CRM focused on deal flow information excites investors
There was further recognition of the growing importance of CRM last week as developer Costello secured $1 million in investment in a funding round led by Dundee Venture Capital, with participation from a number of other investors. Costello’s platform has been breaking new ground by focusing on how sales reps keep track of their conversations […]
SAP Buying Gigya for Customer Identity and Access Management
By: Sue Smith Enterprise software giant SAP announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Gigya Inc., a market-leading provider of customer identity and access management tools. Gigya’s “registration-as-a-service” (RaaS) platform enables companies to manage customer profiles and opt-in preferences efficiently, while the customers themselves maintain control of their own data. Gigya […]
8 hot IT hiring trends — and 8 going cold
By: Paul Heltzel We’re seeing a number of shifts this year in hiring as technologies mature, new ones emerge and companies work to cut costs by blending full-time IT staff with contract work. While some see the gig economy as a flexible new way to work, one that appeals to solo entrepreneurs, others see a […]
Tech Startups Using AI To Disrupt the Recruitment Industry
By: Alison Coleman Hiring the best talent and creating a diverse workforce is a top priority for businesses — and is arguably one of their biggest challenges. But help is now at hand from a new generation of tech startups using artificial intelligence (AI) to give employers the edge in the recruitment stakes. Nicholas Shekerdemian […]
Skype for Business Is Out, as Microsoft Goes All In on Teams
By: Matt Day Microsoft is ending Skype’s foray into business communications, packaging its communications tools into Microsoft Teams, the company’s challenge to workplace collaboration startup Slack.Skype for Business, the Redmond company’s voice and video-chat software, will be replaced in Microsoft’s Office 365 bundle by Teams, Microsoft said Monday at Ignite, its annual conference for business-technology […]
Simplifying Dynamics 365 offerings
By: Alysa Taylor This week, I had the opportunity to meet with many of our top Microsoft Dynamics partners at our annual Inner Circle event. The event serves as an opportunity to recognize and get feedback from partners who have demonstrated exceptional performance and extremely deep commitment to Microsoft Dynamics. After receiving partner feedback both […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Payment platform for NAV; Partners for accounting in Portugal; Partner rebrands; Rapid deployment for food & bev
By: Linda Rosencrance Computop Announces First Global Microsoft-certified Payment Solution for Microsoft Dynamics NAV Payment service provider Computop has announced a Microsoft-certified payment solution for Microsoft Dynamics NAV. The plug-in developed by MAC, a software specialist for the mail order and omnichannel retail trade, lets companies connect their Dynamics NAV systems directly to Computop Paygate, […]
How to get the most out of your Microsoft Dynamics ERP
Some Microsoft Dynamics ERP users are reporting that they use less than 70% of the features in their Dynamics ERP solutions. Since ROI (Return on Investment) is calculated on the total cost and maintenance of the software that you purchased, not on what you are actually using, it is important that you get as much […]
Acumatica partners with Smartsheet and Adobe
Acumatica targets legacy project accounting software in update to cloud-based ERP technology Acumatica, the privately held enterprise cloud technology company, is rolling out integrations with Smartsheet’s project and work management tools and Adobe’s Sign eSignature technology as part of the latest version of its flagship cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Acumatica 2017 R2, announced today, also includes a […]
BT and Hitachi partner to develop industrial and enterprise IoT solutions
Initial Focus on Asset Intelligence and Predictive Maintenance Use Cases BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, and Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, today announced a global partnership to co-create innovative solutions in the area of industrial and enterprise internet of things (IoT). The partnership aims to drive […]