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Collective Intellect Digs through Social Data So You Don’t Have To
Posted July 19, 2012 by Darlene Lin
Prospects and customers are active in a multitude of social networks—Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest…the list goes on. These social conversations contain a deep well of information and intelligence about consumer preferences, sentiment, and potential buying… Read More
The Best Free Small Business Accounting Software
Posted July 19, 2012 by James Sullivan
Two questions often asked by members of the Business-Software.com Community are: “What are the best alternatives to QuickBooks for small business accounting?” “Are free accounting solutions any good?” Here, we’ll answer both those questions by… Read More
The Search for a New CRM, Part 2: Researching Solutions
Posted July 18, 2012 by Darlene Lin
In this second installation of our “Search for a New CRM” series, we research and discuss possible alternatives to our current CRM system, Zoho. Our needs have been identified and desired solution features outlined; the… Read More
Is Salesorder the World's Favorite Web-Based ERP?
Posted July 2, 2012 by N. Rowan
Salesorder.com calls itself "the world's favorite web-based ERP." And yet, Salesorder.com may not be the first company people think of when they hear that term. CEO Nick Spooner joined us for a talk about their… Read More
Leveling the Playing Field for Ecommerce
Posted June 28, 2012 by N. Rowan
Brightpearl is fully integrated web-based business management software that provides big functionality to small and medium businesses. CEO Salman Malik joined us for a discussion on the future of ecommerce and leveling the playing field… Read More
InsightSquared Brings Big Data to Small Businesses
Posted June 24, 2012 by Amanda Andonian
Big data solutions for small businesses are almost non-existent in the current market, which is where InsightSquared steps in. Their primary goal is to provide a data intelligence solution to small businesses that's not only… Read More
David and Goliath: Taulia's VP of Products Markus Ament Takes on the Big Guys
Posted June 11, 2012 by N. Rowan
San Francisco-based Taulia enables buying organizations to pay their invoices earlier in return for additional discounts. Their Dynamic Discounting platform creates a win-win situation, because buyers receive discounts while suppliers get their money faster. VP… Read More
Oracle vs SAP? How the Hardware Giant Might Be Losing Ground in Analytics and Big Data
Posted May 2, 2012 by Amanda Andonian
In the battle between hardware and software, it seems like hardware solutions are slowly losing out to SaaS and cloud solutions. Big data leaders like Google, Amazon, etc. are providing low-cost machines that run on… Read More
Social CRM Goes Mainstream
Posted April 19, 2012 by Darlene Lin
It seems that everyone wants to take part in the social revolution that is transforming business. Both new and established vendors are clamoring to stake their claim in this relatively new area. As a result,… Read More
Mobile Computing Wars: BlackBerry vs iOS and Android
Posted April 3, 2012 by N. Rowan
The last 5 years have not been kind to Research in Motion, the company behind the BlackBerry. Once the go-to phone for business users, BlackBerry has struggled to remain popular among customers and developers alike… Read More