• SaaS goes mainstream…

     

    I’ve written at length in the past about the ability of traditional IV’s to morph thmselves and their offerings to SaaS. I’m somewhat dubious but maybe I just like startups. With this in mind I rad an intersting post…

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  • Google ain’t just search…

     

    With a hat tip to Jim, here is a pretty interesting post from Cringely with, what he sees as a possible scenario vis a viz google and the 700MHz spectrum. Think giant high speed wireless mesh networks at a…

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  • Wikinomics – the book….

     

    David MacGregor got asked by Idealog magazine to review the book Wikinomics, a new tome all about the power of collaboration for modern society and business. David thought it might be interesting to experiment with a collaborative approach to…

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  • TUANZ web awards….

     

    Most will have seen this video by now but for those who haven’t…. Enjoy! Wonder who will win the SaaS category?????

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  • Xero rolls out next level services…..

     

    Those who went through the Xero prospectus with a fine tooth comb will have seen the thinly veiled references to value adding services that were, at that stage, still to come. We’d seem to have the start of these…

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  • Community and SaaS…

     

    I like SaaS and I like the power of community. I especially like when the two come together. Zoho have done just that. Their Translate Zoho Sheet page has the ability for users to join in with other users…

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  • Back home again….

     

    Back in sunny (well dark actually) North Canterbury after a couple of days in Napier. I’ve been doing some consultancy work through designindustry for FPG, a world leader in retail cabinet and store improvement solutions. This is a real…

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  • Really? You don’t say…..

     

    I’m sitting in a hotel room on the Parade in Napier typing this. I’ve just read Simon Hendery’s none to surprising editorial about WiFi availability in this country. My experiences of the last two days; Koru club lounge at…

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  • On the road….

     

    I’m overseas for the next couple of days on a consulting job (and yes I do consider the North island overseas!) Not sure how internet availability is there so I may not get to post much or at all.…

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  • Design with a capital “d”…

     

    I do a bit of work in the Design space. I see Design as being so much more than product or packaging, rather design is, to quote an organisation I have links with; Design is the feedback loop between…

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