• A broadband strategy for New Zealand…

    September 26, 2007

    Business, Design, Economic Development, IT, New Zealand, Society, Strategy
     

    As posted previously, the NZ institute has put together a ginger group) including Rod to look at the issues surrounding broadband infrastructure in New Zealand. Their draft report has just been released. I’ve given it a quick read –…

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  • You don’t say?

    September 25, 2007

    IT, SaaS
     

    From SaaS week; IDC has released a study on the emerging SaaS channel in which it concludes that Software-as-a-Service may have a serious impact on traditional partner revenue streams. In the press release, senior analyst Erin TenWolde said, “Two…

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  • Larry Ellison and SaaS…

    September 25, 2007

    IT, SaaS
     

    In InformationWeek’s CIOs Uncensored blog, Mary Hayes Weier reported that Larry Ellison has no interest in the SaaS trend because “there’s no money to be made there.” Now either; Ellison has way too much money or His investment advisors…

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  • Google is smart…..

    September 25, 2007

    Business, IT, Strategy, Web x.0
     

    With a hat tip to Rod, news that Google is planning a trans pacific undersea cable to be launched in 2009. Points to note; Google has not confirmed the reports but said “Additional infrastructure for the Internet is good…

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  • New version of Gmail coming….

    September 25, 2007

    IT, SaaS
     

    Some reports here and here about a new version of Gmail in testing.Apparent changes known thus far include; Google gears inclusion for offline email work Account activity reporting for security checking Gmail 2.0 is still hidden inside Google (and…

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  • Some more on BusinessByDesign…

    September 20, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, SaaS
     

    Jim doesn’t like the name, me well I’m kind of partial to the word Design so I’m not dead set against it. According to a report by Computerworld, SAP states it would invest $400 to $550 million by the…

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  • A response to the challenge…

    September 20, 2007

    Business, Design, IT, SaaS
     

    I posted here about needing to build brand champions for SaaS startup’s. Bob the Smoothspan wordsmith commented with this challenge; Turning your customers into “Brand Ambassadors” has always been the dream. The biggest difference between most SaaS and Open…

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  • Take the best of opensource and the best of SaaS…

    September 20, 2007

    IT, SaaS, Web x.0
     

    I read something the other day that discussed whether or not SaaS and OpenSource were in competition. That got me thinking down a tangent and what I want to talk about now is communities. First a disclaimer – there…

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  • SAP BusinessByDesign

    September 20, 2007

    Business, IT, SaaS
     

    I’ve had a look at he introductory webcast. Wow – there’s a whole lot of functionality in there to introduce in one swoop – that’s what having the resources of SAP behind you gives. The question I guess isn’t…

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  • Another view on the ISV to SaaS morph….

    September 20, 2007

    IT, SaaS
     

    SaaSweek had this excellent interview regarding ISV strategies for switching to SaaS. Most of the comments seem to mirror my viewpoints. Here are some interesting quotes; On ISVs changing to SaaS delivery; “You cannot do what every enterprise company…

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