The Salesforce vs. Microsoft Battle Just Heated Up (Again)
By: Nicholas Rossolillo The expansion of enterprise software provider Salesforce(NYSE: CRM) has been relentless, and that has put the company at odds with Microsoft(NASDAQ: MSFT) many times. Since Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella took over a few years ago, the relationship between the two competitors has warmed compared with the cold war they used to […]
MCA Connect Launches Strategic Microsoft Dynamics Support Offering, MCA Advantage
MCA Connect, a global systems integrator and Microsoft Dynamics Gold Partner, announces today the launch of MCA Advantage, their upgraded support offering. This new offering is a step-up from traditional managed services and is designed to maximize clients’ Microsoft investment while minimizing the burden on internal resources. MCA Connect is breaking away from traditional managed […]
Microsoft Monday: Announcements At Ignite Event, Skype For Alexa, New Dynamics Business Applications
By: Amit Chowdhry “Microsoft Monday” is a weekly column that focuses on all things Microsoft. This week “Microsoft Monday” features news about the announcements made at the Ignite event, a new AI center in China, Skype coming to Alexa, new Dynamics business applications and much more! Microsoft Ignite Announcements Today Microsoft kicked off its four-day […]
Box and NetSuite Power Seamless and Secure Collaboration
Box (BOX) and Oracle NetSuite (ORCL) today announced that Box has extended its integration with NetSuite to make it even easier for organizations to work faster, more collaboratively and securely with their connected content across both systems. The enhanced integration brings seamless and secured content collaboration powered by Box, directly into the NetSuite platform. The […]
Microsoft Stock Gets Price-Target Hike Ahead Of Developer Show
By: Patrick Seitz Microsoft (MSFT) on Tuesday received a bullish report from an analyst who sees the company’s software developers conference as a possible catalyst for the stock. Microsoft stock was trading near record highs on Tuesday. Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan reiterated his outperform rating on Microsoft stock. He also raised his price target to 127 […]
Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI going hard after Salesforce
By: Don Fluckinger Microsoft hammers Salesforce by launching low-code, AI-based virtual agents for customer service. Also: New tools for sales and marketing add automated insights to Dynamics 365. Microsoft and Salesforce are attacking each other again. Microsoft Dynamics 365 AI tools are coming that will beef up sales, marketing and — most of all — […]
Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Remote Assist finally makes the HoloLens useful for anyone
By: Mark Hachman In 2015, when Microsoft unveiled the very first public iteration of the HoloLens, product managers demonstrated the augmented reality headset by asking users to re-wire an actual light switch, live, guided by a remote professional. Three years later, Microsoft has finally commercialized that demo with a HoloLens-enabled version of Microsoft Dynamics. Microsoft […]
Hitachi Solutions America Launches Fast-Tracked Retail Implementation Program
Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd., a leading provider of global industry solutions powered by the Microsoft Cloud, announces the launch of its Fast-Tracked Retail Implementation, a pre-configured retail solution that can be deployed within just 16 weeks. Fast-Tracked Retail Implementation is an accelerated program that delivers a faster time to market and return on investment (ROI). Fast-Tracked […]
Putting ERP in the Cloud at the Center of Your Digital Transformation Journey
By: Michael Schmitt When technologists, business analysts, and futurologists talk about digital transformation, more often than not they’ll dedicate at least some portion of their discussion to disruption. Inventive new startups increasingly position themselves to potential customers, investors, and business partners as “the Uber of” or “the Airbnb of” the industry that they intend on […]
Taking IoT On The Voyage Of Discovery: Unlocking The Real Value In Field Service
We are seeing the growing demand to integrate connected devices for field service operations. In a recent study by IFS, 30 percent of product-oriented companies said they are already using IoT for field service to some extent – a few companies are even harnessing IoT data to automatically trigger work orders or technician dispatches. But there’s […]