Helping Sell Ice to Eskimos – Salesfusion Raises Series B


In the old days marketing consisted of taking out an advertisement in a newspaper or on the wireless. Oh for those simple times. We now have a massively complex set of tools aimed at automating...

Wearables And Marketing IPOs: Why A Top Forrester Analyst Jumped Ship For StrongView


When Oracle shelled out $1.5 billion for cross-channel marketer Responsys last month, it seemed a clear response to Salesforce.com’s own $2.5 billion ExactTarget acquisition in June, but I called up...
    






Cloud Sherpas Shows Just How Lucrative Moving Organizations To The Cloud Is


Around four years ago I met a small company that focused on helping large organizations transition to the Google Apps suite of products. Cloud Sherpas seemed like just another small service provider...
    






Microsoft Just Put These 3 Companies Out Of Business


Zendesk. Autotask. Freshdesk. These are three great little companies that make three excellent help desk/customer service management applications. But they, like others in this niche, could be in...
    






Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Jan. 6 To Jan.10 And Year-to-Date: Tracking Veeva Systems


The five highest performing cloud computing stocks year-to-date on the Cloud Computing Index are Qualys (NASDAQ: QYLS), Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ:RVBD), Workday (NYSE:WDAY), Juniper Networks (NYSE:...
    






Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Of 2013


The five highest performing cloud computing stocks year-to-date on the Cloud Computing Index are Qualys (NASDAQ: QYLS), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), NetSuite (NYSE:N), Workday (NYSE:WDAY) and CA...
    






Best- And Worst-Performing Cloud Computing Stocks Dec. 23 To Dec. 27 And Year-to-Date


The five highest performing cloud computing stocks year-to-date on the Cloud Computing Index are Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Qualys (NASDAQ: QYLS), CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA), Workday (NYSE:WDAY), and...
    






With $1.5B Responsys Buy, Oracle Aims Right At Adobe, Salesforce In War For Cloud


On Thursday, Oracle announced positive quarterly earnings results that beat Wall Street estimates. The next day, it declared war. Oracle’s announcement Friday that it’s acquiring cross-channel...
    






Synchronoss CEO: Get Ready For The 5-Screen World


It’s turned out to be another solid year for Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR), with the shares up a tidy 45%. It certainly helps that the company develops key infrastructure systems for mobile...