Following in the footsteps of chat-happy teenagers, the corporate world will embrace the value of instant messaging (IM) in the next 18 to 36 months, according to a top Gartner analyst.
In a deal worth approximately $US87 million, mid-market ERP providers, Epicor Software and Scala Business Solutions, are combining forces to tackle more global markets and select verticals.
In a bid to capture a chunk of the $30 billion Australian telecommunications market, system integrators will need to “forge partnerships” with telcos, according to an industry expert at Carriers World Australia 2003.