Google launched an application marketplace today comprised of services from third-party providers that integrate with the Google Apps ecosystem.
The news has been anticipated for some time. In particular, it shows how much Google is embracing open-standards and leveraging its search and Google Apps platform to attract third-party developers.
Google made the announcement at its Google Campfire [...]
Encoding.com, a startup that provides online video encoding services, has raised $1.25 million in Series A funding. The funding was led by Metamorphic Ventures and included angel investors Patrick Condon, Fred Hamilton, Zelkova Ventures, Dave Morgan, and Allen Morgan. The funds will be used to further sales, marketing, and partnership programs.
Launched in September [...]
1. SaaS will continue to grow in acceptance and prevalence in the marketplace but – the term itself will fade in favor of “Cloud (insert your term).” There is no end of analysts predicting the continued growth in 2010 of SaaS as a business model for software vendors and a positive direction for software users. [...]