May 2008 Archives

Confusing SaaS with Web 2.0

By Krissi Danielson on May 27, 2008 3:51 PM 1 Vote 0 Votes

I remember a survey a few months back that showed the not too surprising finding that many companies didn't know the difference between SaaS, Web 2.0, and SOA -- and one survey that found companies were not interested in Web... Read More..

How Is SaaS Performing in the Market?

By Krissi Danielson on May 26, 2008 3:03 PM 0 Vote 0 Votes

According to ITPro, interest in on-demand software is high but takeup is not meeting expectations. Stephen Pritchard looks at the delay SAP is facing in launching its Business ByDesign offering and the poor initial sales the company realized for the... Read More..

Rejecting SaaS as a Core Platform? Throwaway Software?

By Krissi Danielson on May 22, 2008 7:25 AM 2 Vote 0 Votes

An article in ZDNet UK documents the reluctance of some businesses to use SaaS as a "core platform." The article describes how some companies, such as Kraft Foods, say they do not want to use SaaS because they wish for... Read More..

The Reported Demise of SAP's SaaS Offering

By Krissi Danielson on May 18, 2008 4:24 AM 0 Vote 0 Votes

After SAP's recent announcement that it would delay the release of Business ByDesign, the media seems to be proclaiming the demise of SAP as a SaaS provider a bit too prematurely, I think. In an article on ZDNet UK, analysts... Read More..

Podcast - Morph Labs on Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)

By Krissi Danielson on May 14, 2008 4:29 AM 1 Vote 0 Votes

It seems like people are increasingly talking about PaaS, or platform as a service, as being a major technology for cloud computing and future IT developments, so I caught up with David Abramowski, CEO of Morph Labs, for a conversation... Read More..

Is SAP Having Trouble Scaling Down?

By Krissi Danielson on May 12, 2008 4:13 AM 0 Vote 0 Votes

In an IT Business Edge blog, Ann All talks about the challenges SAP is facing in developing its long planned SaaS offering Business ByDesign. In the article, Alll speculates that the reason behind SAP's delays with Business ByDesign are that... Read More..

Microsoft Abandons Bid to Buy Yahoo

By Krissi Danielson on May 5, 2008 4:04 PM 1 Vote 0 Votes

It's Monday but I'm sure the biggest news this week is likely to be Microsoft's abandonment of its bid to buy Yahoo, a move widely believed to have been an attempt by Microsoft to enter new Web and Enterprise 2.0... Read More..

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