Research, articles, and tips on CRM, Business Intelligence, ERP, supply chain management, and other enterprise applications. - Archive for November 2010

The Truth About Sales Leads

Everybody knows that sales leads are the start of the business pipeline. More leads are always better, right? But what if that's - pardon …

PMML Makes Predictive Analytics and Data Mining Easier

PMML has become the de facto standard for predictive analytics by making it easier to deploy and share analytics models.

Open Source Business Intelligence: What Are Your Options?

From focused BI tools to full product suites, we give you an overview of the open source business intelligence market.

Is Apple's iPad Changing CRM and Business Intelligence?

Some big-name companies, like MicroStrategy and SAP, are betting that the answer is 'yes.'

Ten Benefits of Business Intelligence Software

Business intelligence software benefits companies in many ways, 10 of which are detailed here.

CRM Review: CRM Software for the Smallest Businesses

Do home users really need a small business CRM solution? ContactMe thinks so. Its new offering has the basic CRM features to suit small or …

Three Ideas That Could Bring Business Intelligence to the Masses

There are three things that could put business intelligence capabilities at everyone's fingertips, but will they ever happen? A …

Manufacturer Boosts Sales with Oracle CRM and Business Intelligence

Pella turned to Oracle to integrate its manufacturing and customer relationship management applications.

Data Virtualization Links CRM, ERP and SCM

Queplix unveils software that can extract data from CRM, ERP and supply chain management applications and share it across enterprises.