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Oracle & SaaS: Oracle's Backdoor Strategy to Conquer SaaS

By Dick Weisinger

Most analysts agree that Oracle is not on the radar as a major player in the SaaS arena. Beyond Oracle’s purchase of Siebel, Oracle’s huge portfolio is pretty void of anything else positioned as a SaaS offering. Earlier this year…

SaaS: The Rise of Infrastructure Providers

By Dick Weisinger

In many ways on-Demand hosted software isn’t that much different from the previous generation of traditional on-site software.  The main difference is in the delivery mechanism.  No matter what the service, Software as a Service needs to be built on a framework that…

Storage: Companies Keep Dated Information Too Long

By Dick Weisinger

Lack of good governance and records management policies means that many companies hold onto information far longer than they should. And that could be a problem. A survey of companies found that 7 out of 10 companies are not purging…

Web20: AJAX Goes Mainstream

By Dick Weisinger

AJAX — Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. It’s a technology that’s driven by the ubiquity of the desktop browser. AJAX Web20 user interfaces can be compelling, but the engineering behind the “oohs” isn’t always pretty. There are a lot of things…

Technology: Enterprise Software a Dying Art?

By Dick Weisinger

Enterprise software doesn’t hold much attraction for today’s up-and-coming generation of technologists. The new generation is instead choosing areas like Web 2.0, biotech and ‘green’ technology. That’s the view of M. R. Rangaswami, publisher or SandHill.com. Software industry pioneers are…