Most of the Time by Cliff Reeves

September 2006 - Posts

• 12:15 AM Friday, September 29, 2006
  Sep 29 Fri

  SaaScon San Francisco (Day One): Evangelists, Visionaries and Sceptics; and the death of an icon

  SaaScon didn't appear to be Setting the Agenda for an Industry in Transition , as it promised. Attendance was poor (about 250 of an expected 600), key panelists canceled at the last minute, and there seemed to be more vendors and sponsors than enterprise Read More...
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• 11:37 AM Thursday, September 14, 2006
  Sep 14 Thu

  Boardwalktech: how to collaborate on Excel

  Spreadsheets are probably the most approachable tool ever for data capture, analysis and reporting, and a virtual industry has formed around taming the phenomenon "Excel Hell" which results from uncotrolled use. I met this week with JB Kuppe (VP of Marketing) Read More...
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• 01:57 PM Tuesday, September 12, 2006
  Sep 12 Tue

  Netsuite's CEO on SaaS and its effect on the channel ... and hosters?

  Zach Nelson , President and CEO of Netsuite, posted a good article on Sandhill.com yesterday. One of the topics that comes up a lot in discussion of SaaS is "what happens to your VAR channel if you move a traditional software business to SaaS?" Zach's Read More...
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• 09:38 PM Sunday, September 10, 2006
  Sep 10 Sun

  First Impressions of China -- the domestic software industry is not yet healthy, but keep an eye on the standards play ...

  Despite a few notable successes -- including Kingsoft (who on August 18th announced a $72M investment from Intel Capital, a Chinese Fund named New Horizon, and a Government of Singapore investment fund) and Sohu.com the first Chinese-language search engine Read More...
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• 04:38 PM Sunday, September 10, 2006
  Sep 10 Sun

  Litescape: Connecting the Dots around VoIP and Presence

  The potential of communications convergence on IP is seductive. Beyond cheap phone calls, it promises: Electronic conferences where participants share applications, pictures and video; meetings can be webcast or recorded, and viewed later. Connect to Read More...
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• 10:04 AM Wednesday, September 06, 2006
  Sep 06 Wed

  First Impressions of China: The government and Software Parks

  It’s difficult to overstate the importance of government relationships in China's nascent software industry. While China’s economy is shifting to a market model, the government is still the major stimulus for software. They drive a lot of business through Read More...
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