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22/05/2011 Posted in Business Leave a comment

Toyota Chatter–to Salesforce it Matters

By Ben Kepes

News off the wire today that Salesforce.com and Toyota have formed a “strategic alliance” that will see Toyota create a private social network for car owners built on top of Chatter. First some detail of the deal, according to the release; Toyota Friend will be a private social network that

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08/09/2010 Posted in Business Leave a comment

Chatter Goes Mobile – Questions About Adoption Still Remain

By Ben Kepes

Salesforce is announcing in London this morning that Chatter (more here) is available as mobile applications… kind of. In true Marc Benioff fashion, salesforce is pre-announcing a host of mobile apps that will launch between now and early 2011 for iPhone/iPad, BlackBerry and Android devices. Specifically salesforce is advising that:

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12/07/2010 Posted in Business 1 Comment

The Internet of Things, and The Real Time Web

By Ben Kepes

Both the Internet of Things and the Real Time Web are themes more usually covered by our friends over at ReadWriteWeb. However there is an interesting intersect between these two themes and the stuff that we’re more accustomed to writing about. First some definitions – the Internet of things refers to extending the Internet to objects and locations in the real world – a move, if you will, from connected computers, to connected… everything.

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22/06/2010 Posted in enterprise, Product reviews 4 Comments

Salesforce Chatter goes into GA. No Hiding Now Marc!

By Ben Kepes
Tweet I’ve always been partly in awe and partly dubious about the way Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff gives… “aspirational” product announcements. On one level, it’s great to get people thinking and envisioning a future, while on another vaporware is just that – unobtainable and frustra
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Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. More on Ben

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