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NetSuite SuiteBundler: Most important software of last ten years?

NetSuite SuiteBundler: Most important software of last ten years?Nothing newSad to see NetSuite bowing to Salesforce.com so much...SuiteBundler was announced exactly a year ago, so why is it all of a sudden "new" and "groundbreaking," let alone a "Holy Grail?" Sure, SaaS with customization is great, but just because Marc...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, NetSuite Inc., NetSuite SuiteBundler

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

NetSuite SuiteBundler: Most important software of last ten years?

Along the road to an expected IPO this year, NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson announced SuiteBundler, a new set of capabilities for building and customizing applications with the company's software-as-a-service SaaS platform. The major innovation is that customizations and configurations created in one NetSuite account can be reused in another account...

Tags: Innovation, Salesforce.com Inc., Application, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, SAP AG, NetSuite SuiteBundler, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Sales Force Management, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Management, Sales, Software, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-23

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Zuora: the future business model?

I recently caught up with Tien Tzou, CEO of Zuora, the billing management company that offers Z-billings, an on-demand service. In his opinion, the business model of the future will be subscription based and this brings challenges of its own. "Pricing is a much more complex...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Billing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-22

OzLINK Shipping for NetSuite (exe)

A must have for every NetSuite user who ships packages. OzLINK is a multi-carrier shipping solution for NetSuite. It seamlessly integrates all four major carriers into your current NetSuite environment. Address and order information is automatically sent to the appropriate carrier while tracking numbers and delivery charges are automatically posted...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., OZ Development, OzLINK, Cloud Computing

Software downloads 2008-07-14

Salesforce.com, Partners, and Value-Added SaaS

As the resident Salesforce.com basher at ZDNet, it is with some smugness that I am watching the birth of a fellow naysayer on the future of Salesforce.com's efforts to break forth from its CRM on-demand origins into its next big thing. The new critic in the Salesforce.com-watcher camp belongs to...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, SFDC, Force.com, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-06-16

NetSuite turns into battlground among analysts; High hopes for OneWorld

NetSuite turns into battlground among analysts; High hopes for OneWorldNetSuite to QuickBooks Data ConversionWe've been using NetSuite for about 3 years now with about 24,000 Inventory Items and Assembly's, 64,000 Customer Accounts and almost 450,000 Transaction records (Customer Invoices, Receive Payments, Vendor Bill Payments, Checks, Journal Entries, Cash Receipts etc.)Currently...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., Intuit QuickBooks, SDSI NetSuite

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

The CIO ledger: Pondering iPhone plusses and minuses

The CIO ledger: Pondering iPhone plusses and minusesNegatives!!!What negatives!?RE: The CIO ledger: Pondering iPhone plusses and minusesWho gives a shit what cio's think? aren't these the very same jerks whose stocks are plunging, without the iPhone? How many ford execs have Blackberries? enough said.RE: The CIO ledger: Pondering iPhone plusses...

Tags: Games, E-mail, Hacking, iphone, Pondering iPhone, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-10

NetSuite cuddles up with OpenAir buy

NetSuite cuddles up with OpenAir buyNetsuite breaks away from its shackles!This is Big! Netsuite has had the potential to lead the SaaS market, but for reasons best known to them, remained in a dormant state. The purchase of OpenAir is a step in the right direction and I agree, is...

Tags: Groupware, NetSuite Inc., OpenAir Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

News to know: NASA hack; Netbooks; Green IT

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Debunking yet another bogus malware study Dancho Danchev: Phoenix Mars Lander's mission site hacked Robin Harris: Mac Time Machine: backup for the rest of us? Christopher Dawson: Waiting for the right netbooks ...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., NASA, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green IT, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-03

If Brian likes it, it's gotta be good

My Irregular colleague Brian Sommer waxes lyrical about the OpenAir/NetSuite deal. Brian has more years' experience implementing and analyzing business applications than most others I know. If he says something is good, then that's high praise and well worth a buyer's attention. Condensing Brian's analysis: We believe this deal...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., OpenAir Inc., Back-office, Brian Sommer, Operational Accounting, Product Development, Finance, Research & Development, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-02

NetSuite cuddles up with OpenAir buy

NetSuite made its first ever acquisition today, buying Boston-based professional services automation vendor OpenAir, which I once described as "one of the most consistent performers of the on-demand applications sector." I had a joint call this morning with OpenAir CEO Morris Panner and NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, both of whom...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., OpenAir Inc., On-demand Financial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-06-02

NetSuite acquires OpenAir

NetSuite said Monday that it has acquired OpenAir, which provides on-demand professional services automation software, for $26 million in cash. The tuck-in acquisitionstatement--all 56 OpenAir employees will continue to work at NetSuite--will give the company a Boston beachhead and an avenue to target the professional services vertical....

Tags: NetSuite Inc., OpenAir Inc., Tools & Techniques, Operational Accounting, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-02

ByDesign, the younger person's ERP

Many of the small and mid-sized businesses to whom SAP would like to sell its Business ByDesign SaaS offering are family-owned, especially in sectors like manufacturing, distribution and retail. SAP seems to feel that ByDesign will appeal to the forward-looking younger generation of those families — the future heirs of...

Tags: Peter Zencke, Product, SAP AG, ERP, WIMA, Roi/Tco, Sales Strategy, Outsourcing, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Sales, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-21

Does Larry Ellison have the best SaaS strategy?

Software as a service sounds deceptively simple: Host an application, charge folks monthly and customers come running because they don't have to implement software. The reality: SaaS is rocket science and few do it truly well. This perception vs. reality SaaS gap bonked me over the head...

Tags: Strategy, Software-as-a-service, NetSuite Inc., Larry Ellison, SaaS Trajectory, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-13

Business ByDesign: the Irregular verdict

I've hung back on posting my thoughts on Business ByDesign for several reasons. When I wrote my pre-Sapphire08 conference story, it was clear this would dominate the Irregulars' questions. I needed to get through meeting with all the key executives and view the latest iteration of the product to gain...

Tags: SAP AG, Brian Sommer, Design Effort, EDI, Roi/Tco, Operational Planning, Sales Channel, Financial Accounting, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Sales, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-05-07

Interview: IBM Cognos chief Rob Ashe

Rob Ashe, general manager of IBM's business intelligence and performance management unit, has had a busy year. He sold his company, Cognos, to IBM for $5 billion and has stayed on as a member of IBM's leadership team. Ashe's role day to day hasn't changed too much....

Tags: Cognos Inc., Software-as-a-service, IBM Corp., Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Software As A Service (SaaS), Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-07

SAP's SaaS pull-out will help rivals in Europe

The news that SAP has pushed back the roll-out of Business ByDesign by twelve to eighteen months should be music to the ears of its SaaS competitors, especially on SAP's home turf in Europe. By announcing its own SaaS product for the midmarket late last year, SAP put its stamp...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, On-demand, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-02

NetSuite turns into battlground among analysts; High hopes for OneWorld

On the surface NetSuite's first quarter was pretty good. The company beat its earnings targets by a penny a share and revenue was better than expected. However, the on-demand ERP software provider's deferred revenue fell short of what analysts expected. As Credit Suisse analyst Philip Winslow, who...

Tags: Revenue, Analyst, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, OneWorld, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-02

News to know: Sun; Microhoo; Vista; Linux security; Spigit

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Sun plans layoffs following weak quarter; Blames U.S. economy Nate McFeters: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues More bad news for McAfee, HackerSafe certification Steve Ballmer's defining hour Mary...

Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Linux, Virtualization, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-05-02

In the beginning (and the end) there was the mainframe

Mainframes never go away--they just find a new use. One thing that has always amazed me about the mainframe is how IBM has managed to cram it into any new technology frontier. Cloud computing? Mainframe. SaaS? Mainframe enabled. Centralized IT? You guess it: Mainframe. What's more notable...

Tags: IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-01