http://www.ecommercetimes.comE-Commerce Times: the E-Business and Technology Super Siteen-usCopyright 2009Mon, 20 May 2013 20:04:36 GMTMon, 20 May 2013 20:04:36 GMT2hourly12013-05-20T20:04:36ZECT News NetworkE-Commerce Times: the E-Business and Technology Super SiteECT News Network2013-05-20T20:04:36Zen-usCopyright 2009http://www.ecommercetimes.com/images/rss/ect_100x36.jpghttp://www.ecommercetimes.comhttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c2b8b0c/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A810Bhtml/story01.htmPinterest on Monday announced new features and relationships with brands that will bring more functionality to its pins. The features, according to the social bookmarking company, will make the pins more "useful." Pinterest introduced its new features in a Monday blog post. Pins now show more information, so users have more than photos to help them determine interest.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c2b8b0c/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664248517/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c2b8b0c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664248517/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c2b8b0c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664248517/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c2b8b0c/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:52:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c2b8b0c/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A810Bhtml/story01.htmEnid BurnsMarketing2013-05-20T19:52:00Z Pinterest on Monday announced new features and relationships with brands that will bring more functionality to its pins. The features, according to the social bookmarking company, will make the pins more "useful." Pinterest introduced its new features in a Monday blog post. Pins now show more information, so users have more than photos to help them determine interest. Product pins for clothing, furniture and other goods will include pricing, availability and information on where to buy the items.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c2b8f11/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A830Bhtml/story01.htmMarketo and Tableau Software are having strong launches as public companies, indicating investors are excited about the growth in enterprise software markets that target niches such as Big Data and marketing automation. Tableau Software, which designs data visualization software that helps businesses manage information, trades under the appropriate ticker symbol DATA.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c2b8f11/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664152189/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c2b8f11/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664152189/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c2b8f11/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664152189/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c2b8f11/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 20 May 2013 18:35:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c2b8f11/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A830Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiWall Street2013-05-20T18:35:00Z Marketo and Tableau Software are having strong launches as public companies, indicating investors are excited about the growth in enterprise software markets that target niches such as Big Data and marketing automation. Tableau Software, which designs data visualization software that helps businesses manage an abundance of information, trades under the appropriate ticker symbol DATA. Its Friday IPO was a strong one. The company set its opening share price at $31 and it shot up 63 percent.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c285bae/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A750Bhtml/story01.htmThe case for mobile CRM is an easy one to make. Smartphones are now ubiquitous, and the way most people work requires 24-7 accessibility. Also, not being tethered to a desktop to access customer records is a plus -- if not an outright necessity in some cases. For sales reps or anyone who interacts with customers in the field, mobile CRM is essential.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c285bae/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664142262/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c285bae/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664142262/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c285bae/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664142262/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c285bae/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c285bae/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A750Bhtml/story01.htmErika MorphyMobile CRM2013-05-20T12:00:00Z The case for mobile CRM is an easy one to make. Smartphones are now ubiquitous, and the way most people work requires 24-7 accessibility. Also, not being tethered to a desktop to access customer records is a plus -- if not an outright necessity in some cases. For sales reps or anyone who interacts with customers in the field, mobile CRM is essential, said Tom Brennan, VP of product marketing at FinancialForce.com.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c280f19/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A740Bhtml/story01.htmWhen you're a top Internet service provider in Turkey, and you deploy scores of applications each year, you have to find an efficient testing method that ensures the apps are working properly across all infrastructures. TTNET, with six million subscribers, found that service virtualization was the best solution.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c280f19/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665207171/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c280f19/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665207171/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c280f19/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665207171/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c280f19/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c280f19/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A740Bhtml/story01.htmDana GardnerPodcasts2013-05-20T12:00:00Z When you're a top Internet service provider in Turkey, and you deploy scores of applications each year, you have to find an efficient testing method that ensures the apps are working properly across all infrastructures. TTNET, with six million subscribers, found that service virtualization was the best solution. The ISP found that by using this form of app testing combined with automation, it was able to cut costs and time to delivery. The business side of the systems saw improvements, and end users were provided with better experiences.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c1702d5/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A720Bhtml/story01.htmYahoo is reportedly looking to purchase microblogging platform and social networking website Tumblr for $1 billion. Tumblr is considered one of the coolest companies on the Internet because of its appeal to younger users -- the very demographic that Yahoo, which recently characterized its users as aging, is now attempting to reach.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c1702d5/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665155341/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c1702d5/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165665155341/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c1702d5/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165665155341/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c1702d5/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c1702d5/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A720Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariDeals2013-05-18T12:00:00Z Yahoo is reportedly looking to purchase microblogging platform and social networking website Tumblr for $1 billion. Tumblr is considered one of the coolest companies on the Internet because of its appeal to younger users -- the very demographic that Yahoo, which recently characterized its users as aging, is now attempting to reach. For its part, Tumblr, which has raised $125 million in several rounds from various investors, is under pressure to monetize the site.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c10c56b/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A680Bhtml/story01.htmDell's quarterly earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations this week, leading to more questions about whether or not shareholders will accept Michael Dell's buyout offer and regroup as a private company. The PC maker reported a net income of $130 million, or 7 cents per share, during its most recent quarter.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c10c56b/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664264182/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c10c56b/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664264182/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c10c56b/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664264182/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c10c56b/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:31:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c10c56b/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A680Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiWall Street2013-05-17T17:31:00Z Dell's quarterly earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations this week, leading to more questions about whether or not shareholders will accept Michael Dell's buyout offer and regroup as a private company. The PC maker reported a net income of $130 million, or 7 cents per share, during its most recent quarter. If not for certain items, Dell said it would have brought in $372 million, or 21 cents per share, for the past quarter, a 51 percent slide from the same time a year earlier.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0e0cc6/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A610Bhtml/story01.htmInsideView earlier this month debuted a new marketing offering housed on its InsideView CRM Intelligence Platform. This first iteration of InsideView for Marketing focuses on automated lead enrichment capabilities, said Marc Perramond, VP of product. It was built with an eye to enhancing a company's lead records with social, media and financial information.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0e0cc6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664162399/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0e0cc6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664162399/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0e0cc6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664162399/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0e0cc6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0e0cc6/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A610Bhtml/story01.htmErika MorphyProducts2013-05-17T12:00:00Z InsideView earlier this month debuted a new marketing offering housed on its InsideView CRM Intelligence Platform. "One of our working premises is that even with the massive amount of spending companies do on CRM automation, the products still do not fully address the needs of understanding the customer and the new buying process," said Marc Perramond, VP of product. InsideView's new tool was built with an eye to enhancing a company's lead records with social, media and financial information.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0df8de/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A630Bhtml/story01.htmIn an effort to boost adoption of Google Wallet, Google this week added features to the service that allow users to send money as an Gmail attachment. The company is also trying to simplify the mobile payment process for consumers and businesses. As a way to market the new features, Google Wallet payments via Gmail are being sent out through invitations.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0df8de/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664575690/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0df8de/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664575690/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0df8de/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664575690/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0df8de/a2t.img" border="0"/>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0df8de/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A630Bhtml/story01.htmEnid BurnsE-Commerce2013-05-17T12:00:00Z In an effort to boost adoption of Google Wallet, Google this week added features to the service that allow users to send money as a Gmail attachment. The company is also trying to simplify the mobile payment process for consumers and businesses. As a way to market the new features, Google Wallet payments via Gmail are being seeded out virally through an invite-by-payment activity. Google Wallet integration into email is one of the more significant developments for the digital payment service.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c06f0c1/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A60A0Bhtml/story01.htmAndroid continues to rule the global smartphone marketplace with the OS accounting for 75 percent of shipments worldwide in Q1, according to the latest IDC report. Apple's once-dominant iOS had only 17.3 percent of the market. Windows Phone unexpectedly took third place from BlackBerry, which was relegated to fourth.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c06f0c1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664554007/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c06f0c1/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664554007/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c06f0c1/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664554007/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c06f0c1/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 22:23:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c06f0c1/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A60A0Bhtml/story01.htmRichard AdhikariMobile2013-05-16T22:23:00Z Android continues to rule the global smartphone marketplace with the OS accounting for 75 percent of shipments worldwide in Q1, according to the latest IDC report. Apple's once-dominant iOS had only 17.3 percent of the market. Windows Phone unexpectedly took third place from BlackBerry, which was relegated to fourth. Android's dominance over iOS "is similar to what happened when Microsoft adopted the graphical user interface that Apple introduced and offered it up to many different vendors," said Andrew Eisner, director of community and content at Retrovo

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0557cf/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A570Bhtml/story01.htmCisco's quarterly earnings report beat Wall Street expectations this week, giving investors a hint of confidence in the constantly evolving tech industry. The networking company reported a net income of $2.48 billion, or 46 cents per share. That's up from the $2.17 billion it earned during the same time last year. Revenue was up 5.4 percent to $12.22 billion.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0557cf/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664229360/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0557cf/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664229360/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0557cf/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664229360/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0557cf/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:24:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0557cf/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A570Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiWall Street2013-05-16T18:24:00Z Cisco's quarterly earnings report beat Wall Street expectations this week, giving investors a hint of confidence in the constantly evolving tech industry. The networking company reported a net income of $2.48 billion, or 46 cents per share. That's up from the $2.17 billion it earned during the same time last year. Revenue was up 5.4 percent to $12.22 billion. Cisco was encouraged by its growth in the Americas region, where revenues were up 7 percent, as well as in emerging markets, which grew 10 percent.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0107e3/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A530Bhtml/story01.htmWhat's a Bitcoin? A Bitcoin is a form of digital currency whose creator called it "a peer-to-peer, electronic cash system." It is presently used where the parties to a transaction do not want to leave a digital trail, like credit card transactions, or any other trail for that matter. For this reason, the Bitcoin is presently mostly used for gambling, drug transactions, or speculation.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0107e3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664536939/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0107e3/kg/355/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664536939/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0107e3/kg/355/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664536939/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0107e3/kg/355/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0107e3/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A530Bhtml/story01.htmTheodore F. di StefanoOpinions2013-05-16T12:00:00Z What's a Bitcoin? A Bitcoin is a form of digital currency whose creator called it "a peer-to-peer, electronic cash system." It is presently used where the parties to a transaction do not want to leave a digital trail, like credit card transactions, or any other trail for that matter. For this reason, the Bitcoin is presently mostly used for gambling, drug transactions, or speculation. On Wikipedia, one can find a detailed analysis of the creation of the Bitcoin and some historical timelines.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0107e1/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A520Bhtml/story01.htmIf presenting to the technology industry analyst community is so important, why do most companies do such a poor job? I have participated in more analyst briefings over the last 25 years than I can remember. Companies all want the same positive result, but they all go about it very differently. Only a very few are well done and get good results. So what is the path to success?<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0107e1/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664536938/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0107e1/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664536938/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0107e1/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664536938/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2c0107e1/a2t.img" border="0"/>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c0107e1/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A520Bhtml/story01.htmJeff KaganExpert Advice2013-05-16T12:00:00Z If presenting to the technology industry analyst community is so important, why do most companies do such a poor job? I have participated in more analyst briefings over the last 25 years than I can remember. Companies all want the same positive result, but they all go about it very differently. Only a very few are well done and get good results. With the CTIA 2013 wireless show coming next week, this is a good time to consider how companies can get the biggest bang for their buck when dealing with the analyst community.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c00e755/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A490Bhtml/story01.htmBloomberg has been embroiled in scandal since news broke last week that its reporters were using the company's corporate terminals to monitor its customers' activities. The story began to unravel when news surfaced that Goldman Sachs had confronted Bloomberg over the possibility that reporters were accessing its account data.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c00e755/mf.gif' border='0'/>Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2c00e755/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A490Bhtml/story01.htmErika MorphyCustomer Data2013-05-16T12:00:00Z Bloomberg has been embroiled in scandal since news broke last week that its reporters were using the company's corporate terminals to monitor its customers' activities. The story began to unravel when news surfaced that Goldman Sachs had confronted Bloomberg over the possibility that reporters were accessing its account data. Goldman became suspicious when a Bloomberg reporter asked about an executive's whereabouts, noting that he hadn't logged into his account for a while. ]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf8aa4f/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A470Bhtml/story01.htmMicrosoft may cash in its Points virtual payment system. The company reportedly will discontinue Points in favor of a cash-based system that will accept credit and debit purchases, as well as gift cards purchased at retail outlets. Microsoft Points are the virtual currency for Xbox Live. Players purchase points, which can then be used to buy games and content.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf8aa4f/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664195244/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf8aa4f/kg/355/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664195244/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf8aa4f/kg/355/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664195244/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf8aa4f/kg/355/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf8aa4f/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A470Bhtml/story01.htmEnid BurnsEntertainment2013-05-15T21:53:00Z Microsoft may cash in its Points virtual payment system. The company reportedly will discontinue Points in favor of a cash-based system that will accept credit and debit purchases, as well as gift cards purchased at retail outlets. Microsoft Points are the virtual currency for Xbox Live. Players purchase points, which can then be used to buy games and content. A new cash system would be similar to what's in use with Windows 8. It is not known when this change may happen.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf78ec3/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A450Bhtml/story01.htmVMware and Verizon on Wednesday jointly announced the availability of VMware Horizon Mobile, a dual persona solution designed to segregate corporate and personal information, on the LG Intuition and Motorola Razr M smartphones used by Verizon Enterprise customers. The dual persona system establishes a separate workspace for corporate data, while personal information remains separate and secure.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf78ec3/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664508981/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf78ec3/kg/342-355-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664508981/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf78ec3/kg/342-355-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664508981/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf78ec3/kg/342-355-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:49:49 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf78ec3/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A450Bhtml/story01.htmPeter SuciuBYOD2013-05-15T18:49:49Z VMware and Verizon have announced the availability of a dual persona solution designed to segregate corporate and personal information on the LG Intuition and Motorola Razr M smartphones. The dual persona system establishes a separate workspace for corporate data, while personal information remains separate and secure. VMware Horizon Mobile offers "a simple and easy way to run corporate information on devices ... controlled and managed by IT," said VMware spokesperson Angela D'Arcy.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf78812/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A440Bhtml/story01.htmGoogle on Wednesday unveiled Google Play Music All Access, a $9.99 per month subscription streaming music service that allows users to discover and curate music on the company's platform. The company announced All Access during the keynote of this year's I/O Developer's Conference, its annual gathering where it often publicly launches new hardware, software and product applications.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf78812/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664508305/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf78812/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664508305/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf78812/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664508305/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf78812/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:27:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf78812/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A440Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiEntertainment2013-05-15T18:27:00Z Google on Wednesday unveiled Google Play Music All Access, a $9.99 per month subscription streaming music service that allows users to discover and curate music on the company's platform. The company announced All Access during the keynote of this year's I/O Developer's Conference, its annual gathering where it often publicly launches new hardware, software and product applications to an eager crowd. Chris Yerga, a member of Google's Android team, called the music subscription service "radio without rules."

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf32b66/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A380Bhtml/story01.htmApple is attempting to add Samsung's Galaxy S4 smartphone to its list of infringing products in its ongoing California patent lawsuit. The hope is to strike down its rival's latest smartphone before it can penetrate the market. Apple's claims against Samsung are nothing new. However, the patent process can be slow compared to an industry that's moving fast.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf32b66/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664086150/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf32b66/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664086150/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf32b66/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664086150/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf32b66/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf32b66/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A380Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiLegal2013-05-15T12:00:00Z Apple is attempting to add Samsung's Galaxy S4 smartphone to its list of infringing products in its ongoing California patent lawsuit. The hope is to strike down its rival's latest smartphone before it can penetrate the market. Apple's claims against Samsung are nothing new. However, since the patent process can be slow -- especially compared to an industry that is advancing so fast -- many infringement claims are on outdated devices with few sales.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf32b65/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A390Bhtml/story01.htmThere are two questions that emerging companies in the CRM space hear when they face the analysts: <em>When are you going public?</em> <em>Why don't you build out a full CRM capability?</em> The first question is easily and deftly handled by most executives, and it must be. An IPO has its own cadence, and the Securities and Exchange Commission is very keen to protect its turf.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf32b65/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664086149/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf32b65/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664086149/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf32b65/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664086149/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf32b65/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf32b65/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A390Bhtml/story01.htmDenis PombriantCRM2013-05-15T12:00:00Z There are two questions that emerging companies in the CRM space hear when they face the analysts: When are you going public? Why don't you build out a full CRM capability? The first question is easily and deftly handled by most executives, and it must be. An IPO has its own cadence, and the Securities and Exchange Commission is very keen to protect its turf, even in an age when Congress keeps tight control on regulators' budgets. It takes almost no effort to fine an overexuberant executive.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf2fc33/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A370Bhtml/story01.htmSquare announced Tuesday it would reach out to retail outlets with its new Square Stand, an iPad dock that can handle business transactions and customer analytics. The mobile payments processing startup said small and medium-sized businesses would be able to collect customer loyalty information when they ring up sales. Square Stand replaces the cash register.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf2fc33/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165663983820/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf2fc33/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165663983820/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf2fc33/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165663983820/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bf2fc33/a2t.img" border="0"/>Wed, 15 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bf2fc33/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A370Bhtml/story01.htmEnid BurnsE-Commerce2013-05-15T12:00:00Z Square announced Tuesday it would reach out to retail outlets with its new Square Stand, an iPad dock that can handle business transactions and customer analytics. The mobile payments processing startup said small and medium-sized businesses would be able to collect customer loyalty information when they ring up sales. Square Stand replaces the cash register. The stand mounts to a counter, has a built-in reader for credit cards, and connects to accessories like a barcode scanner and receipt printer.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2beb02c0/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A360Bhtml/story01.htmZact, a startup that offers customized wireless plans, launched this week as the latest service provider to promise mobile customers more control over their monthly bills. The no-contract company allows users to pick and choose from data, talk and text limits per month, all from an app on their phone. A plan that Zact calls the "Sweet Spot" charges $27.09 per month for 500 minutes of talk.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2beb02c0/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664058567/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2beb02c0/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664058567/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2beb02c0/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664058567/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2beb02c0/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:06:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2beb02c0/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A360Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiMobile2013-05-14T19:06:00Z Zact, a startup that offers customized wireless plans, launched this week as the latest service provider to promise mobile customers more control over their monthly bills. The no-contract company allows users to pick and choose from data, talk and text limits per month, all from an app on their phone. A plan that Zact calls the "Sweet Spot" charges $27.09 per month for 500 minutes of talk, 500 text messages and 500 MB of data. Users, however, can mix and match with different limits.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2be621d6/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A270Bhtml/story01.htmGovernment information technology managers will no doubt spend every nickel of the Obama administration's 2014 proposed IT budget of $81 billion. They will also likely be dissatisfied with the business environment that affects IT acquisition and deployment. For starters, the proposed 2014 budget for IT, which actually shows a small gain versus anticipated 2013 spending, is not a sure thing.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2be621d6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664455422/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2be621d6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664455422/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2be621d6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664455422/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2be621d6/a2t.img" border="0"/>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2be621d6/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A270Bhtml/story01.htmJohn K. HigginsGovernment2013-05-14T12:00:00Z Government IT managers will no doubt spend every nickel of the Obama administration's 2014 proposed IT budget of $81 billion. They will also likely be dissatisfied with the business environment that affects IT acquisition and deployment. For starters, the proposed 2014 budget for IT, which actually shows a small gain versus anticipated 2013 spending, is not a sure thing. Congress could trim the proposal as part of the budget process -- or simply continue with government-wide cuts associated with the cost-cutting sequestration program.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2be60072/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A280Bhtml/story01.htmAlthough the acronym "CRM" has been around for a long time, most people have no idea what it means. That's kind of a shame, because they brush up against the effects of CRM every day in their interactions with the businesses they patronize. As a result, when I say I write about CRM, I'm often asked to explain what it is. That leads me to think a lot about a practical definition of "CRM."<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2be60072/mf.gif' border='0'/>Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2be60072/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A280Bhtml/story01.htmChristopher J. BucholtzStrategy2013-05-14T12:00:00Z Although the acronym "CRM" has been around for a long time, most people have no idea what it means. That's kind of a shame, because they brush up against the effects of CRM every day in their interactions with the businesses that market to them and those they patronize. As a result, when I say I write about CRM, I'm often asked to explain what it is. That leads me to think a lot about a practical definition of "CRM." In many cases, the best explanation has nothing to do with technology -- it has to do with one-to-one interactions. ]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdf1a72/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A260Bhtml/story01.htmAmazon Kindle owners have a new way to pay for games, apps and in-app purchases -- Amazon Coins. Amazon released its virtual currency Monday, and to kick off the new feature the company deposited 500 free Coins into the accounts of every Kindle Fire owner. Since each Coin equals a penny, the gift amounts to $5 for each user.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdf1a72/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165663922835/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdf1a72/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165663922835/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdf1a72/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165663922835/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdf1a72/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 13 May 2013 23:57:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdf1a72/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A260Bhtml/story01.htmEnid BurnsE-Commerce2013-05-13T23:57:00Z Amazon Kindle owners have a new way to pay for games, apps and in-app purchases -- Amazon Coins. Amazon released its virtual currency Monday, and to kick off the new feature the company deposited 500 free Coins into the accounts of every Kindle Fire owner. Since each Coin equals a penny, the gift amounts to $5 for each user. Amazon is also offering a 10 percent discount on Coins -- a purchase of 500 Coins actually costs $4.80. Amazon believes that the move will encourage developers.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdeb2b6/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A250Bhtml/story01.htmRep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., last week introduced into the House of Representatives a new bill that could considerably change mobile application development. The bipartisan Application Privacy, Protection and Security Act would require application developers to gain explicit consent from consumers before collecting their data.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdeb2b6/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664982108/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdeb2b6/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664982108/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdeb2b6/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664982108/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdeb2b6/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 13 May 2013 22:25:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdeb2b6/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A250Bhtml/story01.htmErika MorphyTech Law2013-05-13T22:25:00Z Rep. Hank Johnson last week introduced into the U.S. House a new bill that could considerably change mobile app development. The bipartisan legislation would require application developers to gain explicit consent from consumers before collecting their data. It also would require developers to secure that data and to tell consumers how long it would be stored. There have been a number of privacy issues regarding mobile apps in recent years involving almost all the major players in this space.

]]>http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdd2fca/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A210Bhtml/story01.htmESPN is reportedly in talks with at least one wireless carrier to help subsidize data usage for customers who stream sports video content on their smartphones and tablets. News of the possible deal comes as more mobile device users are turning to their smartphones for data-intensive activities like playing games and watching videos.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdd2fca/mf.gif' border='0'/><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664977899/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdd2fca/kg/342-363/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/165664977899/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdd2fca/kg/342-363/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/165664977899/u/0/f/631999/c/34520/s/2bdd2fca/kg/342-363/a2t.img" border="0"/>Mon, 13 May 2013 19:08:00 GMThttp://ectnews.com.feedsportal.com/c/34520/f/631999/s/2bdd2fca/l/0L0Secommercetimes0N0Crsstory0C780A210Bhtml/story01.htmRachelle DraganiMobile2013-05-13T19:08:00Z ESPN is reportedly in talks with at least one wireless carrier to help subsidize data usage for customers who stream sports video content on their smartphones and tablets. News of the possible deal comes as more mobile device users are turning to their smartphones for data-intensive activities like playing games and watching videos. With so much bandwidth being consumed, many carriers, including AT&T and Verizon, have put an end to unlimited data plans and have started capping data usage per month.

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