Virtually every IT services business is in the evaluation, planning or implementation phase of a managed services program, and yet very few manage to deliver true high-value services to their customers. This whitepaper discusses the major obstacles to becoming an MSP and how to overcome them so that your organization can enjoy the business benefits 

Strategic organizations are increasingly looking for ways to lower the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their technology assets while improving the return on their investment. In this white paper, you will discover how expert customer support services can have a dramatic impact on both as you explore the success of JBoss middleware technology. 

There is no question that the successful implementation of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) relies on a careful and holistic approach to business planning. One of the most important tools in the evaluation, purchase, and ongoing use of SOA is this body of best practices that vendors, consultants, and customers have compiled. 

This white paper explains the importance of flexible software architecture, and how the right CRM solution can support and even advance an organization’s ability to evolve in lock-step with changes as they occur--enabling them to attain and maintain a competitive advantage. 

Leadership teams in today's strongest sales groups have discovered best practices to achieve exponential results. This SAP Executive Insight looks at leading-edge companies and examines how they excel in areas where most sales organizations struggle. 

This paper will present the challenges businesses face in implementing effective order management and will help in overcoming these challenges. You will learn the benefits of the Esker Platform over its competitors and be presented with a case study documenting companies that implemented the Esker platform to beat their order management problems. 

Read this knowledge series paper for the top three myths of knowledge management as they relate to customer service. 

View this webcast to discover how Microsoft Dynamics CRM can help you transform customer service into a strategic business asset. 

This paper explores core principles companies can use to help them select a CRM system. 

One of the biggest dangers in establishing best practices for your contact center is to do so in isolation from your self-service stakeholders. Instead, all customer "touch-points" must be viewed as part of a continuum. Customer touch points include Web Self-Service, Interactive Voice Response, Contact Center Agents, and Face-to-Face transactions. 

In this case study you will learn how Virco turned to Catalyst, to improve its efficiency and lower costs related to warehouse activities. Catalyst is a warehouse management system that works with current SAP foundations and provides accurate inventory control to eliminate stock-outs, without negatively impacting customer service. 

Read this paper to learn how organizations that have selected a hosted contact center solution have minimized or even eliminated the cost of their IT or telecom support departments. Keep reading to learn what the benefits a hosted contact center solution can have for your company. 

The need for customer insight and responsiveness to that insight is the foundation and driving rationale for the emerging CRM concept of continuous customer dialogue through multi-channel touchpoints.