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Salesforce.com’s Incubator: René Bonvanie (Part 2)
Salesforce.com has developed a truly intriguing concept with the Incubator. I wanted to get a bit of background on the history of the project before we delved into how its working. SM: I am going to focus our discussion primarily on the Incubator, however feel free to include experiences from the broader AppExchange. What was
Salesforce.com’s Incubator: René Bonvanie (Part 1)
René Bonvanie is Senior Vice President and General Manager, AppExchange and Developer Marketing at Salesforce.com. Rene has responsibility for the marketing and strategic direction of the AppExchange on-demand platform and developer marketing through the ApppExchange Developer Network. AppExchange is a novel new business strategy which allows SalesForce to develop symbiotic relationships with established and emerging
Google Enters Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration
Google has just acquired a small Swedish Webex competitor, Marratech, entering the Enterprise 3.0 collaboration game. Earlier, Cisco acquired Webex for $3.1 Billion, and postured to take on Microsoft, a leader in the enterprise collaboration space. I used to wonder for the longest time why Google wasn’t buying Webex. Well, now all the pieces of
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 4)
[Part 3] In the final segment, we discuss the Extended Enterprise, and the SME growth market trends. Alignment with such trends and getting the timing right always becomes important in growing a company fast. SM: What % of your business targets Enterprise versus SME customers? What is your perspective on the Extended Enterprise trend? JP:
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 3)
[Part 2] Looks like the company is strong in terms of Market Opportunity and Solution Offering. But how about the Team?
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 2)
[Part 1] Continuing in the vein of venture due diligence, here’s the second part of the eProject story. SM: What is the competition, and how do you differentiate? JP: A number of companies are in this market, from baseline project management tools like Microsoft Project to more traditional enterprise packaged software from companies like Planview,
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 1)
I have discussed a framework for Enterprise 3.0 recently, and wrote a few pieces to illustrate the Saas and Extended Enterprise trends that I deem as the drivers. Here is a company, eProject, and its CEO Jeff Pancottine, answering some of my clarifying questions. At the heels of Cisco’s Webex acquisition, this seems to me
Cisco Acquires Webex, Beefs Collaboration
Cisco plans to buy WebEx for $3.2 billion in cash. Under the terms of the deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter, Cisco will purchase all outstanding shares of WebEx for $57 a share. WebEx shares closed at $46.20 Wednesday on Nasdaq, and last I checked, it was at $56.45. I love this deal.
