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- Tags: Checkout, Gaurav Sharma
- Software downloads 2007-09-22
Additional Resources
- Lawson success but no saas here
- It didn't escape my Irregular colleagues' attention that Harry Debes, Lawson CEO went on a tear about the viability of the saas model. Anshu Sharma chose not to comment in public but I leave it to astute observers to detect the steam coming out of his ears. ...
- Tags: Lawson Software Inc., Vinnie, Cheryl, Purchasing & Procurement, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-01
- Office 2.0: an Irregular mashup
- The upcoming Office 2.0 conference is one of the first in the fall calendar that keeps people like me in more airports than I care to think about. It's also one for which I have fond memories. Office 2.0 started out as an idea put out into the Enterprise Irregulars'...
- Tags: Innovation, Conference, Office 2.0, Mashup, Unconference Session, Ross, Susan Scrupski, Zoli Erdos, Vinnie Mirchandani, Vinnie, David Tebbutt, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Where are the expense management startups and Dirty SaaS?
- My Irregular chums have been fiercely debating the need and merit of a sensible expense management solution that combines the best of online purchasing with accounting and the ability to re-bill (where appropriate.) It all started when there was a discussion around Concur and Rearden Commerce...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Receipt, Microsoft Corp., Zoli Erdos, Vinnie, MDI, Microsoft Excel, Software As A Service (SaaS), Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Are solar-energy materials in short supply?
- At the Intersolar and Greentech Media conferences, J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on solar-thermal technologies and the challenges solar-energy companies face when acquiring materials. Panelists include Bob Cart of GreenVolts, Andrew McMahan of SkyFuel, Robert Morgan of Ausra, Suvi Sharma of Solaria, and...
- Tags: Material, Solar
- Videos 2008-07-17
- Evaluating the cost of solar
- J. Michael Horowitz of the Stanford Group moderates a discussion on ‘green‘ finance and operational and maintenance costs associated with new solar projects at the Intersolar Conference 2008 and Greentech Media conference. Panel guests include Bob Cart of GreenVolts, Robert Morgan of Ausra, Suvi Sharma of Solaria, and John...
- Tags: Cost, Conference, Financial Accounting, Finance, Solar
- Videos 2008-07-16
- IT failure haiku poems
- The intellectual capabilities and knowledge of the Enterprise Irregulars are highly regarded in the enterprise software world. Less widely known, however, is the true poetic talent of these fine folks. I'm therefore pleased to present IT failure haikus written by Jeff Nolan and Anshu Sharma, two...
- Tags: Poem, Information Technology, Haiku, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-06-06
- Run by Wall Street? A Cause or a Company?
- Guest post: Anshu Sharma is author of Anshu's blog, which focuses on Software as a Service and the emerging SaaS Ecosystem. He is an Enterprise Irregular. In light of the Yahoo! - Microsoft fiasco, fellow bloggers Larry Dignan and Vinnie Mirchandani have been asking the question whether...
- Tags: Shareholder, Yahoo! Inc., Vision, Wall, Management Team, Software As A Service (SaaS), Financial Accounting, Construction, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Management, Anshu Sharma
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM
- Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- SOA, Enterprise Architecture, BPM all the same underneath
- SOA, Enterprise Architecture, BPM all the same underneathThere never was a lineI recall jumping on to the SOA Yahoo group months ago, hoping to more fully understand the prevailing definition and practice of what is referred to as SOA. I came to the conclusion that SOA as stand-alone entity never...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Business process automation, Operational planning, Enterprise software, Middleware, Strategy, Service Orientation, SOA, BPM, Electronic Arts Inc., enterprise architecture
- Discussion threads 2008-02-06
- Google wants to own your mobile: Not going to happen. Yet.
- Last week, Robert Scoble wrote: So, every month that Microsoft and Yahoo will be stuck in some courtroom arguing out why this is a good deal means money in the bank for Google as they close mobile phone deal after mobile phone deal. Forget the courtoom thing for...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Yahoo! Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- New to know: Looking back on 2007 and forward for 2008
- Notable headlines: As the year winds down, bloggers around the world are looking back on the year in technology and making some predictions about what's around the corner. ZDNet bloggers are applying the wisdom of the readers, discussing the most popular posts of the year. In broad...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Blogger, Linux, Blogging, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Conferencing, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-28
- Nick Carr's enterprise software fantasy land
- In a post titled, Michael Krigsman doesn't understand enterprise software, Nick Carr brings forth a series of nonsense arguments unsupported by the reality of how enterprise software is developed, purchased, used, and maintained. To begin, Nick makes the point: ZDNet blogger Michael Krigsman lays in to...
- Tags: Nick Carr, User Interface, SAP AG, Nick, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2007-12-09
- Don't weep for underappreciated enterprise software
- For weekend entertainment and attention, Robert Scoble used the word "sexy" in a headline, referencing a LiveSide.Net interview with Bill Gates where he said that the press naming the Wall Street Journal doesn't appreciate that Microsoft's enterprise/business software is underappreciated and at the heart of the company's vast riches....
- Tags: Fact, Business Computing, Consumer Computing, Scoble, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Management, Software, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-09
- Oracle goes for the CRM jugular
- Oracle tomorrow will unveil a new generation of CRM OnDemand applications designed both to propel Oracle to the forefront of CRM innovation and at the same time bring a halt to Salesforce.com's expansion into the enterprise market. Attendees at SIIA's OnDemand Summit on Friday were given a...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Application, Oracle Corp., CRM, Web 2.0, Sales Force Management, Advertising & Promotion, Business Structures, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Internet, Sales, Marketing, Finance, Software, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-11-11
- Build an 8 PS3 supercomputer
- Less than a 10th the cost per GFlop of the $2500 supercomputer Take 8 PS 3 consoles, Yellow Dog Linux, a Gigabit Ethernet switch and your favorite protein folding or gravitational wave modeling codes and you're doing real science. On a Playstation! Try playing Ratchet &...
- Tags: Supercomputer, Sony PlayStation 3, Cell, Khanna, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- Taking SaaS both ways
- Enterprise Irregulars blogger Anshu Sharma posted a short rant at the weekend alleging that SaaS lovers want it both ways. Like many rants, Anshu's post makes so many sweeping statements of dubious merit that I immediately promised him a searing riposte, and here it is. I should add by the...
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Gartner Inc., Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-09-08
- Machiavelli's approach to the 'new' IT
- I'm indebted to David Chassels of Procession for this quote from Niccolo Machiavelli:Nothing is more difficult than to introduce a new order, because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the newAnd...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, SAP AG, Earnings, Automatic Data Processing Inc., Machiavelli, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2007-08-25
- More thoughts on open social networks
- Following my post on social capital and open social networks, Anshu Sharma responded with an insightful analysis of how openness could transpire. It may not strictly be a user provoked uprising that spurs Facebook and others to make a transportable social graph, but a new player, or perhaps Google,...
- Tags: Social Networking, Graph, Facebook, Network, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- Dear Larry (Ellison)
- I hope this finds you fit and well and that sales of your products and services are barreling along.I know from past dealings that there is nothing you enjoy more than the rough and tumble of a press conference. You come on stage, take the only seat and ask: 'What...
- Tags: Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
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