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David Needle

David Needle is an experienced technology reporter, based in Silicon Valley. He covers big data, mobile, customer experience, social media, and other topics. He was previously the news editor for Enterprise Apps Today, TabTimes editor, and West Coast bureau chief of Internet.com.

Can Handhelds Improve Support? Part 2

These days, handhelds are an indispensable part of business. However, they mostly are used to manage personal information like contacts and appointments. What if you could use wireless handhelds to provide better end user support for less money? In Part…

CRM Spending Skyrockets

E-businesses’ push to connect more effectively with their customers will continue to drive robust spending on customer relationship management applications this year. Tech analyst firm eMarketer says spending on CRM will grow to $10.4 billion by the end of 2001,…

CRM Software Now Has a Voice

“We firmly believe these applications will change the way companies do business.” PeopleSoft Inc. has teamed up with JustTalk to release JustPractical with PeopleSoft CRM Sales application for eBusiness. Pleasanton, CA-based PeopleSoft is a leading provider of customer relationship management…

Envive Measures Time It Takes To Buy Online

Sure, shopping online is quicker than getting in your car to travel to your favorite store, but how much quicker? Mountain View-based Envive Corp., a provider of e-Business performance management solutions, has put its technology to use to measure just…