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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

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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

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