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Zoho CRM Gets Google Calendar Sync, LinkedIn Integration
Zoho, a provider of Web-based software for collaboration and enterprise applications, has upgraded its customer relationship management (CRM) software with Google Calendar synchronization, integration with business social network LinkedIn (NASDAQ:LNKD) and other features to boost user productivity. While Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) commands the lion’s share of large CRM installations in the cloud, Zoho is the scrappy…
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RIM Net Income Dips, BlackBerry 10 Transition Due Later in 2012
Research In Motion reported revenue of $5.2 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal 2012, up 24 percent from the previous quarter but down 6 percent from the same quarter last year. That was slightly lower than Wall Street analysts estimated, according to Barron s. Net income fell 71 percent year-over-year, to $265 million.…
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Salesforce.com Acquires HR Software Maker
Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) continued its acquisition spree Dec. 15, agreeing to purchase Rypple, a startup that makes Web-based software for human resource professionals. Terms of the deal, which Salesforce.com expects to close by April 30, 2012, were not made public. Rypple’s software is a goal-setting application that helps human resource managers give employees feedback about…
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Business Owners Lack Confidence, Preparation
More than three-quarters (77 percent) of business owners say they started their companies to provide financially for their families, yet despite these good intentions, less than half feel confident with their current personal financial situation. More than a quarter (28 percent) say that it is all they can do to keep up with everyday business…
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Apple iPad to Get Bigger Screen in 2012?
Fans of Apple s iPad tablet can look forward to a version of the device with a larger screen size — 7.85 inches, to be exact — in the fourth quarter of 2012, along with a new version of the popular tablet in the first quarter of the new year, according to a report in…