Jamcracker, Zoho in Partnership to Offer On-Demand Business Applications to Telecomm and Service Providers
September 20, 2008 by Jimson Lee · 1 Comment
It’s hard to believe Jamcracker is still around. I used their services in 2001-2002 to outsource my Microsoft Exchange hosting services as well as iPass remote dialup for all my corporate laptop users. When the dot com meltdown hit full speed by 2003, I was certain Jamcracker (among hundreds of other companies) would not survive. [...]
Zoho Welcomes Prestige Home Automation as One Millionth User
August 11, 2008 by CRM Helpdesk Software · Leave a Comment
Success of Online Business Apps Positions Company as IT Department for SMBs PLEASANTON, Calif.–Zoho today announced that Dean Detton, founder of Prestige Home Automation, is the company’s one millionth user. The news validates Zoho’s user-driven success and the increasingly influential role the company plays in defining the dynamics of the online business application market. To [...]
Microsoft Office Suite as SaaS to compete with Google and Zoho?
July 28, 2008 by CRM Helpdesk Software · Leave a Comment
Microsoft is getting into the SaaS game with their “Office suite” including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. A one-year subscription for three home computers will cost $69.99. This competes with Google and Zoho “office suite” product line. From Yahoo News: Microsoft is ready to put its popular Microsoft Office suite online, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint [...]
From Big G to Little Z: Google Apps vs Zoho Office Suite
May 26, 2008 by Jimson Lee · 1 Comment
On Friday, I discussed Zoho CRM Enterprise vs. Salesforce and Google Apps. Now I want to take a closer look at their office and collaboration suite. Google Apps vs Zoho Office Suite I won’t attempt to rehash the wheel, as Lifehacker.com did a great side by side analysis of these two David and Goliaths. Google [...]
Zoho CRM Enterprise vs. Salesforce and Google Apps – What’s Next?
May 23, 2008 by Jimson Lee · 1 Comment
5 weeks has passed and the integration news of Salesforce and Google Apps has simmered down, so what can we expect in the next 6-12 months? Well, it’s no secret Zoho is trying to steal customers from SFDC. Zoho is an Office Productivity Suite from AdventNet whoese mission is to build affordable software for businesses. [...]
Unified Login with Zoho and Google or Yahoo
May 18, 2008 by Jimson Lee · Leave a Comment
Frustrated with multiple passwords or mixing up your credentials? Wish you had a unified login? Last Wednesday, Zoho made it possible for users to log in with their Google or Yahoo accounts, hoping to increase subscribers by riding the wave on 2 out of the 3 the Internet email giants. Definitely a case of David [...]
Zoho Extends Chinese Reach With Baihui Partnership
April 25, 2008 by CRM Helpdesk Software · Leave a Comment
Partner Takes Zoho Writer, Zoho Sheet, Zoho Show & Zoho CRM to the Chinese Audience PLEASANTON, Calif.–Zoho announced it has partnered with Baihui to re-brand and distribute Zoho’s online collaborative productivity and business applications to users in China. “We are very excited to partner with Baihui in China. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) revolution is in full [...]
Zoho Debuts Enterprise-Grade Zoho CRM
April 21, 2008 by CRM Helpdesk Software · Leave a Comment
PLEASANTON, Calif. – Zoho today announced the enterprise-grade update of Zoho CRM, the company’s on-demand customer relationship management application for organizations that want to run their businesses online. A video tour of the key enhancements to Zoho CRM is available at http://www.viddler.com/raju/videos/21/. Users who would like to test drive the application without registering can try [...]
Simple Sales Tracking – Simplicity at its Core: Sales!
April 17, 2008 by Jimson Lee · 1 Comment
The CRM market is one of the largest and most competitive markets out there. In this world, there is something for everyone. Large organizations love Salesforce.com. Open Source groups love vTiger or SugarCRM. Zoho has a large on-demand cult following. Outlook users love Avidian’s Prophet CRM. And then there are the smaller shops who still [...]
Did Google Leak the Salesforce.com Google Apps Integration?
April 16, 2008 by Jimson Lee · Leave a Comment
Interesting development here… This video was added to YouTube on April 12, 2 days before the announcement. But April 12 was a Friday and the deal was announced on Monday April 14. Other Interesting Tidbits It is now reported that Salesforce made an offer to acquire Zoho before turning to Google. According to Sridhar Vembu [...]
