Archive for the 'Karthik Ramakrishnan' Category

A Force to reckon with - Emergence of Salesforce.com’s AppExchange Platform

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

[tags]Salesforce.com, Marc R Benioff, SaaS, Web Services, EBay, business software, ISV, Plateform, Imfinity Expertise
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It was a bright spring afternoon, 7th of May in 2003, as I made my way into the packed Terman Auditorium at Stanford University. We had gathered to hear Marc R. Benioff, the founder of Salesforce.com, share his vision on how his […]

Globalization of R&D

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

Tags : R&D, Offshore Product Development, Globalization, Development Cost, IP Protection, Quality Products
Outsourcing or off-shoring a part or whole of a company’s business operation is a well-known concept based on the principles of comparative advantage. Companies, especially in the traditional manufacturing industries of automotive, textile or steel have a long […]