I blogged a while ago about how Palm is still hanging in there when it comes to devices and users in the smart phone game. They recently upped the ante with the preview of their latest phone, called the “Pre” – which may be the worst name yet for a phone. But – this phone … Continue reading »
Posted in January 2009 …
Shane On You
The money, resources and time invested by businesses for enterprise applications can be staggering. Such is the importance that software plays in the world of corporate America today, and such is the importance in investing those resources wisely and in the right application. So when I came across this PC World article about Shane Co., … Continue reading »
Open Source M&A 2009: A Validation of the Model
One of the biggest validations to the commercial open source model was Sun Microsystems purchase of MySQL for $1 billion this time last year. In many ways, the purchase proved how the model is so effective at simply building and selling products more efficiently, in addition to allowing startups to enter markets faster and make … Continue reading »
Heavy-Hitters to Keynote SugarCon
I wanted to take a break from my morning Tazo Green Tea infused with Ginseng (sorry Colin, I just had to…) to note that Sugar has announced its keynote speakers for the upcoming SugarCon even kicking off February 2nd in San Francisco at the Palace Hotel. I am excited about meeting Michael Lewis, who has … Continue reading »
Tea Anyone?
Aaaahhhh, you’ve got to love Starbucks. The branding/marketing machine is at it again. Before I begin, I’ll fully disclose that I’m not a fan of Starbucks, simply because I think paying some God awful amount of money for a cup of coffee is ridiculous (I realize I’m probably part of the minority here). That still … Continue reading »
What’s the True Definition of Unified Communications?
It seems unified communications (UC) continues to befuddle industry analysts to this day, and in terms of CRM, it remains one of the most overused buzzwords in the industry today. This report by market research firm COMMfusion breaks down this issue further, but it seems to be that vendors continue to slap just about anything … Continue reading »
Discovery/Feedback Communities, Open Source, and SugarCRM
Obviously, we here at SugarCRM are very community minded. The general community around SugarCRM’s Community Edition is growing every day – and is nearing the 100,000 member mark. Amazing. But I still hear questions about the value of community in other industries, not just open source software. Fortunately, the value of community building is becoming … Continue reading »
SaaS and Cloud Computing: Plenty of Uptake With Developers, But Still a Long Way to Go
This morning I took note of a study by Evans Data Corp. that’s been receiving a generous amount of attention in the blogosphere. More than half of all developers worldwide are expecting to work on SaaS applications within the next year, with 30 percent based here in North America. If you really think about it, … Continue reading »
Multi-tenancy still an issue, in 2009? …Really?
Sometimes when you are in the trenches, part of the teams developing the latest software, reading about the next big thing in app software 12 months before anyone is actually deploying it – you lose sight of the reality of the CRM world. In the real business world, small business are not as hip to … Continue reading »
SugarCon 2009: CRM as a Platform on Display
I’ve been speaking with a number of customers over the past week who will be speaking at SugarCon this year, and they all present a common thread: CRM as a platform. They’re leveraging our Professional and Enterprise versions in ways we could have never imagined…as partner relationship management (PRM) solutions, customer interaction hubs linking industry-specific … Continue reading »
