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		<title><![CDATA[Prepping for an Earning Call ??? CFO/CEO must-do???s]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seriously...Brian, you're the best when it comes to nailing this kind of thing.  Bravo.  But let me add a couple of serious points.First of all, it is basically almost impossible under current accounting rules to assess the sales growth of established SaaS companies.  You can't do it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Categorizing the SaaS Vendors]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Categorizing the SaaS VendorsLine between these categoriesNice article, thanks. But do you think there is a clear line separating these categories ? Where would you put companies like Oracle where leader keeps flip-flopping on his comments on SaaS ? :-)RE: Categorizing the SaaS VendorsWhat a great succinct analysis of exactly...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:19:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spotlight shines on SaaS in Europe]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spotlight shines on SaaS in EuropeFast moving Danish SaaS companiesI would just like to add a couple of Danish SaaS companies which all are operating on the European/US market - and which all have high growth rates: www.e-conomic.co.uk - Accounting, www.zendesk.com - Help Desk applicationwww.timelog.com - Time tracking, project management...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:18:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SaaS and the renewal question]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SaaS and the renewal questionCustomers Should Prefer SaaS for these ReasonsGreat post Phil!SaaS companies have to re-earn the business constantly.  Anyone that thinks otherwise is vulnerable to exactly the kind of strategy Oracle is executing.An important point needs to be mentioned:  this tremendously benefits customers.  Whether it...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:01:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft becoming a SaaS company]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft becoming a SaaS companyYour title topicIs Azure an indication Microsoft is becoming an SaaS company?In one sense, Yes:  Microsoft has wanted to turn software into a subscription service for a long time.In another sense, No:  Microsoft still treats the desktop as the place from which all good...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:17:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SaaS vendor quits browser to boost sales]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SaaS vendors, eat your own dogfood, or die]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do SaaS ventures need VCs?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 14:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why business is driving SaaS adoption]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2006 23:24:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What to look for in a SaaS vendor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 08:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What to look for in a SaaS vendor]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 07:31:44 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The SaaS paradigm]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2005 20:46:34 -0700</pubDate>
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