SaaS companies still not making a lot of money now?  Probably, but better to ride a train that's going somewhere than riding a sports car that isn't getting anywhere.

The past few weeks have been pretty crazy -- from website scrums to sales collateral production, from CIO Forum preparations to last week's Cebu ICT 2009. Crazy, but tremendously exhilarating. And no matter how carefully we plan our projects, there's always a chance that something will fail. This is not to show dismay, but REALLY it's a given.

If you're a CEO or business owner, it is easy to become enamored with IT and its promise of instant innovation makeover that goes with going with the techie label.  Yet, just as easily, such enthusiasm could slide into doubt once faced with the realization that leveraging IT isn't as simple as purchasing or procuring one.  Transforming technology assets into operational efficiencies that boost margins is both an ideal and a challenge especially for the CIOs.  The good thing is that good advice is available in the form of a book called Submitted by Alain_Yap on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 10:20

Innovation is something that a company might abandon all-together in light of a tough economic crunch.  What happens instead is a frantic search for stop-gap measures to address cost dependencies that more often than not involve job cuts.

From June 2-5, PSIA and G2iX showcased Philippine Software Development talent through its first formal participation in the JavaOne conference, a four-day event held in Moscone Center, San Francisco. As an exhibitor, various software solutions including the G2iX's MaestroDev offering were well received by conference attendees.

Next to the CEO, no other position had been under a lot of pressure than the CIO to deliver results, especially in this tough global economy. Part of this may point to the fact that IT, while holding fort and keeping maintenance services for business, will be more crucial in light of possible personnel cuts. As a result, IT is seen as a savior in stepping in for the forthcoming cuts in resources. But is it really just a case of IT efficiency to be content with just 'maintaining all the lights' during this critical period?

Earlier this week, we sent out an email announcement with changes in the AppSpace service offerings. I would like to clarify what this means to you.

Your AppSpace service will continue uninterrupted and unchanged for at least 12 months and, at your preference, you can transition to our newer offerings at the same price for another 12 months. This includes unlimited new and current paid AppSpaces, and up to 3 free ones per account.

No doubt that JavaOne is often a huge success compared with the other conferences but will this be the last JavaOne?  Last One under the Sun.

Open-source-oriented tooling enables enterprises with incremental standardization and automation

San Francisco, June 3, 2009, JavaOne -- Carlos Sanchez, open source advocate and senior architect at Global Gateway Innovation Exchange (G2iX), a global innovation leader in the delivery of technology services, will present an open-source-based innovation toolbox that will enable dramatic efficiencies in software development at this year’s JavaOne which begins on Tuesday June 2nd at the Moscone Center, in San Francisco, California.

I'm guessing you know that Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, calculate your mortgage interest, and view images in 3D, just to name a few. It's also integral to the intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing.

To date, the Java platform has attracted more than 6.5 million software developers. It's used in every major industry segment and has a presence in a wide range of devices, computers, and networks.