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  • Research Q158

    Zoho launches SalesInbox

    On July 27, Zoho released Zoho SalesInbox, announced a new platform, and updated its customer relationship management (CRM) solution. SalesInbox is an e-mail client integrated…

  • ROI Case Studies Q130

    bpmonline ROI case study: Namu Travel Group

    Namu Travel deployed Bpm’online to retire a proprietary, in-house CRM application that limited business expansion due to inefficiencies and inaccuracies. Nucleus found that the integrated…

  • ROI Case Studies Q138

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM ROI case study: Quark Software

    Quark Software Inc. deployed Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to deliver a unified, multi-channel, and knowledge-based platform to meet the growth of the company…

  • Research Q157

    ECS customers maintain messaging consistency

    ECS Global’s Enterprise Communication Suite enables organizations with omnichannel communications to maintain consistency and reduce errors. Nucleus estimates that the industry-specific capabilities of Enterprise Communication…

  • ROI Case Studies Q148

    Acumatica ROI case study: Ergoresearch

    Ergoresearch deployed Acumatica to replace multiple accounting systems and processes and establish a foundation for rapid growth. Nucleus found the project enabled the company to…

  • ROI Case Studies Q144

    Salesforce Community Cloud ROI case study: Stanley Healthcare

    Stanley Healthcare deployed Salesforce Community Cloud and Service Cloud to provide customers with self-service support. Nucleus found that the project enabled Stanley to accelerate the…

  • Research Q156

    HCM technology vendors Microsoft could acquire

    One of the few remaining holes Microsoft needs to fill in order to become a one-stop shop for technology covering the entire enterprise is human…

  • Research Q140

    Guidebook: Oracle Cloud for Finance

    Oracle’s accounting and finance cloud solution delivers full visibility of an enterprise’s financial position, reducing the amount of time spent managing accounts and allowing more…

  • ROI Case Studies Q147

    Automation Anywhere ROI case study: Anonymous company

    A global communications company deployed Automation Anywhere to free up network resources and improve customer service. Nucleus found that Automation Anywhere helped automate a process…

  • Research Q151

    The ServiceChannel Edge

    “Edge” enterprise resource planning (ERP) application ServiceChannel automates commercial contracting, bringing more visibility into facility maintenance and service for commercial facilities. ServiceChannel enables facilities to…

  • Research Q154

    Anatomy of a Decision: Hubspot Marketing

    Nucleus Research conducted in-depth interviews with current Hubspot Marketing customers to better understand what drives them to choose the solution. Nucleus found that Hubspot stood…

  • Research Q155

    Tableau still has its edge in a noisy market

    As the analytics for business users market consolidates, Tableau responds with a new release that offers more advanced functionality and improved accessibility. Nucleus expects that,…

  • Research Q152

    How OpenText is fighting content bloat

    Nucleus Research took a closer look at OpenText, the global enterprise content management (ECM) vendor, and at how it approaches the growing content bloat challenge…

  • Research Q153

    The evolution of embedded analytics

    In the next 5 years, Nucleus expects that 90 percent of analytics solutions for business users will be embedded in other core applications. Not surprisingly,…

  • ROI Case Studies Q143

    Ceridian Dayforce ROI case study: Global Brass and Copper

    To replace an older system for human capital management (HCM), Global Brass & Copper Holdings, Inc. (GBC) deployed Dayforce HCM. Nucleus found that Dayforce HCM…

  • Research Q146

    The rise of micro-marketing

    “Micro-marketing” recognizes the need for two sets of marketing tools to serve the tactical and strategic needs of marketing. Currently, a single marketing solution is…

  • Research Q149

    One Network releases RTVN Version 16.0

    One Network Enterprises released Real Time Value Network Version (RTVN) 16.0 with new features that help users recognize issues and reach a resolution with the…

  • Research Q150

    Oracle bolsters cloud play with NetSuite

    On July 28, Oracle announced that it reached an agreement to purchase NetSuite for $9.3 billion. The deal gives Oracle bragging rights as the leading…

  • ROI Case Studies Q113

    Zendesk ROI case study: AdRoll

    2017 ROI AWARD WINNER! AdRoll deployed Zendesk to unify 13 individually siloed support channels into a centralized contact platform for customer-facing support and account management….

  • ROI Case Studies Q133

    IBM Marketing Cloud ROI case study: Anonymous

    A retail food company deployed IBM Marketing Cloud (formerly Silverpop) application to expand its e-mail and marketing efforts, and to drive greater online sales with…

  • Research Q142

    Ceridian shares its vision at INSIGHTS 2016

    This month, Ceridian held its annual user conference, INSIGHTS 2016, updating attendees on new features found in Dayforce HCM and on refinements the vendor has…

  • Research Q141

    Infor lays out its vision at Inforum 2016

    At its recent conference, Inforum 2016, Infor announced plans to help customers increase visibility into their operations from end-to-end and leverage analytics to generate business…

  • Research Q139

    Tying CRM to customer service

    Nucleus estimates that over 70 percent of companies using customer relationship management (CRM) have not completely tied their system to customer service. Companies are missing…

  • ROI Tools Q134

    ioFABRIC Vicinity ROI business case tool

    ioFABRIC Inc. is a software-defined storage company that increases business agility and enables the data-driven organization through better linkages between storage and the rest of…

  • Research Q135

    GT Nexus Inforum update

    At the 2016 Inforum conference in July, Infor outlined its plans to build out the recently acquired GT Nexus solution, extending the functionality and usability…

  • ROI Tools Q136

    Entrust Datacard PKI ROI business case tool

    For more than 20 years, Entrust Datacard has been a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) powerhouse, trusted by the world’s most security-minded organizations to ensure confidentiality,…

  • ROI Case Studies Q131

    VAI S2K Enterprise ROI case study: Imperial Bag and Paper

    Imperial Bag & Paper deployed VAI S2K Enterprise in order to accommodate the fusion of multiple acquisitions under one enterprise resource planning (ERP) package. Imperial…

  • Research Q128

    WorkForce Software Vision 2016 update

    In late June, WorkForce Software held its annual user conference, Vision 2016, educating attendees on the recent acquisition of Workplace Systems and elaborating on WorkForce…

  • Research Q123

    Salesforce Lightning for Outlook

    On June 28, Salesforce released its latest solution, Salesforce Lightning for Outlook. This cloud-native add-in integrates the capabilities of Salesforce’s customer relationship management (CRM) platform…

  • Research Q127

    Microsoft announces Dynamics 365

    On July 6, Microsoft announced Dynamics 365, a new approach to business applications that brings together Dynamics CRM, AX, and Office 365 with a unified…

  • Research Q124

    Guidebook: Oracle ERP Cloud

    In analyzing the experience of enterprise resource planning (ERP) customers, Nucleus found that the total cost of ownership of traditional on-premise ERP deployments was 2.1…

  • ROI Case Studies Q92

    IBM MobileFirst ROI case study: Bernhardt

    Bernhardt Furniture deployed an IBM MobileFirst solution to create an electronic showroom application that eliminated paper-based presentations, provided real-time data for new product releases, and…

  • ROI Case Studies Q126

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online ROI case study: Luck Stone

    Luck Stone turned to Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to drive its transformation into a customer-inspired business. Nucleus found that the cloud-based solution equipped Luck Stone…

  • ROI Case Studies Q125

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online ROI case study: TW Metals

    TW Metals deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to replace an aging Lotus Notes based application with a CRM platform which would boost sales effectiveness. Nucleus…

  • Research Q119

    Infor purchases Predictix for demand analytics

    In buying Predictix, Infor gets a cloud-based solution for retail prescriptive and predictive analytics that the vendor needed in order to win the business of…

  • ROI Case Studies Q121

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online ROI case study: AvePoint

    AvePoint deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to integrate its customer relationship management (CRM) solution with other elements of the Microsoft cloud technology stack. Nucleus found…

  • ROI Case Studies Q120

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online ROI case study: Network Contacts

    Network Contacts deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online to streamline its service delivery and save money for its clients. Nucleus found that Network Contacts was able…

  • ROI Case Studies Q122

    Microsoft Dynamics CRM ROI case study: Georgia State University

    Georgia State University deployed Microsoft Dynamics CRM to deliver an organized and automated, omnichannel client access solution with a knowledgebase library, connecting current and former…

  • Research Q116

    SugarCRM SugarCon update

    At SugarCON in June, SugarCRM announced further development capabilities that will accelerate time to value for customers hoping to achieve the goal of supporting cross-company…

  • Research Q117

    SalesForce delivers full spectrum of app building

    As a result of its efforts to democratize building business apps, Nucleus estimates that Salesforce app development tools lower application payback period and decrease development…

  • ROI Case Studies Q104

    Hyland ROI case study: Wisconsin Physicians Service

    Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS), a not-for-profit health insurer, deployed Hyland OnBase to alleviate inefficiencies in processing Medicare-related contracts. Working with consultants from Naviant,…

  • Research Q118

    Anatomy of a decision: choosing Logility over ERP

    Nucleus Research analyzed the experiences of a number of Logility customers to understand why they chose that vendor’s supply chain planning solution over those of…

  • Research Q115

    6 out of 10 customers wouldn’t buy SAP again

    SAP’s new marketing tagline – run simple – is not only grammatically incorrect, it’s grossly inaccurate. Nucleus analyzed the experience of SAP customers and found…

  • ROI Case Studies Q112

    Ultimate Software UltiPro ROI case study: Nebraska Furniture Mart

    Nebraska Furniture Mart deployed Ultimate Software’s UltiPro to replace an inefficient, legacy solution from ADP for human capital management (HCM). With UltiPro, the employer gained…

  • Research Q114

    Microsoft acquires LinkedIn

    On June 13, Microsoft Corporation announced its acquisition of LinkedIn Corporation for $26.2 billion. This is Microsoft’s largest acquisition yet, and the largest in a…

  • ROI Case Studies Q105

    Interactive Intelligence ROI case study: EMS

    2016 ROI AWARD WINNER! EMS Inc. deployed Interactive Intelligence Communications as a Service (CaaS) to replace an existing hosted platform and provide multichannel capabilities for…

  • ROI Case Studies Q111

    Skillsoft ROI case study: Vectren Corporation

    Vectren Corporation, an energy holding company, was keen on being able to expand its use of Skillsoft. They were able to do so by replacing…

  • Research Q110

    IBM courts the elusive data scientist

    While the analytics market has been a focus for heavy investment, the needs of the data scientist have largely been overlooked. Nucleus expects that IBM’s…

  • Research Q108

    Fast data is what counts for supply chains

    Forget big data – when it comes to supply chains, it’s fast data that matters. In order to respond to changing events, supply chain operations…

  • Research Q109

    Microsoft announces Dynamics CRM Spring 2016 Wave

    Microsoft recently announced Dynamics CRM Spring 2016 Wave with availability in the second quarter of 2016 for CRM Online customers. New guided navigation capabilities will…