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Battle in Canada between content management rivals
A battle for control over Canadian content management software maker Hummingbird Ltd has begun after rival Open Text Corp tabled a hostile US $483 million bid that tops an earlier offer by Symphony Technology Group. Waterloo, Ontario-based Open Text is offering around US $483 million, or US $27.75 per share, in cash for Toronto-based Hummingbird. […]
Infor for Westside
Global enterprise software provider Infor today announced that Anaheim, Calif.-based Westside Building Materials Corporation has selected the Infor ERP SX enterprise solution. Westside BMC is one the region’s largest building materials supply companies and has operations in California and Nevada. Infor ERP SX enterprise is a component of Infor’s Distribution Essentials, a solution that incorporates […]
Bell rings thrice
Ka-ching! Bell Industries, Inc. representatives today announced that the Bell Technology Solutions division has received a number of new services contracts that are forecasted to provide approximately US $30 million in incremental revenues during 2007. Additionally, the creation of some five hundred new jobs within six months is promised. In July, Bell will begin providing […]
UConn Standardizes with Intelliworks Enterprise CRM Platform
Intelliworks, Inc. added another feather in its cap this week; further solidifying its claim as the leader in insight-driven, actionable CRM for higher education announced that the University of Connecticut had selected Intelliworks as its CRM platform. Along with the announcement, Intelliworks PR emphasized the strong showing their firm had put in over the past […]
Hitting the road
Kintera Inc. and Microsoft, have announced an eight-city roadshow to kick off on Monday, on a mission to “educate organizations about how social constituent relationship management on a software as a service platform can impact fundraising efforts and constituent relationships.” The educational seminars carry no admission charge, and will serve as a showcase for Kintera […]
Palm past, present and future
A little past, present and future to round off the week for Palm, but hey! This is business, so let’s show the money. Palm, Inc. got over humpday yesterday by announcing some figures from their fourth quarter of fiscal year 2006. Cue those numbers: Revenue in the fourth quarter totaled US $403.1 million, up twenty […]
EBSuite helps deliver the goodies 24/7
On-demand CRM software producer EBSuite.com today announced that Asteres Inc., has enhanced customer service solutions and case study handling by using EBSuite’s Customer Support and Sales Force Automation support tools. Asteres is known as the producer of ScriptCenter, a prescription drug pick-up kiosk for retail pharmacies. Asteres needed a CRM solution mainly to address problems […]
Q-pid
Apresta, specialists in providing wireless access to enterprise data, today announced support for the Motorola Q, a smart phone that runs handheld applications on Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 5.0 operating system. With Apresta, Motorola Q users should now achieve access to data from any back-end enterprise database system, including CRM, ERP, and financials. Apresta is designed […]
Another biggie in India
In a nation as large as India, is it any surprise the CRM deals are mammoth as well? Here’s another one. United Bank of India today announced their agreement with Infosys to implement the Infosys Finacle core banking application for some 600 branches in eastern and northeastern India. The software and related infrastructure will be […]
Can you hear me now (inside the building)? Good!
Verizon Business introduced this week the Verizon Business Managed Wireless LAN service, a service designed to enable corporate and government customers to use wireless technology to extend the reach of local area networks within office buildings, factories and other locations. In theory, the WLAN service provides organizations the opportunity to deploy a wireless LAN without […]