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  • Event Report: Questions Every #SAPPHIRENOW Attendee Should Be Asking SAP
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  • Monday’s Musings: Why Are Innovative CIO’s Betting Less On Cloud And Virtualization?
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  • Research Summary: Why the Move from Transaction to Experience Requires Better Analytics
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  • Executive Profiles: From Transaction To Engagement – Michael Park, Microsoft Business Solutions
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  • Product Review: SAP’s Recalls Plus App – The Crossover From Enterprise To Consumer Begins
  • Research Summary: Best Practices: Consolidated CRM Deployments Drive Paths to Modernization And Social CRM (SCRM)
  • News Analysis: The Implications Of Oracle’s Acquisition Of Taleo
  • Executive Profiles: Disruptive Tech Leaders In Cloud Computing – Brad Smith, Intuit
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  • News Analysis: Tidemark Gains $24M in Series C Funding, Redpoint Ventures Leads Round
  • Quips: The Slide Some Vendors Won’t Let Me Show On Social Media Tools
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