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David Allen On Getting Things Done

cybersurfer — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 17:57:41 GMT

Great video by David Allen and Robert Scoble.

Is Dell taking the lead on Cloud Computing?

cybersurfer — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:54:07 GMT

Recently came across Dell's blog on cloud computing, as well as its rights to the domain name — Cloudcomputing.

Way to go Michael!

Zoho presents the Live Olympics Dashboard

cybersurfer — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:53:28 GMT

The Live Olympics 2008 Dashboard -— Just another example about the creative use of Zoho apps.

Also see this link using Zoho Notebook

The Latest Buzz on Web 2.0

cybersurfer — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:23:46 GMT

Enterprise 2.0 industry matures as businesses grapple with its potential by ZDNet's Dion Hinchcliffe — Some of the big IT news over the weekend was the announcement that Forrester predicts that the Enterprise 2.0 space will be a $4.6 billion industry within 5 years. ZDNet’s Larry Dignan had the full breakdown yesterday on Forresters bullish outlook while Dennis Howlett immediately took umbrage with Forrester’s conception of the Enterprise [...]

Enterprise cloud computing gathers steam by ZDNet's Dion Hinchcliffe — The days when organizations carefully cultivated vast data centers consisting of an endless sea of hardware and software are not over, at least not yet. However, the groundwork for their eventual transformation and downsizing is rapidly being laid in the form of something increasingly known as “cloud computing.” This network-based model for computing promises to move many traditional IT capabilities out to 3rd party services on the network.

Is Web 2.0 Possible with Existing Open Source Technologies? — If you Google "AJAX Web 2.0" you'll get over eight million hits, but what technologies will you find in that mix that can truly deliver on the promises of Web 2.0 today? While there's no single definition of Web 2.0, at its heart lays the Internet acting as a platform for social networks, where information can be created and shared in a community of interest.

Making sense of Enterprise 2.0

cybersurfer — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:48:12 GMT

Enterprise 2.0

Vince Casarez, Vice President of Product Management at Oracle, explains how Web 2.0 technologies, such as tags, wikis, and mash-ups, can be applied within an organization.

Exploring Web 2.0 @ Work

cybersurfer — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:41:32 GMT

Web 2.0 @ Work

Matt Greeley, founder and CEO of Brightidea.com, examines the pain points of implementing Web 2.0 tools at work, and offers a strategy for a successful adoption.

Latest Zoho CRM Update - Aug. 08

cybersurfer — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:52:51 GMT

Zoho continues to improve its apps. The recent update to Zoho CRM includes fully customizable volume discounts for generating quotes/orders/invoices, configuration of fiscal year, case escalation as part of the Case Management, rounding options for currency type fields, and assignment rules for the Contacts module. In addition, they have made significant enhancements to the product customization and user interface. Great job Zoho, and keep them coming.

Effortless Syncing, Anyone?

cybersurfer — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:30:59 GMT

Can't get any simpler than this: Syncplicity. Effortless Syncing, Backup, and Sharing!

The Race is On for "Computing in the Cloud"

cybersurfer — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:06:35 GMT

So who do you think will win the race to create and manage the "In the Cloud" infrastructure? Will it be Microsoft, Google, Dell, HP, Intel, Oracle, Salesforce, Yahoo, IBM, Cisco, or a consortium of partners? I guess it will all depend on who has the deepest pockets, the most resources, the highest credibility, and the greatest following. Right now Microsoft and Google seem to be the most likely winners. What do you think?

Computing in the Cloud — What's Next?

cybersurfer — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:54:51 GMT

How Cloud Computing is Reshaping Enterprise Technology

cybersurfer — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 23:40:11 GMT

Working in the Cloud: How Cloud Computing is Reshaping Enterprise Technology

Very interesting session by Rishi Chanda, Product Manager, Google

Look at Zoho Now!

cybersurfer — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:50:26 GMT

Zoho just announced it has reached the 1 million user landmark. This represents an outstanding achievement and a cause for celebration. Congratulations on a job well done Zoho. So bring out the champagne and let's party.