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Recent Software as a Service Articles

Note to Tech Start-ups: Cool Products Aren’t Enough

By Erik Sherman |  Mar 27, 2012

A hot mobile app that gets attention does not a company make. A better way: Build what people want and find a way to make it pay.  Read more


5 New Apps & Tech Tools to Try

By Scott Steinberg |  Mar 22, 2012

Dozens of new gadgets and Web services promise to boost your business. Here are five that just might deliver.  Read more


PayPal Here Takes Aim at Square

By Christina DesMarais |  Mar 16, 2012

Who will win? Doesn't matter--small businesses stand to gain as these mobile payment platforms try to out-innovate each other.  Read more


Cheap Ways to Make an Old Computer New Again

By Jeff Haden |  Mar 1, 2012

Sprucing up the office computers is a lot more affordable than replacing them.  Read more


Build a Killer Enterprise App: 10 Rules

By Jeff Haden |  Feb 28, 2012

The best apps are always on, always alert, and always ready to help your employees seize an opportunity. Here's how to build one.  Read more


35 Ways to Make Your Business Look Bigger

By Scott Steinberg |  Feb 27, 2012

If you're going to compete with the big dogs, you've got to dress the part. Look more professional with these essential apps.  Read more


How to Identify Your Next Business Opportunity

By Tim Rice |  Feb 23, 2012

As the co-founder of a Brooklyn gourmet food and wine shop, Jason Richelson knows first-hand the shortcomings of cash register software. So in August 2008 he...  Watch video


6 Start-up Tips From the World’s Biggest Tech Companies

By John Brandon |  Feb 23, 2012

Google and Microsoft were once start-ups. So how'd they get that big? We asked company executives to share their growth tips.  Read more


Business Trip? 5 Tech Essentials to Pack

By John Brandon |  Feb 17, 2012

Travel lighter! Get more work done! Never run out of power! Don't leave home without these tech essentials.  Read more


5 Ways to Deal With Pushy Tech Vendors

By Erik Sherman |  Feb 13, 2012

Microsoft, Best Buy, and other tech giants are coming for you, armed with their best sales pitches. Get ready to negotiate.  Read more


5 Tech Trends That Won’t Go Out of Style

By John Brandon |  Feb 6, 2012

Feel like you're always scrambling to keep up with the latest technology? Stop. These are the only five things you need to worry about.  Read more


Starting Over

By Jason Fried |  Jan 24, 2012

Sometimes, the best way to improve something is to begin again from scratch. Even if it's your top-selling product.  Read more


5 Tips: How to Recover When Your Tech Tools Fail

By Erik Sherman |  Jan 20, 2012

Sometimes the Web services you rely on crash... or get taken down by the feds (sorry, Megaupload.com!). Be ready before it happens to you.  Read more


Web Translation Made Simple

By Adam Baer |  May 27, 2012

The skinny on a new Web-based service that can translate websites into more than 50 foreign languages  Read more


PayPal to Offer Mobile Payments, Location-Based Deals

By Courtney Rubin |  Sep 16, 2011

Other new features will include store inventory lookup and barcode scanning via a handheld device.  Read more


Deciding Whether Your Business Needs a Mobile App

By Lou Dubois |  Jul 25, 2011

Mobile applications can be one of the best ways to keep your consumers engaged with your brand as they are on the move. But first you have to decide whether ...  Read more


Creating Apps to Fuel Growth

By Mike Hofman |  May 16, 2011

How mobile apps spurred the growth of GasBuddy.com into a successful web business  Read more


10 Apps to Up Your Networking Game

By Lauren Cannon |  Feb 8, 2011

Get friendly! You have a smartphone, so show your new contact you know how to use it. We've found the best free apps that can spark connections and keep you ...  View slideshow


How to Use Software to Plan and Prioritize Projects

By Inc. staff |  Dec 28, 2010

In business, when the going gets tough, the tough have to learn to prioritize between projects to make sure they reach business goals without breaking the bank.  Read more


America's Fastest-Growing Software Company

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 2010

Serial entrepreneur Andy Monin created Vendormate software to help health care facilities manage vendors; the company earned $10.7 million in 2009.  Read more


Web-based Voice Mail

By Curt Finch |  May 20, 2010

Did you know that you can manage your voice mail messages online?  Not only that, but some services will allow you to get the messages automatically ...  Read more


Cloud Computing Turns 10

By Tamara Schweitzer |  Oct 19, 2009

Marc Benioff, founder and CEO of Salesforce.com, discusses the evolution of cloud computing and how the advent of Web-based software change the future of doi...  Read more


How to Track Customers With CRM Tools

By John Brandon |  Oct 1, 2009

How SugarCRM and Zoho, two of the best free CRM software programs, stack up  Read more


How to Manage Volunteer Software Developers

By Nitasha Tiku |  Jul 1, 2009

Companies like Etsy use developer tools such as APIs to entice developers to build mobile applications for free  Read more


How to Choose the Right Collaboration Software

By Darren Dahl |  Jun 1, 2009

Although e-mail remains the primary method of office communication, businesses are increasingly turning to programs designed specifically for office collabor...  Read more