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Browserless Applications
by Andrew Bruce on Jun 20, 2008 - 09:57 AM read 77 times
I found an article called Next Gen Apps Won't Be Pushed Around By the Browser, and thought I should share it with everyone. It is a very thought provoking article outlining the various approaches that companies are using to deliver applications without the browser. Any company serious about utilizing a platform for delivery of applications should read and consider carefully how they can capitalize on or improve on the ... read more -
What is the nGenera Platform (little P)?
by Brittain on Jun 09, 2008 - 04:06 PM read 425 times(Updated 7/10 by Brittain) This is a frequently asked question and justifiably so. Before we answer the question directly, a little background. nGenera is a complete platform (Big P) for business transformation including advisory services, partners, education, and technology. Read Steve Douty's primer "How nGenera works" for a great introduction to the Big P. The technology assets can be divided into three main areas: SaaS Applications. Prepackaged apps within each of our product ... read more -
Managing IT Infrastructure vs. Platforms
by Vaughan Merlyn on Apr 01, 2008 - 07:25 AM read 474 times
Source: http://itorganization2017.wordpress.com/?p=217Iwas in an interesting discussion with one of my consulting clients recently. I was with a group of IT managers responsible for their firm’s shared IT assets. This is a large, global enterprise that has been on an aggressive journey over the last 5 years to transform business-IT maturity. By any measure, they have been successful - rationalizing and consolidating a patchwork of data centers, networks, systems ... read more -
Intuit offers QuickBase SaaS platform - hosted code-free application development platform
by Jeff Milne on Mar 03, 2008 - 10:48 AM read 527 timesLooking to attract VARs and business domain experts as partners for its build-your-own SAAS offering, Intuit has introduced a formal channel program for its code-free application development and hosted platform, QuickBase. DATE: 2008-02-27, By Jessica Davis The company creates a formal partner program for its QuickBase platform, offering commissions of 20 to 35 percent. Looking to attract VARs and business domain experts as partners for its build-your-own SAAS offering, ... read more -
Examples of Openness From Super Bowl Weekend
by Roy Youngman on Feb 08, 2008 - 10:21 AM read 1149 times
Source: http://www.ryoungman.net/?p=12I was in Vail all last week skiing (fresh powder every day!). On the last ski day, Saturday, the crew I was with decided to pop over to Beaver Creek for something different. On the walk to the main lift we passed a full sized Volvo with a chassis made entirely of Lego blocks. Really, the only non-Lego parts that were visible were the ... read more -
Primer: SAML and Single Sign On (SSO) for the BSG Platform
by MCR on Jan 08, 2008 - 11:15 AM read 1473 timesBelow find a diagram and detailed description of how the BSG Platform User Service implements Single Sign On (SSO) via SAML Bindings (passive and non-passive) Non-passive, UI based SSO What does 'Non-Passive' mean in this context? Non-passive SSO indicates that the user attempting to sign on to an application (bsgalliance.com or e.laborate, for example) will be provided a user interface in order to sign on. It requires human interaction with a ... read more -
BSG Platform v1.0 Feature Summary
by Brittain on Jan 07, 2008 - 05:22 PM read 1703 timesReleased: Dec 29, 2007 This release represents the debut of the BSG Platform ("Little P"). As such, we introduce a number of new services and the Sample Application, described next. Sample Application The Sample Application is the teaching and testing tool for the BSG Platform. Each new service has example code and documentation within the Sample Application. In addition, a comprehensive integration test suite accompanies the Sample Application and ... read more -
A Tale of Two Platforms
by Steve Douty on Oct 12, 2007 - 05:32 PM read 1804 timesRecently, Marc Andreessen of Netscape and Ning fame, proposed a maturity model for platforms on his blog. I urge you to read his article, but I also want to propose a BSG Alliance position for everyone in our company to adopt, so that we are talking about the right meanings of “platform.” Andreessen is clearly talking about technology platforms – mechanisms that reduce many of the barriers of ... read more -
The three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet
by Marc Andreessen on Sep 17, 2007 - 04:52 AM read 607 times
Source: http://blog.pmarca.com/2007/09/the-three-kinds.html[Title with sincere apologies to Mitch Albom and his wonderful book.] One of the hottest of hot topics these days is the topic of Internet platforms, or platforms on the Internet. Web services APIs (application programming interfaces), web services protocols like REST and SOAP, the new Facebook platform, Amazon's web services efforts including EC2 and S3, lots of new startups talking platform (including my own company, Ning)... well, " ... read more
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