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Five Free Enterprise Apps Businesses Should Not Go Without

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by: Lance Mercereau
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Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 Time: 3:22 AM
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Just as the technology developed by NASA ended-up in the hands of consumers (think microwaves and Velcro), consumer-focused products are increasingly being used by businesses for a variety of reasons.

Here are five enterprise applications that are helping executives around the world to improve communications, cut operating expenses and outmanoeuvre the competition, and which don't cost a penny.

LinkedIn

With the economy undecided where it is headed, the Facebook of the business world, LinkedIn, is more popular now than ever before. The reason is simple: executives understand the importance of networking. Founded in Santa Monica, California, LinkedIn, with its online forums, allows users to search for and engage like-minded individuals, helping employees find answers to commonly asked business questions.

Google Maps

Need to get to a client meeting but not sure of the most direct route? Google Map helps individuals navigate the world; but the tool offers much more value than just driving instructions. Business owners can also get a listing on Google places which then show up on Google maps, this gives good free exposure to anyone browsing the region on Google maps or looking for local information. Also following the recent earthquake in Japan, executives with operations in the region used Google Maps to assess their company's proximity and exposure to the disaster in real-time.

Skype

Free phone calls aren't just popular with individuals - corporations are getting into the act and asking their employees to sign up and use Microsoft-owned Skype when calling friends, colleagues and clients. The neat thing about Skype is that it is not just free, but the internet telephone service enables users to collaborate across the globe. Features include free Skype to Skype calls, video conferencing, instant messaging, file sharing and also screen sharing on projects. This makes communication much faster helping to speed up any businesses decision making processes.

Rosslyn Analytics

Just a few years ago, it would be unheard of for companies to get hold of free proprietary data extraction apps. Today, thanks to Rosslyn Analytics, a London-headquartered technology company, business and IT folks now have access to free business intelligence software that enables them to start extracting data from SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards and PeopleSoft in just two minutes.

Twitter

San Francisco-based Twitter is much more than a social networking site for teenagers. Corporations rely on Twitter to keep employees, customers and other key stakeholders informed via the site's 140-charater micro blogging capability. In reverse, savvy executives use Twitter to supportcustomers by giving business and service update tweets, identify new business leads and monitor for industry issues.

About the Author

Lance Mercereau - Writes exclusively for the Business Intelligence software industry providing online reviews, news stories and articles covering areas such as spend analysis, data discovery solutions and more.


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