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Microsoft updates enterprise social road map, highlights momentum on Yammer acquisition anniversary

By Guest PostJune 25, 2013Technologyapp directory, david sacks, dawn gartin, electronic arts, email, enterprise social network, follow buttons, integration, jared spataro, like, manhattan associates inc, messages, Microsoft, microsoft corp., microsoft dynamics crm, microsoft office 365, microsoft sharepoint, mobile platforms, paid networks, public klout scores, social momentum, yammer acquisition, yammer infographic, yammer partner ecosystem, yammer platform, yammer user activity

Microsoft delivers on its enterprise social vision with accelerating user, customer and engagement growth.

REDMOND, Wash. — June 25, 2013 — Today marks one year since Microsoft Corp. announced its acquisition of Yammer, the leading provider of enterprise social networks. Since the acquisition, Microsoft’s enterprise social momentum has accelerated in all areas, including new users, paid customers, user engagement, innovation, and the ecosystem of partners selling and connecting to the Yammer platform.

Twelve-month growth highlights include the following:

Registered users have grown by more than 55 percent to nearly 8 million.
Paid networks increased more than 200 percent year over year.
Yammer user activity (i.e., messages, groups and files) has approximately doubled year over year. (more…)

Big Data + Great Western Bank = Triumph in a Time of Austerity

By Guest PostFebruary 17, 2013Technologybig data, data quality, diagram, great recession, great western bank, imf, microsoft excel, microsoft news center, microsoft office, microsoft sharepoint, microsoft stack, powerpivot, president, ron van zanten, sql server 2012, Technology, time of austerity, united states, Wall Street, windows server

Editors at Microsoft News Center recently spoke with Ron Van Zanten, vice president of Data Quality at Great Western Bank, to learn more about how big data solutions from Microsoft help his institution more easily attract and retain customers.

REDMOND, Wash. — Feb. 14, 2013 —Remember 2008? It was the year the Great Recession descended, bringing the global economy to a near-standstill. The financial meltdown on Wall Street flowed through main streets around the globe, destroying many community banks in its path. In fact, according to the IMF, through 2010 the recession had already drained a whopping $3.4 trillion from financial institutions around the world.

Which makes Great Western Bank’s story truly amazing. As some institutions shuttered and shrank, Great Western reinvested – in its people, customers and in how it uses technology to make its business better. (more…)

Microsoft to Acquire Yammer

By Guest PostJune 25, 2012Technologyacquire, corporate user, david sacks, fortune 500, kurt delbene, Microsoft, microsoft dynamics, microsoft sharepoint, office 365, skype, steve ballmer, success manager, yammer

Microsoft extends cloud services with best-in-class enterprise social networking.

REDMOND, Wash., and SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft Corp. and Yammer Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Yammer, a leading provider of enterprise social networks, for $1.2 billion in cash. Yammer will join the Microsoft Office Division, led by division President Kurt DelBene, and the team will continue to report to current CEO David Sacks.

“The acquisition of Yammer underscores our commitment to deliver technology that businesses need and people love,” said Steve Ballmer, CEO, Microsoft. “Yammer adds a best-in-class enterprise social networking service to Microsoft’s growing portfolio of complementary cloud services.” (more…)

Sundance Looks to StorSimple to Simplify Its Massive Storage Needs

By Guest PostMarch 2, 2012Technologybizspark one, cloud storage, data access, fibre channel, guru pangal, hd video, Microsoft, microsoft sharepoint, san, scsi, silicon valley, startup, storage, storage area network, storsimple, storsimple solution, sundance institute, ursheet parikh, venture capital

*Microsoft BizSpark One startup solves enterprise-class storage challenges with hybrid cloud approach.*

REDMOND, Wash. — March 2, 2012 — StorSimple takes an innovative approach to storage design, betting early on the Windows Azure platform and assembling a first-rate team to make cloud-integrated storage a reality for enterprise companies.

Like many other innovations, StorSimple’s breakthrough began with a fundamental observation followed by a simple question. (more…)

IGH Solutions Drives User Adoption Up by 246 Percent by Switching From Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics CRM

By Guest PostNovember 23, 2010Technologybrad wilson, drew climer, igh solutions, Microsoft, microsoft dynamics, microsoft dynamics crm, microsoft outlook, microsoft sharepoint, microsoft sql server, salesforce, software

*With new deployment, company increases ROI by 595 percent and resolves data entry issues.*

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 23, 2010 — Microsoft Corp. today highlighted the benefits attained by IGH Solutions, a world leader in developing and delivering innovative solutions for specialty and dimensional printing, in three years since switching from Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics CRM. They include an increase in sales-team productivity valued at $1.2 million, nearly $400,000 in reduced costs for licensing fees, a 246 percent increase in user adoption, and an ROI of 595 percent — all realized by establishing a cost-effective and standardized sales-force automation solution for use across the enterprise.

With Microsoft Dynamics CRM, IGH Solutions also resolved integration and data entry issues that had plagued the company because Salesforce.com could not integrate with its Hagen ERP system. In addition, the company was able to capitalize on its existing investment in Microsoft business productivity software, including Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Office, Microsoft InfoPath and Microsoft SQL Server, because of the interoperability Microsoft Dynamics CRM has with these applications. (more…)

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Microsoft updates enterprise social road map, highlights momentum on Yammer acquisition anniversary

Big Data + Great Western Bank = Triumph in a Time of Austerity

Microsoft to Acquire Yammer

Sundance Looks to StorSimple to Simplify Its Massive Storage Needs

IGH Solutions Drives User Adoption Up by 246 Percent by Switching From Salesforce.com to Microsoft Dynamics CRM