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IBM moving away from Sun
IBM has backed off buying Sun, so where does that leave Sun? This may be a negotiating tactic on the part of IBM. Presuming it isn’t and Sun must go solo, it is worth re-examining Sun’s announcements of last week. … Continue reading
Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite and Partners
Yesterday I attended a partner briefing at Microsoft UK for their new Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) which goes live in a few weeks in Europe and Japan. The service has already been up and running since November in the … Continue reading
Zoho’s routes to market
One normally associates software as a service (SaaS) vendor with direct sales channels – either enterprise sales people or direct over the web. Some pure play SaaS vendors are developing more traditional indirect routes as they realize that a Web … Continue reading
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Microsoft’s new direct retail channel
Two weeks ago, Microsoft announced that it had hired David Porter, a veteran of DreamWorks Animation and WalMart as their corporate vice president of Retail Stores. Just as Sony announced it would close its flagship PlayStation store in San Francisco, … Continue reading
