As any one who works in sales knows, customer relationship management (CRM) systems have come a long way in recent years. Where once they just provided a place for storing client details, recent technological advances and an injection of intelligent software design mean that now they are often integral components within the sales cycle. Yet, [...]
Entries from April 17th, 2009
Top 20 online tools for mobile working
April 8th, 2009 · No Comments · SugarCRM
More and more workers are taking to mobile working, either through choice or circumstance. As a result, knowing where to get the best free or low-cost web and mobile tools is essential. Here’s our guide to the top 20 free or low-cost apps to help you set up a truly mobile office on your PDA, [...]
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SugarCRM Selected as Finalist for 2009 SIIA CODiE Awards
April 7th, 2009 · No Comments · SugarCRM
Sugar Professional has been named a finalist in the ‘Best Relationship Management Solution’ and ‘Best Open Source Solution’ categories by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) 2009 CODiE Awards. The CODiE Awards have identified outstanding achievement in software and digital content development for 24 years and hold the distinction of being the only peer-recognition [...]
How to Keep Your Head in the Clouds
April 7th, 2009 · No Comments · SugarCRM
The benefit of the cloud in terms of both utility pricing and outsourced power is that it allows for far greater dynamic environments inside organizations. New organizations can get up and running with strong cloud-based IT infrastructures in a fraction of the time it takes to provision, develop and deploy these components in house. Companies [...]
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Opening the Door to Open Source
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · SugarCRM
Open source delivers these benefits because there are no licensing costs as there is with proprietary software and it has spawned a large and growing community of developers who believe in the concept. Open, though, does not necessarily mean ?free?. While there is open-source-written freeware available directly via the Web, most applications that can meet [...]
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Live Webcast: Selling in Tough Times
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · SugarCRM
The present economy has everyone trying to do more with less, from IT departments to sales managers. Fortunately, new Web-based solutions are available to help both departments be more productive, while using fewer resources. Learn how on-demand applications that can make it easier to identify more sales leads, segment your customer base to target the [...]
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5 CRM Vendors That Actually Use CRM
April 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · SugarCRM
CRM vendors pitch their software with great enthusiasm, rightfully claiming that CRM is a must-have in a troubled economy. But beyond all the hype, are CRM providers themselves using CRM to tend to their customers’ needs? SugarCRM uses its product in sales exactly the same way its customers do, but expands usage beyond some of [...]