Comments on: ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/ TechCrunching the Enterprise Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:04:28 -0700 hourly 1 By: Skipease People Search http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-14779 Skipease People Search Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:16:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-14779 Zoominfo is a decent people search, but I am not sure how there people search results would be used by MS CRM search. Zoominfo is a decent people search, but I am not sure how there people search results would be used by MS CRM search.

]]> By: Jace Wilton http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-14501 Jace Wilton Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:18:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-14501 Zoominfo is interesting. Mickey mouse is listed as the CEO of Disney. Data is 8 years old in some cases. When they demonstrate it, it looks real slick. The VP of sales at my company bought it and it never worked. Zoominfo is interesting. Mickey mouse is listed as the CEO of Disney. Data is 8 years old in some cases. When they demonstrate it, it looks real slick. The VP of sales at my company bought it and it never worked.

]]> By: ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8966 ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:40:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8966 [...] See original here:  ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM [...] [...] See original here:  ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM [...]

]]> By: The Medical Quack: Microsoft CRM Integrating with ZoomInfo – Microsoft Dynamics Platform for Healthcare http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8201 The Medical Quack: Microsoft CRM Integrating with ZoomInfo – Microsoft Dynamics Platform for Healthcare Wed, 11 Mar 2009 04:24:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8201 [...] ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM Technorati Tags: Zoom,Oulook add on,Microsoft Outlook,Contacts,Mining,business networking,CRM Software,Microsoft Dynamics,healthcare,ZoomInfo,medical records Sphere: Related Content addthis_url='http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-crm-integrating-with-zoominfo.html'; addthis_title='Microsoft CRM Integrating with ZoomInfo – Microsoft Dynamics Platform for Healthcare'; addthis_pub='medicalquack'; Share on FriendFeed Posted by The Medical Quack at 8:32 PM 0 comments Links Labels: Microsoft/Windows News, Other Items of Interest, Technology [...] [...] ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM Technorati Tags: Zoom,Oulook add on,Microsoft Outlook,Contacts,Mining,business networking,CRM Software,Microsoft Dynamics,healthcare,ZoomInfo,medical records Sphere: Related Content addthis_url=’http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-crm-integrating-with-zoominfo.html’; addthis_title=’Microsoft CRM Integrating with ZoomInfo – Microsoft Dynamics Platform for Healthcare’; addthis_pub=’medicalquack’; Share on FriendFeed Posted by The Medical Quack at 8:32 PM 0 comments Links Labels: Microsoft/Windows News, Other Items of Interest, Technology [...]

]]> By: Barbara A Duck http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8196 Barbara A Duck Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:37:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8196 This is a very good tool, have used their free add on for Outlook, give that a try and see if you like it. I like the fact that I can look for someone on the web without having to leave Outlook. Here's a write up I did, focusing on the healthcare portion of Microsoft Dynamics since it is a healthcare blog, but pick up on the "who's that person" from Firefox if you have not already found it, great tool as well. http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-crm-integrating-with-zoominfo.html This is a very good tool, have used their free add on for Outlook, give that a try and see if you like it.

I like the fact that I can look for someone on the web without having to leave Outlook. Here’s a write up I did, focusing on the healthcare portion of Microsoft Dynamics since it is a healthcare blog, but pick up on the “who’s that person” from Firefox if you have not already found it, great tool as well.

http://ducknetweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/microsoft-crm-integrating-with-zoominfo.html

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="704584668">Marc Perramond</fb:name> http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8187 Marc Perramond Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:58:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8187 Leena, can you respond to the questions in the initial comment above? What is the nature of the "deal"? Or was this just an issue of word choice? In my opinion "deal" typically means (a) exchange of money and/or (b) some notion of exclusivity. I'm aware of neither. Certainly no exclusivity as Hoovers and ZoomInfo both announced their integrations with Microsoft this week for Convergence. And InsideView announced it's integration way back in September - http://tinyurl.com/akau84 Leena, can you respond to the questions in the initial comment above?

What is the nature of the “deal”? Or was this just an issue of word choice? In my opinion “deal” typically means (a) exchange of money and/or (b) some notion of exclusivity. I’m aware of neither.

Certainly no exclusivity as Hoovers and ZoomInfo both announced their integrations with Microsoft this week for Convergence. And InsideView announced it’s integration way back in September – http://tinyurl.com/akau84

]]> By: MultiplicationBingo http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8170 MultiplicationBingo Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8170 i use a based SugarCRM and works pretty cool, not problem. i use a based SugarCRM and works pretty cool, not problem.

]]> By: jenkins http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8152 jenkins Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:04:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8152 can't stand this product! can’t stand this product!

]]> By: ZoomInfo firma un acuerdo con Microsoft http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8141 ZoomInfo firma un acuerdo con Microsoft Mon, 09 Mar 2009 09:53:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8141 [...] sobre negocios que se utiliza para encontrar información sobre compañías, industrias y personas, ha firmado un acuerdo con Microsoft para integrar su motor de búsqueda en la plataforma de CRM Microsoft [...] [...] sobre negocios que se utiliza para encontrar información sobre compañías, industrias y personas, ha firmado un acuerdo con Microsoft para integrar su motor de búsqueda en la plataforma de CRM Microsoft [...]

]]> By: tekkiegurl http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8140 tekkiegurl Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:36:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8140 good team up! http://www.healthsitedirectory.com good team up!

http://www.healthsitedirectory.com

]]> By: Falafulu Fisi http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8139 Falafulu Fisi Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:21:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8139 There is nothing hard for the likes of Microsoft, Google, IBM, Yahoo to develop. Reason, because their R&D teams (an army of PhDs) conduct original researches (things that have never been done before) and this is where new product innovation comes from (a competitive advantage). I think that some of the main reasons these software titanic acquires other companies is because: #1) retain existing customers (which is something that takes time to build). #2) retain the brand name (again it is something that takes time to build). These software titans can develop anything, even if they're very complex and this is fact. One just have to take a look at the number of peer review research papers that are pouring out from the <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/groups/wsm/" rel="nofollow">Web Search & Mining</a> group at Microsoft Research, Asia Division. The selected publications available from the <i>Web Search & Mining</i> group, does cover everything that ZoomInfo software does and perhaps go beyond the capability of ZoomInfo system. This shows that Microsoft (or Google, IBM, et al) already know what other products from different vendors can or can't do. They would go ahead and develop it if their management see a market for it and it has business advantage. They can do it if they want to. But in the business world, it is easier to form partnership with someone who's already in there in that domain, while evaluating whether to develop those product yourself, acquire others or stick with the partnership. There is nothing hard for the likes of Microsoft, Google, IBM, Yahoo to develop. Reason, because their R&D teams (an army of PhDs) conduct original researches (things that have never been done before) and this is where new product innovation comes from (a competitive advantage).

I think that some of the main reasons these software titanic acquires other companies is because:

#1) retain existing customers (which is something that takes time to build).

#2) retain the brand name (again it is something that takes time to build).

These software titans can develop anything, even if they’re very complex and this is fact. One just have to take a look at the number of peer review research papers that are pouring out from the Web Search & Mining group at Microsoft Research, Asia Division. The selected publications available from the Web Search & Mining group, does cover everything that ZoomInfo software does and perhaps go beyond the capability of ZoomInfo system. This shows that Microsoft (or Google, IBM, et al) already know what other products from different vendors can or can’t do. They would go ahead and develop it if their management see a market for it and it has business advantage. They can do it if they want to. But in the business world, it is easier to form partnership with someone who’s already in there in that domain, while evaluating whether to develop those product yourself, acquire others or stick with the partnership.

]]> By: Microsoft: One More Search System : Beyond Search http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8136 Microsoft: One More Search System : Beyond Search Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:02:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8136 [...] can read the story “ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM” here. ZoomInfo’s technology extracts information and generates information about people and [...] [...] can read the story “ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM” here. ZoomInfo’s technology extracts information and generates information about people and [...]

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8134 Matt Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:42:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8134 Interesting story in SemanticWeb on what makes ZoomInfo hard for Microsoft to duplicate - http://www.semanticweb.com/article.php/12160_3808311_2 Interesting story in SemanticWeb on what makes ZoomInfo hard for Microsoft to duplicate – http://www.semanticweb.com/article.php/12160_3808311_2

]]> By: ZoomInfo 入 Microsoft CRM | TechNow.com.hk - web host by CommuniLink http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8133 ZoomInfo 入 Microsoft CRM | TechNow.com.hk - web host by CommuniLink Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:37:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8133 [...] sales lead。Microsoft CRM 的對手 Sugar CRM 及 Salesforce 之前都已經這樣做。 引用來源 Viewed 1 time by 1 [...] [...] sales lead。Microsoft CRM 的對手 Sugar CRM 及 Salesforce 之前都已經這樣做。 引用來源 Viewed 1 time by 1 [...]

]]> By: Matt http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8132 Matt Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:47:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8132 ZoomInfo also just announced new intelligence for BtoB companies targeting SMBs - 2.4 million companies with 500 or less employees and the millions of people that own and work in this sector of the economy - http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/ZoomInfo-Offers-SMB-Marketing-Sales-Data/ ZoomInfo also just announced new intelligence for BtoB companies targeting SMBs – 2.4 million companies with 500 or less employees and the millions of people that own and work in this sector of the economy – http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/ZoomInfo-Offers-SMB-Marketing-Sales-Data/

]]> By: Microsoft secures a deal with ZoomInfo | Geekword http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8126 Microsoft secures a deal with ZoomInfo | Geekword Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:56:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8126 [...] and Microsoft have reached a deal, in  which zoominfo has agreed to integrate its search engine into Microsoft’s Dynamics CRM [...] [...] and Microsoft have reached a deal, in  which zoominfo has agreed to integrate its search engine into Microsoft’s Dynamics CRM [...]

]]> By: ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM « I Am Rajendra - Watch The World With Me….. http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8123 ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM « I Am Rajendra - Watch The World With Me….. Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:57:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8123 [...] Posted on March 8, 2009. Filed under: Internet Market, Microsoft | Tags: Microsoft, Search Engine, ZoomInfo | By Leena Rao, Techcrunchit.com [...] [...] Posted on March 8, 2009. Filed under: Internet Market, Microsoft | Tags: Microsoft, Search Engine, ZoomInfo | By Leena Rao, Techcrunchit.com [...]

]]> By: Twitter Creations http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8122 Twitter Creations Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:16:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8122 i have heard of clonescriptz.com before. i am trying to find out where... i have heard of clonescriptz.com before. i am trying to find out where…

]]> By: ZoomInfo timmert aan de weg! | Recruitment innovatie | Recruitment Matters - Alles over online recruitment http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8121 ZoomInfo timmert aan de weg! | Recruitment innovatie | Recruitment Matters - Alles over online recruitment Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:43:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8121 [...] In de VS zijn het overigens niet alleen recruiters die ZoomInfo gebruiken voor hun sourcing inspanningen. Want TechCrunch meldde gisteren dat ZoomInfo en Microsoft een deal hebben gesloten. [...] [...] In de VS zijn het overigens niet alleen recruiters die ZoomInfo gebruiken voor hun sourcing inspanningen. Want TechCrunch meldde gisteren dat ZoomInfo en Microsoft een deal hebben gesloten. [...]

]]> By: ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM (TechCrunch) | 1buckbid.com Blog http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8120 ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM (TechCrunch) | 1buckbid.com Blog Sun, 08 Mar 2009 09:32:15 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8120 [...] Read the rest here:  ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM (TechCrunch) [...] [...] Read the rest here:  ZoomInfo Scores Deal With Microsoft To Integrate Search Into CRM (TechCrunch) [...]

]]> By: Anti Matter http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8119 Anti Matter Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:49:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8119 Hey guys. This is off beat but important none the less. Does anyone know about these guys called clonescriptz.com? http://www.google.com.jm/search?q=LATEST+NEWS+ON+Clonescriptz&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Hey guys. This is off beat but important none the less. Does anyone know about these guys called clonescriptz.com?

http://www.google.com.jm/search?q=LATEST+NEWS+ON+Clonescriptz&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

]]> By: Alex Wilhelm http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8118 Alex Wilhelm Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:08:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8118 They found me. But really, charging to see my email? It's on my blog! They found me. But really, charging to see my email? It’s on my blog!

]]> By: Falafulu Fisi http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8117 Falafulu Fisi Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:33:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8117 I am surprised that Microsoft hasn't developed such product themselves since they've got top researchers in the search engine field, such as <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/sdumais/" rel="nofollow">Prof. Susan Dumais</a> (Head Researcher of the Adaptive Systems & Interaction Group, at Microsoft Research) , who invented the most popular algorithm called LSI (latent semantic indexing) which is a cornerstone of text search engine in today's computing environment. I have come across on the internet on an article that says that Google now uses LSI in addition to its PageRank for its search engines. LSI indexes the content of documents while PageRank indexes the links of pages. Perhaps this is a move from Microsoft to probably acquire Zoominfo at a later stage. I am surprised that Microsoft hasn’t developed such product themselves since they’ve got top researchers in the search engine field, such as Prof. Susan Dumais (Head Researcher of the Adaptive Systems & Interaction Group, at Microsoft Research) , who invented the most popular algorithm called LSI (latent semantic indexing) which is a cornerstone of text search engine in today’s computing environment.

I have come across on the internet on an article that says that Google now uses LSI in addition to its PageRank for its search engines. LSI indexes the content of documents while PageRank indexes the links of pages.

Perhaps this is a move from Microsoft to probably acquire Zoominfo at a later stage.

]]> By: AMENITO http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8116 AMENITO Sun, 08 Mar 2009 06:12:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8116 From my point of view, I find it very interesting tool for those seeking such information. But tell me, will be avoiding the privacy of individuals? is a very sensitive issue invade privacy, at least in my country! greetings From my point of view, I find it very interesting tool for those seeking such information. But tell me, will be avoiding the privacy of individuals? is a very sensitive issue invade privacy, at least in my country! greetings

]]> By: Charlie Flowers http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/03/07/zoominfo-scores-deal-with-microsoft-to-integrate-search-into-crm/comment-page-1/#comment-8115 Charlie Flowers Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:49:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunchit.com/?p=1838#comment-8115 I'm curious as to how many people actually use ZoomInfo. I have heard of it, but have never used it...and, until I clicked the link above, had never been to the website. I’m curious as to how many people actually use ZoomInfo. I have heard of it, but have never used it…and, until I clicked the link above, had never been to the website.

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