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The future of SaaS billing: The future of SaaS billingBuying best of breed is a very valid approach in a Service oriented worldService oriented architecture allows businesses to buy the best of breed capabilities on a need basis. Nirvana is stitching together the best of backend services to provide customers with an integrated solution.To assume...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Customer relationship management (CRM), Nirvana, software-as-a-service, SaaS billing; Discussion threads 2008-04-03
Friendster gets $10 million: DAG Ventures, Kleiner Perkins and Benchmark Capital have injected another $10 million into Friendster, the first of the social networking systems, after washing out previous value in a $3 million recapitalization earlier this year. I can't imagine to what end. Places you go to join communities...; Tags: Friendster, Nirvana; Blog posts 2006-08-21
Microsoft pitches new Visual Studio .Net tools: Microsoft pitches new Visual Studio .Net toolsNirvana has arrived...I have always told my MCSD developers to hang on for the next version of Visual Studio. Being here at VSLive with my rep has been an unbridled joy for both myself and my employees. Seeing demonstrations of new tools made me...; Tags: .NET, Microsoft development tools, Application servers, Middleware, Programming languages, Microsoft Corp., Nirvana, propaganda, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic, tool, Microsoft Visual Studio; Discussion threads 2005-02-07

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Twitter going commercial?: According to Mike Arrington, there is a commercial play for Twitter in the works. During a conversation with Ev Williams, Twitter co-founder: MA: What is your revenue model? Do you know yet? Have you thought about it? EW: We've thought about it. We had...; Tags: Twitter, E-mail, Operational Accounting, Productivity, Processors, Online Communications, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Five realities of Google or any other Workplace Wonderland: Five realities of Google or any other Workplace WonderlandThe best will float to the top?In any sizable company there are people that aren't pushing boundaries and so will be left somewhat self-stagnating. That's inherent in 9-5 working - some people ultimately turn up to collect their pay cheque.Plus you get...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Google Inc., Workplace Wonderland, workplace, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-02

JBOGS - Just a Bunch of Governed Services: What's the next step up from JBOWS Just a Bunch of Web Services? Immediate evolution to full-functioning SOA? Such a leap may be too idealistic, and there are a couple of levels on the way. Jeff Schneider took a good look at the JBOWS (just a Bunch...; Tags: Patch Management, SOA, JBOGS, Jeff, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-06-02
Does running Vista make you feel safe from malware?: Does running Vista make you feel safe from malware?Yes, though I had service turned off in task manager that have mine offlineI can't seem to get all the required .net running and this concerns me. There are about seven or so that will not come on start.RE: Does running Vista...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, malware, Vista Make; Discussion threads 2008-05-20
SAP BPM - business fail?: SAP BPM - business fail?BPM makes Business/IT conversation more neededHaving been in the BPM space for well over a decade, I guess I would consider myself a BPM pragmatist rather than purist. But having been chasing the right balance of business user input and operational integrity my entire career, I...; Tags: Business process automation, Operational planning, Strategy, Enterprise software, Supply chain management (SCM), SAP AG, BPM; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
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
Gangsta cloud wars could pivot on the traffic-driving power of Google and Microsoft/Yahoo: As Phil Wainewright points out, the platform as a service PaaS wars are ramping up with the arrival of Google App Engine. And while there will be preferences around Python or Ruby, stack or ala carte -- there's one ingredient that Google and Microsoft/Yahoo sure to follow suit can bring...; Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cloud, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Marketing, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-08
The trouble with Groundswell: Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff at industry analysts Forrester are bagging a lot of positive blog hype over their new book Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies. In my view the hype levels buzzing aeround the book make certain enterprise software claims seem tame. This from David...; Tags: Supply Chain, Blog, Groundswell, Sam Lawrence, Marketing Research, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-03
Why kill Google?: Technology journalists from the mainstream media appear obsessed with locating some magic bullet with which to topple Google from its dominant position in today's Web, and use of violent language seems part and parcel of this obsession. Have Larry and Sergey done something to upset them? Did they all have...; Tags: Google Inc., Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-03-28
SaaS and the global virtual stack: SaaS and the global virtual stackMore ComplexityPhil,Let's stop talking about how complex IT can be. In reality, people want customisable on-demand applications sitting on a dedicated server, with a web presentation tier connecting to the business logic and database tiers. Trying to abstract the layers creates an un-manageable and exponential...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, NetSuite IPO, software-as-a-service, SaaS Juggernaut, information technology, business logic, on-demand, user experience, virtual stack, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
Countering the Microsoft cynics: Microsoft announced today plans to expand its interoperability principles, committing itself to higher standards of openness and portability in pursuit of interoperability nirvana. Fellow blogger Mary Jo Foley was skeptical, noting that Microsoft has said as much in the past, and since then made noises about patents it...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Open Source Movement, Iso standards, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Corporate Law, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-02-21
New ways emerge to head off datacenter problems while improving IT operations: Read a full transcript. Sponsor: Integrien. Complexity in today's IT systems makes previous error prevention approaches for operators inefficient and costly. IT staffs are expensive to retain, and are increasingly hard to find. There is also insufficient information about what's going on in the context of an...; Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Problem, Operator, IT Staff, IT Executive, Strategy, Management, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-02-05
VP of Technology Avis Budget Group: John Turato - Transcript: Dan Farber: John, thanks for joining me. John Turato: Thank you. Dan Farber: You are the Chairman of the Open Travel Alliance, and perhaps you could start by giving us some color on exactly what it is. John...; Tags: Avis Rent A Car System Inc., Specification, SOA, Service, Open Travel Alliance, Notification Service, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Internet, Hardware Upgrade, Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Securing Microsoft: Inviting the hackers inside: Securing Microsoft: Inviting the hackers insideUnpaid Quality Assurance for the Bloatfarm?The problem is that the Bloatfarm architecture is inherently unsafe and leaky. It was designed that way to obtain "buy-in" back when MS had world dominance in its sights.When it turned out that Windows and every MS app was,...; Tags: Hacking, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., hacker, Bloatfarm, Securing, Microsoft Windows, security; Discussion threads 2007-12-04
Angst over Mozilla's money is misplaced: Angst over Mozilla's money is misplacedMozilla ResourcesI'm told that the whole idea behind Open Source is that it be Free. But wait a minute. Developing software is difficult, incredibly difficult. Are all these open source developers rich people who don't need a pay check? I'm a programmer and I always...; Tags: Developing Software, settlement, Ubuntu, Mozilla Corp., open source, anti-Trust, software, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-11-12
Why Did SAP buy Business Objects?: There's been a lot of back and forth about this deal, covered admirably by Dennis Howlett, Dan Farber, and other bloggers, but precious little on what it means to blend a premier applications company with a premier business intelligence vendor. I think it's worth trying to get inside the though...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Line Of Business, Business Objects, SAP AG, ERP, Tool, IBM Corp., Productivity, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Management, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2007-10-08
Doc Searls' digital nirvana scenario: Doc Searls' digital nirvana scenarioTake Doc Literally, It WorksI say we take Doc literally. I want to be able to compete with the advertisers for my attention by paying to leave ads out. It's surprising how easily this could be done:http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2007/09/28/memo-to-doc-searles-why-not-pay-for-the-no-advertising-nirvana/; Tags: Doc, Doc Searls; Discussion threads 2007-09-28