Thursday, April 27, 2006

SAP and Microsoft announce Duet to link programs

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Microsoft to bolster CRM with new European partner
InfoWorld - May 8, 2006
0, which Neocase can use to reduce its own marketing costs. According to Neocase CEO Herve Pluche, his company has already signed on seven major Microsoft VARs to co-sell Microsoft, Neocase CRM solutions.  Neocase Version 10 can be integrated into Microsoft CRM 3. 0 with the same look and feel on the front end, and at the back end, it can use the same database. More importantly, Neocase will supplement what Pluche called Microsoft's "very basic customer service" component with its own robust capabilities. According to Wetteman, Neocase has deep domain expertise and features, such as parallel processing in order to handle a collaboration between multiple departments, that are beyond what Microsoft's CRM 3.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/05/08/78126_HNneocase_1.html


SAP and Microsoft announce Duet to link programs
VNUNet.com - May 2, 2006
Announced a year ago under the Mendocino codename, Duet should make it easierto access SAP applications through Microsoft Office. Duet is important becauseOffice is ubiquitous on desktops and SAP is the leader in back-officeapplications... “When people are unaware that information exists or lack the time to findwhat is needed, they risk making bad decisions,” said Mark Levitt,vice-president for IDC’s collaboration and enterprise workplace research group. Tools for budget monitoring, time management, leave requests and humanresources will be available in the first release but other functionality isplanned. Later this year, to chime with forthcoming upgrades to Office and MySAP, two“value packs” are due, with more language translations and extra businessscenario support covering recruitment management, travel management, analytics,purchasing management and sales activity management via links to SAP’s back-endcustomer relationship management (CRM) and supplier relationship managementmodules. SAP said almost 100 joint customers and partners have been running thesoftware since late last year. Silicon device maker Atmel used Duet to monitor budget planning data in SAPsystems across its global network, using Office as the front-end. In astatement, Atmel chief information officer (CIO) Mikes Sisois said Duet allowed“greater visibility and access to SAP business data …from a widely used andfamiliar user interface”. Another firm testing the software internally is Indian IT services firmInfosys, which also plans to offer advice on Duet deployment to its customers.
http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2155177/sap-microsoft-announce-duet


WebEx Making Money on Demand
Motley Fool - May 2, 2006
Instead, a customer logs onto the Internet to consume the software (often called "software as a service"). WebEx used to focus on allowing customers to conduct meetings via the Web. However, over the last few years, the company has greatly expanded its offerings into areas such as training, customer support, and sales presentations -- offering features like telephony and video as add-ons to its software packages. Moreover, the acquisition of Intranets... For example, WebEx recently launched an instant messaging product for the corporate market. The company formed an alliance with AOL to sell the product to small and mid-size companies. And as I look at this, I'm compelled to agree that Microsoft was and is right that collaboration is a growing market. Unfortunately, it looks like it bought the wrong companies. Microsoft is a Motley Fool Inside Value recommendation.
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06050221.htm


Corel: Second Best Not Good Enough
Motley Fool - Apr 28, 2006
Corel believes that its growth opportunity is to sell cheap software to developing countries. But Microsoft and Adobe have strong distribution in these markets already, and can no doubt compete (after all, these companies generate huge cash flows to support more marginal markets). Also, it appears that Google will launch its own Office suite. The company recently purchased Writely, which is an online word processor. The big winner is actually Corel's private equity investor, Vector Capital. The firm took Corel private for $98 million and still owns 72% of the company.
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06042829.htm


Microsoft's Strange Spending Splurge
BusinessWeek - Apr 27, 2006
Investors want to know when it will pay off. The software giant released quarterly results that were largely in line with expectations.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2006/tc20060427_666926.htm


McAfee Making the World Safe for the Net
Motley Fool - May 1, 2006
Thus, there's no need to get update CDs. This is critical for security, since virus outbreaks can spread quickly. In the first quarter, McAfee added 1. 9 million net new subscribers... As for Symantec, it has been diversifying its business through acquisitions and appears to be distracted. And Microsoft is still having problems getting traction. McAfee has the advantage of being laser-focused on security. To this end, the company has made several important acquisitions, such as SiteAdvisor. And SiteAdvisor does something quite useful: It rates nearly every site on the Internet for threat problems. For example, you can search Google (Nasdaq:.
http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2006/05/01/mcafee-making-the-world-safe-for-the-net.aspx


Microsoft, SAP sing praises of Duet
InfoWorld - May 8, 2006
Duet, formerly known as "Project Mendocino," is the product of a year-long development effort between the companies that will give knowledge workers and their managers a way to get at SAP information and transactions from Office. Executives from both companies promoted it as a safe, controllable, and convenient way to move data back and forth between applications"Traditionally, we have had different kinds of applications from different kinds of vendors all architected differently, and that is not what people want," said Jim Shepherd, senior vice president at AMR Research. Many knowledge workers, for example, are unsure how or if they should move their spreadsheet data into their SAP business applications. Duet will make it safer to do that, according to Shepherd... The first scenarios will be for budget monitoring, time management, leave management, and organization management. They will ship in June. More scenarios for CRM, SRM (storage resource management), and supplier relationship management will be available in the second half of 2006, the companies said.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/05/08/78043_19NNsapmsftduet_1.html&source=searchresult


RIM's Latest Patent Problem
BusinessWeek - May 2, 2006
District Court in Texas. It's seeking an injunction and monetary damages for the infringement of four patents, three of which had been part of its suit against Seven. Visto has also filed patent-infringement suits against Microsoft (MSFT) and Good Technology, which both provide wireless e-mail technology. Visto CEO Brian Bogosian has previously portrayed the lawsuit against Seven as aimed at putting the company out of business. When asked if he'd like to do the same thing to RIM, he said: "Absolutely. But that doesn't mean there's not a deal to be done. We want them to stop misappropriating our intellectual property.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2006/tc20060502_228329.htm


Startup launches Web analytics for salespeople
InfoWorld - May 1, 2006
The company plans an official launch for the service Wednesday in San Francisco. SalesGenius costs from $49 per user per month with the number of e-mail recipients capped at 2,000 per month. The company plans to release a team edition of the product this summer, according to Thompson, incorporating support for CRM player Salesforce. 's AppExchange integration network. "SalesGenius is as applicable to marketing as much as to sales," he said, reflecting on potential future directions for the startup. The company has also talked about possible applications in human resources, according to analyst Kingstone, but she believes they should stay focused on the sales and marketing arena.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/05/01/77960_HNgenius_1.html&source=searchresult


Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10,
thestreet.com - Apr 28, 2006
Unfortunately, lackluster earnings guidance from Microsoft
(. For the week, the Dow added 0... 51, 300 shares,
4. 83%, Stealth Stock): The company is an emerging player
in the on-demand customer relationship management (CRM)
space. The company announced solid first-quarter earnings
and sales bookings results Monday, and shares rallied 30%
this week. We sold 100 shares Tuesday to lock in a 66%
gain and also moved the stock to a Two rating; a spike to
$20 a share will prompt a further sale. For the quarter,
RightNow earned 1 cent a share vs. analyst estimates for a
3-cent profit.
http://www.thestreet.com/k/su/archives/200604281717.html


Google enterprise effect, Take II
InfoWorld - Apr 28, 2006
And the Googlers aren’t expected to stop there. “Google recognizes the importance of the end-user point of view, both as the source of its own success in the consumer market and the obstacle to success of many enterprise systems,” writes AMR’s Jim Murphy , the report’s author. In particular, AMR sees opportunities to add value in making business intelligence, CRM, and ERP deployments more accessible and usable. But to do so, Google will need strong enterprise partners to lend it enterprise credibility, AMR argues, including SIs and software vendors. And why would these partners want to let Google take the presentation layer away from them, I wonder?Google must also change perceptions about security and privacy. I recently lunched with a group of large-enterprise CIOs when the topic of Google’s new enterprise capabilities came up. “I’d love to have better enterprise search,” said one CIO, “but I’m not gonna let anybody store my data outside my firewall to do it... “I’d love to have better enterprise search,” said one CIO, “but I’m not gonna let anybody store my data outside my firewall to do it. ”Personally, I’d love to see Google make some headway in the enterprise. I think it would have the same effect it’s having on Yahoo and Microsoft: better services, lower prices, and better support. Shift at Oracle fuels commoditizationLinux will become the dominant OS for Oracle databases by 2007, displacing Solaris, according to a new survey from the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG). But just by a smidge -- 44 percent will run on Linux by then, versus 43 percent on Solaris. Of the users who responded to the survey, 34 percent planned database migrations in the coming year. “This forecast marks a definitive tipping point for Linux,” trumpeted the press release.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/04/28/77727_18OPanalysts_1.html


Everest aims at NetSuite with on-demand move
InfoWorld - May 9, 2006
to see if the approach is popular with customers and likely to generate significant revenue. Everest defines the SMB market as companies employing 5 to 75 staff with revenue up to US$20 million, said David Gutch, the company's senior vice president, worldwide sales and marketing. The firm targets users who find that they can no longer run their businesses on Microsoft Corp. 's Excel spreadsheets or Intuit Inc. 's entry-level accounting software QuickBooks and are looking for extra functionality at a low price. Prior to Monday, Everest offered an on-premise combination of ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) capabilities with optional electronic commerce and point of sale (POS) add-ons. The company has made its Advanced software also available as Everest On-Demand, a hosted version of the software accessible via a broadband Internet connection... 's Excel spreadsheets or Intuit Inc. 's entry-level accounting software QuickBooks and are looking for extra functionality at a low price. Prior to Monday, Everest offered an on-premise combination of ERP (enterprise resource planning) and CRM (customer relationship management) capabilities with optional electronic commerce and point of sale (POS) add-ons. The company has made its Advanced software also available as Everest On-Demand, a hosted version of the software accessible via a broadband Internet connection. Pricing for the software, implementation services and support starts at $300 per month for two users with a minimum one-year contract. Dirt Cheap Drives, a reseller of computer disk drives and other IT components in Dickinson, Texas, is already up and running with Everest On-Demand. "It's a lot more affordable for a small business," said Karen Timme, chief executive officer at the reseller.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/05/09/78149_HNeverestsmb_1.html


JSR 170: A standard content repository
InfoWorld - May 5, 2006
Equally significant, if you want to swap in a different compliant repository you can without recoding. Further, the repository isn't tied to any one application. This added benefit permits a single repository to be shared by your portal, CRM system, or legacy application. Day also sells JSR 170 repository connectors for EMC Documentum and BEA WebLogic Portal -- with others in the works for Microsoft SharePoint, FileNet, OpenText LiveLink, and Interwoven. As a result, even though these products do currently have legacy repositories, Day's connectors should reduce a lot of work normally associated with integration projects. IT staff only need to learn one API and should no longer be concerned about which vendor's repository is underneath their applications. But, like any technology, there's room for improvement... Further, the repository isn't tied to any one application. This added benefit permits a single repository to be shared by your portal, CRM system, or legacy application. Day also sells JSR 170 repository connectors for EMC Documentum and BEA WebLogic Portal -- with others in the works for Microsoft SharePoint, FileNet, OpenText LiveLink, and Interwoven. As a result, even though these products do currently have legacy repositories, Day's connectors should reduce a lot of work normally associated with integration projects. IT staff only need to learn one API and should no longer be concerned about which vendor's repository is underneath their applications. But, like any technology, there's room for improvement.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/infoworld/article/06/05/05/77794_19TCportalssb_1.html


Tech CEOs find hiring tougher, study | Tech News on ZDNet
ZDNet - Apr 28, 2006
Sixty-two percent use IP to connect geographically dispersed employees; other internal uses include research collaboration, voice communications, and reporting and regulatory compliance. Externally, 65 percent use IP as a data communication channel with clients; 56 percent use IP to deliver customer support and maximize CRM; and 50 percent use it as a sales and distribution channel. Excessive government regulation worries CEOs, access to capital doesn�t

Twenty-eight percent of CEOs say excessive government regulation is the biggest threat to growth in the tech sector over the next 12 months, even though only 4 percent report that dealing with regulatory issues is their biggest operational challenge. This year, far fewer CEOs are concerned about limited access to capital (13 percent, down from 21 percent last year) or terrorism (9 percent, down from 15 percent last year).
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6066456.html


See you.

Thursday, April 13, 2006

Google on the Inside [Fool.com] April 20, 2006

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Cisco updates joint CRM system with Microsoft
InfoWorld - Apr 25, 2006
The software creates automatic screen pop ups with caller information, provides click-to-dial capability, captures call information and creates customer records. It delivers these features on a PC through integration with Cisco IP (Internet Protocol) phones. The latest version, Unified CRM Connector 3. 0, is integrated with the recently announced Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3... It expects to deploy version 3. 0 later this year or in the first half of next year, said Dominic Roberts, vice president of information services. GreenStone started using Microsoft Dynamics CRM a few years ago to bring together customer data from several different platforms, Roberts said. The result has been better customer service, because employees have more information at hand: for example, what each customer has bought and what promotions they have already been offered. The extension of CRM Connector to Cisco IP phones will be a major benefit of the new version, Roberts said. "They don't like it when 10 windows pop up in their face when they're looking at a CRM screen," Roberts said. "They would love to have two screens.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/04/25/77731_HNciscocrm_1.html


Google on the Inside [Fool.com] April 20, 2006
Motley Fool - Apr 20, 2006
Given the enormous amount of corporate data on intranets, corporate search looks like yet another multibillion-dollar market opportunity for Google. Microsoft is a selection of the Inside Value newsletter service. Check out our entire suite of newsletters by clicking.
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06042019.htm


"Software As a Service" Hits Sweet Spot
BusinessWeek - Apr 13, 2006
He claims businesses will ultimately benefit from trends developing in the consumer space. "We have to show what's possible and we need to show people how they can move away from these old client-server companies," Benioff told silicon. The ease of implementation which on-demand vendors tout will also be the factor which keeps them honest and competitive, said Qualys' Courtot -- because if it's easy to switch on, then it's just as easy to switch over... Courtot said this contrasts starkly with the large enterprise software vendors. "Once they've got you, they'll milk you," he said. Evan Goldberg, chairman, founder and CTO of CRM vendor NetSuite, is another relying on software as a service hitting the big time. com he believes all applications will eventually be accessed online. "I have a very big vision of where software as a service can go," said Goldberg, adding his vision is for the industry as a whole -- way outside just the areas in which.
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/apr2006/gb20060413_756585.htm?campaign_id=search


Salesforce.com moves spark M&A FUD
Inquirer - Apr 14, 2006
Salesforce can hardly complain ifit is closely watched given that it has pursued one of the most regimented PR campaigns in living history and that itis probably the hottest thing in enterprise IT today. On the one hand, he's always ready to paint Microsoft as a laggard in software-as a-service. On the other hand he, likemany others, would like to replay the way Bill Gates built his money-magnet platform. The success of Microsoft's Windows ecosystem was built in part on its excellent relationships with smaller ISVs. Corel, Micrografx and a ton of others rode on that gravy train and, early on at least, Microsoft resisted thetemptation to throw its money at market domination in every sector. Even the success of the Office stack was based on minor acquisitions and organic development... Even the success of the Office stack was based on minor acquisitions and organic development. Microsoft built abetter mousetrap while Novell, WordPerfect, Borland, Aston-Tate, Lotus, SPC and the rest overreached or just gotstrategy plain wrong. Salesforce's plan is to make AppExchange its OS-like platform for ISVs to add in functionality that complementsSalesforce's core salesforce automation and CRM strengths. The question at least some of these ISVs will be asking iswhether this is because Salesforce doesn't want to step on partners' toes or because it just hasn't yet had the time tosteamroller over them. For that reason alone, the purchase of Sendia, an AppExchange partner, might alarm others on AppExchange concernedabout having an erstwhile friend turn competitor. Or have them dreaming of a big pay day - perhaps both. In his ZDNet blog, Phil Wainewright looks at areas for potential Salesforce suitors.
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31011


Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10,
thestreet.com - Apr 21, 2006
Guidance for the second quarter of a 3-cent
to 7-cent profit and revenue of $359 million to $367
million was also in line with analyst expectations. One
positive from the report was the company's announcement
that it will begin building chips for the Xbox 360 video-
game console in 2007 through a direct relationship with
Microsoft. In the past, Chartered dealt with IBM when
building parts for Microsoft, and cutting out the middle
man should boost Chartered's margins going forward. We
believe shares could be worth more than $15 in 2006 as
utilization rates continue to increase and gross margins
approach peak 2000 levels of 30% from 11% now. For
instance, the stock was recently changing hands at just
seven times 2007 earnings-per-share (EPS) analyst
estimates vs. an industry average of 21. We maintain our
One rating... We believe valuation of 3. 5 times 2006 analyst
revenue estimates vs. 11 times for competitor
Salesforce.
http://www.thestreet.com/k/su/archives/200604211657.html


Google's Corporate Makeover - Forbes.com
Forbes - Apr 18, 2006
Google's move to open up its enterprise offering to big software developers is parallel to moves the company has made with other products, like giving outsiders the ability to create "mash-ups" with their software and Google Maps. The company said it will also allow smaller players to create add-ons for the enterprise line. They're already showing off some examples, such as the ability to search and display someone's Microsoft Exchange contact information within the Google interface, and even inviting a co-worker to a meeting without leaving your Web browser. "Search to me is really the next big move to get people access to all the information--not just the documents, but the data--in the enterprise context," says Robert Ashe, chief executive of Cognos, whose business software data will now be accessible through OneBox. Google hopes its new partnerships, which were first reported Tuesday by Business 2. 0, will help boost its share in the enterprise search and information access market which research firm Gartner estimates will hit almost $370 million worldwide this year. Gartner analyst Whit Andrews estimates that Google accounted for between 10% and 20% of new search licenses sold last year, amid competition from business-software giants Microsoft (nyse:.
http://www.forbes.com/intelligentinfrastructure/2006/04/18/google-enterprise-search_cx_df_0418google.html


Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10,
thestreet.com - Apr 13, 2006
Now let's take a look at the portfolio and some of the
moves we made this week. One quick note: Ones are stocks we would buy now, while
Twos are stocks we would buy only on a pullback from
current levels. And as a reminder:
-- A Game Breaker is going to change the landscape of an
industry, as Intel, Microsoft and Wal-Mart did in their
sectors. Investors can make big money in these stocks by
getting in before the crowd. -- Inflection Point stocks have a broken business model
that's on the mend but has yet to be recognized by the
market. Investors who recognize a turnaround early can
pocket strong returns. -- Stealth Stocks are often unknown names to the general
public, but can be hugely profitable investments,
especially when they score well in the Alpha component of
our proprietary rating system.
http://www.thestreet.com/k/su/archives/200604131656.html


See you.

Thursday, April 6, 2006

How much is that Apple in the Windows?

How are things?


Red Hat Buys the Boss
Motley Fool - Apr 11, 2006
Red Hat's home-brewed application server didn't gain much traction, but JBoss emerged as a standout. This deal doesn't look cheap. JBoss's revenues are expected to reach just $60 million in 2006. To be fair, they're growing quickly -- last year's revenues were estimated to fall somewhere between $20 million and $30 million.
http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06041117.htm


How much is that Apple in the Windows?
Register - Apr 7, 2006
Even if they did a bit, people don't want change. After 20 plus years of enforced technology firedrills they've become highly sceptical of technologists' promises of a better life, and rightly don't believe the endless theoretical business cases technologists dream up. Those ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) battles that have raged since the late 1990s have left many of the folks who do the real work in companies, forever scarred. Talk about the thousand yard stare - visit an business accounting office after an implementation of SAP!So what to do. Well, my advice would be to actually give people the choice. There are unlikely to be support issues, especially with Apple's long-term commitment to support dual Windows and Mac OS. And few extra cost issues... The new Apple world is the perfect reason to accommodate this, and gradually take companies out of PC ownership. You own your own calculator and mobile phone - PC ownership is a natural evolution. And the timing is perfect, especially as Microsoft will be pushing a wholesale move to its much delayed and maligned Windows Vista. Just the thought of which makes me feel a thousand yard stare coming on! ®About Cormac O'Reilly: Late sixties IT industry entrant with early developer gigs in London at Abbey National, Unilever & BOC. Senior IT oil field trash in the eighties and nineties; Schlumberger (Houston TX) and Shell (The Hague). Non-exec director at two flame-out dot.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/04/07/apple_announcement/


Salesforce.com takes hit from outage
InfoWorld - Apr 7, 2006
com, the company's hosted CRM service is back up and running. The site notes that there was an interruption on Thursday, beginning at 8:11 Pacific Daylight Time and affecting its North American operations. The cause was "a software patch affecting the cache server. "According to Salesforce, "the service was restored to full operations after removing the software patch, resetting the cache system configuration, and re-starting the cache servers. Changes to operational procedures have been made to protect the service from similar issues going forward... com outtages don't seem to have a common cause, and may be expected from a company growing as fast as Salesforce is, knocking your entire North American customer base offline, for any reason at any time is untenable -- and won't engender a lot of good will. But companies such as Microsoft or SAP don't need to worry that all of their customers will be affected by an glitch at the same time.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/04/07/77264_HNsalesforce3_1.html


Why they're making it Sino this time
The Age - Apr 11, 2006
That's why we're using cost-effectiveoutsourcing. CRM Chefs helps customers implement Microsoft customerrelationship management software. This sometimes involves helpingcustomers incorporate new software, such as invoicinghistories. "We provide the high-end strategy and software architects andoutsource the coding to Sinocode," says Mr Wood. "We get them tobuild to our specs. It's very inexpensive, around half the cost,compared to getting contractors in Australia.
http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/why-theyre-making-it-sino-this-time/2006/04/10/1144521238562.html


NetSuite 11.0 adds deeper support for Ajax
InfoWorld - Apr 6, 2006
"Someone will ultimately become the SAP of the midmarket," Nelson added, referring to SAP which has long been the No. 1 vendor of enterprise applications. NetSuite's primary competitor is hosted CRM player Salesforce. The company also comes up against Sage Group, SAP, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesnet, and SugarCRM. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is one of the founders of NetSuite and its lead investor through his Tako Ventures investment company.
http://www.infoworld.com/archives/emailPrint.jsp?R=printThis&A=/article/06/04/06/77168_HNnetsuite11_1.html


Dear Subscriber to TheStreet.com Stocks Under $10,
thestreet.com - Apr 7, 2006
Now let's take a look at the portfolio and some of the
moves we made this week. One quick note: Ones are stocks we would buy now, while
Twos are stocks we would buy only on a pullback from
current levels. And as a reminder:
-- A Game Breaker is going to change the landscape of an
industry, as Intel, Microsoft and Wal-Mart did in their
sectors. Investors can make big money in these stocks by
getting in before the crowd. -- Inflection Point stocks have a broken business model
that's on the mend but has yet to be recognized by the
market. Investors who recognize a turnaround early can
pocket strong returns. -- Stealth Stocks are often unknown names to the general
public, but can be hugely profitable investments,
especially when they score well in the Alpha component of
our proprietary rating system... His presentation, which focused on key
requirements for upmarket on-demand software sales, could
help boost the company's profile among investors and
potential customers. The company is on track to deliver
sales bookings growth of 40% to 50% in 2006, up from the
29% sales bookings growth in the fourth quarter of 2005. On-demand CRM software is a burgeoning business, and
smaller players like RightNow stand to gain more than
larger players such as Oracle (. The law of large numbers states that
showing large percentage gains becomes more challenging as
the base number, or denominator, grows.
http://www.thestreet.com/k/su/_googlen/archives/200604071655.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=SU&cm_ite=003966


Bye.