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Going Paperless: Profit Doesn’t Grow on Trees
By Jon Lincoln | Jun 07 2013
It’s estimated that American companies spend $360 to file, find, and reproduce just ONE lost document. Additionally, most businesses reportedly misfile nearly 20 percent of all records, costing $14,000 in lost productivity per worker in… Read More
The Rise of Talent Management
By Chris Chang | Jun 06 2013
Employees are the single largest investment every company has to make, yet most companies have inadequate tools and metrics to accurately analyze and monitor their effect on the company. Current HRMS software is often outdated… Read More
Why SaaS Is Nice But a Network Is the Future (Especially for Your Supply Chain)
By Greg Brady | Jun 06 2013
The software as a service (SaaS) model has definitely entered the market as an important trend, but how do SaaS models impact supply chain management? Read More
What Is SoLoMo and Why Should Marketers Care?
By Eric Fullbright | Jun 06 2013
SoLoMo is a relevant marketing strategy that encompasses three major components: social, local and mobile. Utilize this trend to keep pace with consumers. Read More
Facility Managers Turn to Building Information Modeling
By Miranda Limonczenko | May 31 2013
Building Information Modeling (BIM) utilizes the architectural building plans to construct an accurate three dimensional representation of a building system. In order to help conserve energy in a visual and easy-to-understand manner, facility managers have… Read More
Rain or Shine: Cloud Security's 2013 Forecast
By Michael Tauscher | May 29 2013
The information available to help companies evaluate the potential benefits of using cloud-based services is often nonspecific and inaccurate. In an attempt to remedy this, we’ll be taking a look at a number of studies… Read More
VSBs Use Mobile Payments Solutions to Get Ahead
By Laurie McCabe | May 28 2013
SMBs are taking to mobile solutions like ducks take to water, as revealed in SMB Group’s 2013 SMB Mobile Solutions Study, and as I discussed in 2013 SMB Mobile Attitudes and Challenges. In reviewing the… Read More
Answering the Call: The Next Generation in Call Center Software
By Michael Tauscher | May 24 2013
Whether in a B2B or B2C environment, the next generation of call center software seeks to improve upon the traditional call center model by providing a new suite of support resources. ACD call center software,… Read More
Why Productivity Matters to Your Application Development Team
By Donald Beckett | May 22 2013
After analyzing data from a study of more than 2,000 projects, I noted that whether measured in function points per person month (FP/PM) or hours per function point, productivity is about half of what it… Read More
2013 Workforce Management Technology Trends
By Michael Tauscher | May 21 2013
Workforce management, an amorphous amalgamation of services and functions that are often partially or fully subsumed under the titles of HRMS and ERP, is undergoing a rapid and irreversible change. Previously distinct business software packages… Read More