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- Ray Lane: Good riddance, software business
- Ray Lane: Good riddance, software businessI disagree...While I agree that open source, software as a service, and the rise of development in China and India are interesting and important trends, Mr. Lane is greatly exaggerating their impact. Traditional software business models will continue into the foreseeable future along side...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- Ray Lane: Good riddance, software business
- The software business model is dead. May it rest in pieces. Experts of all stripes are declaring an end to the software business as we know it. But whats going to take its place? The picture isnt clear yet, but one thing is certain -- well see fewer and fewer...
- Blog posts 2007-02-07
- AlwaysOn: SaaS love fest
- Ray Lane, of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, led the panel of software executives and competitors you can see some wincing and uncomfortable body language among some of the participants if you are watching the Always On Stanford Summit Webcast, discussing whether the software as a service model has finally...
- Blog posts 2006-07-26
- Live blogging AO Stanford SaaS panel
- I'm sitting at my PC late at night here in London watching a live webcast of Ray Lane hosting a panel on "Has the Software as a Service Model Finally Arrived" at AlwaysOn's Stanford Summit in California, and I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. I thought this...
- Blog posts 2006-07-26
- Ray Lane sees grass-roots media future -- for the enterprise
- In this BusinessWeek interview, Ray Lane of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers calls standard media and press releases "a waste of time." The best way for enterprises and vendors to reach their communities: "blogs and wikis and podcasts and videos." Says Ray,What's going to happen is, employees are going to...
- Blog posts 2006-06-05
- Software 2006: The shifting landscape
- M.R. Rangaswami started off Software 2006 outlining three major themes for the event at the Santa Clara Convention Center. He said the industry is undergoing a "quiet but dramatic revolution," driven by SaaS, open source and SOA architecture. According to a survey of CIOs by McKinsey & Company in...
- Blog posts 2006-04-04
- SAP acquires white-hot Virsa - The Ray Lane effect
- Today: SAP, the leader in enterprise applications said it is acquiring Virsa Systems, one of the fastest growing private US software companies. Virsa specializes in software to enable companies to be in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxely and other government regulations.Ray Lane used to be known as one of the industry's best...
- Blog posts 2006-04-03
- Ray Lane offers key stepping stones across today's no man's land of selling software
- Ray Lane offers key stepping stones across today's no man's land of selling softwareBelieve it.Quoting from the article linked:I always ask enterprise vendors, "How many deals do you lose to open source?" The answer is invariably, "None." They don't even know about the customers who are choosing open source products...
- Discussion threads 2006-01-12
- Ray Lane offers key stepping stones across today's no man's land of selling software
- Excellent insights and advice from Kleiner Perkin's Ray Lane on the ramifications of the business model turmoil in the software business. Whether you are buying, selling, investing in, or developing software, this article is absolutely required reading.One of the things among many that jumped out at me was the need...
- Blog posts 2006-01-12
- My top ten people of the year part 1
- I thought it might be a good idea to name my top ten people of the year. Everyone does the same year-end prediction lists, but I haven't seen a people list!?So here is my top ten (plus a few...) people list, as a denizen of Silicon Valley North San Francisco;...
- Blog posts 2006-01-04
- Ray Lane visits the Gillmor Gang
- Ray Lane visits the Gillmor GangAlso Open Source fits the criteria...Not only software as services, but also open source with a dose of presence:- organic adoption word of mouth; contextualized- no training required- uses social relationships- you get the value before you pay- no big IT footprint- no multi-year implementationChristof...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-16
- Ray Lane visits the Gillmor Gang
- Ray Lane was the guest on this week's Gillmor Gang, hosted by the Steve "I Plodius" Gillmor and joined by myself, Doc Searls, Dana Gardner and Mike Vizard. Lane, who served as president and COO of Oracle before become a VC with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, talked about Web...
- Blog posts 2005-10-15
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- News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Google; Hack attacks
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search) Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools...
- Blog posts 2009-08-04
- In greentech as in the real world: you get big, you get enemies
- The folks at Ausra are getting a higher and higher profile in the realm of solar energy. And with that comes enemies. Your CEO poses at a big opening with California's high profile governor, and next thing you know: opposition. The Ausra company headquarters...
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best luxe Mac accessories
- What do you get for that special person on your list already owns a Mac, iPod and a nice digital camera? Accessories! Here are my picks for the Best Luxe accessories ($200 and up) that are perfect for the Mac user with everything. Don't forget...
- Blog posts 2008-12-02
- News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- PBA Bowling (Mobile)
- Let's Get Ready to Roll! The biggest name in bowling, Professional Bowlers Association, makes its mobile phone debut with Concrete Software in PBA Bowling! Choose from realistic bowling balls and lane conditions while enjoying a full 3D environment.Test your bowling skills against a long list of the internationally recognized professional...
- Software downloads 2008-07-25
- Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week
- Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Roku's new Netflix player, a travel USB hard drive, and a set of Bluetooth speakers from Nokia.Here''s our weekly roundup of the new products CNET reviewers liked best. 1. Aperion Intimus 5B Harmony SD Black ...
- Image galleries 2008-05-24
- PBA Bowling 1.0.8 (Mobile)
- Let's Get Ready to Roll!The biggest name in bowling, Professional Bowlers Association is now available for your mobile device!Choose from the most realistic bowling balls and lane conditions. Enjoy full 3D environments and motion enabled throwing technology phone must have a camera.Test your skills against a long list of the...
- Software downloads 2008-05-15
- PBA Bowling 1.0.8 (Mobile)
- Let's Get Ready to Roll!The biggest name in bowling, Professional Bowlers Association is now available for your mobile device!Choose from the most realistic bowling balls and lane conditions. Enjoy full 3D environments and motion enabled throwing technology device must have a camera or accelerometer.Test your skills against a long list...
- Software downloads 2008-05-15
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