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ByDesign, SAP introduces on-demand business

September 19, 2007 Enterprise software giant's midmarket-focused service to compete with those of Salesforce.com, NetSuite and Oracle. TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand business, NetSuite Inc., on-demand, Henning Kagermann, Salesforce.com Inc., business software, Oracle Corp., software company

Salesforce swings into its Summer '07 release

July 17, 2007 New hosted CRM package offers customizable platform services, highlighting company's attempt to compete with SAP, Oracle, Microsoft. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., workflow, portal, programming language, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., programming, software company, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce adds connector apps to Apex

November 27, 2006 New features of programming language to give customers more connections with other vendors' applications. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle11i, on-demand, programming language, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, programming

Salesforce releases Summer '06

July 17, 2006 Company releases on-demand CRM software and Connector for SAP R/3 in bid to better compete against SAP. TAGS: SAP R/3, Salesforce.com Inc., SAP AG, CRM software, CRM, connector, on-demand, mobile device

Will SAP sample hosted recipe?

July 1, 2005 Rumors are that enterprise software giant SAP will launch a fully hosted version of its CRM software. The big question is, when? TAGS: SAP AG, Salesforce.com Inc., CRM, hosted CRM, Marc Benioff, Siebel Systems Inc., on-demand, CRM software, enterprise software, business software, leader, CEO

SAP taps HP for software-as-service push

October 27, 2004 With help from a longtime partner, the German software maker dips its toe in a market it previously downplayed. TAGS: SAP AG, RightNow Technologies, Salesforce.com Inc., HP, agreement, software company

SAP takes Praxis swing in its on-demand warm-up

July 10, 2006 Deal gives more tools to existing SAP Business One customers, but will it lure in new ones? TAGS: SAP AG, CRM, Salesforce.com Inc., on-demand, Gartner Inc., business management, software company

SAP says it won't join the on-demand crowd

April 14, 2005 "With on-demand," CEO says, "the customer hands his destiny to someone else and then he finds...he cannot get his destiny back." TAGS: SAP AG, on-demand, CRM, hosted CRM, Henning Kagermann, hosting company, Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., agreement, acquisition, CEO, HP, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce plans on-demand language, service

October 9, 2006 Apex, a new service for building general purpose business programs, challenges Oracle and Microsoft. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., on-demand, software-as-a-service, business computing, CRM, ISV, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., software company, conference

Salesforce aims higher with new service

March 8, 2006 Unlimited Edition includes more storage, support for custom apps, bundled service. Can company's servers handle the load? TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., data center, SAP AG, software company, Microsoft Corp.

SAP to debut hosted CRM service

January 30, 2006 SAP has said its new service will offer customer flexibility and differentiate it from entrenched competitors. Is it too late? TAGS: hosted CRM, CRM, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., on-demand

CRM sector not done with mergers yet, says Gartner

June 20, 2006 Frustration from company boards, founders over slow growth will fuel further consolidation, researcher predicts. TAGS: CRM, Gartner Inc., consolidation, Salesforce.com Inc., market leader, Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, software-as-a-service, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., sector, merger, founder, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce touts new integration options

June 21, 2005 Company updates online business tools and unveils technology to let customers integrate outside programs with its on-demand services. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., SFA, on-demand, sales force, SAP AG, CRM, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Beating Bill Gates at his own game

April 15, 2005 ZDNet's Dan Farber finds out from Marc Benioff why he thinks Salesforce.com can upend Microsoft as a platform provider. TAGS: Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com Inc., Bill Gates, ERP, business application, Microsoft Office, SAP AG, on-demand, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., CEO

NetSuite revamps hosted tools

August 4, 2005 Latest version of hosted business software claims new dashboards, increased customization and tighter links to Microsoft Office. TAGS: NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, dashboard, Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, Salesforce.com Inc., business software, ERP, integration, HTTP, Microsoft Office, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Research points to CRM rebound

August 23, 2005 After several years of flat performance, CRM sales jumped last year, driven by rapid adoption of on-demand offerings, report says. TAGS: CRM, on-demand, AMR Research, SAP AG, CRM company, Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., ERP, Oracle Corp., manufacturing

NetSuite's CEO chides 'slow' Microsoft

July 27, 2005 Exec says the software giant is entering the on-demand CRM market way too late. TAGS: NetSuite Inc., RightNow Technologies, Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., CRM, on-demand, vendor, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Siebel updates hosted CRM, again

June 15, 2005 Customer relationship management software maker revamps its online hosted applications for fifth time in past year. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., hosted CRM, CRM, Salesforce.com Inc., outsource, SAP AG, shareholder, collaboration, software company

Oracle signals 'no change' in CRM strategy

June 14, 2006 The company will continue its current lines of business, adding the promise of full integration through its Fusion strategy. TAGS: CRM, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., line of business, Salesforce.com Inc., Gartner Inc., on-demand, SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., figure, integration, London, conference

Software: No longer business as usual

November 17, 2005 Microsoft's eyeing free, ad-supported products while companies dump "big beast" software projects in favor of hosted. TAGS: software-as-a-service, annuity, software industry, BEA Systems Inc., SAP AG, Salesforce.com Inc., shift, consultant, Oracle Corp., software company, open source, Microsoft Corp.