New Zealand is a society built on volunteerism – I’m involved in a number of voluntary organisations, as a fire fighter, a paramedic, a board member and an advisor. All of this I do primarily for altruistic reasons. Altruism…
Peter Griffin gave his perspective on the hot trends of 2008 in the technology space. Rod has already commented on the mobile data issue so I’ll not add to that debate. Rod commented in the past on his doubts…
I’ve been talking a bit lately with Nina Villamar, AsiaPac sales manager for SuccessFactors. SF, for those not accustomed to it, is a talent and performance management SaaS product that has been deployed through small, medium and enterprise customers.…
When Telecom New Zealand announced its plans for cabinetisation, there was outrage from some members of the Telco brigade who claimed it was an anti-competitive move and proof that TNZ should be further regulated. Still others claimed that TNZ…
I’ve spent a lot of time in Israel over the years, the vast majority of my relatives live there and I have a soft spot for the place, tortured and torturous though it is. I’m always staggered to see…
Netsuite’s IPO seems to be going all guns blazing. The modified Dutch auction (similar to that employed by Google during their IPO) has already seen the estimated listing price raised to between USD19-22. The interesting thing is that the…
As posted previously, I’m presenting to a conference in March next year. As part of my presentation I was looking for some information from SaaS payers who have successfully implemented SaaS offerings into enterprise settings. I contact a few…
LeftClick, a rockingly good company in Christchurch that I’ve had a little bit to do with, is hiring. LeftClick offers post-click conversion services which translates into more revenue for your e-commerce operation. I like left click on a number…
I’ve been thinking abut CRM and how it relates to SMEs. The way I see it Salesforce is primarily a medium/large business offering – it’s good but it’s just too complex for smaller businesses. On the other hand, contact…