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D-Tools Announces 2011 Project:SUCCESS Winners
01/31/2012 – 10:10 am | No Comment
D-Tools Announces 2011 Project:SUCCESS Winners

Winning entries showcase exceptional projects and success stories utilizing D-Tools Award-winning System Integrator software. D-Tools MVP Partners Atlantic Technology, URC, and Atlona Technologies provided prizes as the contest sponsors.
AMSTERDAM RAI , NL, ISE 2012 — JANUARY 31, …

Got Motivation?
01/11/2012 – 5:00 pm | No Comment
Got Motivation?

OK. Holidays over? Check. Decorations down? Check. Back to work? Check.
January is tough. Yes I know that there is playoff football, and all the TV shows come back from reruns, but it always seems to …

We went to 11, now onto 12
12/29/2011 – 5:20 pm | One Comment
We went to 11, now onto 12

Well I have to admit I am glad to see 2011 out the door. I am usually a glass half-full kind of guy, and in fact my nicknames have ranged from kind of cool: “COO” …

Email Nirvana Part II – Cazoomi Sync, Potentials in Zoho – Eureka!
12/08/2011 – 5:26 pm | 4 Comments
Email Nirvana Part II – Cazoomi Sync, Potentials in Zoho – Eureka!

It’s been a few months since my last rant..er post on email marketing and campaigns within Zoho. Since that last post we have accomplished a couple of really good things: 1) we worked with the …

Momentum Building for Power of Four Summer Tour
06/29/2011 – 3:42 pm | Comments Off
Momentum Building for Power of Four Summer Tour

Momentum is building for the Power of Four Summer tour, slated to kick off July 19th at the Hyatt Regency DFW in Dallas, TX. The four city tour, presented by SpeakerCraft, Lutron, Monster and D-Tools. …

Stay Connected with D-Tools
06/29/2011 – 2:31 pm | Comments Off
Stay Connected with D-Tools

We are big believers in the power of connectivity – it helps everyone stay on the same page, improves communication and efficiency – in fact we are making many enhancements to our platform in order …

Zoho Email Marketing Nirvana…
06/08/2011 – 4:14 pm | 3 Comments
Zoho Email Marketing Nirvana…

SOON. I hope. At least that’s what I’m being told is going to happen. If you have been following any of our recent posts on this topic (such as my post on the new Zoho …

The Importance of Being Urgent…
05/20/2011 – 2:26 pm | Comments Off
The Importance of Being Urgent…

I know…that is really not what Oliver Wilde meant when writing the Importance of Being Ernest, but it sounded like a snappy title so I’m running with it.
This has been a very busy year so …

Be the Squeaky Ball, Danny
05/09/2011 – 3:04 pm | One Comment
Be the Squeaky Ball, Danny

I’ve never been accused of being a wallflower. I’m not a “whatever happens, happens” kind of guy. I’m really not at all “mellow”, I’m definitely a Type A, and in fact many friends have “affectionately” …

Things I like about Zoho 2011: Changes to Zoho Campaigns
04/20/2011 – 3:07 pm | One Comment
Things I like about Zoho 2011: Changes to Zoho Campaigns

It’s been a while since I wrote about how our sales and marketing teams use Zoho. When we first implemented the CRM system a couple of years ago we learned how to adjust our lead …

5 will get you SIx – Productivity is Job 1
03/30/2011 – 11:11 am | Comments Off
5 will get you SIx – Productivity is Job 1

I can’t believe that it is almost the end of March already. As Q1 comes to a close it struck me that Q1 is really all about preparing for the rest of the year ahead. …

5 will get you SIx…Part I
01/31/2011 – 3:03 pm | 5 Comments
5 will get you SIx…Part I

I think that the number one question I hear from our customers is “When is the next version coming out?” This is immediately followed by the number two question – “What new features will it …