• 13 common ERP mistakes and how to avoid making them

  By Jennifer Lonoff Schiff | 28 March, 2012 07:47

  Costing anywhere from hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions of dollars, and requiring hundreds of man hours to implement, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are huge investments of money, resources and time. And while a successful ERP implementation can help your organization streamline workflow and cut costs, a poorly planned and implemented ERP rollout can severely cost organizations, in terms of lost productivity and delays.

• Is Your CRM system meeting the needs of your enterprise?

  By Todd R. Weiss | 30 June, 2011 08:23

  In the past, CRM served a simple purpose inside your enterprise: It kept track of your customers, their addresses and their orders. Now, though, there's far more that comes under the CRM umbrella, from connecting with your customers through social media to being able to instantly transmit customer data to a call center agent when customers call in for help.

• ANZ enterprises using browser-based file sharing apps: report

  By Lisa Banks | 16 November, 2010 10:14

  Australia and New Zealand are the only nations where browser-based file sharing applications used in the enterprise are more business centric than entertainment focused when it comes to bandwidth, a new report has claimed.

• The pros and cons of Google Apps

  By Darren Horrigan | 03 September, 2010 14:46

  Considering a move to Google Apps in your enterprise? Some things to consider.

• Roberto Cavalli follows the cloud trend with Google

  By Anh Nguyen | 27 July, 2010 23:26

  Designer fashion house Roberto Cavalli has decided to standardises its email systems by moving to the Google cloud.

• Apocalypse: 52 percent of CIOs plan to blow up IT groups

  By Thomas Wailgum | 24 July, 2010 09:00

  The saying goes something like this: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The statement is, of course, embraced as dogma by those fearful of change and by automobile owners praying for a reasonable bill of charge while waiting at the mechanic's garage.

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