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Gartner: Open source in every business within 12 months

New research from Gartner highlights how pervasive open source software has become, with 85 percent of companies currently using it and the remaining 15 percent expecting to in the next 12 months.

| Research | CRM | Open Source | Software | 11/17/08 at 11:28 am |


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Microsoft offering zero-percent financing for ERP, CRM

Hoping to spark sales as companies put the squeeze on capital spending, Microsoft said Thursday that new customers of its Dynamics ERP and CRM can apply for zero-percent, 36-month financing.

| News | CRM | Software | 11/13/08 at 2:13 pm |


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Obama, Technology and Customer Service

In advance of Obama’s election victory, it was clear that the US (and global) economies would be in trouble for a while. Whoever would become President-elect, one lingering consequence would be the need for companies in most all sectors of the economy to reduce capital expenditures.

| Opinion | CRM | 11/11/08 at 12:10 pm |


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Salesforce Reveals Details on Next Major CRM Upgrade

Salesforce.com Tuesday detailed the upcoming "Winter '09" release of its core customer relationship management (CRM) software product.

| News | CRM | SaaS | 11/07/08 at 2:00 pm |


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