chip, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Report: VoIP sales top $20 billion in first half; more growth to come

A market research report found that VoIP services worldwide topped $20 billion in the first half of the year and were set for even more growth, as recession-plagued customers turn to VoIP to save money. by Sam Diaz

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, Sales Strategy, Telecommunications, Networking, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-30

PC report: Apple pushing 10 percent share; Win 7 not expected to have big Q4 impact

Not what I'm seeingNot sure where this guy thinks people are buying PCs AHEAD of Windows 7 release. Most people that I know that are looking or have been looking for PCs are INDEED waiting for Windows 7. Why would you go through the trouble of upgrading when you...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Saying goodbye to OpenOffice.Org

RE: Saying goodbye to OpenOffice.OrgMS Office appears to be a really expensive trap. Your solution: Softmakerhttp://www.softmaker.comSuperior compatibility with all MS versions. No bloatware. Simply solid German engineering.If this came from a credible author I would be confused too butMr Kusnetzky has an habit of interspersing his zdnet stream with...

Tags: goodbye, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Dell sells discounted Zune HD before it hits stores

waitfirst thing im going to do tomorrow is head out to best buy and try this thing out. the one thing i care about a lot is the browser, if the browser is as good as safari in the iphone then I might just on this. I browse...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

IBM, Dell gain server share amid server sales carnage; HP share flat

Server sales continue to tank with worldwide server revenue falling 30.1 percent in the second quarter to $9.8 billion. That decline has set up a market share duel that IBM is winning, according to IDC. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Servers, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Hollywood studios offer 'download to own' DivX movies online; Film Fresh the new iTunes?

For the first time ever, movie titles from Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. will be available for download online in the DivX format. DivX, Inc. and movie site Film Fresh on Wednesday announced that Film Fresh will offer titles such as The...

Tags: Hollywood Studios, DivXNetworks, Movie, Apple iTunes, RB, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Industry fight against Google hurts education

Everyone knows I'm something of a Google devotee. I don't think it's without reason, though. Google's Education Apps have allowed me to completely transform communication within our district this summer and provide state-of-the-art collaboration tools to teachers for free. Google's Summer of Code puts 1000 students to...

Tags: Education, Google Inc., Industry, Internet, Litigation, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-21

FCC to vote on wireless industry competition inquiry; Watch out Verizon and AT&T

How does the current setup stiffle innovation?Is the fcc indicating that they feel phones are not as advanced as they should be, or that wireless networks are not as innovative as they chould be?The current setup prevents consumers from ....1. Choosing the device they want2. Using it with...

Tags: 3G, Federal government, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Asian Governments, bureaucrat, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., FCC, phone

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

News to know: Culture of cheap; Microsoft, Nokia; eBay; Apple

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. Andrew Nusca: Culture of cheap: How discount computers cost the consumer Jason Perlow: Der Frankenputer: A Last Hurrah at...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Cloud Computing, Phishing, Virtualization, Sales Strategy, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Word, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-13

Q2 worldwide smartphone sales show Apple increasing a whopping 10.5% over 2008

apple's numberyou probably didN#t give us apple#s marketshare number by mistake, right?13.3%Its in the report. windows mobilewm: 9 %didn't steve ballmer say 2 and a half years ago that he has rather 60-80% of the market than the 1-2 % apple will have?Depends on the segment.They have roughly 40% of...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, smart phone, sales, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

Q2 worldwide smartphone sales show Apple increasing a whopping 10.5% over 2008

Gartner's worldwide smartphone sales numbers are in for the 2nd quarter of 2009 and it looks like Apple had the greatest increase with HTC and RIM also showing increases in marketshare compared to 2008. This makes sense as the iPhone 3GS hit the market, Android continues to roll out from...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., Increase, Smart Phone, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Smart Phones, Sales Force Management, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Sales, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Fortune 500 Series: How EMC used social media to recruit, re-brand, rebuild

EMC can best be described as an entity. Not only in the Fortune 500, the infrastructure information provider was recognized by Fortune as one of the 10 most admired companies for product and service quality. This success didn't come easy to the giant, which needed to significantly rebuild its business...

Tags: Social Networking, Brand, Social Media, EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Corda Technologies Case Study: Monster Technologies

Monster Technologies, a division of Monster Worldwide. Inc., provides technical service and support for the Monster brand. Monster Worldwide offers online employment services and solutions through its family of Internet properties. Monster Technologies' L&F group has been using salesforce.com for several years as its sales force automation platform for Customer...

Tags: CORDA Technologies Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Monster, Sales Force, Contact Management, Monster Worldwide Inc., SFA, Powell Media, Monster Technologies, Sales Force Automation (SFA), Sales Force Management, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales

Case studies 2009-08-05

Yahoo-Microsoft deal: Details from the SEC filing

Yahoo on Tuesday revealed details of its search agreement with Microsoft in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including information about revenue sharing, technology licensing and implementation plans. Among the highlights: For the first five years of the 10-year-agreement, Yahoo will be...

Tags: Revenue, SEC Filing, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Limited Patent Cross License, Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Revamped NetApplications data: Bad for IE and Mac OS, good for Chrome

Revamped NetApplications data: Bad for IE and Mac OS, good for ChromeFinally Properly Weighted Statistics ...This is what I've been screaming about in numerous posts about Net Applications so called "global" market share data that excluded most of the world's population. Finally they got the hint because they were starting...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, operating system, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Merchandising Initiative Helps Rocket One of the Fastest-Growing US Retailers to the Top of the S&P 500

As retailers worldwide battle the recession, one chain has actually come out stronger. Charlotte, NC-based Family Dollar led the S&P 500 in stock appreciation and has garnered national attention for continued positive revenue, earnings and same-store sales increases. The challenge was to increase sales by ensuring that each store stocks...

Tags: S&P 500, Stock, SAS Institute, Same-store Sales, Retail, Financial Accounting, Investment, Finance

Case studies 2009-08-01