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  • Cloud and SMBs

    June 23, 2011

    Business
    cloudcomputing, dropbox, evernote, google, Google Talk, skype, syncplicity, tripit, tungle.me, Xero
     

    A little while ago Christina DesMarais from Inc magazine asked a question on focus.com about the best small business applications out there. I live SMB so this was a question right up my alley. It seemed worthwhile to recount…

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  • Skype ≠ Phoneline

    October 9, 2008

    Business, IT
    emergency calling, skype
     

    I’m a heavy Skype user – it’s a stunningly effective tool that allows me to talk to or message people all across the globe for no cost (that last part is important – I’m known for being a scrooge!)…

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  • A monolith opens up

    September 6, 2008

    Business, Collaboration, Design, Efficiency, IT, The Cloud, Web x.0
    businessweek, skype, unilever
     

    Really interesting to read this article in BusinessWeek. It tells the tale of Unilever, the massive company that brings us such staple items as Vaseline(!) It seems Unilever is realising that the college graduates they’re trying to attract simply…

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  • The benefits of being online

    September 2, 2008

    Business, Design, IT, SaaS, Web x.0
    skype, unified Communications, Xero
     

    The biggest benefit of SaaS, as I see it, isn’t the fact that it’s available online and anywhere. Rather it’s the added value that connectivity brings. A great example of what this can mean in practice comes from the…

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  • Skype 4.0 beta

    June 18, 2008

    Business, Collaboration, Design, Efficiency, IT, SaaS, Strategy
    skype, videoconferencing, voip
     

    Skype is rolling out a beta version of its newest software and it marks a distinct change in tack for the company. Skype’s formative days were centred around voice communications, video functionality had been something of a bolt on…

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  • Microsoft – building a room that Echoes….

    May 31, 2008

    Design, Efficiency, IT, SaaS, Strategy
    grandcentral, Microsoft, skype, unified Communications
     

    So Microsoft has announced its “Echoes” project, a unified communications platform for telcos that, via the windows live service, seeks to; Sync Address book contacts over the air Ensure that IM messages work seamlessly with SMS Windows Live Messenger…

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  • Can Telco symbiosis beat Skype?

    May 7, 2008

    IT, Strategy
    skype, telcos, voip
     

    (A cross posting from unreasonablemen.net) A couple of posts today (Om Malik and a follow up on Skype Journal) discuss a rumoured Skype killing application that is allegedly being planned for. It seems that some of the Telco heavyweights…

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Papers

The Future of ERP – Moving at the Speed of Change

If we look back a generation, business tended to be static. While it is undeniable that innovation occurred, it tended to at a much slower pace. While Henry Ford’s manufacturing and distribution models certainly marked disruption for the horse and buggy industry, this was a change that took decades.

Channel Strategies for Success in the Cloud Age

Cloud Computing is perhaps one of the biggest shifts in the technology industry in a generation. Alongside the technology shifts involved in Cloud, there is also a significant change in the way technology will be supplied, implemented and delivered going forward. While this shift offers real benefits to consumers in terms of reduced costs and increased agility

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Ben Kepes is a business leader, a technology evangelist, an entrepreneur, and a commentator. Ben covers the convergence of business and technology.

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