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How to Improve Your CRM Lead Tracking

The first step towards real CRM is to track each "touch" of the customer or prospect as a separate record, or "campaign member." Here's expert advice on how to track and measure the source of your leads and marketing's i

Aug 3, 2010

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Where the Gadgets Are: Top Tech-Consuming States

Which state is leading the nation in iPad sales and which boasts the most laptops? Hint: California is the wrong answer to both questions. Read on for a look at where consumers are leading the gadget charge and where they're hanging back.

Aug 3, 2010

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Building IE8: Did Advertising Interests Trump Your Privacy?

IE8's development created a head-on collision within Microsoft between user privacy rights and online ad sales.

Aug 2, 2010

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Cloud Computing: Whose Crystal Ball is Correct?

Are private clouds a pipe dream for all but a few enterprises? CIO.com's Bernard Golden sorts through the newest cloud predictions for enterprise IT's future and shares some practical advice.

Aug 2, 2010

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Microsoft Products: Tales of Disaster from IT Pros

Unlock Significant Cost Savings and Agility During Your Next Upgrade

Aug 5, 2015

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Microsoft Products: Tales of Disaster from IT Pros

From disappearing SharePoint Searches to Exchange outages, IT pros tell of Microsoft product mishaps and how they got fixed.

Jul 30, 2010

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‘Year of the Virtual Desktop’ a Flop So Far

2010 would be the year desktop virtualization took off in the enterprise, analysts predicted. But halfway through the year, those sales have not materialized and Windows 7 XP Mode may be becoming the most popular virtual PC in corporate America.

Jul 29, 2010

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RFID Tags Arrive on the Store Floor as Retailers Go After ROI

After years of struggle with this complex technology, retailers are profiting from targeted areas where RFID is paying off. But as Wal-Mart's now doing, retailers must stop thinking cases and palettes and start thinking about tracking individual

Jul 28, 2010

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Virtualization Management: Rush In Too Fast and You’ll Crash

Rush like a racecar driver into a virtualization strategy and you may create "VM stall" and other nasty surprises instead of savings and agility. CA Technologies shares some expert advice on managing virtualization using a mature lifecycle

Jul 28, 2010

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