Required Reading
Opinion
Seven Predictions for Open Source in 2009
The economic downturn and the move toward alternative software models will combine to push the open source market forward this year.
By Roger Burkhardt, Ingres2008: The Year in Software
From exuberant to disconcerted, tech execs have felt quite a year. SandHill.com looks back at the year in software business and the best-read SandHill.com articles of the year.
By Maryann Jones Thompson, SandHill.com- More Software Industry Op-Eds >>
SANDHILL.COM BLOGS
- The Enterprise 2.0 Vision
Open source, SaaS, SOA, offshoring, Web 2.0 and other emerging technologies and models are reshaping the future of corporate computing.
- Predictions for 2009
A look ahead at what's in store for the software business in 2009.
- Thriving in the Downturn
Advice for software executives on how to successfully lead companies through the recession.
- Strategic Entrepreneurism
Jon B. Fisher discusses key issues for startups in the New Economy.
- On-Demand/SaaS Reality
Industry leaders discuss the potential and practicalities of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and on-demand models.
- More SandHill.com Blogs >>
INSIGHT & RESEARCH ON SOFTWARE BUSINESS STRATEGY
SOFTWARE NEWS
- SOFTWARE NEWS SUMMARY
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An Inconvenient Year
The economic meltdown is a drag - but some vendors are doing just fine; plus combined clouds, a digital echo, a smarter mailbox, Project:Possibility, and more software news of the week.
- More Software News Summaries >>
- Venture Capital IPOs Down 90 pct Last Year-Surveys (Reuters)
- The Recession, the Cloud and Salesforce.com (CRMBuyer)
- Computer Security in an Insecure World (CRM-Daily)
- IBM Notebook: Rumors Fly About IBM Layoffs in January (recordonline)
- Whatever Happened to Silicon Valley Innovation? (BusinessWeek)
- More Software News >>
