Further to my 7 April post regarding legal advice on extranets, I came across another useful article I missed recently – coincidentally, by Anthony Lee’s Fladgate Fielder colleague Gillian Birkby, but this time in "Building" magazine and covering e-tendering and the RICS e-tendering guidance note (see my 26 November 2005 post): Wired up was published …
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Apr 25 2006
Eight SaaS myths
Business Week has an interesting article by Jeffrey Kaplan of THINKstrategies detailing eight Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) myths: SaaS is still relatively new and untested. SaaS is just another version of the failed application service provider, or ASP, and hosting models of the past, and will suffer SaaS only relieves companies of the up-front costs of traditional …
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Apr 24 2006
“Plotting Workflow in the AEC industry”
Thanks to my latest CADwire Insights Weekly, I was pointed to a recently published white paper from Cyon Research (free to download) on managing reprographics in construction projects, with a particular focus on a solution from Océ (Océ Repro Desk Professional). It raises some interesting issues for construction project teams, particularly those which have been …
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Apr 18 2006
Extranet use: “anything but widespread”
According to an informal reader survey by US online mag ConstrucTech, while the team concept is alive and well, and web-based collaboration technology has stepped to the fore, use of these solutions is anything but widespread throughout the marketplace: "only 14% are using Web-based collaboration technology on all projects". "The norm in the market is …
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Apr 18 2006
“Not if, but when: the future is SaaS”
Some commentators, it appears, are prepared to say that Software-as-a-Service will replace ‘on-premise’ as the dominant application software model, according to The Power in the Cloud, an article at ASPnews.com.
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Apr 17 2006
e-Builder CEO interviewed at AECCafe.com
AECCafe.com features an interview by Susan Smith with Jon Antevy, CEO of US collaboration provider e-Builder.com, partly hooked by e-Builder’s recent moves to support Blackberry users (see 10 April post). It’s an interesting article in three ways: it gives a different ‘spin’ on the traditional ‘who are your competitors’ question; it looks at one way …
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Apr 12 2006
Crystal Report tools
Meridian Systems, one of the leading US providers of construction project management software, has announced that users of its Prolog solution can now use Crystal Reports, the enterprise reporting tool from Business Objects. Meridian’s 7 April release says it has signed an OEM agreement with Business Objects to integrate Crystal Reports XI within the Prolog …
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Apr 11 2006
Salesforce outage PR embarrassment
Public relations can be a double-edged sword. When a business has something to announce, it is a vital tool, but get the timing wrong and the business can regret ever opening its mouth. Take Salesforce.com for instance. I have discussed this ‘Software as a Service’ (SaaS) business before, notably for its service outages earlier this …
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Apr 10 2006
e-Builder launches Blackberry edition
Through Cadwire.net, I notice that US collaboration provider e-Builder has launched the e-Builder Wireless Edition – a new wireless service enabling BlackBerry connectivity to meet the communications needs of AEC professionals in the field. Registered users will be able to receive and process information from any location, thereby reducing the time needed to respond to …
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Apr 07 2006
QS News: legal advice on extranets
Earlier this week, I met Matt Parsons of Building sister title QS News for a coffee and chat at a bar in London Bridge. He told me about a forthcoming revamp of the publication (more pages, fortnightly) and improvements to QS News’ website (rolling daily news, new blogs, podcasts). Afterwards, I had a look at …
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