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Microsoft Money – gone

June 17, 2009 Cloud Computing/SaaS

This from the Microsoft website: Important notice: Microsoft Money Plus will not be available for purchase after June 30, 2009. All purchased Money Plus products must be activated prior to Jan. 31, 2011. With banks, brokerage firms and Web sites now providing a range of options for managing personal finances, the consumer need for Microsoft [...]

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Intuit's Pay Cycle acquisition starts the SMB saas roll-up game

June 2, 2009 Cloud Computing/SaaS

Intuit’s swoop on Pay Cycle, an on-demand payroll provider for $170 million provides an indication of how hot the (saas/on-demand/cloud) SOC market is becoming. According to the official announcement: The acquisition will give small businesses access to one of the most innovative, easy-to-use and cost-effective online payroll solutions from one of the strongest and most [...]

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Making sense of Sage's H1 results

May 11, 2009 Featured

As the UK’s software bellweather, what Sage reports matters in the marketplace. Full marks to them for providing plenty of detailed analysis (PDF) although making sense of it is not quite so straightforward. The key points to understand are: Sage benefited from favourable exchange rates That benefit masked underlying weakness in software sales Maintenance revenue [...]

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