General: July 2006 Archives

Via Internet News: Ray Ozzie made his first major appearance in the role of Chief Software Architect of Microsoft before the company's annual financial analyst meeting. His speech centered around software as a service, but perhaps more notable was who... Read More..

Via TheWHIR News: One of the nice things about the technology business is that the emerging markets tend to make themselves pretty obvious, as in the case of the booming business of on-demand software delivery, or software as a service.... Read More..

Via ZDNET Dana GardnerA I recently took an analyst briefing from Agile development and developer management vendor Rally Software, and while I'm very impressed with their new offerings and core value around bringing scale, feedback, and coordination to Agile development... Read More..

Today Genius.com announced news we hoped you would be interested in a we announced the integration of MicrosoftA(R) OutlookA(R) with the SalesGeniusac on-demand application, along with the addition of several new SalesGenius features that increase functionality and ease of use.... Read More..

Via TopHosts: Today at HostingCon 2006, Microsoft Corp. reported that changes in software delivery to businesses and consumers are driving strong demand for Microsoft hosting solutions. Microsoft says the dramatic increase in the popularity of its Web server industry solutions... Read More..

WebCentral upped its services offering with the public launch of a new online Software as a Service (SaaS) sales hub. WebCentral Application Marketplace offers SMEs a range of on demand business applications such as CRM, accounting and tax, business processing... Read More..

Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to introduce a Web-based version of its sales and marketing software in 2007 as it targets rivals like Salesforce.com , Oracle Corp. , and SAP AGA in a fast-growing market. Microsoft said the... Read More..

Vecta, provider of sales intelligence solutions has announced the launch of aVecta OnDemanda, an industry-first solution that promises to put aoperationala business intelligence at the fingertips of the sales force without the need for additional IT infrastructure or resources. To... Read More..

While the technology market is maturing, there are still major developments to tackle. One of the most significant developments in the past few years has been the increasing importance of open-source software. Open-source companies are unusual in that they freely... Read More..