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  • ROI Scorecard – Oracle CRM

    Oracle E-Business Suite helps organizations achieve a positive ROI through improved customer sales, support, and service. Most companies…

  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004. It is…

  • ROI Scorecard – Salesforce.com

    Most companies achieve a positive ROI from Salesforce.com by replacing a paper-based or individual contact management solution. Salesforce.com…

  • ROI Scorecard – Microsoft CRM

    Relatively low cost and tight integration with Microsoft Outlook help Microsoft CRM to deliver a positive return on…

  • ROI Scorecard – PeopleSoft

    PeopleSoft CRM has often delivered a positive ROI to customers by supporting significant process improvements. PeopleSoft customers today…

  • Investigating the ROI from Salesforce.com

    Most companies had achieved a positive ROI from Salesforce.com by replacing a paper-based or individual contact management solution,…

  • ROI Scorecard – Enterprise CRM Market

    The CRM market continues to evolve, with some players focusing on “big problems” and others delivering more tactical…

  • ROI Scorecard – RightNow

    RightNow ahs moved beyond service and support to provide customers with a solution to leverage common knowledge across…

  • ROI Scorecard – On-demand CRM Market

    On-demand CRM has moved beyond initial deployments based on lower cost and avoiding long implementations to strategic solutions…

  • ROI Scorecard – SAP CRM

    Although CRM licenses are a part of many mySAP deals, few customers deploy mySAP from CRM o a…

  • ROI Scorecard – NetSuite

    NetSuite provides small and medium-size customers with a single platform for managing key business operations. NetSuite CRM supports…

  • ROI Evaluation Report: Microsoft BizTalk Server

    Microsoft BizTalk Server provides a competitive advantage to Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) through its open standards-based technology that…

  • ROI Scorecard – Siebel onDemand

    Increased investment in functionality, industry-specific capabilities, and analytics development sanable Siebel OnDemand to deliver a positive ROI to…

  • ROI Scorecard – Siebel Enterprise

    A renewed focus on services to ensure customer success and continued investment in vertical solutions, analytics and other…

  • ROI Evaluation Report: Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003

    Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003 combines ease of use with solid project planning and scheduling tools that enable…

  • Sungard Managed Services tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of SunGard Managed Services. It is designed…

  • Kronos 4500 Touch ID Terminal ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Kronos 4500 Touch ID Terminal. It…

  • ROI Evaluation Report: Kronos 4500 Touch ID Terminal

    The Kronos 4500 Touch ID Terminal provides biometric verification of employees to eliminate “buddy punching,” streamline timecard processes,…

  • CheckPoint Provider-1 financial modeling tool for service providers

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of CheckPoint Provider-1. It is designed to…

  • The Real ROI from PeopleSoft

    Independent research conducted by Nucleus showed that 82 percent of PeopleSoft customers achieved a positive return on investment…

  • The Real ROI from SPSS

    An independent assessment of SPSS customers found that 94 percent achieved a positive return on investment with an…

  • Conformative Systems ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Conformative Systems. It is designed to…

  • ROI Evaluation Report: Workscape

    Workscape provides benefits administration and workforce management solutions that reduce administrative tasks for the human resources department, while…

  • Siebel onDemand Release 7 – Contact OnDemand

    With Contact OnDemand, Siebel leverages its contact center and strategic CRM expertise to provide on-demand contact center support-reinforcing…

  • Workscape ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of Workscape. It is designed to help…

  • ROI Case Study: Sumtotal

    The bank’s Private Client Services division has been able to provide online courses to a geographically diverse student…

  • ROI Case Study: Novell GroupWise

  • RightNow integrated voice response

    RightNow’s voice-enabled Rightnow Service reduces the number of inbound calls for service agents while providing customers with consistent,…

  • Conversagent automated service agents

    Conversagent’s automated service agent technology enables Website self service that can respond to natural language-based user questions, increasing…

  • IBM Acquires Ascential

    With the Ascential purchase, IBM is continuing to broaden its integration platform with tools to improve the quality…

  • Evaluation Report: SunGard Information Availability Solutions

    SunGard Managed Services Solutions enable companies to reduce ongoing IT costs while maintaining or improving system availability and…

  • WebEx Support Center ROI report

    WebEx Support Center enables customer support centers and internal IT help desks to increase productivity, reduce costs, and…

  • ROI Score – mySAP ERP Financials

    SAP users report significant benefits from mySAO ERP Financials, but high initial and ongoing support costs tend to…

  • iAnywhere ROI modeling tool – Euro

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of iAnywhere. It is designed to help…

  • iAnywhere ROI modeling tool – GBP

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of iAnywhere. It is designed to help…

  • iAnywhere ROI modeling tool

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of iAnywhere. It is designed to help…

  • ROI Score – Oracle Financials

    Better visibility and access to financial information, along with improved productivity for business and IT users, enable Oracle…

  • ROI Score – Microsoft Solomon

    Microsoft Solomon delivers solid returns to mid-sized professional services organizations that want to forge a tighter link between…

  • Sungard Managed Services tool – Web Version

    This financial modeling tool has been developed to evaluate the value of SunGard Managed Services. It is designed…

  • Venda’s hosted e-commerce drives ROI

    Companies achieve a positive ROI from Venda by reducing the ongoing costs of supporting e-commerce while increasing the…

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Central

    By implementing Kronos Workforce Central, Sunrise Growers improved their workforce management capabilities. The system has enabled the company…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft Dynamics GP

  • ROI Case Study: Kronos Workforce Central

  • Mozilla Firefox – Does free ensure ROI

    As a 1.0 release Firefox is a good effort that offers a range of useful features. Not yet…

  • PalmOne Tungsten T5 – Assessing the ROI

    PalmOne’s latest handheld, the Tungsten T5, delivers a number of advantages that make it worth a look for…

  • Contextware OS – Working Knowledge Management

    The Contextware OS enables managers to capture business information in processes in context so others can be successful…

  • Blazent adds intelligence to IT

    Blazent can enable managers to better track, manage, and negotiate IT costs and assets while increasing IT staff…

  • ROI Case Study: Microsoft CRM

  • Nucleus Top Ten Predictions for 2005

    As we ring in the new year, Nucleus predicts pricing models, integration, and consolidation will be key moves…

  • Oracle emphasizes BI

    At its OpenWorld user conference, Oracle announced a revamped business intelligence platform that heralds the company’s plans to…