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Fri, Nov 6, 2009 12:03 EST

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Posted by: Thomas Wailgum in News Topic: ApplicationsBlog: Enterprise Software Unplugged
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I know what you're thinking: Puh-lease, Tom. iPhones are very cool, and it's great for me, personally, and we do let some of our employees get their corporate e-mail over their iPhone. But giving
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Posted by: Nilesh Chandra in Best Practices Topic: Enterprise Management
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By Nick Owen, Craig Rintoul and Nilesh Chandra, PA Consulting Group. In the past few years, finance departments have helped their firms successfully cope with unprecedented economic challenges. As
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Posted by: Thomas Wailgum in News Topic: ApplicationsBlog: Enterprise Software Unplugged
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We can talk on and on about enterprise software ROI, TCO, upgrades, integration, delivery models, SaaS vs. on-premise, maintenance fees, but we tend to forget about usability. As in, are the
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Posted by: Bill Wood in Best Practices Topic: IT Organization Management
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Retool, retool quickly! Most companies want to use CRM applications as a way to “supercharge” their sales forces. They want to gain some advantage with customer retention and
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Posted by: Thomas Wailgum in News Topic: ApplicationsBlog: Enterprise Software Unplugged
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When I was little, my parents would give me a dose of the straight talk when they felt I was listening to too much of one friend's youthful advice, or going along too easily with the peer pressure
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Posted by: Thomas Wailgum in News Topic: ApplicationsBlog: Enterprise Software Unplugged
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As a buyer of enterprise software, what do you really want from your vendor's leadership? I've asked and explored this question before, in various ways and formats during the years at CIO. After
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Posted by: Thomas Wailgum in News Topic: ApplicationsBlog: Enterprise Software Unplugged
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When people say that Oracle takes over the city of San Francisco for its annual OpenWorld gala, they're not kidding around. More than 40,000 people flock to the City by the Bay and stay in more
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