Dan Muse

Two weeks ago, IBM unveiled its “computing on-demand” strategy, which includes a program designed to help software vendors Internet-enable applications (see Big Blue Moves to On-Demand ‘Fast-Track’). While Big Blue avoided using the term ASP, the plan — which calls for applications to be hosted at one of IBM’s 150 data centers — has strong […]

Corio Inc. , a San Carlos, Calif.-based enterprise ASP, announced late Friday that its board of directors has approved a reverse stock split. The company reports that it expects the split to take place in the first quarter of 2003 at a ratio of approximately 1 for 5. In a statement released Friday, Corio said […]

Small business customers needing anything from a printer cable or a network card to a scanner or notebook PC have for years headed to computer retail superstores. Don’t be surprised if someday soon you hear a co-worker shout, “I’m heading out to pick up a Web hosting service.” Looking to extend its reach to both […]

Systinet, a Cambridge, Mass.-based Web services infrastructure software provider, today announced WASP 4.5 Beta — the newest version of its Web services development and deployment platform. Web services allow different applications from different sources to communicate with each other without custom coding. Because communication is based on XML, Web services are not tied to a […]

Softricity Inc., a Boston-based application platform provider, today announced that it has acquired the intellectual property of Seaport Software Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based company that specializes in enabling independent software vendors (ISVs) to provide software rental services over broadband networks. The goal of the acquisition is to strengthen Softricity’s patent portfolio, according to the company. […]

‘Anytime, anywhere’ access to customer relationship management (CRM) software is not enough these days, according to Salesforce.com, a bellwether company among Web-based CRM vendors. To address the needs of salespeople who rely on mobile products, the San Francisco-based ASP will add ‘any device” to the criteria. On Monday, Salesforce.com will announce its Airforce Wireless Edition, […]

Portal framework technology, which allows enterprises to integrate collaborative services, applications and Web services, is still evolving, but is not far from mainstream adoption, according to a report released today by Stamford, Conn.-based META Group. According to the firm’s Enterprise Portal Frameworks METAspectrum market summary, 85 percent of Global 2000 companies will have selected an […]

Looking to out-Microsoft Microsoft when it comes to customer relationship management (CRM) software, Web-based CRM ASP Upshot today announced what it describes as the only hosted CRM service to offer integration with Microsoft Outlook e-mail software. “Microsoft has been touting the integration of its CRM software with Outlook. UpShot’s Web service not only delivers deep […]

For technology companies, the soft markets of the last two years have been a dose of hard reality after the boon days of the late ’90s. According to a recent report released by IDC, no industry has been hit harder than the Latin America IT market. As enterprises struggle to both to survive and compete […]

Web-based conferencing applications that allow meetings, training sessions and collaborative presentations to take place at the click of a mouse have been rapidly gaining acceptance in enterprises of all sizes. However, many of these get-togethers still require an audio component so participants can communicate the old-fashion way. To help integrate audio with collaboration, PlaceWare Inc. […]

NetLedger, a Web-based ASP, has been busily expanding its product line this year — adding NetCRM and NetSuite to its Oracle Small Business Suite. Today, the San Mateo, Calif.-based company announced that it is taking its software across the Atlantic by joining forces with Open Orchard, a new British Telecom-backed service provider that will focus […]

With the economy mired in a slump and the dotcom craze a distant memory, managed hosting providers have found profit margins slim at best and competition fierce. In a move designed to offer service providers the magic mix of reduced costs, higher margins and improved customer satisfaction, Microsoft yesterday announced a program that gives service […]