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Zuora ZCommerce - setting up a toll booth for the Cloud

Zuora asserts that the world is moving away from products to subscription services. It also asserts that its Z-Commerce products will lead the way. They're reaching too far, too fast. by Dan Kusnetzky

Tags: Zuora, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-09-22

Cash is the new black for cloud apps

Cash is the new black for cloud appsbuilding cloud appsYou can also build online cloud apps and billing system with familiar windows tools such as Access, Visual Basic etc using thin client software such as ThinServerhttp://www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htmRE: Cash is the new black for cloud appsCash is no doubt the new black...

Tags: API, cloud app

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Cash is the new black for cloud apps

Just in the nick of time, a company has introduced a developer-friendly way to build billing and payments into a Web-based application and instantly you wonder, why on earth did it take so long? by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Developer, Billing, API, Amazon.com Inc., Zuora, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2009-01-21

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Part Tree, er...Three

To Recap We're heading into the homestretch.  Which is why the Giants need to beat the Panthers....last night.  Oh, snap. This isn't my NFL blog. I don't have one. This is the final episode in that hilarious sitcom, Greenberg's Fools Gold.  For those of you who missed the previous...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, CRM, Greenberg, Connectbeam Management, Zuora, LucidEra, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-22

Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycle

The credit crunch has put a premium on the ability to generate cash. But if you're a startup with a great SaaS proposition, how can you be sure of reliably collecting those payments? by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Facebook, Payment, Zuora, Z-payments, Operational Accounting, Finance, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Zuora gets PayPal president on board

Zuora gets PayPal president on boardNo Surprise...Phil,This is in line with what I am seeing in the market place. I have been working with several customers and building solutions that leverage Zuora. It's a great product and is making significant headway in the enterprise.Lonnie WillsSVP, CIO Practicehttp://SaaSevolution.blogspot.com

Tags: Corporate governance, Zuora, PayPal, board

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

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

Making cash with SaaS and Web 2.0

Ever wondered why so many Web 2.0 or SaaS offerings are free or bundled? It's because the vendors can't work out how to bill for them. Don't believe me? Here are some real-life examples: A monitoring vendor that switched a $10,000-a-year data extraction option to free because...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Web, Software-as-a-service, Web 2.0, Billing, On-demand, Aria Systems Inc., Zuora, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-03-13

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Dead Finger Tech: MLB At Bat + MLB iPhone App = Summer Bliss

If you've been reading ZDNET blogs much this week, you'll notice that there are a lot of a lot of them that are called "Dead Finger Tech" and then there is some piece of technology that follows.  Us'n ZDNET bloggers have been asked to name that one piece of technology...

Tags: Apple iPhone, MLB, Video, Games, Personal Technology, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?

Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?low end cloud computingIf you want to build your own low cost cloud computing you can try software such as ThinServerhttp://www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htmRE: Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?Not really mature. There isn't wide spread user adoption. There aren't any real standards. None...

Tags: Virtualization, Google App Engine, cloud computing, cloud computing service, Salesforce.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

Your Thoughts: How mature are cloud computing services?

Enterprise IT infrastructure & operations professionals have many cloud computing technologies to choose from today, and new solutions seem to appear all the time. What are all these technologies? How do you categorize them? Which are mature and which need a lot of work? Forrester is kicking...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Forrester Research Inc., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-06-18

Nothing is Real - Just Ask The Tech Media

No, this isn't about A-Rod and his use of steroids in 2003. Truthfully, I'm a Yankees fan and at this point, I don't care. That was 2003 and this is now. Okay. On to the subject matter at hand. My great buddy and industry...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Media, Denis, Sales Force Management, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-02-11

CRM 2009 Forecast - Part 2 - Sticking My Hands Out To Be Slapped

Last week at this time I was throwing my neck out there forecasting some of CRM's moves in 2009 - and no one chopped it off, thank goodness. So, now, in the same spirit, I'm going to do part 2 of three and stick my hands out to be slapped...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, PaaS, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Emerging Technologies, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-04

News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Zuora: the future business model?

I recently caught up with Tien Tzuo, CEO of Zuora, the billing management company that offers Z-Billing, an on-demand service. In his opinion, the business model of the future will be subscription based and this brings challenges of its own. "Pricing is a much more complex...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Billing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-22

The future of SaaS billing

In the past few weeks, all of a sudden, I've been approached by any number of vendors wanting to tell me about their billing, settlement and subscriber management offerings to the SaaS market. I must say, it's about time. For the past ten years, SaaS vendors have struggled to manage...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Billing, LeCayla, Vindicia, Enterprise Software Buyer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-04-03

Making cash with SaaS and Web 2.0

Making cash with SaaS and Web 2.0Great postThanks for raising the profile of this important issue.RE: Making cash with SaaS and Web 2.0Very interesting post. To me it sounds very similar to issues telco's faced in the early days of cell phone usage where their billing systems were for created...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service, billing, Web 2.0, Web

Discussion threads 2008-03-13