http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/ Andy Hayler, noted industry expert and founder of Kalido, gives his view on developments in the enterprise software market. Issues covered include data warehousing, master data management, business intelligence and corporate performance management. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:49:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/#comment-45 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:10:00 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/#comment-45 You seem to be very knowledgeable on the BI field, I am more than surprised you would agree with the comment that Siebel OnDemand was the only product at Siebel growing. You seem to be very knowledgeable on the BI field, I am more than surprised you would agree with the comment that Siebel OnDemand was the only product at Siebel growing.

]]> http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/#comment-44 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 15:28:00 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/#comment-44 Thanks for clarifying, I agree with your assessment. Thanks for clarifying, I agree with your assessment.

]]> http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/#comment-43 Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:54:00 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/#comment-43 Thanks for your comment. What I meant was that Siebel was very late in reacting to the threat of salesforce.com, initially being in denial and then being too little, too late with its competitive offering. I agree that, when it did arrive, that it was indeed the only product at Siebel growing, but I think that the market had by then perceived it as a "oh well, if we must then" reaction to salesforce by Siebel. By the time it started to get some momentum, Siebel was imploding around it. As you say, it may have helped a lot in getting a buyer for Siebel. Thanks for your comment. What I meant was that Siebel was very late in reacting to the threat of salesforce.com, initially being in denial and then being too little, too late with its competitive offering. I agree that, when it did arrive, that it was indeed the only product at Siebel growing, but I think that the market had by then perceived it as a “oh well, if we must then” reaction to salesforce by Siebel. By the time it started to get some momentum, Siebel was imploding around it. As you say, it may have helped a lot in getting a buyer for Siebel.

]]> http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/#comment-42 Fri, 27 Jan 2006 01:18:00 +0000 http://andyonenterprisesoftware.com/2006/01/to-host-or-not-to-host-that-is-the-question/#comment-42 I'm a little confused as to your statement about Siebel missing the boat entirely. Siebel OnDemand was the only product putting in growth numbers while the rest of Siebel was dying on the vine, and the success of that service drove Oracle to publicly support Websphere as part of the acquisition. I’m a little confused as to your statement about Siebel missing the boat entirely. Siebel OnDemand was the only product putting in growth numbers while the rest of Siebel was dying on the vine, and the success of that service drove Oracle to publicly support Websphere as part of the acquisition.

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