Top 10 enterprise applications for public clouds

	Don't expect a kinder, gentler Oracle after sales exec's departure | IDC forecasts strong growth in enterprise social software spending
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	Top 10 enterprise applications for public clouds These 10 enterprise applications are eminently suitable for public cloud implementations or pilots Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Evolve Customer Care with Collaboration Using collaboration technology to improve customer service gives your company an opportunity to evolve beyond traditional service models to create better customer relationships. While the telephone will always be an option, many customers want experiences where chat, social media, video and self-service are also part of the norm. Download a new white paper from ZK Research to learn how using collaboration technology can help your organization improve customer responsiveness and provide customers with self-service offerings, leading to greater loyalty. In this Issue Don't expect a kinder, gentler Oracle after sales exec's departure IDC forecasts strong growth in enterprise social software spending Project management software smackdown New Google mapping service helps organizations manage field crews Microsoft dumps Office Starter from PC maker choices WEBCAST: IBM Banking on the Mainframe This presentation will look at banking application issues and provide examples on how banks and financial market clients are responding to these challenges. Learn More Don't expect a kinder, gentler Oracle after sales exec's departure Oracle customers hoping that the pending departure of a top company executive will help pave the way for a kinder, gentler sales culture may be engaged in wishful thinking, according to industry observers. Read More IDC forecasts strong growth in enterprise social software spending The research firm expects compound annual growth to exceed 40 percent between 2011 and 2016 Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue Project management software smackdown Like the global economy, the world of project management and collaboration software seems to be divided into two significant groups: the "haves" and the "have-nots". Read More New Google mapping service helps organizations manage field crews Google has launched an enterprise mapping service designed to let companies manage field crews via a Web-based administration console linked to an application on remote employees' smartphones. Read More Microsoft dumps Office Starter from PC maker choices Microsoft is dumping its Office Starter edition as Windows 8 and the next edition of the suite, dubbed Office 2013, near completion and release later this year and early next Read More
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