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Written by Philip Copeman
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Wednesday, 05 August 2009 |
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 For the First Time in History,
Microsoft has reported a drop in Sales Revenue. So if you are feeling
the pinch of the recession, spare a thought for those that are a few
Billion lighter. What is of interest to us is that Microsoft
Blames it on Open Source. One does not wish ill on any one and
we would all like to live in a world where everyone is making money,
however more than that, we want to live in a free world where
software is unshackled.
The unfortunate reality is that the dropping of revenues of the licences takers - Microsoft, Sage, Intuit - is an inverse relationship to the success of Open Source. Like it or not we are stacked up : Communities of participating users VS Shareholders. Every installation of Open Source bites away a piece of the annuity pie that feeds the shareholders.
There is a dramatic increases in Vendor ownership of Open Source projects . While our industry also requires the use of capital, it is a two edged sword, vendor capital brings with it the obligation of financial returns. Fortunately those of us who have been using Open Source for some time, know that it is the quality and not the price that attracts us. It is the nature of the proprietary model to restrict that access, how else does one get the financial return? It is that quality that comes under threat the moment you introduce the obligation of shareholder payback.
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Written by Philip Copeman
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Monday, 03 August 2009 |
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 There is a problem all around the world right now - that governments
recognise that SMEs are the growth and employment generators - and they
want to include them into large scale business initiatives. Linking
TurboCASH to the systems of large corporations is a strategic
initiative that can help our community of users to vastly expand
their businesses. TurboCASH is set up to easily import and export
financial documents, transactions and financial data.
It is really difficult for large corporations to deal with small
supplies, because the sunk cost of creating the interface usually
dwarfs the initial orders. The SMEs are then under difficulty to
fulfill he administrative requirements for professional buying
systems. Turbo CASH can solve this. By using a linked system the
Corporate would immediately be able to set up "Micro
wholesalers" that can act as an intermediary between the
corporate and thousands of emerging businesses. This can create
massive B2B opportunities.
Corporate access to ordered supplier accounts and financials
Common price lists
Common process documents (invoices, returns etc.)
Anyone who has opportunities in this area – please
give us your contribution – developers are avaialable to make
these interfaces - let us see how we can link 100 000 TurboCASH users
as suppliers to the world largest companies.
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Written by Philip Copeman
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 |
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One thing I have learned over 29 years
of seeking out the wood from the trees in the software business is
that it just won't stand still. Deciding when its a landscape
changing, falling of a massive tree or just a rustle of leaves on the
forest floor is often a vexing question.
Google's recent announcement of
Chrome
OS is an axe blow, Google's intention to provide a full
stack of software. It intends to be a major
player in the space currently dominated by Microsoft. It also sees a
potential price drop in the cost of a machine capable of running
TurboCASH.
Less publicized, but potentially of
more interest to the TurboCASH community is Google's intentions with
NeatX
an open source NX server. An NX server is a Linux equivalent of
Terminal services. Terminal services is Microsoft's proprietary
system for connecting remote clients to a server. This is a
fantastic idea as the basis for running wide area accounting,
centralizing branches, working from home or letting your accountant
work remotely. Making Terminal services an expensive licencing
problem has been a blunder for Microsoft that has brought Linux to
the fore in this area. With NeatX we have the potential of zero cost
remote access systems. At worst it puts pressure oin Microsoft to
reduce the cost of Terminal services.
These moves can only have a positive
effect for TurboCASH users.
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