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What About SaaS and Offline Use?


Both conversations with various individuals as well as recent news of goodies like Google Gears and Microsoft’s Silverlight made me think long and hard about SaaS and ‘offline mode’ (for lack of a better term). Starting at the mile high view, one thing I noticed was a clear distinction between intended and unintended disconnectedness. What’s […]

Reaching the SMB - Can Telcos Lead the Charge?


A few months back I wrote this post which discussed trying to get SaaS offerings into the hands of SMBs.  The question was a.) Would traditional channels (e.g. VARs, stores, etc.) play a role and b.) what new channels would develop to push SaaS out to the SMB. Well, a combination of some conversations with […]