Posted in CRM, Mobile, SugarCRM on Feb 10th, 2009 3 Comments »
They say any press is good press, but to me that is not always 100% the case.
So, when I saw my words somewhat distorted in a recent Inside CRM article about the vitality of mobile CRM in the recession – I thought, “Wow, if only I had a way to communicate my thoughts a little [...]
Posted in Mobile, Open Source on Jan 19th, 2009 2 Comments »
I blogged a while ago about how Palm is still hanging in there when it comes to devices and users in the smart phone game.
They recently upped the ante with the preview of their latest phone, called the “Pre” – which may be the worst name yet for a phone.
But – this phone has some [...]
Posted in Apple, Application Design, CRM, Mobile, SugarCRM on Dec 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
We are still seeing huge interest and uptake of Sugar 5.1 thanks in part to the very cool updated mobile capabilities. With the growing acceptance of the mobile web browser as the de facto interface for mobile business apps, coupled with the iPhone becoming increasingly “enterprise ready” the SugarCRM mobile story is complete and rolling [...]
Posted in Mobile, web 2.0 on Nov 12th, 2008 No Comments »
In the last year I’ve taken note of emerging technologies that are driving the concept of Internet-based selling, and that spell the demise of the large, enterprise-size sales forces. Current economic conditions will only hasten this process, as businesses look to cut travel expenses and work budget-cutting processes and technologies into the way they interact [...]
Posted in Apple, CRM, Mobile, SugarCRM on Jul 11th, 2008 No Comments »
I have been doing a lot of briefings with partners and media around SugarCRM’s upcoming release as it regards our updated wireless capabilities. And the resounding response has been something to the tune of – “Wait…so it just works automatically from my mobile device?!?!?!”
It’s as if people are all too accustomed to complexity, lengthy setups, [...]
Posted in Application Design, CRM, Microsoft, Mobile, SugarCRM, Uncategorized on Jul 8th, 2008 No Comments »
I have had my head in the Sugar Wireless 2.0 upgrades for the past week or so, doing some demos and other work around the enhanced capabilities. So, when I saw this primer for Mobile CRM at My Customer.com I was glad to see that people are getting it more and more when it comes [...]
Posted in CRM, Mobile on Jun 13th, 2008 No Comments »
I just read an interesting fact that – Palm expects to sell 2 million units of its Centro smart phone device in 2008. That is nothing to sneeze at. And many people thought that the Palm would be dead in the water when a number of things happened:
The Blackberry made Palm Pilots look like a [...]
Posted in Apple, Mobile on Apr 30th, 2008 No Comments »
The iPhone has been receiving a lot of attention lately from IT departments, and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal raised some interesting points about the adoption of the iPhone within corporate America.
I for one use a Blackberry, and have never been all the keen on purchasing an iPhone. When first released, I [...]
Posted in CRM, Mobile on Apr 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Matt Asay made a nice callout yesterday to an announcement that DataSync made: full BlackBerry support for Zimbra and SugarCRM.
Customers of SugarCRM will now be able to leverage DataSync to look up contacts, log cases, and track accounts on a BlackBerry.
The announcement is a testament to the growing momentum we’re experiencing, with more and more [...]
Posted in Google, Mobile, Open Source on Apr 7th, 2008 No Comments »
A lot of reports are coming out that Google’s Android open source mobile operating platform is more than ready for prime time, with some heavy hitters like HTC quietly announcing phones that will run on Android.
I like that Google is looking to be disruptive – and open up the mobile market. But in the U.S. [...]
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