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US e-commerce shrinks for the first time ever
26 November 2008comScore research finds 4% dip in online spending – the first since the Internet began
SAP hires former Oracle exec to head enterprise SaaS practice
12 November 2008John Wookey joins his former employer’s bitter rival to head up corporate software-as-a-service drive
SAP revises new support plan under customer pressure
07 November 2008Complaints from user group trigger extended Enterprise Support contracts
Prolonged GMail outage angers business users
17 October 2008Day-long disruption to Google's webmail service confirms cloud computing fears
Oracle profits up 28% as Wall Street burns
19 September 2008Middleware adoption boosts software maker in spite of financial sector woes
SaaS not profitable enough, says Larry Ellison
26 June 2008On-demand software industry not good enough at making money, says Oracle CEO. Meanwhile, the software giant goes from strength to strength
RDBMS demand still strong
21 May 2008Relational databases have withstood predictions of obsolescence
Mergers & aquisitions
18 February 2008The consolidation of the enterprise applications market continues unabated and now there are also signs that web services market is beginning to coalesce.
Citibank picks Salesforce.com for CRM
19 November 2007On-demand CRM provider expects to cross $1 billion revenue threshold next year.
No shocks in Microsoft’s web strategy
01 October 2007
Meanwhile, Adobe enters web application space with Buzzword buy.
SAP goes SaaS with Business ByDesign
20 September 2007On-demand application suite signals ‘new era’ for German giant
New tech markets drive SaaS uptake
22 August 2007SaaS is about to take the enterprise application software market by storm.
Microsoft to offer ad-supported Works
02 August 2007Ad-supported software to take wind out of Google’s sails
Sage launches integrated apps suite
01 August 2007Accounts and CRM bundle forms basis of new platform.
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