Over on Zoli’s blog, he posted trying to dispel three myths about SaaS, namely; 1 – SaaS is simpler, easier to implement than On-premise software 2 – SaaS is for the SMB market 3 – SaaS is bought, not…
The folks over at ProWorkFlow sent me a message about the new version of their software just released. Version 6 has a bunch of changes which will be useful for project management peoples everywhere but one change that caught…
A report out from two Gartner analysts today claims that; Microsoft has not responded to the market, is overburdened by nearly two decades of legacy code and decisions, and faces serious competition on a whole host of fronts that…
This morning I had a session with Viisibility, a company with an interesting supply chain management and reporting solution. Viisibiity builds customised web based communities that accesses member’s business systems, be they financial, planning, manufacturing, accounting or ERP. The…
I’d been avoiding posting about the recently signed free trade agreement between New Zealand and China. Every time I talk about trade, some readers see it as a last ditch attempt to save New Zealand manufacturing, bolster my own…
After my recent post about SaaSu integrating social networking information in their SME accounting system, I had an email from a reader who disputed my view that this is a positive thing. They contended that; having your customer DB…
Over on RWW this morning, Sarah posted asking the question, “how important is offline access?”. She states in her post that; by focusing on an offline web, one has to wonder if this is really progress: if we wanted…
I read a post from SaaSu today which had a link to a video showing off the joys of their SaaS accounting product on an iPod touch. Their latest released has been sorted to work sweet on the iPhone/iTouch.…
This morning I spoke with Hawaii based company PHASE 2 International. PHASE 2 is an interesting business that has several strings to their bow that span horizontal platforms as well as discrete vertical industry groups. They have a diverse…
Leading on from The Unresonablemen’s post yesterday suggesting mobile might be a solution to New Zealand’s broadband woes, the New Zealand Institute today released part three of its broadband Strategy. Part three is entitled Delivering on the Broadband Aspiration.…