One of the hottest trends in the technology industry these days is the phenomenon know as “Bring your own Device” or BYOD. For IT departments, this is the latest control-related nightmare they loath so much. The original technological shift from Mainframes to Minis and PCs was probably the start of many control-related sleep disturbances and […]
Will SaaS Lead to the Death of Software Product Management?
There is a lot of talk in the software business these days about changing business models, particularly the trend toward SaaS (Software as a Service). Will SaaS business models completely dominate the software business? Many consultants, pundits and other industry figures are proclaiming that SaaS will very soon take over the world; saying if you’re […]
Retail Distribution of Software Products
Selling software at retail at one point in time was the “Holy Grail” for consumer, home office and small office software suppliers. That’s where the volume was. Everything that a company did starting up was intended to build enough volume to get into a distributor, so they could then pursue shelf space at the major […]