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Woburn, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – June 23, 2011) – Small to mid-sized businesses are embracing CRM solutions and the percentage of CRM functionality they use is higher than one might have anticipated, according to the results of a May survey conducted by research firm ITIC who polled over 200 SMBs.  A full 74% of survey respondents indicated they have a CRM platform, and 52% of participants said their companies use at least 50% of the CRM’s functionality.

Cambridge, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – June 18, 2011) – Finally, the more than 27 million small and mid-sized businesses in the U.S. now have an easier way to shop for services they need to run their businesses.

Comparz.com, which launched recently, combines in-depth user reviews and rankings of services for small and mid-sized businesses with free decision tools provided by experts.

Marlborough, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – April 10, 2011) – Access Northeast, one of the largest privately held data center managed services providers in New England, announced the release of its Parthenon Secure Cloud dedicated service.

Access Northeast’s new Private Cloud products are designed to help alleviate security concerns for businesses who are wary of migrating important applications to the cloud, yet still desire the benefits of computing scalability, flexibility, cost-efficiency and maximum uptime.

Needham, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – November 30, 2010) – As consumers around the U.S. flock to the computer for the biggest online shopping day of the year, Cyber Monday, small businesses may not be fully prepared to take advantage of the opportunity, according to new research from RatePoint, a leading provider of customer reviews, testimonials and online reputation management services.

Woburn, Massachusetts  (PRESS RELEASE – November 25, 2010) – AuraPortal, a global provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software, announced a unique approach to evaluating BPMS software through an offer to build a real-life, executable business process case example that is specific to the company evaluating BPM software.

Salem, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – October 2, 2010) – The Enterprise Center at Salem State University announced that it is launching a new program funded in part by a $20,000 grant from the Massachusetts Office of Housing and Economic Development’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship office.

 The program is designed to help growing companies learn what they need to manage their growth and succeed.

Needham, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – July 24, 2010) — Relectric Inc., a national supplier of new, reconditioned and obsolete circuit breakers, electrical distribution and control equipment, reports that customer satisfaction and new customer acquisition are on the rise, in part due to RatePoint Inc.

With more than 628 reviews, Relectric has an 89 percent success rate resolving issues brought to their attention through RatePoint, a leading provider of customer reviews, testimonials and online reputation management services.

Framingham, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – February 1, 2010) – Whether it’s “sleepworking” (2008 survey results) or “deskfasting” (2009 survey results), results of the 4th Annual Staples National Small Business Survey continue to uncover that small business owners are working harder than ever.

New trends this year highlight that small business owners admit to spending so much time at the office or thinking about business that more than half of the respondents (61 percent) say that they suffer from “ping-pong” syndrome.

Waltham, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – October 28, 2009) – Constant Contact, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTCT), a leading provider of email marketing and online survey tools for small organizations, today announced Constant Contact Event Marketing , a new online service developed to help small businesses and organizations professionally promote and efficiently manage registrations and RSVPs for their meetings, functions, seminars, and other events.

Boston, Massachusetts (PRESS RELEASE – August 9, 2009) – Accucom Corporation announces the launch of SafeID (www.SafeID.org), a new ID verification service designed to better protect online merchants from fraudulent purchases.

The service dramatically improves the way e-commerce sites
authenticate users with a simple code that seamlessly integrates the identity verification tool directly into a website’s checkout process.