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CRM and Social Media by Infor December 31, 2012 - (Free Research) Leveraging social media as part of your marketing strategy has obvious benefits, but you need the right strategy to experience all of them! This helpful resource answers questions about the why and how of social CRM, and offers five key guidelines for an effective social media strategy.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Editorial Tip: Measuring the ROI of Social CRM: No easy task by Infor February 14, 2011 - (Free Research) As more organizations invest in social channels, the question of value becomes increasingly important. In social media, ROI alone may not tell the value of the effort, and benefits to the business from the customer service approach could be gauged by a variety of factors. Uncover how to measure the real value of an investment in social CRM.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Evaluating CRM Solutions: Six Ways ‘The Oracle Advantage' Benefits Your Organization by Oracle Corporation September 2008 - (Free Research) Deciding on the right CRM solution for your organization is no easy feat. This paper summarizes the key questions every organization should ask of a vendor and the ways "The Oracle Advantage" addresses each of these areas.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Transform the Customer Experience with Pega CRM by Pegasystems May 2011 - (Free Research) For years, companies have tried to serve customers in a way that would lead to brand loyalty.  While traditional CRM systems have failed to deliver, a new approach might be just what companies need.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CRM: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Five Principles for CRM Success by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution February 2009 - (Free Research) This paper explains how, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is first and foremost a strategy. This guide provides insight to help you take a more customer-centric view of your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Optimizing the application testing of your Siebel CRM environment by HP and Infosys August 2008 - (Free Research) Infosys and HP invite you to join us for a webcast on September 10th at 3:00 EDT on the topic, Optimizing the application testing of your Siebel CRM environment with the "Siebel Business Process Testing (BPT) Accelerator," developed by Infosys and HP.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

eBook: Evaluating CRM: From SaaS to software, choosing the right CRM deployment style by Aplicor March 2009 - (Free Research) In this eBook, find out how on-demand and SaaS CRM is altering the CRM software landscape. Learn how both on-demand and on-premise CRM have evolved in recent years and how industry trends are playing into the decision-making process at many organizations.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Computer Weekly 25 October 2011: Read this week's issue of the UK's leading technology publication, with news, analysis and opinion on the topics that matter to IT managers by ComputerWeekly.com October 2011 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we ask IT experts to help answer the question of why so many big IT projects fail. We report from VMware's user conference in Copenhagen on the latest developments in virtualisation, and analyse the emerging threat from military-style cyber attacks on corporate IT networks. Download the new issue now.  (EZINE)

Get Analytics Right from the Start by Sybase, an SAP company August 2010 - (Free Research) Whether or not analytics should become an integral part of an organization’s planning and decision-making seems to be beyond question However, at what level, for what purpose and how to go about deploying analytics are questions that each organization needs to answer for itself. These questions are the focus of this paper.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Five Questions About Managing Social Media that You Should Ask Your Agency White Paper by Oracle Corporation September 2012 - (Free Research) Choosing the right marketing or branding agency for your company is a complicated task. This white paper provides you with five questions you should ask agencies to help you separate the real candidates from the poseurs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle IT Modernization Series Modernization: The Path to SOA by Oracle Corporation August 2008 - (Free Research) IT organizations are under increasing pressure to reduce costs while at the same time increase their ability to react to ongoing business demands. To achieve this they need to take advantage of the cost savings and flexibility of a service-oriented architecture (SOA). Read this white paper to learn about more about SOA and its benefits.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A contact center manager's guide to integrating self-service by inContact May 2011 - (Free Research) Do you feel pressured to provide great service while keeping costs down in your contact center? Self-service technology enables customers to resolve their own service questions without depleting agent resources. But deploying self-service technology raises many questions. Learn best practices and tap into expert advice with this eBook.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Cisco Unified CRM Connector 3.0. by Cisco Systems, Inc. The Cisco Unified Communications system is a full-featured business communications system built into an intelligent IP network.  (SOFTWARE PRODUCT)

Computer Weekly 11 October 2011: Download this week's issue of the UK's leading technology publication, featuring the latest news, analysis and opinion on the big trends in IT by ComputerWeekly.com October 2011 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we find out how mainframe technology that was meant to be dead and buried is finding innovative new applications. We analyse the challenges facing the government's largest deployment of agile software development, and our Buyer's Guide highlights the firms making the most of social media. Download the new issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Contact Center Security in the Cloud: Questions to Ask & Answers to Expect by LiveOps October 2011 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn what should be addressed when moving your contact center to the cloud including important security risks.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Implementing Web Chat: How to Launch, Staff, and Monitor by Citrix Online- GoToAssist October 2011 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn more about why you should implement web chat into your current customer support operations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Data Governance: 5 Questions for Sustainable SAP Data Quality Success by BackOffice Associates February 2009 - (Free Research) With SAP Data Quality Experts, enthusiasts and Project Managers in mind, this paper is written specifically for companies interested in understanding how to best approach and plan for maintaining sustainable business-ready data in SAP. It discusses five key questions as a baseline from which an organization can begin planning for a data...  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Social Customer ebook "Rethinking Customer Service: The Call Center as Corporate Information Hub" by SAP America, Inc. December 2011 - (Free Research) This e-book looks at how the call center in particular can help drive a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to business. Experts from the call center world share strategies and mindset shifts that must take place as customers demand more and more information about the products and services that they consume.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

SAP® BusinessObjects™ Data Services: One Product For Data Quality and Data Integration by SAP America, Inc. June 2009 - (Free Research) Introducing SAP® BusinessObjects™ Data Services breakthrough technology software for the enterprise information management market. The software unifies our leading data-quality and integration solutions - helping your organization to move, transform, and improve virtually any type of data anywhere, at any frequency.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

8 Traits of IT-Friendly Contact Center and Web Customer Service Software by eGain Communications Corp. May 2010 - (Free Research) In this white paper, we discuss eight IT-friendly software traits that minimize risk, maximize ROI, and encourage innovation. Although the focus of this paper is on contact center and web customer service software, the discussion is broad enough to be a valuable guide for any technology investment.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Delivering a Personalized Experience: the Multichannel Contact Center by Avaya February 2013 - (Free Research) Whether your goal is to provide the best customer experience possible, increase sales, or reduce costs, the multichannel contact center delivers. Because customers want – and demand – access to customer service and support via their channel or media of choice, supporting a voice-only channel is no longer an option.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Customer Experience Revolution: Customer Case Studies by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 2012 - (Free Research) What kind of experience does your business deliver customers? Is it meeting their expectations? How can the customer experience be improved? These are all questions today's businesses should be asking – if not, you're risking being left behind. Access this collection of on-demand videos to learn more about the customer experience revolution.  (RESOURCE CENTER)

Why Your Current Service Desk is Failing Your Business, and What to Do About It by CA Technologies. September 2012 - (Free Research) Outdated service management platforms are a problem for many businesses, as they result in an excess of costs and complexity.  In today's business environment, a service desk update may be in order, and this resource outlines the requirements for a successful platform, along with questions to ask before making a purchase decision.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cisco Unified CRM Connector 3.0 by Cisco Systems, Inc. The Cisco Unified Communications system is a full-featured business communications system built into an intelligent IP network.  (HARDWARE PRODUCT)

What If Any Agent Could Take Any Call? by KANA (E-mail this company) June 2012 - (Free Research) Good customer service involves leveraging policies, people, and technology to answer customer questions and solve problems with accuracy, speed, and consistency. Check out this paper for tips on how to relieve customer service pain points and get your agents able to answer calls with ease, and keep customers coming back time and time again.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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