CRM, ERP, and Business Intelligence Software

A whopping 80 percent of employees say they use non-authorized "shadow" SaaS applications, finds a Stratecast survey. The worst offenders are IT professionals.

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• SMEs Enjoy Business Intelligence Edge

Topsy provides real-time parsing of huge data sets with online tools that analyze data from Twitter feeds.

• Big Data Startup BIME Raises $4M
• Zettaset Offers RBAC, Encryption for Hadoop Big Data Platforms
• SAP Updates Jam with Sales Processes
• Salesforce Revenue Up 36 Percent, Gets Closer to Profitability
• Zoho Updates CRM with Enterprise-friendly Features
• Microsoft Ups Its Game in CRM and ERP

Reviewer Matt Sarrel finds that KXEN's InfiniteInsight and Predictive Offers apps enable business people to build predictive analytics models for Big Data with no assistance from IT.

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• Choosing the Right Enterprise Apps for your Business

Thanks to a plethora of mobile apps, like the 10 featured here, business people can perform a variety of business intelligence tasks on their smartphones and tablets.

• Google Snaps Up Channel Intelligence for $125M
• SAS Aims Visual Analytics at Midsized Businesses
• Microsoft Dynamics for Retail Goes Omni-Channel
• IBM Retail Software Targets Omni-Channel Shoppers
• Top 5 CRM Trends for 2013
• Data Scientist Shortage? Try Team Building

One of the hottest trends in business intelligence today is embedding analytics capabilities into transactional applications.

• Using Big Data to Fight Fraud
• Top 5 CRM Trends for 2013
• Data Scientist Shortage? Try Team Building

One of the hottest trends in business intelligence today is embedding analytics capabilities into transactional applications.

• 7 Cloud ERP Startups to Watch
• Product Portfolio Management: Getting Products to Market Faster

ArborMetrix leverages the cloud to help hospitals and other healthcare organizations improve the quality of care and keep costs in check.

• Big Data Genomics Firm Bina Raises $6M
• SAS Aims Visual Analytics at Midsized Businesses
• Data Scientist Shortage? Try Team Building
• Big Data and Beyond: 10 BI Trends for 2013