Contact Managers are programs that enable people to keep track of their associates and tasks. Contact managers are used by salespeople, customer service representatives, and managers.
There are two types of contact managers: Software that you install on your personal computer or intranet and hosted applications (ASP).
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Knowledge Management - Knowledge is Power
published by Avocent LANDesk on Jan 05, 2010
IT departments are always on the lookout for new technology-the "next big thing" that will save time and money by making service desk tasks faster and easier to perform. These solutions are always around the corner, always promising lots of ingenious functionality. But as great as many of them are, they can't provide the one thing IT departments need most: Knowledge.
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Migration Made Easy
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
Microsoft Exchange Server has been a crucial technological breakthrough in advanced corporate communication systems. Companies who utilize an enterprise-class email server like Exchange believe that email is mission critical, and value the productivity it enables. But an in-house migration to Exchange 2007 from an earlier version of Exchange or another email program will not be an easy task. Complexity, time and cost issues loom large over the IT department and are causing IT directors to search for an alternative solution.
Why Should You Archive Your Email With a Hosted Service?
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
Email is the primary communication system and file transport mechanism used in organizations of all sizes. Email systems generate enormous amounts of content that must be preserved for a variety of reasons, including: -Compliance with local, state, federal and international statutory requirements - Electronic discovery requirements and best practices - Knowledge management applications - Disaster recovery and business continuity
Microsoft Exchange Server: To Outsource Or Not To Outsource
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
You understand the value Microsoft Exchange Server can bring to your company but the internal deployment delays, administrative complexity and cost of Exchange just isn't practical. Business and technical executives strive to find time to focus on running their business and avoid the distractions of managing a 24X7 application such as Exchange. The time and expense of running a Microsoft Exchange Server in-house may simply be too much for a company your size.
The IT Guidebook To Evaluating Hosted Exchange Providers
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
Email has become THE mission critical application for businesses large and small. As a growing business continually striving to increase productivity, collaboration and corporate success, you understand the important role that Microsoft Exchange Server plays in any profitable business. Small and mid-size businesses alike see the productivity benefits of utilizing an enterprise-class solution but since many do not have the financial or human resources to bring it in house, more and more of them are turning to a hosted solution.
The Small Business Guide to Big Business Email
published by 123Together on Jan 22, 2010
Today's economy is especially hard on small businesses. How does your small business keep revenue coming in when your customers are spending less? How do you attract new customers in a cost efficient manner? How do you protect your businesses' valuable information assets without making a huge technology investment?
Tom Davenport Study: Linking decisions and information for organizational performance
published by IBM on Nov 17, 2009
This report describes a study of attempts by organizations to improve decision-making through the use of information, among other interventions.
The Art of Teleworking
published by Polycom, Inc on Aug 25, 2009
Does teleworking really work? How can a teleworker be as productive as an employee in the office? This white paper covers the advances in technology that make teleworking successful- and provides solutions for challenges teleworkers may face.
5 Best Practices for Enterprise Collaboration Success.
published by Social Text. on Jul 21, 2009
Read this paper to learn 5 practices that ensure the collaboration solution you choose will give you the significant business results you are seeking. Collaboration solutions can accelerate cycle times by 30% across virtually every business function. These results may be critical to survival in difficult economic times, and the right collaboration solution is the single most effective way to get them.
5 Biggest Blunders to Avoid with Enterprise Collaboration.
published by Social Text. on Jul 21, 2009
Read this paper to learn 5 biggest blunders people tend to make when choosing a collaboration solution, and how to avoid them.
Six Steps to Successful Enterprise Collaboration Implementation.
published by Social Text. on Jul 21, 2009
Read this paper to learn the steps to successfully roll out an enterprise collaboration solution and help your organization embrace a more collaborative, transparent and effective way of working. Introducing a social software solution carries with it a unique set of challenges and opportunities, and requires a new roll-out approach. The approach outlined in this paper has been honed over thousands of customer implementations to generate the fastest adoption across your enterprise.
Lead Management Heroes: How Acteva and IDology Achieved Significant Results with Marketo
published by Marketo, INC. on Sep 25, 2008
In this free marketing Webcast, learn how two very different companies used lead management technology to significantly increase conversion rates—by as much as 500 percent! Discover: key criteria for selecting a lead management solution... how to get up and running quickly, while avoiding needless costs... how to achieve the marketing results you want—and make it easy to access those numbers anytime. Find out what lead management can do for your company. View this free Webcast now.
Buying and Using Marketing Automation Systems
published by Marketo, INC. on Sep 25, 2008
Listen to this free podcast at your desk or on the road and learn the business challenges and problems causing B2B companies to look at marketing automation ... the near-term and longer-term ROI benefits to expect... what key features and capabilities you should look for in a B2B marketing automation system... and more. Find out what marketing automation can do for your organization—and how to choose the system that’s right for you. Download this free 15-minute podcast now.
Customer Relationship Management: Secrets to CRM Success
published by Microsoft Dynamics on Jul 03, 2008
Find out how you can convert your pains into profit. Learn how Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM) can help you develop profitable customer relationships. Microsoft CRM uses lead and opportunity management, incident management and a searchable knowledgebase. CRM also makes use of reporting tools for accurate forecasting, measurement of business activity, and employee performance.
Make Customers the Center of Attention with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
published by Microsoft Dynamics on Jul 03, 2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM is a powerful tool for your sales and marketing teams, but it is more than just a contact management solution. In this webcast, we explore how Microsoft CRM is a flexible, integral part of your enterprise, supporting sales, marketing, customer service, manufacturing, and professional services. We describe how you can configure Microsoft CRM to work the way your business does, and we illustrate its many benefits.
The Power of Choice with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
published by Microsoft Dynamics on Jul 03, 2008
Get this webcast to discover a customer relationship management (CRM) solution that works the way you do, the way your business does, and the way technology should. We explore how Microsoft Dynamics CRM delivers a familiar Microsoft Office Outlook interface to create a productive work environment. We also illustrate the powerful workflow and integrated reporting capabilities in Microsoft CRM that help you drive business processes and results.
Small Business Webcast: Are You Ready for CRM? 7 Ways to Know
published by Microsoft Dynamics on Jul 03, 2008
Knowing your customers and their needs as thoroughly as possible is central to any business. And that's the very point of customer relationship management software, sophisticated business software commonly known as CRM. The question is, is CRM for you? This webcast provides an informative discussion around CRM and outlines seven criteria that will help you decide if you are ready for Microsoft CRM.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Database Scalability for the Enterprise
published by Microsoft Dynamics on Jul 03, 2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 demonstrated its ability to scale to support the needs of an enterprise organization with a very large customer service database. In a test based on a customer database of over 1 billion records, Microsoft Dynamics CRM was able to achieve sub-second response times using a modest hardware configuration.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0: Enterprise Performance and Scalability
published by Microsoft Dynamics on Jul 03, 2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 is designed to help enterprise organizations attain a 360-degree view of customers, achieve reliable user adoption, adapt quickly to business change, and accelerate project delivery and returns-all on a platform that provides enterprise levels of scalability and performance. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 addresses the stringent requirements of the enterprise in the areas of performance and scalability, application flexibility, efficient manageability, and network configurability.
Realizing the Full Promise of Workforce Management Technology
published by IEX on May 27, 2008
Since the cost of staffing in most call centers is between 60 and 70 percent of the total budget, the incremental benefits of selecting the best solution for your operation and implementing it successfully are significant. Companies in the market for a workforce management tool today face a mind-boggling array of choices. Automated workforce management systems range from quite simplistic to highly complex, with a wide range of price tags to match. This paper will help contact center managers navigate the choices.
Making the Complex Simple: Efficient and Effective Contact Center Growth
published by IEX on May 27, 2008
Customers and business leaders alike demand a great deal of contact centers which cannot easily be met using the simplistic approaches used to develop early, isolated contact centers. In order to provide a top-shelf customer experience, contact centers must adopt sophisticated processes which can evaluate and route calls quickly and effectively to the right agent, and which schedule agents based on their abilities as well as predicted call demand.
Performance Management: Build Versus Buy
published by IEX on May 27, 2008
As more companies seek out performance management capabilities to gain a competitive advantage or keep pace with rivals who have already established an edge, the decision to build or buy a performance management solution must be considered. This paper will walk readers through the pros and cons of the build versus buy debate in order to help make practical business decisions for long-term success.
The ABCs of Choosing a CRM System
published by Vendor Guru on Dec 21, 2007
Since the 1990s, the customer relationship management (CRM) concept has been embraced by the business world as a way to forge, maintain, and improve bonds with customers. Previously, many companies focused mainly on gathering consumer data for their own use. However, once businesses began to understand the value of allowing customers to dialog about their needs, they began implementing more systems that invited customer feedback.
Web-Based ACDs and the Multi-Channel Support Center
published by WebEx Communications on Dec 14, 2007
The Internet is revolutionizing technical support. But, this efficiency often comes with a price in customer satisfaction. Customers expect to be able to solve their own problems or immediately communicate with a person who can make things right. But too often, these expectations aren't met. What's needed is a new class of software: web-based Automated Contact Distribution.
Benchmark Portal All-in-One Report
published by Interactive Intelligence on Aug 22, 2007
Contact center managers, CTOs and IT professionals surveyed by BenchmarkPortal Inc. say they prefer a single, all-in-one source for all technology needs-and that they want their chosen single-source vendor to provide best-in-class functionality.
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