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- SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales
- SaaS vendor quits browser to boost salesNo slant here...Maybe I'll start writing articles on the companies I have investments in so I can improve my positions. This site just keeps going from bad to worse.Rave Webinars & Free TrialsI'm a consultant with Entellium and would encourage anyone interested in checking...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Java development tools, Phil, webinar, software-as-a-service, SaaS company, Web browser, sales
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- SaaS vendors, eat your own dogfood, or die
- SaaS vendors, eat your own dogfood, or dieWhat's the process for creating an SLA when you use cloud infrastructure?Phil - this is really interesting on many levels, but one of the things I am wondering is how does a SaaS application provider put together an SLA for clients when they...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, SaaS CRM, SaaS company, outage
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Spend, spend, spend for SaaS success
- I've long suspected that leading SaaS vendors were doing the right thing by plowing money into sales and marketing rather than reporting net profits at this stage in their growth cycle. As I wrote in February, commenting on Salesforce.com's financials:"Cutting back now would be like a star forward taking his...
- Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Growth, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- Do SaaS ventures need VCs?
- Do SaaS ventures need VCs?Don't confuse SaaS with Web 2.0Let's don't confuse SaaS with Web 2.0. There is plenty of overlap, but they are not the same thing. A lot of Web 2.0 is straight up collaboration around simple models. Web 2.0 doesn't need much VC--the apps...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Channel management, software, Do SaaS, Web 2.0, SaaS company, software-as-a-service, Web
- Discussion threads 2007-05-28
- Why business is driving SaaS adoption
- Why business is driving SaaS adoptionDirty rhetoricPhil I really must protest that you are playing very dirty here. Some people raise some very real question marks over some of the claims made by SaaS vendors and these get dismissed as being the product of fear, ignorance or blind conservatism.It seems...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), SaaS Adoption, software-as-a-service, unstoppable tide, SaaS company
- Discussion threads 2006-08-17
- What to look for in a SaaS vendor
- What to look for in a SaaS vendorSome clarity at lastSo SaaS is a new method of application provision, not some new kind of application. Therefore there is no real radical break from existing packaged software.Of course exactly the same software does meet everyone's needs then it makes sense to...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, SaaS company, software
- Discussion threads 2006-08-16
- What to look for in a SaaS vendor
- SaaS and on-demand are relatively new categories of application provision and it's often difficult for customers to know how to evaluate whether a prospective supplier is any good. Here's my eight-point checklist: Try before buy. If a SaaS vendor can't offer you some kind of pre-purchase trial, it's...
- Tags: Saas, on-demand
- Blog posts 2006-08-16
- The SaaS paradigm
- Software-as-a-Service SaaS has never been hotter. It was the top topic at SandHill Group's Software 2005 conference in Santa Clara last week. And an array of companies have emerged to capitalize on the trend. Given the situation, it might be worth reconsidering the growth advice provided by TripleTree, an investment...
- Tags: Saas
- Blog posts 2005-05-01
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- Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins
- The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...
- Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-26
- Cast Iron's lifecycle SaaS integration play
- A new generation of Cast Iron's SaaS integration appliance adds functionality that now addresses what you might call the SaaS lifecycle: everything from data migration through to cloud-to-cloud integration. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Software-as-a-service, Integration, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- What paper trail?
- I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....
- Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Talent development
- Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...
- Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing
- On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Pepsi Bottling makes big green tech recycling commitment
- Mammoth beverage manufacturer Pepsi Bottling is turning to Redemtech to develop a strategy in the United States and Canada for handling its e-waste, either through recycling or reuse. Under the deal, Redemtech has been tasked with the following: - Dispose of electronic assets. For perspective,...
- Tags: Green Technology, PepsiCo, E-waste, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Offshore outsourcers likely to beef up security following Bangalore blasts
- A series of bombs have exploded in Bangalore and companies that have technology operations in India are likely to need increased security precautions following what appears to be a terrorist attack. According to various reports from Reuters and Rediff.com, nine bomb blasts have rattled Bangalore, which hosts...
- Tags: India, Bangalore, Rediff.com India Ltd., Sacchin Uppal, Outsourcing, Business Security, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Gateway stops selling PCs direct
- Gateway, one of the early PC makers that sold their wares direct, said Friday it will sell its systems completely through channel partners and retailers. The company, now a part of Acer, said shifting to a channel-based distribution model will simplify its business and cut costs. ...
- Tags: Gateway Inc., PC, Acer Inc., Retail, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity
- Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...
- Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- AOL gussies up for potential sale, but who's buying?
- AOL is shutting down XDrive, AOL Pictures and other properties in a belt tightening move that may indicate the company is setting itself up to be sold. The larger question: Who will buy AOL from Time Warner? According to a memo posted by TechCrunch, AOL executive vice...
- Tags: America Online Inc., Portals, Business Structures, Litigation, Internet, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Click fraud in 2nd quarter of 2008 more sophisticated, botnets to blame
- Whereas the overall click fraud rate isn't increasing, it's not decreasing either, remaining flat for the first two quarters of 2008, according to data gathered from the Click Fraud Network, consisting of more than 4,000 online advertisers and agencies. Click Forensics report for the second quarter of 2008, indicates that...
- Tags: Click Fraud, RK West, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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