eMedia News: 01/01/2008

Monday, January 21, 2008

ZDNet.com, Software as Services, 14.01.2008: Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?

ZDNet.com, Software as Services, 14.01.2008: Is 2008 the year the telcos crack SaaS?
by Phil Wainewright: "If the world is converging on The Big Switch to utility computing, then where are the telcos? As utility providers of the access and transmission infrastructure of the Internet, you’d think they’d be at the forefront of the SaaS revolution."

Thursday, January 17, 2008

The FASTForward Blog, 14.01.2008: Where is Internal IT Going?

The FASTForward Blog, 14.01.2008: Where is Internal IT Going?
by Bill Ives: "Nitin Karandikar raises some interesting points about IT outsourcing and the increasing complexity of the outsourcing value chain. If the outside partners become more strategic, will they become tied to one enterprise so the chain becomes simply an extension of the enterprise for accounting purposes?"

Portals and KM, 11.01.2008: Enterprise 2.0 Success Stories, The Best from 2007

Portals and KM, 11.01.2008: Enterprise 2.0 Success Stories, The Best from 2007
Good collection of Enterprise 2.0 related Links
by Bill Ives: "People are often looking for examples of Enterprise 2.0 successes. I am seeing a growing number of examples and wanted to collect them in one post. This is an update from September to complete the best for 2007. Here they are in a somewhat random order and I will add to this list as I encounter more."

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Web Strategy by Jeremiah , 14.01.2007: 10 Considerations for the Startup planning to offer to the Enterprise (and why many will fail)

Web Strategy by Jeremiah , 14.01.2007: 10 Considerations for the Startup planning to offer to the Enterprise (and why many will fail)
by Jeremiah Owyang: "While many startups are interested to offer their services to Enterprise companies, they underestimate the complexity. There are many overlooked requirements from culture to support that startups just don’t get"

Monday, January 14, 2008

New York Times, 13.01.2008: From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year

New York Times, 13.01.2008: From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year
by R. Stross: "MARKUS FRIND, a 29-year-old Web entrepreneur, has developed software for his online dating site, Plenty of Fish, that operates almost completely on autopilot, leaving Mr. Frind plenty of free time. On average, he puts in about a 10-hour workweek."

Friday, January 11, 2008

ZDNet.com, The Universal Desktop, 10.01.2008: Rich Internet application predictions for 2008

ZDNet.com, The Universal Desktop, 10.01.2008: Rich Internet application predictions for 2008
by Ryan Stewart: "2007 was a great year for rich Internet applications. We also saw a lot of traction in the enterprise space with companies like Oracle and SAP looking to augment their user experience with rich Internet applications. 2008 is going to be even better and here’s why."

Monday, January 07, 2008

ZDNet.com, Enterprise Web 2.0, 03.01.2008: 12 predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2008

ZDNet.com, Enterprise Web 2.0, 03.01.2008: 12 predictions for Enterprise Web 2.0 in 2008
by Dion Hinchcliffe: "The worlds of SOA, SaaS, and Web 2.0 have been swirling around each other for a couple of years now and in 2008 we’ll finally see these gel into a practical, modern vision of next generation enterprises. And a variety of forces are coming together to make 2008 the year that enterprises refit themselves for the 21st century."