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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[A Tale of Two Software Worlds: Old ERP vs. SaaS]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-17928-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=71888&messageID=1389077&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To Saas or notVery nice post! I agree with your points about on-premise vendors needing to take the big step, and that they cannot remain blind, if only for the well-being of their companies! I think it?s also important to consider that switching over to SaaS might be one of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:36:00 -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>
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		<title><![CDATA[Putting SaaS revenue in perspective]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=71779&messageID=1386727&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, but SaaS revenues aren't front-loadedComparing SaaS revenues with on-premises software revenue isn't very valid, as the on-premises providers count all the revenue up-front when they ship their CD or transmit the software, while SaaS recognizes all revenue (software-related and hosting-related) over the term of the contract.For enterprise customers, however,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:47:00 -0800</pubDate>
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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[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[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://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12688-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=71129&messageID=1370532&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Shallow, trivial analysisThis is a shallow, trivial analysis. You claim that ERP is 143 times the cost per user than SuccessFactors. You offer no proof of this claim, using the list price of a perpetual license for ERP compared to your calculation for the average revenue per customer's employee for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:20:00 -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[With Chargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS businesses can bill with ease]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=71092&messageID=1369624&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Nice approach of ChargifyI think the approach Chargify is taking, is a real good one. In the beginning, we at MoneyBird also found it hard to setup the billing environment for our customers. Delivering a service like Chargify to the starting businesses makes really sense. Maybe this also starts these...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:59:00 -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://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-17915-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70789&messageID=1360632&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Future is SaaSGreat article Oliver, thank you. With the rapid growth of the SaaS market, combined with consumer's desire for choice, I see the future of applications, both for consumers and business, being SaaS. Ultimately, a customer will be able to pick and choose which applications work best for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:19:00 -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[What EuroCloud means for SaaS in Europe]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11406-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70715&messageID=1358383&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Step in the right directionAny initiative which brings together a cross-section of providers so they can share best practices and combine forces to promote the value of cloud computing is a good thing. Here are more of my views, http://www.thinkstrategies.com/blog/2009/10/companies-band-together-to-form-eurocloud.html. Good luck!]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SaaS: Shelfware as a service?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70686&messageID=1357406&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Think the conclusions are a bit flawedI think we can all agree that SaaS saves operational expenses, increases agility and improves the user experience.  I don't think the fact that Salesforce.com has been successful can be held against the category.The shelfware point is a bit more subtle.  The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:22:00 -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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