Ubuntu commercial sponsors Canonical Ltd. have announced the release of Ubuntu version 7.04. Ubuntu is the award-winning Linux distribution for the desktop, laptop, thin client and server which brings together the best of open source software every six months. Features touted in the Ubuntu 7.04 desktop edition include a ground-breaking Windows migration assistant, further wireless […]
Arkona, Inc., a dealer management on-demand system provider, has endorsed the interestingly named AskPatty.com, Inc., an automotive website for women. Ask Patty provides a turnkey sales and marketing certification program to dealerships to enhance customer loyalty. As part of the agreement, Ask Patty will make available its full marketing program, dealership training, and certification to […]
SugarCRM Inc. kicked off its week with the opening of a brand-spankin’ new southeast office in Atlanta, Ga. SugarCRM also announced that 11-year CRM veteran David Gearhart would be serving as regional vice president in the office. "I’ve been working in CRM for quite a long time and am excited to join SugarCRM because of […]
Linux-based specialist CRM vendor SugarCRM launched into the project-planning market this week with their new project-management application. Touted within the release is a feature known as “Sugar Projects,” which promises a 360-degree view of a project along with shared files, notes and benchmarks, while allowing collaboration between internet users and customers. The announcement was couched […]
Those hard-working folks at TMCNet reported on Saturday (while listening to the Raveonettes’ “Whip It On,” no less) that splendidly-named SplendidCRM Software Inc. has announced a new licensing arrangement for its open-source CRM product called “Free-Runtime and Free-Hosting License.” Amazing that a company like SplendidCRM couldn’t have created a punchier name for the plan… Also […]
Hot Banana Software Inc. which, due to its outlandish name will always get coverage on CRMchump, has announced that the launch of its Version 5.5. The content management system promises to have integrated “website optimization and marketing automation features” and consolidated all the capabilities from Hot Banana’s formerly optional Active Marketing Suite. Not only is […]
Open source CRM software provider SugarCRM Inc. today announced the opening of Sugar Europe. Specifically, the office is located in verdant Dublin, Ireland. SugarCRM co-founder Clint Oram will serve as general manager of Sugar Europe from the Emerald Isle base. SugarCRM cited widespread adoption of its program across Europe (with strongest growth in France, Germany, […]
SYS-CON Events has announced that webMethods has joined the SOA World 2007 East Conference & Expo as a "Gold Sponsor." Gold sponsors for the 2006 show included Adobe, Apress, Backbase, CalAmp, Cassatt, Centric CRM, Chariot Solutions, Composite Software, Exadel, Ingres, Metallect, Optaros, OSS Nokalva, Parasoft, Rogue Wave Software, SugarCRM and Web Age Solutions. The SOA […]
Queplix, a provider of commercial open source software for customer care that must be located in French Canada, took time recently to announce some successful results its flagship solution QueWeb Customer Care has produced for John Deere. As most know but Queplix PR nonetheless reminds, John Deere is the world’s leading manufacturer of agricultural and […]
How would you like a $4 million line of credit? Seagull Software got just that, announcing this week that SVB Silicon Valley Bank has extended a $4 million revolving line of credit for general corporate purposes in support of Seagull Software’s business plans. The line represents a neat doubling of the $2 million working capital […]