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		<title><![CDATA[SaaS and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27829]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[CIO Scott Lowe walks through the buy vs. build analysis for software as a service and cloud computing. by Larry Dignan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:32:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EuroCloud UK and a lesson in SaaS marketing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=938]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Short of time, short of cash, unwilling to make big upfront commitments: how do such customers make their buying decisions? I've seen the process from the inside the past few weeks, signing up for several services in preparation for the launch of EuroCloud UK. by Phil Wainewright]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:53:05 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Conference energy levels]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=1549]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  Coming to Dreamforce has been a revelation. The news was dominated by Chatter but that only tells a fraction of the real story. As I sat in the media room chatting sic to an old buddy it occurred to me this was a conference that annoyed for all...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:00:06 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How FinancialForce crushes it in SaaS accounting]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=1545]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Financialforce.com customers are showing early success. They're demonstrating an enthusiasm for accounting I've not seen in years. How is that manifesting itself? by Dennis Howlett]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:32:52 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/accounting.html"><![CDATA[Accounting]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Tale of Two Software Worlds: Old ERP vs. SaaS]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=695]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dreamforce's attendance really puts a strong data point on how attractive SaaS is becoming. Other vendors this week have provided additional data points that point to a troubling time ahead for laggard ERP vendors. by Brian Sommer]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast: Get Control over SaaS Application Access]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1186723]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Software-as-a-Service applications like Google Apps, Salesforce and others offer powerful capabilities at reasonable costs. But relying on web applications can introduce new problems that put your business at risk.  Businesses lack visibility into and control over access to applications holding business data. Employees struggle to manage dozens of applications...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google: Firms can get rid of Office in a year]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-364781.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Dave Girouard, president of Google's enterprise division, says Google Docs will reach a "point of capability" next year that will serve the "vast majority's needs."  SINGAPORE--In a year, most enterprises will have the choice to "get rid of [Microsoft] Office if they chose to", suggests Dave Girouard, president of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:06:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Putting SaaS revenue in perspective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27166]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Software as a service enterprise revenue is expected to hit $7.5 billion, up 17.7 percent from 2008, according to a report this week from Gartner. Now let's put that sum in context relative to enterprise software giants. by Larry Dignan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:36:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Epicor Perspectives: the analyst view]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=1506]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[  A thousand customers and 1,500 total attendees may be 20% down on past years but represents a good effort by Epicor to get the faithful out to hear the latest and greatest when compared with other vendor led events where attendance has been down 30-40%.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:54:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Firms get more strategic about SaaS sourcing in 2010]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=326]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SaaS is one of Forrester's Top 15 enterprise technologies to watch. by Liz Herbert]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:11:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Figuring the value of software]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=1455]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    Phil Wainewright's discussion about the cost of running highly scalable SaaS applications like SuccessFactors comes at the right time. He says:  Speaking in the opening keynote of SIIA OnDemand in San Jose this morning, SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard let slip a statistic that set several...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:21 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cloud cuts everyone's cost of ownership]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=922]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Conventional software perpetuates a scandalous waste and duplication of resources. SaaS and cloud platforms drastically compress the aggregate cost of ownership and operation, delivering better value for less cost. by Phil Wainewright]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:14:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With Chargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS businesses can bill with ease]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=24973]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you're a small Web 2.0 business, you shouldn't have to build an application from scratch to properly bill your customers. by Andrew Nusca]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:41:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TechRepublic Resource Guide: Software as a Service (SaaS) for Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1170555]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Small and midsize businesses SMBs face the same challenges as larger companies when it comes to cutting costs and saving money in a difficult economy.  Many are now turning to software as a service SaaS which allows them to save money and provide better service by essentially renting as...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Jigsaw Pieces Can Be More Agile Than Platforms]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/collaboration/?p=993]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    Box.net, the little company that likes to tweak Goliath Microsoft's nose with digs at Sharepoint - the billboard above is near Microsoft's silicon valley digs -Â  announced an alignment with Salesforce.com CRM earlier today. Nothing earth shattering here at first glance: it makes perfect sense for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:10:01 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[News to know: Bing-Twitter; Net Neutrality; eBay; VMWare; Nook; Win7]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=26389]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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.    Larry Dignan: Microsoft lands Facebook, Twitter deals for Bing    	Sam Diaz: Tweets on Bing: Watch out for more noise,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:00:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Global study: Hybrid model rules as cloud heats up, SaaS adoption blazing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gardner/?p=3289]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nine months ago, 61 percent of respondents indicated that they were using only internal IT systems and today, that number has dropped to 41 percent. by Dana Gardner]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:46:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SaaS: Shelfware as a service?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=26237]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Software as a service is portrayed to be the future of information technology, but it isn't quite the cure-all it's cracked up to be. Shelfware and lock-in may not save you a lot of money.    That's the message from Gartner analyst Rob DeSisto.    Here's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:13:47 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What EuroCloud means for SaaS in Europe]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/?p=912]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A new industry organization to promote cloud and SaaS launches in seven European countries today. EuroCloud will help European providers build a network and speak with a common voice to government and business. by Phil Wainewright]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:14:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[CEO interview: Workday's Aneel Bhusri on advancing SaaS and cloud models for improved ERP]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gardner/?p=3266]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The thing that Dave and I both took away from PeopleSoft is that you have to stay on top of innovation, and that's what Workday is doing. We are innovating where the large ERP vendors have stopped. by Dana Gardner]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:57:18 -0700</pubDate>
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