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		<title>Microsoft weighs next-phase in open-source support</title>
		<link>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/07/06/microsoft-weighs-next-phase-in-open-source-support/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sam Ramji hinted at deeper work in areas already visited by [tag]Microsoft[/tag], specifically in the realms of Apache and on PHP.The tactical work has benefited [tag]Microsoft[/tag]&#8216;s Windows runtime, to stop developers building open-source applications on a PC but deploying to Linux. So, [tag]Microsoft[/tag]&#8216;s work in recent years has been to improve performance of PHP, [tag]MySQL[/tag], [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSSCube First SugarCRM Gold and ALP Partner in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ERP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To bring customers the benefits of [tag]SugarCRM[/tag]?s commercial open source [tag]CRM[/tag] solutions, OSSCube has announced a new worldwide partnership with the company. OSSCube is a provider of global open source enterprise solutions for companies in several areas, and specializes in implementation, customization and support for [tag]SugarCRM[/tag].pa href=http://www.shapesandpages.com/index.php?id=12 target=_blank title=Sugar PartnerWe&#8217;re a Sugar Partner/a/p]]></description>
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		<title>Bending the back office: Open source CRM and ERP</title>
		<link>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/06/25/bending-the-back-office-open-source-crm-and-erp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[tag]SugarCRM[/tag], Openbravo, and Compiere tackle the essential [tag]CRM[/tag] and [tag]ERP[/tag] functions head-on. Taking a close look at these three offerings gave us a chance to see how easy it is to build up a functioning back end and to understand just what the term open source means to someone with a boss who just wants [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>[tag]SugarCRM[/tag], Openbravo, and Compiere tackle the essential [tag]CRM[/tag] and [tag]ERP[/tag] functions head-on. Taking a close look at these three offerings gave us a chance to see how easy it is to build up a functioning back end and to understand just what the term open source means to someone with a boss who just wants the warehouse to talk with the sales force.
<p><a href=http://www.shapesandpages.com/index.php?id=12 target=_blank title=Sugar Partner>We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner</a></p>
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		<title>Companies Announce Success with Sugar Open Cloud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open source [tag]CRM[/tag] solutions provider [tag]SugarCRM[/tag] has announced that a number of companies are strengthening their marketing, sales and support functions by running customer-facing operations on the Sugar Open [tag]Cloud[/tag]. We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner]]></description>
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<p><a href=http://www.shapesandpages.com/index.php?id=12 target=_blank title=Sugar Partner>We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner</a></p>
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		<title>Roxtec, EASi and Tacamor Excel on the Sugar Open Cloud</title>
		<link>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/06/17/roxtec-easi-and-tacamor-excel-on-the-sugar-open-cloud/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[tag]SugarCRM[/tag], the world&#8217;s leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management ([tag]CRM[/tag]) software, today announced that Roxtec, EASi and Tacamor are among the many companies worldwide who are running their customer-facing operations on the Sugar Open [tag]Cloud[/tag], [tag]SugarCRM[/tag]&#8216;s global on-demand computing platform. We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>[tag]SugarCRM[/tag], the world&#8217;s leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management ([tag]CRM[/tag]) software, today announced that Roxtec, EASi and Tacamor are among the many companies worldwide who are running their customer-facing operations on the Sugar Open [tag]Cloud[/tag], [tag]SugarCRM[/tag]&#8216;s global on-demand computing platform.
<p><a href=http://www.shapesandpages.com/index.php?id=12 target=_blank title=Sugar Partner>We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner</a></p>
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		<title>Fidel India Moves to a New Development Center</title>
		<link>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/06/10/fidel-india-moves-to-a-new-development-center/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/06/10/fidel-india-moves-to-a-new-development-center/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fidel Softech, a leading company providing IT Services (Business Solutions / Infra Support), Product Centric Consulting ( Yantra / [tag]Sugarcrm[/tag] / Others) and Localization Services recently moved its business operations to a new facility in Koregaon Park (Pune, India).The new facility is equipped with state of the art infrastructure and geared to cater to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>Fidel Softech, a leading company providing IT Services (Business Solutions / Infra Support), Product Centric Consulting ( Yantra / [tag]Sugarcrm[/tag] / Others) and Localization Services recently moved its business operations to a new facility in Koregaon Park (Pune, India).The new facility is equipped with state of the art infrastructure and geared to cater to the increase inflow of business.&quot;The HUB&quot;Mr. Koharazawa [PR.com - June 10, 2009]
<p><font size=1><a href=http://www.pr.com/press-release/157312 target=_blank title=Read the story - compliments of shapesandpages.com>Read the entire story here</a></font> </p>
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		<title>SugarCRM Expands Footprint in Europe; Announces Latest Customer Wins</title>
		<link>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/06/10/sugarcrm-expands-footprint-in-europe-announces-latest-customer-wins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/06/10/sugarcrm-expands-footprint-in-europe-announces-latest-customer-wins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[tag]SugarCRM[/tag], the world?s leading provider of commercial open source customer relationship management ([tag]CRM[/tag]) software, today announced a series of milestones in the company?s European expansion, including a new corporate headquarters in Germany, a spike in commercial customer and strategic partner wins and the expansion of its global training program. We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner]]></description>
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<p><a href=http://www.shapesandpages.com/index.php?id=12 target=_blank title=Sugar Partner>We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner</a></p>
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		<title>SugarCRM Adds Mobile Features</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[tag]SugarCRM[/tag], which produces an open-source customer relationship management software platform, added platform improvements and boosted mobile features to the beta release of their newest offering, positioning the company to compete more fully against competitors such as Salesforce.com. We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner]]></description>
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<p><a href=http://www.shapesandpages.com/index.php?id=12 target=_blank title=Sugar Partner>We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner</a></p>
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		<title>SugarCRM adds mobile, collaboration tools</title>
		<link>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/06/02/sugarcrm-adds-mobile-collaboration-tools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[tag]SugarCRM[/tag] has updated its popular open-source customer relationship management software, improving compatibility with other web services and adding mobile and collaboration features. [tag]SugarCRM[/tag] 5.5, announced on Thursday, can be hosted on-site or bought as an on-demand offering called the Sugar Open [tag]Cloud[/tag]. We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<!-- Start Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><!-- End Shareaholic LikeButtonSetTop Automatic --><p>[tag]SugarCRM[/tag] has updated its popular open-source customer relationship management software, improving compatibility with other web services and adding mobile and collaboration features. [tag]SugarCRM[/tag] 5.5, announced on Thursday, can be hosted on-site or bought as an on-demand offering called the Sugar Open [tag]Cloud[/tag].
<p><a href=http://www.shapesandpages.com/index.php?id=12 target=_blank title=Sugar Partner>We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner</a></p>
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		<title>SugarCRM&#8217;s Beta for Web Services Framework Released</title>
		<link>http://www.shapesandpages.com/blog/2009/06/02/sugarcrms-beta-for-web-services-framework-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New application features include features for managing [tag]SugarCRM[/tag] in a mobile environment and the ability to assemble teams to collaborate on projects. The Mobile Studio Editor has capabilities to optimize [tag]SugarCRM[/tag] for mobile devices with pre-built layouts and views for modules designated for mobile use. We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner]]></description>
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<p><a href=http://www.shapesandpages.com/index.php?id=12 target=_blank title=Sugar Partner>We&#8217;re a Sugar Partner</a></p>
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