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The theme for SugarCon 2010 is “Evolve Your CRM.” Conference keynotes, tracks and sessions will offer practical advice on how companies can take advantage of the big trends – cloud computing, social networking and open source – impacting how companies attract and retain customers. SugarCon 2010 sponsors include Microsoft, Angel.com, DataSync, iNet Process, Knowledgetree, Pardot, [...]

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SugarCRM CEO Larry Augustin said open cloud innovation will be primary focus for the new year. The company has partnered with Microsoft to provide SugarCRM applications on Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud platform. The company also released its Community Edition on Amazon EC2, allowing developers to access, test, and develop Sugar code. Augustin said the company [...]

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The first CRM Acceleration will take place in Sydney, Australia on February 9, followed by events in Melbourne, Australia; Mumbai and Bangalore, India, and concluding in the U.S. cities of Atlanta and Boston. The CRM Acceleration events will be held in conjunction with leading SugarCRM partners, including Insightful CRM www.insightful.com.au in Australia, Bhea Knowledge Technologies [...]

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ALT-Invest announces the first integration between SugarCRM and MailChimp: SugarChimp ListSync. The module provides a much-needed solution as it allows users to sync data in SugarCRM software with the email marketing capabilities from MailChimp, an Atlanta-based technology provider. The full story

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Prior to joining SugarCRM, Coulson was vice president of business development for Parature, Inc., a privately held provider of on-demand customer service software, where he was responsible for the company’s channels, alliances and strategic partnership programs on a global basis. Previously, Coulson was senior director, business development and field operations at SAP, a publicly traded [...]

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2009 was very good for open-source businesses. Sure, there was the very public news of Red Hat’s gravity-defying year, along with Novell’s SUSE Linux business climbing each quarter, but what of the still-private open-source companies? It turns out they had much to celebrate, too. SugarCRM announced a “record year in terms of revenue, subscriptions and [...]

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While the majority of companies struggled to bring in money—and stay afloat even—SugarCRM had a record year in revenue, customer base, community, and partner development. They added a reported 2,000 commercial customers last year, and 50 new value-added resellers; these new VARs extend SugarCRM’s reach to over 75 countries as well. The full story

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