Zoho Office for Sharepoint: Use SaaS, Keep Data Behind the Firewall
Collaboration, Enterprise Software, SaaS June 23rd, 2009
One of the major roadblocks to SaaS providers’ entry to the enterprise is IT and Business concerns about corporate security, thinking of the firewall as the last line of defense.
Microsoft SharePoint has a very strong position in the Enterprise as the incumbents behind-the-firewall collaboration server, and for years smart Collaboration and Social Software vendors with better functionality, like Atlassian, Socialtext, Jive Software, Newsgator have been "playing well", adopting their services to SharePoint.
Now Zoho joins, announcing Zoho Office for Microsoft SharePoint, which combines the benefits of a collaborative SaaS Suite with the (perceived or real?) security if keeping data behind the firewall.
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Tags: Collaboration, Exchange, firewall, Google, microsoft, ms office, Outlook, SaaS, security, sharepoint, zoho, zoho suite
Skype Spam
Software June 22nd, 2009
The last place I expect to receive spam is on Skype, and so far it has remained clean, I assume due to my privacy settings:
So how on earth could this have popped up on my screen:
[12:05:42 PM] Zora Giannoni: hi! i’m briannahh from http://www.slutsdating.com are we still on for saturday?
No, Zora, or Briannah or whoever you are: we’re not on. Anyone with similar experience? Are we seeing major trouble with Skype?
Your Computers Are Slowly Killing Themselves
SaaS, Technology November 14th, 2008
How old is your work computer? – asks the Wall Street Journal.
Mine is a year-and-a half old. The dual-core former screamer (obviously not the one the the pic to the right) has become an average slow machine now that quad-core is the standard, but I could not care less. I don’t need a faster, bigger computer for work, in fact not even for video-conferencing or watching movies.
In fact I (and most of us) don’t even need 1-2 year-old computers, either, now that browser is the computer.
Now, you’ve heard this a zillion times, but let me present another side: the more you use your computers, the slower they get. In fact it gets worse: you don’t even have to use your computers, they get slower by themselves.
Why, and more importantly, what’s the solution? Read the full article on CloudAve – while at it, might as well grab the feed here. 
Tags: computer upgrade, dual-core, gmail, Google, hardware, laptop, mcafee, netbook, notebook, pc, quad-core, security, virus-scan, Web Applications, zoho
AdBrite = AdDumb. Why You Should Avoid In-line Ads, Whether Contextual or Not.
Blogging August 20th, 2008
Here’s a classic example for stupid “contextual” in-line ads:
Clicking on the “feature” link in this article brings up skin care products. The “tool” link in the first line points to Honeymoon Planning Services. Here are some more cases of “contextual” advertising gone bad:
- The Irony of Contextual Advertising
- Contextual Advertising Blunders
- The Scary Thing about Contextual (?) Advertising
But all these mishaps aside, here’s another reason why you should avoid such in-line hypertext ads:
They seriously reduce readability. This article happens to be quite important, so the first thing I’d like to do is click on the link to the Google tool that allows me to protect my account (you should read the original article to understand what’s at stake). But I can’t – the link is hijacked. In fact I can’t even tell if there is any intentional, relevant link in this post. Blogs, wikis, you-name-it: online writing is all about linking and relevancy. But there’s only so many we can deal with: when your article becomes a link-jungle, it becomes impossible to find the meaningful ones, supporting your message.
See also: Ridiculous Advertising – or the Case of the Hijacked link
Tags: adbrite, advertising, gmail, Google, hacking, hypertext, in-line ads, security, ssl
Zoli Erdos
