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CRM Evaluation Center

May 16, 2008
Today's usage of Decision Support Systems (DSS), combined with vetted CRM knowledge bases, allows organizations to save time and money, achieving better and more reliable/fully-documented decisions, a quantum improvement over the widely-used subjective process of selecting complex enterprise software...
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Interelate: More on Tap Than Apps (3 Pages)
by L. Talarico
Sep 15, 2000 Abstract : Interelate, a customer intelligence ASP, recently announced partnerships with infrastructure service provider LoudCloud and CRM analytics vendor E.piphany. These partnerships complement Interelateï¾’s analytics expertise to provide new analytical CRM service offerings that promise to provide more value to organizations than simply hosted applications, or 'apps on tap.'
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CRM is Busting Out Of Its Britches: Operational, Analytical, and Collaborative CRM Are Born (3 Pages)
by Randy Garland
Aug 27, 2001 Abstract : Back in the early 90’s, ‘CRM’ wasn’t even a trendy acronym. You had a few players thinking beyond 'stovepipe' enterprise applications, but not much beyond. Fast forward to 2001. CRM has gotten fat, and the fatter it gets, it becomes more difficult to understand, more expensive to buy, more difficult to implement, and less likely to satisfy - either buyers of the software or their customers. Keep your eye on the ball: your customers, and your business.
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SPSS Has A New ShowCase (3 Pages)
by M. Reed
Nov 14, 2000 Abstract : On November 7, 2000, SPSS announced that they have signed an agreement to purchase ShowCase Corporation. The company sees a large part of its future in the analytical CRM market, and will use ShowCase to bolster staff and expertise levels.
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Broadbase Continues to Expand (3 Pages)
by L. Talarico
Oct 5, 2000 Abstract : Broadbase continues its string of alliances and acquisitions by purchasing Servicesoft. The $645M purchase is a response to the increasing demand for single vendor solutions for operational and analytical CRM applications. This news comes less than four months after E.piphany bought Octane Software to respond to the same market demand.
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CRM RFP Template (1 Page)
by TEC Staff
Nov 22, 2007 Abstract : Don't let your CRM software selection become a risky venture. Play your cards right and use a CRM RFP template. Find out what a CRM RFP template is and how it can save you time and money. We also tell you how you can write your own CRM RFP template, so you can get the CRM solution you need for your enterprise. Don't place any bets until you have all the information you need about how you can make a CRM RFP work for you.
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Scala and Microsoft Become (Not So) Strange CRM Bedfellows Part Two: Market Impact Continued (4 Pages)
by P.J. Jakovljevic
Aug 29, 2003 Abstract : Microsoft's foray into the CRM arena has not been a bed of roses, despite its indisputably large marketing muscle and R&D investment, its strong channel, traditionally attractive pricing policies, and the aura and experience within the market segment. Microsoft CRM remains both a threat and an opportunity for the most nimble mid-market CRM vendors. Microsoft’s entry with CRM evangelism through an array of seminars nationwide has bolstered the market’s awareness of the need for CRM applications.
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CRM: The Truth, The Whole Truth And Nothing But The Truth(For A Change) (7 Pages)
by Dick Lee/Caribou Lake
Feb 15, 2003 Abstract : Finding out the true facts about what makes CRM tick and how fast it circles the ROI clock—if it indeed reaches ROI-has long frustrated potential CRM implementers looking for answers. And getting good answers really matters, because their only alternative to being forewarned may be leaping into enterprise-wide, mega-bucks, change management-laden CRM implementations—and testing the depth of the water with both feet. For the first time, there are statistically-based, substantive answers to many questions about CRM.
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The Lexicon of CRM - Part 3: From R to Z (4 Pages)
by Randy Garland
Nov 2, 2001 Abstract : CRM. C.R.M. itself is an acronym, standing for Customer Relationship Management. This is part three of a three-part article to provide explanation and meaning for most of the common CRM phraseology. Here, in alphabetical order, we continue the Lexicon of CRM
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CRM, Success, and Best Practices: A Wake Up Call Part Two: Modeling Success with Senior Management and CRM Culture (8 Pages)
by Glen S. Petersen
Oct 22, 2004 Abstract : To maximize the return on investment of a customer relationship management system, a new CRM best practices model should be used. A point-based system, self-assessment model that emphasizes senior management leadership and the need to create a culture consistent with CRM can lead to a deployment strategy that is correlated with success. An interactive version of this assessment is included with this article.
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