Here’s our latest round-up of the latest CRM news, with recent news releases from Microsoft, Siebel Systems and mid-market contender Soffront:

Microsoft to Preview CRM 3.0 at TechEd 2005 Europe Conference

Microsoft Corp. today announced that it will preview the upcoming release of its customer relationship management solution, Microsoft® CRM 3.0, in timing with the Microsoft TechoEd 2005 Europe conference and the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2005 in the United States.

Microsoft CRM 3.0 will provide a complete suite of powerful marketing, sales and service capabilities, all with a familiar and consistent user experience based on Microsoft Office and Microsoft Outlook®. Extensive new configuration, customization and integration capabilities will make it easier for customers and partners to deploy highly tailored solutions that help drive measurable business results and offer a low total cost of ownership (TCO).

Source: Yahoo! Finance

Siebel Systems to Webcast Investor Meetings

Siebel Systems, Inc., a leading provider of customer-facing solutions, announced that management will conduct investor meetings on Tuesday August 2, 2005 at 6:30AM PT, 8:00AM PT and 12:00PM PT. To ensure that all investors have simultaneous access to listen to these meetings, they will be Webcast live via the Internet at www.siebel.com/investor. A replay of these meetings will be available over the Internet through the same Website.

Source: BusinessWire

Soffront CRM software integrates with Quickbooks

Soffront® Software Inc. (www.soffront.com), the leading provider of enterprise and hosted CRM Software in the mid-market, today announced that integration is now available between Soffront CRM Software and Intuit’s (www.intuit.com) QuickBooks® financial software. This integration offers a higher level of productivity and effectiveness to CRM Software users.

This integration features seamless integration between Intuit’s QuickBooks and Soffront CRM. It improves the lead-to-cash process, and significantly reduces paperwork and processing delays. It provides critical information about customers’ credit history, invoices and payments information to the Soffront CRM users, increasing the effectiveness of their efforts.

Source: MarketWire