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Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) $160 Billion Market Opportunity

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MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. software as a service", "SaaS" or "on-demand") is a popular way to access, use and pay for business support software and provides a viable business model in this emerging field of cloud computing. The applications segment (a.k.a.

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New Paths Toward Convergence

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Saturday, May 9, 2009 -- "New Paths Toward Convergence" Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. This is driving massive demand for new digital content distribution networks, in addition to an entirely new ecosystem of business and technology relationships.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

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I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). AOL is in the process of rebuilding itself and emulating a little-known LA-based startup called Demand Media.