Microsoft And The Dynamics Of Enterprise Software
By: Beulah Meriam Summary The success of Office 365 was the role model for Microsoft’s new growth engine. Dynamics 365 is hot out of the gate and growing faster than the industry average in both the CRM and ERP markets. With Microsoft now reporting Dynamics 365 growth percentages, the upside is clearly visible. If you […]
xTensegrity Joins NetSuite Alliance Partner Program to Deliver NetSuite Cloud ERP Tailored for Advertising, Media and Publishing Firms
xTensegrity builds on strong track record of implementing and supporting ERP solutions for agencies by expanding its relationship with leading cloud ERP provider NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — xTensegrity, a leading ERP consulting and integration firm for advertising and media firms, and Gold level member of the Oracle Partner Network (OPN), announced today […]
Alexa, Turn Up My Kenmore AC: Sears Makes Deal with Amazon
Sears will begin selling its appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa. The announcement Thursday sent shares of Sears soaring more than 13 percent in midday trading, after jumping 18 percent at the opening bell. The tie-up with the internet behemoth could give shares of the storied […]
Your Roomba May Be Sucking Up More than Dirt
By: Alex Hern The maker of the Roomba robotic vacuum, iRobot, has found itself embroiled in a privacy row after its chief executive suggested it may begin selling floor plans of customers’ homes, derived from the movement data of their autonomous servants. “There’s an entire ecosystem of things and services that the smart home can […]
Court: IBM Owes Indiana $78M for Welfare Automation Failure
IBM owes Indiana $78 million in damages stemming from the company’s failed effort to automate much of the state’s welfare services, a judge has ruled in a long-running dispute. Marion Superior Court Judge Heather Welch issued the ruling dated Friday, nearly six months after she heard arguments from attorneys for the state and IBM Corp. […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: NAV go-live in IT support; Partner wins in citrus, bakery equipment; Enterprise VAR enters SMB
By: Linda Rosencrance Europlus Direct Optimizes Efficiency and Improves Customer Responsiveness with Microsoft Dynamics NAV IT support provider Europlus Direct has chosen Microsoft Dynamics NAV from The NAV People to optimize efficiency, improve workflows through the automation of manual processes and provide a scalable platform as the company expands internationally. Deploying Dynamics NAV has enabled […]
ISV Development Centers: Microsoft’s new approach to accelerating channel R&D
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft has new a way to push cloud-first R&D into the channel. The Microsoft ISV Development Center program, announced at Inspire 2017, opens a conduit between Microsoft development teams and channel partners, with seven ISV Development Centers in between. The ISV Development Center program emerged, in a way, from the Global […]
Enterprise software fuels IT spending as CIOs become builders again
By: Marc Ferranti Companies are refreshing enterprise software platforms for the cloud era and stitching together new systems to support digital business projects, triggering an uptick in IT spending worldwide. Gartner is forecasting a 2.4 percent increase in global IT spending this year, amounting to $3.5 trillion, up from an anemic 0.3 percent growth last […]
Oracle refreshes entire SaaS line, aiming to fuel cloud momentum
By: Marc Ferranti As the migration of enterprises to the cloud picks up steam, Oracle is intent on keeping up. It has taken to refreshing its SaaS applications twice a year, bringing them up to feature parity with its on-premises software and adding brand-new features for e-commerce and internet-centric supply chain management. Oracle Cloud Applications […]
Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Talent reaches General Availability
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Talent is now generally available to help organizations worldwide to, in the company’s words, “strategically attract, retain and optimize their talent so they thrive and achieve high-impact, sustainable results.” Microsoft announced the technical preview version of the product at the beginning of June. At that time, Microsoft stated […]