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Observations on Software - Markets, Technology, and Companies
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Gurley Calls For AntiSpam Legislation
MS Web Server Share Jumps - Site Defacements Rise
The headline is a bit misleading on this story - a large measure of the shift is due to changes by domain registrars in the outsourcers who host 'parked' domains. Those are domains that have been registered but not yet hosted by their owners. So, while the numbers jumped the change doesn't reflect actual production implementations. Coincidentally, the story notes that shortly after the switch to Microsoft systems, thousands of the parked sites were defaced.
Ask Not For Whom The Bell Tolls: Microsoft Takes Aim At CRM
With a lock on the desktop operating system and office productivity applications markets, and a healthy share of the server OS segment, Microsoft is searching for ways to continue to stoke continued growth. Next stop, CRM. This CNET piece offers an excellent overview of CRM market dynamics while debating the risks to current players. Onyx and other smaller vendors do a fine job of whistling past the graveyard and the big boys are dismissive - a cockiness that will no doubt prove to be misplaced.
Software Vendors Looking For The Gas Pedal
Software Market Lags Behind As Economy Rebounds. Sagging corporate profits are contributing to a weak recovery in the software market, analysts say. [TechWeb]
Observations on Software - Markets, Technology, and Companies
Wednesday, April 3, 2002Gurley Calls For AntiSpam Legislation
Time to put a stop to spam - Tech News - CNET.com
1:16:18 PM 
MS Web Server Share Jumps - Site Defacements Rise
The headline is a bit misleading on this story - a large measure of the shift is due to changes by domain registrars in the outsourcers who host 'parked' domains. Those are domains that have been registered but not yet hosted by their owners. So, while the numbers jumped the change doesn't reflect actual production implementations. Coincidentally, the story notes that shortly after the switch to Microsoft systems, thousands of the parked sites were defaced.
Server software: MS sneaks up on Linux. A survey finds that Microsoft's share of the Web server software market grew by the same amount that top dog Linux's share fell. It also discovers a gap in e-commerce crypto. [ZDNet Tech News]
1:06:18 PM 
Ask Not For Whom The Bell Tolls: Microsoft Takes Aim At CRM
With a lock on the desktop operating system and office productivity applications markets, and a healthy share of the server OS segment, Microsoft is searching for ways to continue to stoke continued growth. Next stop, CRM. This CNET piece offers an excellent overview of CRM market dynamics while debating the risks to current players. Onyx and other smaller vendors do a fine job of whistling past the graveyard and the big boys are dismissive - a cockiness that will no doubt prove to be misplaced.
Competitors eye Microsoft's CRM moves. The software giant's foray into the customer relationship management market is focused on small businesses. But analysts say the company is certain to move upstream. [CNET News.com]
9:02:01 AM
Software Vendors Looking For The Gas Pedal
Software Market Lags Behind As Economy Rebounds. Sagging corporate profits are contributing to a weak recovery in the software market, analysts say. [TechWeb]
6:31:15 AM