Voices of CRM: Oracle's Ed Abbo on hosted call centers, CRM innovation

By Barney Beal, News Director 08 Dec 2006 | SearchCRM.com

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Ed Abbo

Ed Abbo, Oracle's vice president of CRM products, discusses in this podcast what's to come in Siebel 8.0 and integrating Siebel with Oracle's other CRM applications. Abbo also shares his thoughts on the emergence of hosted call centers and where innovation will come from in the CRM market.

Voices of CRM: Oracle's Ed Abbo

• Download the podcast here: Ed Abbo, vice president of CRM products at Oracle and a one-time Siebel executive, shares the latest on Fusion, Siebel 8.0, CDI and hosted call centers.
  

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