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DoubleClick Unveils New Proposal Exchange Platform

In an effort to streamline the online media direct sales process, DoubleClick, a premier provider of digital marketing technology and services, today unveiled a new electronic proposal exchange platform for its ...

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Related Topix: Advertising, Marketing, DoubleClick, Startups, Salesforce.com, Software

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Irregular Enterprise

Hammering at cost with open source

As I understand it, the benchmark developers like to keep an eye on is Google where the bare bones cost of delivery is reckoned to be in the 8-10% of revenue range.

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Related Topix: Software

Mon Jul 14, 2008

The Register

Salesforce.com pulls plug on Sun's flagship Unix servers

Exclusive Salesforce.com is chucking out the last of it Sun Microsystems' Sun Fire servers this week, ending one of Sun's most bragged about relationships.

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Related Topix: Startups, Sun Microsystems, Computers, salesforce.com, Software, Salesforce.com, Unix Servers

Internet News

Oracle finally gets a bite at the Apple

Well, the mobile apps world has just been stood on its head. The RIM BlackBerry, long the standard for mobile enterprise workers, is now being seriously threatened by the iPhone, which is going to run Oracle ...

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Related Topix: Computers, Apple Computer, Oracle, Startups, Software

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Huliq.com

Salesforce.com Realizes Full Return On Investment

Salesforce.com , the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service and Platform-as-a-Service , today announced that one of the ten largest commercial bank holding companies in the U.S. has standardized ...

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Software as a Service, salesforce.com, Software, Startups, Salesforce.com

Fri Jul 11, 2008

News On Women

Hilarie Koplow-McAdams Made EVP at Salesforce.com

Salesforce.com appointed Hilarie Koplow-McAdams Executive Vice President of Global Corporate Sales.

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Related Topix: salesforce.com, Software, Startups, Salesforce.com

Thu Jul 10, 2008

Times-Transcript

CRH Medical opens new centre in New Orleans as company expands to new markets

CRH Medical Corp. , a company which treats hemorrhoids, says it has opened a new centre for colorectal health in New Orleans, the company's first centre in Louisiana.

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Related Topix: Startups, Food, Salesforce.com, Agriculture, salesforce.com, Software

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Imaging Magazine

Microsoft Unveils New Services Suites, Pricing Details

Microsoft lowered the curtains a bit on its services strategy Tuesday at its annual Worldwide Partner Conference, laying out pricing, announcing two new suites of subscription services for collaboration and ...

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Software

Sun Jul 06, 2008

TMCnet

Is the SaaS Market as Bad as Larry Ellison Says?

In an earnings call last week, Oracle founder and general media motormouth Larry Ellison dissed the SaaS industry, calling it a laggard that isn't really living up to the hype.

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Related Topix: salesforce.com, Software, Startups, Salesforce.com, Oracle

Fri Jul 04, 2008

NewsFactor Network

Google, Salesforce and Hosted Apps

Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com calls them as he sees them. Consider the memo put out by Benioff in November of 2005 in which he had the following to say: "Last month, our number one competitor surrendered, and ...

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Related Topix: Application Service Providers, Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software

Wed Jul 02, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Microsoft offers big-client deals

Microsoft Corp. will offer its biggest customers more flexible contracts to counter rivals that sell subscriptions to programs over the Internet.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Software, Startups, Salesforce.com

Mon Jun 30, 2008

CNET News.com I Tech Blog

SAP chief: Big software isn't going away

While Marc Benioff may rail against the status quo in the enterprise software business, not all software buyers will join in the chorus, says one of Benioff's chief competitors.

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Related Topix: SAP, Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software

Tue Jun 24, 2008

Inside Bay Area

S.F. firms scout out East Bay opportunity

Salesforce.com and Levi Strauss & Co. have begun to scout this city's downtown for potential relocation sites that could bring hundreds of jobs to the East Bay, according to commercial real estate insiders.

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Related Topix: Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software, Apparel, San Francisco, CA

Mon Jun 23, 2008

CNET News.com

Salesforce extends Google link with new toolkit

Salesforce.com is furthering its alliance with Google through a new toolkit that lets developers tap into Google's services.

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Related Topix: Application Service Providers, Google, Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software

Sat Jun 21, 2008

Delaware Business Ledger

Customer Relationship Management

Customer Relationship Management Learn more about Salesforce.com CRM On-Demand. Free Trial & Demo.

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Related Topix: Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software

Thu Jun 19, 2008

Datamonitor ComputerWire

AnalystWatch: IT as a Service

Leading vendors including IBM and Microsoft have this year unveiled numerous cloud computing initiatives, planting the notion of "IT as a Service" to describe IT resources such as software that are accessed as ...

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Search Engines, Hewlett Packard, Software

Tue Jun 17, 2008

GigaOM

Structure 08 Tickets: Almost Sold Out

It's time to exhale: Our first Structure 08 conference , slated to be held on June 25th in San Francisco, is almost sold out.

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Related Topix: Venture Capital, Emerging Technology, Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software

Wed Jun 11, 2008

TMCnet

Papa Murphy's Utilizes Salesforce SaaS as Key Ingredient

Papa Murphy's, the fifth largest pizza place in the country, is using Salesforce to increase the success of its expanding franchise business.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Software as a Service, Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software

Sramana Mitra on Strategy

SaaS Updates: NetSuite and CRM

Following Taleo's acquisition of Vurv , Netsuite followed with the consolidation trend in the SaaS sector .

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Related Topix: Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software

Mon Jun 09, 2008

CRN

How To Build A SaaS Business

By Kevin McLaughlin , ChannelWeb 9:43 AM EDT Tue. Jun. 03, 2008 When proponents of software as a service started calling the new application delivery model a revolution and began predicting that it would result ...

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Related Topix: Application Service Providers, Startups, Salesforce.com, salesforce.com, Software

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