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OpSource shows it has billing rhythm with Mumboe
04/03/08 - Antonio Piraino, Tier 1 Research
An overview of the new stand-alone OpSource Billing, Tier 1 Research discusses the excellent fit of this product for online companies like Mumboe. It illustrates how using OpSource Billing allows Mumboe to focus on their core business.
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OpSource Connection - A New Look!
Along with the lighter days of spring, we've freshened up the look of our newsletter. You'll notice changes in format, content, and voice - now and in the coming months. and are always welcome.
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Selling SaaS: How and Why Providers Need to Change Their Thinking
Jeff Kaplan, Managing Partner, THINKstrategies; Source: SearchSystemsChannel.com
Industry Analyst Jeff Kaplan discusses the changes service providers need to make to sell SaaS successfully, including rethinking development and delivery strategies and adjusting operations and staffing.
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The True Impact of SaaS on Your Business: The Operations Group
Uri Lederman, Konverge Digital Corporation
From Konverge, a custom software development consulting firm, this article gives a concise overview of how the roles of Customer Care, Help Desk & Support Services, and the R&D team change as companies move from an ISV to a SaaS model. Discover the biggest impact on operations in the new SaaS paradigm.
Oracle Lays a Strong Technology Foundation for SaaS Delivery - What are SaaS Key Drivers?
Alakh Verma, Sr. Manager, Platform Products, Oracle
A member of Oracle's SaaS Program Office provides a view of key drivers for adopting a SaaS model. An in-depth look at business and technical requirements for a successful SaaS business make this article a must-read.
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OpSource is sponsoring several upcoming events - come visit us!
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MySQL Conference & Expo - Booth 415
April 14-17
Santa Clara, CA
Speaking: John Rowell, CTO, OpSource Tuesday, 4/15, "Web Operations: The Whole is Much More than the Sum of the Parts"
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Web 2.0 Expo - Booth 841
April 22-25
San Francisco, CA
Speaking: Ray Solnik, President & COO, OpSource, Wednesday, 4/23, Panelist: "Increase the Probability of Entrepreneurial Success - Opportunity Computing Expands the Web as a Platform"
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Software2008 - Booth 3309
April 29-30
Las Vegas, CA
Speaking: Treb Ryan, CEO, OpSource, Panel Moderator: "Think Outside the Box: The End of Standalone SaaS"
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Webinar with Oracle: Software as a Service - the On-Demand Ecosystem
April 22, 10:00am PST
Speaking: John Rowell, CTO, OpSource
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Investment Forum 2008
April 24
Bell Harbor, WA |
Software Marketing Perspectives
May 7-9
Santa Clara, CA
Speaking:Ray Solnik, President & COO, OpSource, Thursday, 5/8, "How Web Services Open New Channels Through Corporate Mashups"
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Welcome to the SaaS Showcase - a place for you to see what other successful on-demand companies are doing, glean best practices, acquire partners and more.
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Keibi delivers a powerful solution for the moderation and classification of user generated content (UGC). Control over an online community's UGC allows for discovery and removal of inappropriate content in order to optimize advertising inventory and improve revenue opportunity. Keibi offers a web-based moderation solution that your customer service reps can work with, or you can outsource your moderation completely to Keibi�s turn-key services and highly trained moderation team.
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Filtrbox is a digital information management service that provides an easy, reliable way for individual business professionals to filter and manage critical information flowing from the Internet. The service is similar to google alerts, however, Filtrbox provides a persistent, intelligent search application that has critical features like noise control, history and drill-down, multi-modal notification and tuning. Filtrbox helps professionals reduce and control the noise level associated with the explosion of online content, and it allows users to discover and process increasing amounts of information more productively and efficiently. Filtrbox is on a mission to ease the pain and complexity of staying in-the-know by delivering a solution that provides more knowledge with less noise. |
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Cloud computing: A look at the myths (ZDNet)
Jive Software Releases Clearspace 2.0, Acquires Jotlet (TechCrunch)
Hurry, The Cloud Computing Platform Opportunity is Perishable! (SmoothSpan)
Contracts Can be Key to Hosted Software Success (Computerworld)
Cloud Computing, Web 2.0 Trends Emphasized (InfoWorld) |
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We welcome your feedback and if you have suggestions for future newsletter issues, please send them to .
OpSource delivers Web applications and software as a service for on-demand companies, with hundreds of applications,
millions of users and billions of transactions supported daily. For more information, please visit opsource.net.
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Santa Clara, CA 95054
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