The Market Implications of Sequoia Capital's Funding of Appirio

THINKstrategies
Jeff Kaplan compares Sequoia's investment in Appirio to previous Sequoia investments and examines implications for the broader industry.

VCs Have Their Heads in the Clouds

BusinessWeek
Stacey Higginbotham at GigaOm looks at the attention cloud computing is drawing from the VC community, using Sequoia Capital's invest in Appirio as an example. "The game-changing potential of those services has venture firms sitting up and taking notice," she says. "So far this year companies providing cloud services or building services on top of the cloud have raked in more than $70 million."

Sequoia bets on enterprise apps in the cloud

ZDNet, Phil Wainewright
Phil Wainewright analyzes Sequoia Capital's investment in Appirio: "Sequoia’s bet is that Appirio will prove to have been an early mover in bringing the cloud to the enterprise, in the process carving a substantial slice of the $300 billion currently spent each year on traditional on-premise computing solutions."

Appirio gets $5.6M from Sequoia

VentureBeat
Anthony Ha breaks the news of Sequoia Capital's investment in Appirio: "Appirio, an online software startup whose most popular offerings sync data between Salesforce.com and Google products, has raised a $5.6 million second round of funding led by Sequoia Capital."

Podcast - SaaS Integration Issues

SaaS Week
SaaS integration is a commonly cited concern that companies mention when wondering about whether to use SaaS, but companies are finding ways to work around any challenges. SaaS Week's Krissi Danielsson recently spoke with Chris Barbin, CEO of Appirio, about SaaS integration.
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Takeaways from Cloud Computing Conference Call w/CRM Partners

Citigroup
Brett Thrill hosted a conference call with 5 prominent partners of Salesforce.com. All agreed that customer adoption of SaaS is still early, though growing fast, toward a vast market, and is inevitable. The powerful trend is driven by lower cost and faster innovation, while skepticism over security, scalability, and performance are dissipating (PDF for Citi clients only)

Programmable SaaS? That's platform as a service

SD Times
Alexandra Morales discussed on-demand platforms and Appirio described what and how salesforce's platform has become so compelling.

Pick your PaaS strategy

SD Times
Describes a few of the considerations in evaluating Platform as a Services (PaaS) for your organization. Appirio describes why its more than just an SOA story.

Appirio Contact Sync for Salesforce and Google Announced

CRM Community
David Sims on Appirio's new product offering to synchronize your address book between Salesforce and Google Apps.

Author Solutions Taps Force.com and Platform-as-a-Service to Produce High-quality Books in Less Time, for Less Money

Author Solutions Press Release
Describes solution, developed by Appirio and Author Solutions to manage the entire publishing workflow, from editorial to book layout and cover design to marketing and distribution.

Google Partners Soar in the Cloud

eWeek
Summary of the business roundtable at Google I/O with Appirio discussing the business implications of developing in the cloud

Google I/O: Window Into the Real Future of the Web

BusinessWeek
Summary of a business roundtable at Google I/O, featuring Appirio discussing the near and long term impact of on-demand on the IT industry.

CRM services partners Salesforce.com and Google target Microsoft

Search CRM
Appirio described how the partnership between salesforce.com and google will impact Microsoft.

Salesforce Incubator Companies Reaching For The Cloud

Dow Jones VentureWire
Appirio featured in VentureWire's interview with Steve Cakebread, President and Chief Strategy Officer, salesforce.com, on Appiro's success in the salesforce.com incubator.

Salesforce.com Comes to Town

Destination CRM
Covers Tour De force in New York City and the keynotes with Marc Benioff, Nicholas Carr and Appirio.

Will Salesforce Deal Jump-Start Google Apps Adoption?

eWeek
Appirio counters anaylsts and descirbes the growing momentum of Google Apps

Appirio Describes the Power of the Platform at the salesforce.com - Google Launch

Salesforce.com

Salesforce and Google Team To Conqueor the Enterprise

ZDNet - Phil Wainewright
In depth analysis of Salesforce - Google Announcement.

Partners: Salesforce for Google Apps Proves SAAS Versatility

eWeek
Discusses how the new products from Google, salesforce.com and partners will benefit enterprise customers.

Google-Salesforce details: We love the cloud, we love each other

VentureBeat
Cover the event and announcement and partner applications from Appirio.

Google, Salesforce link up for business apps

CNET
Interview with salesforce.com and Google on the impact of the new products.

Appirio - Attachments in salesforce.com

Amazon Web Services Blog
In depth review of Appirio Cloud Storage for salesforce.com (powered by S3)

Interview: Woodson Martin of Salesforce.com on Mashups and 'Platform as a Service'

Intruders.TV
Salesforce.com's Woodson Marting discusses mashups and Appirio's Gadget Builder

Google Must Make or Break GAPE in 2008

eWeek
Discusses Google Enterprise opportunity in 2008 - Appirio predicts success with large enterprises

Stars and Keepers

CEO Magazine
Appirio CEO Chris Barbin co-authors an article in CEO Magazine on retaining key talent during a business transition"

Where Have All The Servers Gone?

AMR Research
AMR's Bruce Richardson points to Appirio as a leading example of a server-less company.

Can MySpace And Skype Work For Business?

CMP Channel
Appirio provides critical insight of the Skype - MySpace announcement and guidance on how customers can use Skype alone to gain value in the call center.

Salesforce.com IdeaExchange Recognized by Independent Research Firm for its Innovative Use of Social Technology

CNN Money
Appirio talks about the innovation enabled by IdeaExchange and its Google Gadgets initiative.

Developers Unsure Of Facebook's Enterprise Push

CRN
Appirio discusses the potential and current state of Facebook. in the enterprise.

Appirio - Google Gadget and Salesforce Integration

Web Analytics World
Covers Appirio's newest products, the Appirio Gadget Builder for iGoogle (salesforce.com Edition). In addition, a you tube video shows the Gadget Builder in Action.

Salesforce.com Introduces New Force.com On-Demand Platform --- World's First Platform-As-A-Service

CNN Money
Appirio Chief Architect provides analysis of the key parts of Visual Force.

SIs putting product onto AppExchange

ZDNET - Software as Services
Appirio is a "favorite case study for AppExchange" with the release of its Google Gadgets that hook into Salesforce.com applications, and is also forging a strong relationship as an integrator for Google applications.

Appirio Video Interview from Salesforce - Google Launch

Salesforce.com - Google
Video interview describing Appirio's new Gadgets for Salesforce Group Edition featuring Google Adwords and the overall benefits of on-demand for innovation.

From the Ground Up - Cube Dweller

Forbes
Forbes highlights how Appirio has leveraged SaaS and Web 2.0 concepts and solutions to allow it to be much more nimble and cost effective in how it runs its business.

How SaaS Changes the SI Universe

ZDNET - Software as Services
Discusses how Appirio and other SaaS SIs are capitalizing on the disruptive effect of SaaS on on-premise ISVs and their ecosystems.

Salesforce.com Partner Appirio Joins the Google Enterprise Program

TMCNet
Discusss how Appirio has become the first Salesforce - Google partner and the creative ways the company runs its own infrastructure and development.

Don't Forget the Other "SaaS" Offerings

Under the Buzz - TCG Advisors (May 2007 - Volume 8-2)
Discusses the ideas of "Service as a Service" and cites the Appirio Services 2.0 piece as an example of how the market for services must evolve.

Salesforce Announces On-Demand SOA Feature

eWeek, CIO Central
Article discussing salesforce.com's new SOA announcement uses Appirio to explain its significance and impact on building applications and mashups.

Appirio's Eat-Your-Own-Dogfood SaaS Integration

ZDNet - Software as Services Blog
Phil Waineright discusses how Appirio's own business infrastructure relies exclusively on SaaS solutions - without any on-premise software and hardware.

What's the Most Innovative Software?

Information Week
Blogger Mary Heyes Weier discusses the most innovative part of the Software 2007 conferences - companies that don't sell software. Appirio and its work with CRC and Borland are highlighted.

Salesforce.com Recasts as a Platform

Information Week
Describes salesforce.com's transition to becoming a platform, citing Appirio's efforts for CRC as an example of how salesforce.com can be used for more than just CRM.

Salesforce.com's New Pitch to Startups

CIO Today, NewsFactor
The salesforce.com Incubator in San Mateo could be the first of many across the globe. Marc Benioff talks about the vision for the program. Appirio provides the perspective of a key partner and an original tenant.

Salesforce.com's Pitch to Startups

Business Week
In a piece about Marc Benioff's latest initiative, Appirio describes its view of the benefits of the salesforce.com Incubator.

Salesforce.com Offers Apex-only Edition for Customers Who Don't Need CRM

SearchSystemsChannel (TechTarget)
What does salesforce.com's platform release mean for the market? Appirio describes how CRC Health Group benefits from salesforce.com as a platform.

Salesforce.com Pushes Apex Beyond CRM

CRN
How will Apex change the market for salesforce.com? Appirio describes the benefits of salesforce.com's Apex platform and its advantages over legacy on-premise offerings.

Services 2.0 - A New World for Systems Integrators

SandHill.com - Business Strategy for Software Executives
Appirio editorial on why this "2.0" will forever change the software services ecosystem as it delivers Web 2.0 and SaaS 2.0 solutions to the enterprise.

Running a Technical Support Department with SaaS Solutions

Service & Support Professionals Association (SSPA) Newsletter
Appirio analysis of how tech support departments are adopting SaaS solutions to provide flexibility and improve customer service.

CRC Health Group Selects Appirio to Design Custom CRM Platform

OPEN MINDS - Online Behavioral Health and Social Services Newsletter
Appirio leads a multi-phase project to deliver a new CRM system to track activity for CRC's 110 facilities and its call center that handles 80,000 calls per year.

Survey: What (Potential) Apex Developers Want from Salesforce

eWeek Magazine
Articles discusses what Apex has to do to become a premier platform. Appirio elaborates on how to unleash the power of Apex, the industry's first on-demand platform.

Salesforce.com Delivers Apex, Reinventing Business Applications

salesforce.com Press Release
Salesforce.com announces their Apex platform. Appirio explains how Salesforce.com's Apex development platform dramatically reduces the effort to develop solutions for customers and partners.