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Google to take commission on Google Apps sales (PCWorld)

Google will soon be claiming a share of revenue for Sales on the Google Apps marketplace. Currently, all revenue goes to the independent developers of the apps themselves. This will not likely change much from a Google App customer perspective, but it may change how developers package their apps.

Oracle confirms Fusion Applications suite (V3.co.uk)

At Oracle Open World this week Larry Ellison unveiled the long-awaited Fusion Applications suite. Fusion Applications can be deployed on-premise or on the cloud. And with modular deployment options, Fusion Apps allows for integration with existing third party applications, according to this article. The company touts the applications suite as being friendly for business users, underscoring an industry-wide push towards more business involvement in IT.

Cloud requires a new approach to IT delivery models (NetworkWorld)

Integration of a new SaaS tool often requires seeing things in a new way. The author here explains how on-premise CRM implementations, for example were highly customizable while Salesforce.com has a standard schema. For a company to succeed with cloud computing—and more and more that seems to be linked with success overall—a comany must accept that kind of change, the author argues.

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