Social business? Déjà’ vu all over again
IBM is transitioning. It’s got a $1 billion business with a software product called Lotus Notes but it is consciously trying to reposition it and other products around a social business mantra. To illustrate, one of the IBM communications executives pointed out to me that the “Lotusphere” part of the IBM Connect show logo is […]

A Tale of Two Cities: SugarCRM – From Open Source to Open
I’ve always been a fan of SugarCRM – but a critical fan. One who griped because he loved. I’ve liked the quality of the platform and the products. I’ve liked the staff and management team. I’ve liked much of the outwardly facing attitude of the company to the public. But despite the company’s ardent claims, […]

Unlocking Google’s Lotus Notes opportunity
A French startup is helping enterprises migrate from Lotus Notes to the cloud by adding process integration to Google Apps.