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- Apple's MobileMe experiences post-launch pain
- Apple's MobileMe experiences post-launch painnot impressedSo far I have been locked out with Opera 9.5 probably the most standards compliant browser around and the Mozilla based browser on my Nokia 810. Come on Apple, fix this please!!!The service has been up and down for a day now and is...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Apple MobileMe, SaaS provider, Apple Inc., Go Back
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- Forget about implementation, focus on results
- Forget about implementation, focus on resultsIt won't workYou have to look at the root cause of why technology and implementation so frequently overshadow results with locally deployed commercial applications, and even in-house developed applications.The problem is businesses always want so sort of customization or change, and the change is always...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Manufacturing, SaaS Model, SaaS provider, software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2006-06-20
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- Cablevision blankets Long Island with Wi-Fi
- Cablevision Systems, one of the biggest cable providers in the New York City metro area, announced that it's completed the first stage of a massive Wi-Fi network project called Optimum WiFi that will eventually cover the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tri-state area. The company says that its wireless networking equipment now...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Handicapping the Fall Enterprise Software Race: SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft
- It's leapfrog time in enterprise software land, and the next frog to jump will be Oracle, which is hosting industry analysts next week in Redwood Shores and then hosting the entire world at its much-too-massive Open World Conference in San Francisco the following week. Oracle is...
- Tags: Strategy, Small And Medium Enterprise, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Smb/Sme, Enterprise Software, Software, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Zuora gets PayPal president on board
- Zuora, the SaaS billing startup that was pitching itself as 'the PayPal of online business services' when it launched, has snagged PayPal's president as a board member. Here's an exclusive interview. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Payment, Billing, Payment Service, Board, PayPal, Zuora, Operational Accounting, Finance, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Red Hat acquires Qumranet
- I just received a press release telling me that one of my clients, Qumranet, has been acquired by Red Hat.This was not entirely unexpected. Here's what the release said Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Qumranet Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Dell and Salesforce.com: So cozy they could merge (someday)
- Dell and Salesforce.com have quite a partnership going on. Dell is developing its internal and some of its external application on Salesforce.com's force.com platform. Salesforce.com is moving its data centers to Dell hardware. And the two are teaming up on marketing pitches. Meanwhile, the relationship appears to be much more...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Forms in Google Docs
- Forms in Google DocsYes...I believe a formula like =COUNTIF(B:B,"Yes") and so forth would take care of that.It would need to be in a different column that wasn't already being populated by the form.Can you add sums?It would probably be good, on the second row to add the number of...
- Tags: Google Docs, Google Inc., Zoho
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- TiVo's new strategy: Too little, too late?
- TiVo's new strategy: Too little, too late?There's more to it than thatI say Tivo's loss has more to do with their higher costs. At least that's why I got a DVR from my cable provider Bright House and not from Tivo.First you pay $150 for the Tivo box, then...
- Tags: DVR, Digital video, Network technology, strategy, TiVo Inc., cable, digital video recorder
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?
- Can Drop.io coexist with the FRCP?We use moodleWe have a Moodle server setup for this very reason. We create a Moodle course for each teacher course and give the teacher the ability to administer their own course. Students can log in from home and download assignments, syllabus, etc...
- Tags: Directory services, Drop.io, FRCP, Moodle, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Dell's netbook arrives this week
- Dell will announce its netbook, the Mini Inspiron 910, tomorrow, according to a story in today's WSJ. The new netbook had been expected any day, but the details came to light after a partner, Box.net, a provider of online storage, sent an e-mail to the newspaper touting its work with...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Lenovo Group Ltd., Inspiron 910, S10, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Operating Systems, Processors, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?
- What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?Really?"I think we all know what the answer is, but we’re afraid to say it — Google is taking an entry directly from the Microsoft playbook: Embrace and Extend."Really? By basing it on open source projects? ;-)Google is going after the platform, the same way...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Desktops, Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Google Chrome: The enterprise playbook
- Google Chrome: The enterprise playbookR&DThey are essentially a R&D company. So it just makes since they will put out loads of products and see what consumers bite on. I don't think it is a shotgun approach, just a product of their structure.Will Live Search work with Chrome?That should...
- Tags: Web browsers, Google Software, Google Inc., Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Google Chrome: The enterprise playbook
- Google is launching a Web browser dubbed Chrome in a move that's garnering a lot of attention--because it conveniently fits with the Microsoft vs. Google plotline--but how much should businesses pay attention to this move? First a quick recap Techmeme, Google will launch the Chrome browser and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Dennis Howlett, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- News to know: Google Chrome; CAPTCHA breaking; StatusHQ
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Google to launch browser to target IE; Is Firefox a target or tag-team partner? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer? Ryan Naraine: Google Chrome, the security...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Lawson success but no saas here
- It didn't escape my Irregular colleagues' attention that Harry Debes, Lawson CEO went on a tear about the viability of the saas model. Anshu Sharma chose not to comment in public but I leave it to astute observers to detect the steam coming out of his ears. ...
- Tags: Lawson Software Inc., Vinnie, Cheryl, Purchasing & Procurement, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-01
- The biggest health tech story of our time
- The biggest health tech story of our timeOf course, the analysis has to be validBut that's what real statisticians are for (all sorts of possible complications when you're working with data from many sources).I see we're identifying Moody fans today color seems a little off on the record cover. ...
- Tags: dentist, patient
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- Debate rages over SOA's 'cloudy' future
- Debate rages over SOA's 'cloudy' futureMaybe the best way to put it is that with WOA, we just pick the low hangingfruit first, and do not need to get into religious wars, or get company wide buy-in, you just do it. Not sure which name will win out, but getting...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, cloud computing, WOA, SOA
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- News to know: Dell; Comcast's cap; Yahoo Mash RIP; Google Apps
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins Google, Mozilla extend search box deal Jason Hiner: Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Comcast Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Hydrogen Road Tour, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- What SaaS can teach us about customer service
- What SaaS can teach us about customer serviceGood Advice!As someone actively engaged in the software as a service industry, I can confirm that Archie Black's advice is spot on. I work for PayCycle, an online payroll company that embodies the SaaS model. Our customers don't make distinctions between...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Product marketing, customer service, software-as-a-service, customer satisfaction
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
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