Software as services (Free subscription) | yesterday
Does it take the world's worst financial crisis since the South Sea Bubble to drive home perennial truths that have always been at the core of successful businesses? Generate cash by delivering products that help your customers generate cash.
Software as services (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
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?
Software as services (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Within two years, Zoho expects to have more users on its CRM application than current market leader Salesforce.com. It may take a few more years to catch up with its rival's billion-dollar turnover, but there are several reasons for thinking Zoho will prosper.
Software as services (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
It seems inevitable that the blow-up on Wall St will make credit scarcer and more expensive for everyone. But if there's less money being spent in the economy as a whole, does that mean more or less being spent on SaaS?
deal architect (Free subscription) | 21/09/2008
I notice Forrester has joined the ZDNet family of bloggers. Yes, the entire analyst firm now joins the gallery of bloggers with individual Enterprise Irregulars friends like Dennis Howlett, Joshua Greenbaum, Phil Wainewright and Mike Krigsman. I understand at least...
Software as services (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
In its longstanding quest to find the right formula to bring SaaS to the SMB masses, UK telecoms giant BT is now creating packages of services that put SaaS into a practical context for its SMB customers.
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 16/09/2008
Customers of NetSuite's largest reseller - more than a hundred in number - will have to deal direct with the vendor from the end of this month, when the two companies terminate their relationship. by Phil Wainewright
Software as services (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
More and more people are griping about SaaS and cloud, but that doesn't mean this trend has come to the end of the road. Instead, it's further evidence that the on-demand model has finally reached mainstream acceptance.
Software as services (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
The conventional wisdom of Office 2.0 says applications must be browser-only. But does that miss opportunities to use the cloud more efficiently and give users a more functional and satisfying experience?
Between the Lines (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Will the Olympics melt the Internet? Time Warner’s Olympic boost, courtesy NBC More worries for Beijing visitors Phil Wainewright: Hello, Google, is anyone in there? Larry Dignan: Google: Our AOL investment is ‘impaired’ Ryan Naraine: MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming Larry Dignan: iPhone 3G boot failure complaints pile up Jason O’Grady:...
Software as services (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
We can converse and do business instantly with strangers on the opposite side of the planet, but when something goes wrong with one of the largest providers of Internet technology, we might as well live on the Moon. Yes, hey, Google, I'm talking about you.
Software as services (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
The latest Google user horror story shows that SaaS providers are still learning the hard way that the on-demand business is governed by the human emotion of trust.
ZD Net (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
If Elastra wanted to become a neutral broker of cloud computing, why did it accept lead funding from Amazon in its $12 million B round today? The answer lies with enterprise IT. by Phil Wainewright
Software as services (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Following on from its previous link-up with SaaS CRM giant Salesforce.com, Google has teamed up with SaaS talent management vendor SuccessFactors to bring its cloud-based collaboration suite into the human capital management (HCM) arena.
deal architect (Free subscription) | 31/07/2008
So tells J.P. Rangaswami of BT to the WSJ Blog as it acquires Ribbit. JP is a heck of a smart guy who has been molding BTs culture to go from "screwdrivers" to "keyboards". And my friends Phil Wainewright and...
