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9 Must-See Enterprise Products From DEMO 2014

Countless fledgling companies showed off new products and services in Silicon Valley last week at DEMO Fall 2014, but these nine enterprise products stood out from the pack.

Nov 25, 2014 6 mins

Healthcare Industry Small and Medium Business Startups

7 Ways to Use Social Media to Attract Holiday Shoppers

Marketing and social media experts share their tips on how to use social media to get people talking about u2013 and buying u2013 your products this holiday season.

Nov 24, 2014 4 mins

E-commerce Software Marketing Social Networking Apps

Pharma Company Prefers Vertical Industry Cloud

A biotech company turns to a cloud service tailored to the specific needs of the life sciences industry--and its regulations

Nov 24, 2014 2 mins

CRM Systems Content Management Systems Healthcare Industry

How to Attract Digital Natives to Buy at Retail Stores

Those 18- to-25-year-olds are a savvy bunch. They window shop at retail stores only to bargain-hunt online. They research products on their smartphones while walking the aisles. Retailers that want them to buy at brick-and-mortar stores better get p

Nov 21, 2014 5 mins

E-commerce Software Marketing Retail Industry

3 Reasons to Offer Free Wi-Fi in All of Your Stores (Now)

Wi-Fi availability will help keep customers shopping. Your workforce needs it anyway.rnIt is also a powerful management tool.

Nov 19, 2014 3 mins

CRM Systems Mobile Apps Retail Industry

Use Low-Code Platforms to Develop the Apps Customers Want

Low-code, rapid development platforms provide a way to incorporate user feedback into apps during development. This improves the turnaround time for consumer-facing applications while ensuring that projects don't turn into white elephants.

Nov 10, 2014 6 mins

Development Tools Enterprise Applications Web Development

Apple Pay Has Retail CIOs Rethinking How Customers Pay

The introduction of Apple Pay -- and CVS and Rite Aid's subsequent disabling of the technology -- has retail CIOs once again rethinking the way customers pay at the cash register.

Nov 10, 2014 5 mins

CIO Retail Industry Small and Medium Business

IT Through the Lens of the Business: Social Supply Chain

Social Supply Chain is one of the most vivid examples of the need for enterprise IT to develop double- and triple-deep skills to avoid disintermediation by the business and other service centers.

Oct 30, 2014 3 mins

Supply Chain Management Software