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CODA2Go and the economics of PaaS: I had the opportunity to talk money last week with Jeremy Roche, CEO of CODA, the venerable UK-based business software vendor that has become the poster child for Salesforce.com's platform ambitions after the release at DreamForce Europe of its new on-demand financials application, built and delivered entirely on Force.com. Why...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Roche Holding AG, PaaS, On-demand, CODA2Go, Force.com, Coda, Sales Force Management, Sales, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Marc Benioff heralds Web 3.0 at DreamForce Europe: Salesforce.com has come to London today for its first DreamForce Europe event. There have been European customer and partner events in previous years, but this is the first event at true DreamForce scale â€” 2,500 attendees at the Barbican conference center in the heart of the City, London's financial district....; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Web, Marc Benioff, Web 3.0, PaaS, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Channel Management, Sales, Marketing, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Demo'ing Google apps on Salesforce: Demo'ing Google apps on SalesforceBooooring...did he actually sayemail was critical to CRM. Listening to him I wonder how much he has actually working with a actual saleperson in the field. Looks, very week and patched together. Maybe later but right now - nope.; Tags: Sales force management, Google Apps, Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Demo'ing Google apps on Salesforce: Here’s how it looks when Google applications Gmail, Docs, Talk, and Calendar operate on the Salesforce platform. The two companies announced a joint cloud computing venture at a press event in San Francisco on Monday, April 14, 2008.; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Google Apps, Cloud Computing, Sales Force Management, Google, Salesforce.com; Videos 2008-04-28
How PaaS pulls software pricing down: Platform-as-a-service startup Bungee Labs this week released a new utility pricing model that really starts to put the spotlight on the pricing charged by established software-as-a-service providers. Bungee also announced what it calls 'federated hosting', which gives customers the choice of where to host their Bungee-developed applications; with Bungee in...; Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., Application, PaaS, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sales, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-25

Salesforce dumping 4,000 PCs for Macs?: Salesforce dumping 4,000 PCs for Macs?Watch what happens at......P&G, Gillette, and a hundred other organizations when someone says that a company with 4000 computers switched. That will make headlines. The "We're too big to switch; it's too complicated, we don't have the software, it's too costly" arguments will start...; Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Salesforce.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
Salesforce dumping 4,000 PCs for Macs?: According to a post on Alex Curylo's Under The Bridge blog, Salesforce.com may become one of the largest switchers of all time. Curylo's source tells him that 4,000+ staff will be issued Macs when their leases expire: Salesforce.com is giving Macs to all employees. Yup, all 4000...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple Macintosh, PC, Curylo, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Salesforce.com's bold development platform vision [includes executive podcast]: Salesforce.com's bold development platform vision [includes executive podcast]Hmmm - low cost infrastructure provider?"a low-cost, commodity infrastructure service provider" - now why does this not make me think of sf.com or Mark Benioff :)I talk to dozens of their clients on a regular basis, and their fees for storage and access...; Tags: Sales force management, executive podcast, Salesforce.com Inc., vision, Low-cost; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Salesforce.com's bold development platform vision [includes executive podcast]: Note: Click the player to listen to my podcast interview with Steve Cakebread, President and Chief Strategy Officer of Salesforce.com. Steve comments on his company's strategy, discusses on-premises software, and presents Salesforce.com's vision for mobile devices. Salesforce.com's Tour de Force roadshow is traveling around the world...; Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., Developer, Podcast, Outsource, Vision, Force.com, On-premises, Sales Force Management, Sales, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Microsoft CRM Online: not so sharp: Microsoft CRM Online: not so sharpDisclosure?[i]But I can’t agree with Josh Greenbaum’s assertion last week that the product is going to be a big challenge for Salesforce.com this year [disclosure: Salesforce.com is a client].[/i]I'm afraid your whole post is compromised. What is the value of your opinion of your...; Tags: Sales force management, Tools & Techniques, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, Microsoft CRM, razor, Microsoft Corp., CRM Online, Salesforce.com Inc., software, razor blade, CRM; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
Microsoft CRM Online: not so sharp: Let me start off by offering grudging congratulations to Microsoft, which took the wraps off CRM Online today, for finally acknowledging that it has to totally re-architect its software to be able to offer it on demand. Tim O'Brien, senior director of platform strategy for Microsoft, spelt it out in...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Razor, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft CRM, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Microsoft finally takes the beta tag off its Salesforce competitor: Microsoft finally takes the beta tag off its Salesforce competitorNon-Introductory Price?Do you know what the price will be following the introductory period?; Tags: Sales force management, Salesforce.com Inc., beta, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
Microsoft finally takes the beta tag off its Salesforce competitor: For the past couple of years, Microsoft has been crowing about its hosted CRM service that competes head-to-head with services from Salesforce.com. It wasn't until today, April 22, however, that Microsoft's offering in this space became generally available. Microsoft has now taken the "Early Access" label...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Beta, CRM, Redmondians, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Sales, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Microsoft CRM Online Hunts Salesforce.com: Microsoft CRM Online Hunts Salesforce.comBye bye Salesforce.I don't really think all that many will miss you. The claims of it's leader of the end of software and many other over confident and arrogant remarks have not set well with IT people I know. What is his name though...i almost have...; Tags: Sales force management, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, Salesforce.com Inc., Microsoft CRM Online, Microsoft CRM, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Microsoft CRM Online Hunts Salesforce.com: The official GA release of Microsoft's CRM Online offering is next week, and with it comes a new chapter in the life of Salesforce.com. To date Salesforce.com has lacked a major competitor that could be seen as a worthy opponent in terms of overall size, price, functionality, and marketing chops....; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., On-demand, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft CRM, CRM, Microsoft CRM Online, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Sales, Software, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Zoho launches enterprise CRM; Aims to poach Salesforce.com customers: Zoho launches enterprise CRM; Aims to poach Salesforce.com customersIt's a big market...why focus on happy customers?Salesforce.com has the highest customer satisfaction rating around. If I were running Zoho I would focus on companies with no CRM system or companies that are unhappy. I wouldn't expect to find much...; Tags: Sales force management, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, Salesforce.com Inc., Zoho, CRM; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Zoho can come second and still win: Earlier in the week I spoke with Raju Vegesna, evangelist with Zoho about the upcoming Zoho CRM for Enterprise. Larry Dignan has all the key facts and correctly surmises: Let's be clear about Zoho's motives: It wants to take on Salesforce.com's CRM, which Zoho portrays as bloated. I...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., CRM, Zoho CRM, Com, Raju, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Zoho launches enterprise CRM; Aims to poach Salesforce.com customers: Zoho on Wednesday announced an enterprise version of its Zoho CRM application in a move that the company hopes will spur corporate adoption and poach a few Salesforce.com customers. The enterprise version of Zoho CRM features the following: Role-based Security Administration; More customization and data administration...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., CRM, Zoho Sheet, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-16
News to know: AOL, Linux; Mac clones; Mobile Web: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Making sense of Windows' irrational pricing and licensing Robin Harris: 2.5" disks to become new standard in 2009 TechRepublic: 10 common mistakes to avoid when you're installing Linux software Christopher Dawson: My kid hates...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Mobile, America Online Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Wiki, Open Source, Sales Force Management, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Online Communications, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-15
Google and Salesforce.com: still not a done deal: Google and Salesforce.com: still not a done dealGoogle Apps on salesforce.comIt seems to me like this is a good partnership.For salesforce, it improves the likelihood of users 'living' in their application - great for adoption and great for stickiness. It also greatly improves the value proposition and credibility of...; Tags: Sales force management, Business structures, Salesforce.com Inc., good partnership, Google Inc., partnership; Discussion threads 2008-04-15

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