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This broadcast is from Orlando, then Naples, FL and finally back in DC & through wonders of digital, sounds coherent. Its all about SAP and their surprising turn to the light from the powers of grayness. While not perfect, it is inspiring to hear them talk collaboration, web 2.0 and customer insight - and to see what is the best execution of mobile CRM yet on any platform - apparently. I Read the News Today Oi Vey

1. SAP & RIM Collaborate To Develop Mobile CRM
2. IBM-Google Collaborate in the Cloud
3. SugarCRM 5.1 Improves Mobile & Reporting Analytics

Lists(less) A few curious things from SAP Sapphire. Ahem. Don't drop importance of Business By Design. Experience Matters My thinking on my experience at SAPPHIRE and the direction of SAP. Surprises galore. Amazing 180 degree change. And, of course, The Music

1. Intro: Got My Mojo Working from the album, The Lost Tapes by Muddy Waters. Buy it at Amazon.com
2. News: I've Got News from the album, The Wheel Man by Watermelon Slim & The Workers. Buy at Amazon.com
3. Experience Matters: Use Your Experience by Charles Bobus. Courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network
4. Outro: Rollin' by Maria Daines. Courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network

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Episode #3:

The Battle of Titans - SAP Goes All Web 2.0, Salesforce to Salesforce announced, NetSuite IPO About Time

NEWS
The news this week was pretty exciting, due in part it proved me right again and who's ego doesn't like that kind of stroking!! (Mine does) Some of the news:

1. SAP announced that it was transforming SAP CRM 2007 not just by adding some great functionality, but by an extreme makeover of the look and feel
2. Salesforce-to-Salesforce released to further salesforce's aim of world Business Web domination
3. NetSuite to FINALLY go public in December; starts with Dutch Auction

POVC
In this weeks segment - knowing the customer experience granularly is your new cornerstone requirement and BPT Partners, GCCRM and Strativity have some answers to that need (and...desire)

LOVE YA, HATE YA
We give love to Prahalad's & Ramaswamy'sThe Future of Competition and to Brent Leary & Michael Thomas on Technology for Business' Sake and throw a soft hate on to Making Meaning by Shedroff, Rhea, etc.

MUSIC ATTRIBUTION
The music this week is actually pretty damned good!

1. Intro and Closing -Waitin’ on the World to Change” (Cover Song) by Chris Lombardi
2. Forecast from the Cliff - Forecast by GSE-Prophet
3. MyCRMCareer Commercial - The Long Train (Cover Song) by Mark Henson Band
4. POVC - Experiences by Purple Universe
5. Love Ya Hate Ya - Sound of Silence by Chris Lombardi