AI Enabled Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and IoT Enabled Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Market Outlook and Forecasts 2017-2022 with Focus on Chatbots

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “AI Enabled Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and IoT Enabled Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Market Outlook and Forecasts 2017 – 2022” report to their offering. This research evaluates key ERP vendors and their IoT initiatives, the transition from traditional ERP to IoT enabled ERP, and the impact […]

Will Facebook putting ‘Stories’ everywhere crack Snapchat?

By: Matt Kapko Within the span of five weeks, Facebook has copied a format pioneered by Snapchat and introduced it to all three of its most widely used apps: WhatsApp, Messenger and the primary Facebook mobile app. “Stories,” a tool that lets you share photos and videos in a feed that “disappears” after 24 hours, […]

Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Unified communications for D365; Euro CRM partner acquisition; Aussie D365 partner; New sales & marketing exec

By: Linda Rosencrance Broadview Adds Microsoft Dynamics 365 to its Growing List of OfficeSuite UC Software Integrations Broadview Networks, a provider of cloud-based unified communications (UC) and information technology services, has rolled out OfficeSuite UC for Microsoft Dynamics 365. Broadview’s cloud-based OfficeSuite UC capabilities integrate directly with an organization’s customer relationship management (CRM) system to […]

How AI, machine learning will impact tech recruiting

By:  Sharon Florentine Artificial intelligence and machine learning already make a huge impact on the way we watch movies and television, shop, and travel, but how will these new technology advancements affect you as a sourcing or recruiting professional? It all comes down to being able to quickly analyze huge amounts of data and make […]

Software maker MuleSoft soars in debut

MuleSoft Inc’s shares jumped as much as 49.7 percent in their debut, giving the enterprise software company a market capitalization of $3.21 billion. The offering of 13 million shares was priced at $17 each on Thursday – above the expected range of $14-$16 – and raised about $221 million. MuleSoft’s shares opened at $24.25 and […]

Microsoft rolls out Sales Navigator Enterprise Edition, with CRM sync, team features

By:  Linda Rosencrance LinkedIn has rolled out Sales Navigator Enterprise Edition, the third and “best edition of LinkedIn,” for salespeople and the system of engagement for Redmond’s customers. Available today, Sales Navigator Enterprise Edition starts at $1,600 per seat per year before volume and multi-year discounts. The Enterprise Edition joins the Professional Edition of Sales […]

McDonald’s Tests Mobile Ordering Before National Rollout

McDonald’s has started testing mobile order-and-pay after acknowledging the ordering process in its restaurants can be “stressful.” The company says it will gather feedback from the test before launching the option nationally toward the end of the year. It says mobile order-and-pay is now available at 29 stores in Monterey and Salinas, California, and will […]

Two Important Ways Cloud ERP Enables IIoT in Manufacturing

Your manufacturing processes are producing more than just marketable items that generate revenue. They’re also producing vast amounts of data. Until recently, manufacturers could only perform the most basic data analysis. Today, however, analytics capabilities combined with more opportunities to capture machine and production data present huge opportunities to drive efficiency. The growth of inexpensive, […]

Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Warehousing for Dynamics 365; High-tech sales ops; D365/QuickBooks integration; Worldwide consumer attributes

By:  Linda Rosencrance     Enterprise Data Warehousing Solution by mcaConnect Now Available for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations mcaConnect has announced the release of dataConnect, a data warehousing solution that comes with pre-built data models and data extraction technology to create a single source of company data. dataConnect extracts data from Microsoft Dynamics 365, […]

How Big Data, IoT and ERP can leverage Real-Time Actionable Intelligence

By Himanshu Palsule   Mobile, social, analytics, cloud, the Internet of Things, nanotechnology, 3D printing and more manufacturers are facing a barrage of information about how new disruptive technologies will change the face of their industry. But for manufacturers to embrace these technologies, they must have a clear understanding of the technology value-add within the […]