Connecting the dots ...
Since I’ve shared with you a video making fun of the Suites it’s only fair to show how a “suite”, NetSuite makes fun of competitors. Oh, I love edgy marketing:-)
But this is nothing.. wait till they publish the SAP vs NetSuite video we’ve just seen at the SuiteCloud conference 🙂
(And I can’t wait for a SAP response ….)
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve)
I just hope we won’t get in trouble.. now that the word “Pad” is on Apple’s ban list … (is the entire feminine care industry in trouble? will they go after NASA for using Launch Pad?)… oh, well, will they claim rights for the use of the letter “i”?
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve)
Unlimited beer @ the workplace? What’s more, all free? Certainly not in the US…
But apparently it’s a “fundamental privilege” at the Carlsberg factory in Denmark. Now that management tried to limit the free flow of beer, 800 workers went on strike….
The warehouse and production workers in Denmark are rebelling against the company’s new alcohol policy, which allows them to drink beer only during lunch hours in the canteen. Previously, they could help themselves to beer throughout the day, from coolers placed around the work sites.
The only restriction was "that you could not be drunk at work. It was up to each and everyone to be responsible," company spokesman Jens Bekke said.
The stakes are high.. after all, we’re talking about access to “probably the best beer in the world”.
It’s nice to see competitors come together to bring the most popular timesinks productivity boosters to the Enterprise.
We’ve long been predicting Foursquare would soon hit the Enterprise, and no the wait is over, with Atlassian releasing Fourwalls.
There’s a lot we can learn from this app – otherwise how would I know that @barconati spends way too much time in the kitchen? (unless he is cooking a new Confluence soup).
Let’s not forget competition – how could archrival Socialtext leave this field to Atlassian? No way… and there they are, releasing Chatroulette for the Enterprise.
A true revolution in Randomized Productivity Management (RPM) 🙂
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Hm… I think I know which website they may be talking about:
No kidding… yes, I know it’s April Fools Day, but this is real – an accounting SaaS provider , no less. I once speculated on a brave new business model: Ugly Service taking commissions from the sunglasses industry… but this is beyond imagination. Ziki, the company I wrote about back then came to their senses – wonder how long it will take for Brightbooks to become … hm.. less bright? 
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Need more proof that being co-CEOS is an awkward situation? Watch this SiliconAngle video between 0:20 and 0:35 🙂
Of course you can watch the whole thing… and read these reports of the press event:
Meanwhile I’m just waiting for the promised mid-summer new release of Business ByDesign .. and what the company does about marketing / sales / partner ecosystem.
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
What we missed in our Google Apps Marketplace coverage: the Best Poster Award … drumroll.. goes to box.net:
And while at it, their video isn’t too shabby, either:
Wait… is that an iPad killer with a great virtual keyboard at 0:46?
Bias alert: I’ve been watching Box.net from the humble early days starting here:
..to becoming a successful business. Just sayin’ 🙂
(Update: my secret retirement plan is collecting royalty from Box.net for using Google-in-a-Box 
)
P.S. On a more serious note, here’s our previous Google Apps Marketplace coverage:
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Fellow Enterprise Irregular Michael Krigsman did a two-part mini-series on the IT Failures Blame Game . As someone who had spent over a decade on large-scale IT projects, I agree with a lot of what Michael says. But all that time did not teach me there was such an easy solution for project failures:
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
Other than pimping Amazon, she also owns a Mexican Wholesale company and a football team in Texas – at least that’s what new Social CRM plugin Rapportive tells me:
(Cross-posted @ CloudAve )
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