Turf Wars

Salesforce.com on squeeze-out path, Microsoft reorgs again, integration and collaboration are in demand, reports on economic downturn impact, and more software news of the week.

Acquisition strategies and rumors were the name of the game over the past few days, and the rejected Microsoft bid for Yahoo is not the only turf where there's a battle for market share.

Salesforce.com for sale? That's the rumor. If Microsoft becomes successful with on-demand CRM for small companies and Oracle and SAP do the same for large companies, Salesforce.com could get squeezed out of the on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) market. Industry observers are whispering that Salesforce.com has approached rival Oracle for the potential buy.

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SANDHILL.COM BLOG POST OF THE WEEK:

SaaS + Sales Performance Management = Recession Resilience

Christoper W. Cabrera With recession alarm bells going off all over the world, smart managers are looking for ways to make their businesses more recession resilient. Reducing your cost base, making sure you have operational flexibility, and boosting employee productivity are three well-proven tactics. Software as a Service (SaaS) wasn't an option during the last recession. But SaaS has established a track record over the past several years, decisively proving its value in supporting the first two tactics: cutting costs and increasingly flexibility. And what's valuable in the best of times can prove priceless in the worst of times.

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Execs on the Move: February 11, 2008

New executives step up at Apprion and other companies.

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