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Business IM Vendors Look for Answers, Profits
Two purveyors of popular IM (instant messaging) clients are taking their leave from the enterprise market. According to analysts, what is a retreat for some will be an opportunity for established players. First, Yahoo on Friday pulled the plug on its enterprise version of its free instant-messaging client, Yahoo! Business Messenger. Next, America Online Inc.…
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Microsoft Business Solutions Updates Great Plains Suite
Microsoft Business Solutions—the small and mid-sized business applications arm of Microsoft Corp.— announced on Monday the availability of Great Plains 8.0. According to the company, the upgraded suite comes with some 120 enhancements that amount to more functionality for distribution, manufacturing and project accounting; better usability throughout the suite; and integration with the Microsoft’s Portal…
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Cisco Adds Wi-Fi Support to Routers
Cisco Systems on Monday introduced a new card that adds support for the 802.11b and 802.11g wireless LAN standards to its 3200 Series routers. “This solution set is around creating a solution for the outdoor wireless broadband for the public sector,” said Ann Sun, senior manager for wireless and mobility at Cisco in San Jose,…
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Lawson Redraws ERP Blueprint
Lawson Software Inc. is overhauling its ERP suite to be more open, flexible and modular in an effort to make it easier for customers to add functionality to their Lawson systems. The strategy, according to officials in St. Paul, Minn., calls for creating an architecture that enables faster development, breaks its applications into flexible components…
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NetSuite to Drop Oracle Moniker on Small Biz Apps
NetSuite Inc., which makes hosted enterprise resource planning software for the small and midmarket sector, is severing its relationship with Oracle Corp.—its marketing relationship, that is. Since 2001, NetSuite has branded its family of applications aimed at small businesses with Oracle’s moniker. As of July 1, the company will rebrand its Oracle Small Business Suite…
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Westcon Marries VOIP Product, Sales Training
Solution selling has long been touted as the way to greater reseller profitability. Sell an integrated product and service bundle that targets a specific customer “pain point,” the theory goes, and upwardly mobile margins will follow. Product vendors and distributors have been nudging resellers in this direction for years, but they have not necessarily provided…
