When you think of customer relationship management (CRM) or enterprise resource planning, it’s more than likely the names Oracle and SAP come to mind. But there’s actually a little-known software vendor who’s right on the leading vendor’s heels and may be worth checking out, if you’re looking to upgrade or revamp your systems. Infor Global Solutions has been quietly building a customer base and expanding its reach by gobbling up a bunch of smaller software makers–it now boasts with 8,100 employees and 70,000 customers.

For more on the unknown leading software maker:
- read the report at Baseline magazine

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While enhanced security may prove a major selling point, it seems like the integration capabilities between Vista and its companion software Office 2007 are also attracting the attention of tech leaders who are looking for an application that mixes well with back-end systems such as SAP and Oracle. The ability to integrate with such popular enterprise resource planning (ERP) modules and customer relationship management products is prompting more than a few IT leaders to explore the option of upgrading.

For more on the allure of Office 2007:
- read the news at ComputerWeekly

Customer relationship management (CRM) used to be all about using data to boost the customer service point. But as some experts point out, CRM today is also a huge aspect in making business intelligence pay off. All that data mining, storage and analytics is now a top focus for both business and tech leaders as it all ties to increasing revenue and productivity. Article

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