Adobe launches hosted services, adds Flash to Acrobat

Adobe on Monday is set to unveil the next version of its Adobe Acrobat software, which adds support for the company's Flash multimedia technology. The company also plans to launch a new Web site offering users free hosted services for document creation, sharing and storage. ...continue reading 'Adobe launches hosted services, adds Flash to Acrobat'

Google sets pricing for app hosting service

Google is announcing pricing for its App Engine service for Web application hosting Wednesday, maintaining a free tier, then charging for storage of more than 500MB of data. ...continue reading 'Google sets pricing for app hosting service'

Vertica moves BI database to Amazon's cloud

Database maker Vertica Systems is moving its technology to Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud infrastructure (EC2), hoping to score customers who want a hosted, pay-as-you-go model for data warehousing and BI (business intelligence), the company announced Monday. ...continue reading 'Vertica moves BI database to Amazon's cloud'

SugarCRM to support iPhone, BlackBerry

SugarCRM is bridging the distance between mobile phones and PCs with a new version of its Web-based customer relationship management software now available for beta testing. ...continue reading 'SugarCRM to support iPhone, BlackBerry'

SAP cuts investment in ByDesign as net income falls

SAP is putting the brakes on the roll-out of Business ByDesign, its offering for small businesses, it said Wednesday, as it reported first quarter net income down 22 percent compared to a year earlier, on revenue up 14 percent. The quarter is the first to incorporate the results of Business Objects, which SAP acquired Jan. 21. ...continue reading 'SAP cuts investment in ByDesign as net income falls'

Microsoft finally stays on message about services

The deadline Microsoft gave Yahoo for making a deal or facing a proxy fight came and went this weekend without a word from either party. But even if Microsoft doesn't succeed now in its bid for Yahoo, the company made clear last week, both in private meetings with reporters and in public comments, that it's determined -- come hell or high water -- to move forward with its services strategy. ...continue reading 'Microsoft finally stays on message about services'

Yahoo to radically open its platforms

Yahoo is swinging the doors of its Web platforms wide open to let outside developers create applications across its network of sites, as well as radically stitching together its online services under the social profile concept. ...continue reading 'Yahoo to radically open its platforms'

So what is an enterprise mashup, anyway?

Big vendors like Oracle, IBM and Microsoft are all over the show floor at the Web 2.0 Expo this week, testimony that new Web-based technologies are making their way into the enterprise. But some attendees are still wondering, what is an enterprise mashup, and what will it do for me? ...continue reading 'So what is an enterprise mashup, anyway?

Gartner: CRM market to grow 14 percent in 2008

The worldwide market for CRM (customer relationship management) software will grow 14.2 percent to US$8.9 billion in 2008, according to a Gartner estimate. ...continue reading 'Gartner: CRM market to grow 14 percent in 2008'

Microsoft to host partner software

Microsoft will soon detail ways that partner companies will be able to deliver their services based on Microsoft's hosted services, the software company said on Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Microsoft to host partner software'

Microsoft rewriting applications for hosted offerings

Microsoft is rewriting many of its applications to offer them in a hosted fashion, an executive said on Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Microsoft rewriting applications for hosted offerings'

SugarCRM, NetSuite get boost from BT deal

BT said Tuesday it will sell enterprise software products from NetSuite and SugarCRM to its small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. ...continue reading 'SugarCRM, NetSuite get boost from BT deal'

Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online goes GA

Microsoft will announce Tuesday that Dynamics CRM Online, the Microsoft-hosted version of Dynamics 4.0, is generally available in North America. ...continue reading 'Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online goes GA'

Microsoft confirms testing of 'Albany' low-cost Office suite

Microsoft on Friday confirmed it is planning to release a subscription-based 'value box' of low-end productivity software code-named Albany, and has sent an early version of the product to thousands of beta participants for private testing. ...continue reading 'Microsoft confirms testing of 'Albany' low-cost Office suite'

Amazon adds support options for hosted services

Amazon is adding new support options for its hosted computing services, a move that could make them more attractive for running business applications. ...continue reading 'Amazon adds support options for hosted services'

Google Apps hit by session-stealing attack

A security researcher has uncovered a serious flaw in Google Spreadsheets, which could give an attacker access to all of a user's Google services. ...continue reading 'Google Apps hit by session-stealing attack'

Salesforce announces integration with Google Apps

Salesforce has integrated Google's online productivity applications with its on-demand CRM (customer relationship management) offerings. The deal heightens an existing partnership between the companies, marked in part by their pact to plug Google's AdWords service into Salesforce. ...continue reading 'Salesforce announces integration with Google Apps'

SaaS providers cut costs, but users won't get discounts

Nine out of ten software-as-a-service providers will rely on open source software by 2010 to save money, but the cost savings likely won't be passed onto customers, Gartner says in a new research note. ...continue reading 'SaaS providers cut costs, but users won't get discounts'

SaaS providers cut costs, but users won't get discounts

Nine out of ten software-as-a-service providers will rely on open source software by 2010 to save money, but the cost savings likely won't be passed onto customers, Gartner says in a new research note. ...continue reading 'SaaS providers cut costs, but users won't get discounts'

Microsoft hints at Live Mesh launch

Microsoft plans to launch its Live Mesh offering next week at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco but so far is not revealing details of the service. ...continue reading 'Microsoft hints at Live Mesh launch'