E-Commerce Minute

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E-Commerce Minute: Saturday -- October 3, 2015

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Headline Scan
Microsoft and Google End Hostilities, Partner Up
Benioff Flees Facebook in Search of Peace
Cloud Consulting Acquisitions Accelerate

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Today's Story Highlights

Microsoft and Google End Hostilities, Partner Up
There's strong, scientifically verifiable evidence indicating
Microsoft's move to join the rest of the tech world in open source and
collaboration was propelled by a compelling force: the Nadella effect.
Since taking the company's helm, CEO Satya Nadella's message has been
one of collaboration, and meeting consumers on their terms. For example,
Microsoft pushed Office 365 to all major platforms.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82557.html

Benioff Flees Facebook in Search of Peace
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has quit Facebook and shut down his account,
sparking speculation as to his motives. Is Salesforce at odds with
Facebook? Is Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg no longer Benioff's BFF? Is
Salesforce planning something with Twitter? "I'm on a FB pause," Benioff
posted on Robert Scoble's Twitter account, in response to his query. "It
was too overwhelming to keep up to date."
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82562.html

Cloud Consulting Acquisitions Accelerate
The recent flurry of consulting company acquisitions focused on cloud
computing is another clear indication of the accelerating shift of IT
systems and enterprise applications to Software as a Service, Platform
as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service alternatives. IT and
business decision-makers are no longer asking why they should move to
the cloud.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/82556.html

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