Online crm system

04.03.09


Online CRM startup Dashboard is hoping to differentiate itself from the millions of other CRMs in the enterprise space through simplicity. Dashboard is simple CRM web service that is targeted towards small businesses. There are four main sections: the main page, to-dos, leads and deals. It’s fairly simple to save notes on each lead, deal or to-do, attach documents, add contacts and update calendars. Unfortunately, being too basic can have its drawbacks too. For example, users cannot add leads via email, only manually or through downloading a CRV file. Currently the application is in free beta testing but will soon be a paid service (this will be rolled out in April). Lead Log will charge $25 per month for the first two users, and then $25 per month for every additional user.

04.08.05
Hosted-applications provider NetSuite launched the latest version of its online business automation and customer relationship management tools on Thursday. Labeled as NetSuite 10.6, the set of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) applications promises significant upgrades in areas including browser-based dashboard controls, system customization capabilities and the addition of tighter integration with Microsoft's widely used Office package. NetSuite, based in San Mateo, Calif., charges its customers a fee to access its applications, which are delivered online via the ***
25.08.03
Intuit is planning its first foray into the market for small-business customer information systems, putting the company in competition with Best Software, Microsoft and Salesforce.com. Intuit plans to announce this week a late-September release for QuickBooks Customer Manager, a software program for keeping track of customer service and sales activity. The Mountain View, Calif., company, which also makes TurboTax and Quicken personal finance programs, said the new desktop product will be available at Staples and OfficeMax stores, as well as other retail outlets, across the United States. Customer Manager is designed for small businesses that employ fewer than 20 people and will have a suggested retail price of $79.95 per user, Intuit said. The program can synchronize data among up to five users, but doesn't require a network or any servers to work. The initial target market for the product are the 2. ***
05.06.00
In its latest push to better serve the small-business market, IBM said today it has teamed with online applications firm Salesforce.com to help businesses move their operations to the Internet. As reported last week by CNET News.com, the partnership formed by the two companies will provide small businesses with the hardware, computer support and software for Web-based operations. Salesforce.com offers services that allow salespeople to track leads and account information online. Although the small-business market is growing steadily, computer systems makers have yet to make inroads in the sector, according to some analysts. ***