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SaaS Isn’t the Future

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After years of claiming it was a  passing fad and that there is no customer demand for SaaS, BigCos have now come round to accepting that SaaS is the future. SaaS isn’t the future. SaaS is the current – the now. Just as “The New Economy” became just “the economy”test…

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FinTech 101 and #sizzle8

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Watch out, ‘the cloud’, your days as a media darling may be numbered – FinTech is the new buzzword. But what is FinTech exactly? Sadly, nothing to do with robot sharks, FinTech actually refers to the current wave of innovation in the sphere of financial technology. Last night a few…

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Introducing KashDroid Android App

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We’ve been madly beavering away on a huge upgrade to KashFlow to support multiple mobile platforms and multi-users over the last few months It looks like we’re not the only ones that have been busy coding. KashFlow customer Pale Purple have been working hard too. They’ve taken the initiative to build their own Android app for KashFlow…

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The Backbone’s connected to the…

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Warning: This post may contain some technical jargon, so if you’re unsure about any of the terms be sure to ask in the comments! For some more thoughts on all this stuff, do check out Duane’s post about the future of software development and delivery. Single page web apps Because they…

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Tradeshift Integration

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If you’re a huge organisation like the NHS or Tesco, with suppliers in the thousands, then dealing with your incoming purchase invoices has got be be a real PITA. You’re receiving invoices in lots of different formats and have multiple communication channels with your suppliers. Tradeshift solves this problem. A big…

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Wait, the cloud isn’t an ACTUAL cloud…?

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Ok, you probably already know that. But you might be surprised at how many people don’t – in a recent study in the USA, 51% of those surveyed claimed that stormy weather can interfere with cloud computing. So, while we’re probably preaching to the converted, we thought it might be worth…

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Beyond SaaS, The Future Of Software Development and Delivery

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Back when I launched KashFlow, my online accounting software business, the phrase “software as a service” hadn’t been coined yet. The recently popular catchall phrase ‘cloud computing’, now frantically highlighted in every marketeer’s notebook, was practically unheard of. iPhones didn’t even exist yet. Seven years later, SaaS is widely accepted…

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Why you should care about Google+ Local

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Google+ Local launched yesterday, and if you haven’t already started using Google+ then now’s the time – especially if you’re a business owner! Google+ Local To use Google+ Local you’ll need to have a G+ account, and these are free to set up. (Just follow the directions on that link –test…

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Why did Facebook really acquire Instagram?

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Yesterday Facebook released a new app called Camera and, just like that, the fog lifted. The reason Zuck and his crew shelled out $1 billion (insert Dr Evil joke here) for Instagram suddenly became a little more clear. An application that allows you to add filters and effects to photos…

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Live Blog – Digital Sizzle 4: an audience with Tech City

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Please note: The opinions voiced in this article are those of Stuart Bradley (me) or those of the companies alluded to within the article, not those of KashFlow Software Ltd. i.e. plz don’t sue. The validity of the Tech City Investment Organisation is probably one of the biggest issues currently under scrutiny…

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The Effect of Shorter Trial Periods for SaaS

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A couple of months ago I wrote that we were reducing our free trial period for our online accounting software. To summarise: we have always offered a 60 day trial, one of the longest in our industry. I decided to drop it to 14 days – one of the shortest. The…

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Open Letter to Banks – API Access to Statement Data

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As per our press release, I’ve today sent an open letter to the heads of British banks. The letter is as follows: I am writing to you today to urge that small businesses be granted secure electronic access to their own bank statement data. By failing to make this available…

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The Future of Digital Money

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There is currently a divide in the world of digital money. This divide was exemplified by a panel at Monday’s London Web Summit, with two of the panelists (at least to some extent) working alongside credit card companies and two fighting against them. Ben Milne, of real-time virtual money exchange…

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Feature in Focus: ViaPost

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If you rely on hard copy invoicing, then you’ll want to know about ViaPost integration. ViaPost lets you snail mail your invoices, reminder letters, or anything else from anywhere in the world without having to make a trip to the post office – or own a printer. And it costs…

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