February 19, 2008
Written by Ameed Taylor
The W3C Semantic Web Group recently standardized its recommendation for the SPARQL Query Language for RDF. RDF is a directed, labeled graph data format for representing information in the Web.
SPARQL (pronounced Sparkle) is a query language for RDF that can be used against diverse data sources, whether the data is stored natively as RDF or viewed as RDF via middleware. SPARQL in many ways opens the door to the true Semantic Web and once fully adopted as the main RDF query language, will accelerate creation of advanced automated data sharing applications.
Ivan Herman recently presented a tutorial entitled “Introduction to the Semantic Web” that gives a great overview of how the Semantic Web works.
December 20, 2007
Written by Ameed Taylor
Tien Tzuo, Chief Strategy Officer for Salesforce.com, reviews how the traditional sales model for Enterprise Software should be adopted for Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 software.
This video is from the excellent Stanford Technology Ventures Program.
November 27, 2007
Written by Ameed Taylor
The OnDemand Beat Blog will focus on Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 startups and technology. As an added twist this Blog will focus not only on the startup and technology scene in the US, but will have a strong emphasis on review and discussion of Enterprise 2.0 - 3.0 startups and technology in Asia and Europe.
My interest in Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 started a few years back when I joined a startup ASP in the Bay area called Qwest Cyber Solutions. (QCS) This startup (like many other ASP’s in the dot com boom years) was a bit ahead of the technology curve and unlike the more lean and mean Enterprise and Web 2.0 firms of today had expensive fixed overhead & personnel costs. Qwest Communications sold QCS to a competing ASP, Corio in 2002 and Corio was later purchased by IBM.
My experience with QCS led me to form a startup called Applation; whose primary focus is the development of On Demand Data Integration solutions. We started Applation prior to the height of the current web 2.0 craze and have kept the focus on developing On Demand Solutions for the Enterprise versus consumer.
Thus like Applation, the OnDemand Beat blog will focus on the Enterprise and firms like YooPlus, Attensa, KnowNow and Worklight.
Large firms like Google, IBM, Oracle and Microsoft will also be featured in the blog as they are all either organically developing or acquiring Enterprise 2.0 and 3.0 expertise.
Please send me comments and tips on companies and technologies you would like me to review on the OnDemand Beat Blog.
November 16, 2007
Written by Ameed Taylor
The OnDemand Beat blog is launching soon!
This blog will focus on Enterprise 2.0 & 3.0 startups and technology.
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