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Corporate holiday parties: Is there reason to celebrate?: In the midst of job cuts, slower sales and declining stock prices, it's hard for the corporate world to put on a smile and celebrate with a holiday party this season. Morale alone may be reason to keep that holiday party scheduled - but be careful to be frugal but...; Tags: Holiday Party, Recruitment & Selection, Sales Strategy, XML, Food & Beverage, Financial Accounting, Investment, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sales, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-11-21
Microsoft: Free anti-malware for all (Windows users)!: The other day Microsoft announced that it would phase-out sales of Windows Live OneCare subscriptions and roll out no-cost anti-malware during the second half of 2009. What does this mean for everyone involved? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Chip sales to fall 5.6% in 2009, to rise 7.4% in 2010, to rise 7.5% in 2011: SIA expects 2009 chip sales to fall 5.6% to $246.7 bln, following a forecast 2.2% increase in 2008 to $261.2 bln. The trade group expects annual growth to resume in 2010, with chip sales rising 7.4% to $264.9 bln, and increasing another 7.5% to $284.7 bln in 2011. by AM; Tags: Chip, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Semiconductors, Sales, Hardware, AM; Blog posts 2008-11-20
Business "Much More Predictable" In Past Two Months, NetSuite Says: Sales of its online business software froze in the last two days of September, NetSuite chief financial officer Jim McGeever told the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference Wednesday. But, in the last two months, the flow of deals for its "software as a service" suite has become "much more...; Tags: NetSuite Inc., Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Management, Software, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-11-19
Dell: How bad is it?: Dell's fiscal third quarter isn't expected to be pretty. The only real question is where Dell's quarter falls on the ugly scale. The company's first shot at an outlook for the quarter unraveled just a few weeks later amid weak PC demand. And when Dell reports earnings...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-19

Worldwide semiconductor sales to fall 2.2% in 2009: Global sales of semiconductors are likely to fall 2.2% in 2009 due to weak demand for electronics worldwide, World Semiconductor Trade Statistics said. The chip market will shrink to $256 bln 2009, down from an expected $261.9 bln in 2008, said WSTS. by AM; Tags: Sales Strategy, Semiconductors, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, AM; Blog posts 2008-11-19
Dick, Jane, and MySQL: why recessions favor open source: Recessions are good for open source simply because they force non IT management to face the costs of IT -and think a bit about what they know it can do for the business. by Paul Murphy; Tags: Recession, Information Technology, MySQL, Open Source, Paul Murphy, Bank, Accounting, Server, Times, Richard, Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Sales; Blog posts 2008-11-19
Echosign prepares for tipping point of e-signatures: Electronic signatures aren't new. In fact, they've been equivalent to written signatures since 2000, under the Federal E-Sign Act. But adoption has been slow. Sure, my tax accountant may be submitting my electronic signature on my tax returns but recently, when it came time to put my out-of-state home on...; Tags: Signature, Echosign, Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-11-18
Mark Cuban accused of insider trading: The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban today, charging that he engaged in insider trading by selling his shares in search engine Mamma.com based on insider information. (Statement | Complaint) According to the complaint, Mamma.com's CEO...; Tags: Mark Cuban, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Investment, Sales, Finance, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-11-17
Interesting OLPC discussion thread from Amazon: OK, really for sure, my last update for the day on the Amazon OLPC sales. Just wanted to post a conversation thread from the one, concerned, negative reviewer on Amazon: Refund Policy?, November 17, 2008 By Marilyn Jones Last year, there were many...; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Refund, One Laptop Per Child Project, G1G1, XO, Marilyn Jones, Productivity, Sales Strategy, Sales, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-11-17
Apple's tea leaves: iPhone sales off a bit; MacBooks selling well: Piper Jaffray Gene Munster unveiled his latest read on Apple demand Monday and reckons that the company will see iPhone December quarter sales to fall about 5 percent to 15 percent from the September quarter. Meanwhile, demand is "healthy" for the latest MacBooks. How Apple fares during...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Munster, Sales Strategy, Notebooks, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-11-17
Merrill Lynch downgrades SAP and Oracle: It should come as no surprise that investment research at Merrill Lynch sees downgraded assessments of both SAP and Oracle's near terms results. In the last month, Merrill has conducted research among European CIO's and finds that a full 40% are less bullish on IT spending than they were three...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Sales, Management, Finance, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-11-17
Video game hardware and software sales up 18% in October 2008: US sales of video game hardware and software rose 18% in October 2008 from October 2007, after falling 7% in September 2008, as Wii console sold over 800,000 units, NPD reported. by AM; Tags: Software, Video Game, Video, Hardware, Sales Strategy, Games, Corporate Communications, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Marketing, AM; Blog posts 2008-11-14
Nvidia cutting prices to counter AMD gains?: Has AMD's recent gains in GPU sales got Nvidia spooked? The latest rumors are that Nvidia has a GPU price cut planned. With AMD's recent gains in the discrete graphics card market, Nvidia is planning to cut its graphics card prices in an attempt to curb further loss of...; Tags: Video Card, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Video Cards, Sales Strategy, Hardware, Components, Sales, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-11-14
Airline ticket sales by airline Web site: Supplier Sites Q2 2007 Q2 2008 Point Change American Airlines 12.8% 10.7% -2.1 AirTran 4.9% 4.9% 0.0 Continental Airlines 11.5% 12.3% 0.8 Delta Airlines 14.2% 13.3% -0.9 JetBlue 5.9% 7.1% 1.2 Northwest Airlines 6.8% 4.3% -2.5 ...; Tags: Airline, Web, Web Site, Sales Strategy, Channel Management, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Internet, NB; Blog posts 2008-11-14
Live Webcast: Using CRM to Drive Sales in a Slowing Economy: Customer Relationship Management, or CRM, is widely acknowledged as one of the most important facets of maintaining and growing a successful business. Even so, many still fail to recognize the concrete value of CRM solutions for higher sales and more effective customer service. However, with the right tools...; Tags: Webcast, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Sales Strategy, Software, Marketing, Sales; Webcasts 2008-11-13
NetSuite and HP: Will you NetSuite take this partner from HP into prospects..... I took a call Monday from representatives of NetSuite and HP. The two firms had just announced a partnership and were kind enough to brief me. Unfortunately, I had to do the call at a boarding gate...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., NetSuite Inc., Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Sales Strategy, Smb/Sme, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Brian Sommer; Blog posts 2008-11-12
LG, Sharp admit to LCD price fixing; affected Apple, Dell, Motorola: LG Display, Sharp, and Chunghwa Picture Tubes agreed to plead guilty to criminal charges for participating in a liquid crystal display price-fixing conspiracy and pay $585 million in fines, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. The three companies worked in concert to set prices on thin-film...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., LG Electronics Inc., Apple Inc., Sharp Corp., Price, LCD, Motorola Inc., Monitors & Displays, Sales Strategy, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Sales, Business Operations, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-11-12
Apple to launch 'aggressive' Black Friday sale?: As Black Friday sales begin to leak on the Web, experts at Barclays Capital say they expect Apple to counter rival PC vendors' promotions with a one-day sale more aggressive than usual, offering deep discounts on a number of Mac models. Low cost notebooks top the list...; Tags: Discount, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-11-12
Oracle Gadgets: Flexible Desktop Access to CRM Data Goldmines...: Oracle, who have several code line families to care for and nurture, are announcing Siebel CRM 8.1.1 today, and more intriguingly from a collaboration perspective 'Oracle Customer Relationship Management CRM Gadgets for Sales', more evidence of the effort being put into Social CRM by Oracle. As the...; Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Access, Oracle Corp., Data, Siebel Systems Inc., Gadget, CRM, Sales Strategy, Internet, Sales Force Management, Sales, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-11-12