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'''Software as a service''' ('''SaaS''') is a software application delivery model where the vendor both develops and operates the application for use by its customers over the internet. While SaaS is not limited to business applications, it is typically thought of as a low-cost way for businesses to obtain the same benefits of commercially licensed, internally operated software, without the associated complexity and high initial cost. Many types of software are well suited to the SaaS model, where customers may have little interest or capability in software deployment, but do have substantial computing needs. Application areas such as Customer Relations Management, Video Conferencing, Human Resources, Accounting and Email are just a few of the initial markets showing SaaS success. The distinction between SaaS and earlier applications delivered over the internet is that SaaS solutions were developed specifically to leverage web technologies such as the browser. The term "SaaS" was coined by John Koenig for the SDForum Software as a Service Conference in March of 2005 and has become the industry adopted reference term, generally replacing the earlier terms "On-Demand" and "ASP" (Application Service Provider). <ref>url=http://www.sdforum.org/SDForum/Templates/CalendarEvent.aspx?CID=1602&mo=3&yr=2005</ref> |
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<center><br>'''''Dear All:'''''<br><br>'''I will be on an extended break from February 21 through April 8 in observance of [[Lent#Fasting_and_abstinence|Lent]]. I need to spend more time with God and less with Wikipedia, so I'm going to attempt some self-control by not editing WP during that time. I will be watching my usual pages and looking forward to rejoining the fray. (My self-control only goes so far...)'''<br><br>[[Image:Ccross.svg|40px]]<br>'''''<font color="green">Happy Easter!'''''<br> |
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==Key characteristics of software delivered by SaaS == |
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The key characteristics of SaaS software, according to [[International Data Corporation|IDC]], include<ref name="IDC">{{cite web| title=2005 Software as a Service Taxonomy and Research Guide| first=Erin| last=Traudt| coauthors=Amy Konary| url=http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=33453&pageType=PRINTFRIENDLY#33453-S-0001| accessdate=2006-08-25| year=2005| month=June| publisher=IDC| pages=7}}</ref>: |
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* network-based access to, and management of, commercially available (i.e., not custom) software |
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* activities that are managed from central locations rather than at each customer's site, enabling customers to access applications remotely via the [[WWW|Web]] |
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* application delivery that typically is closer to a one-to-many model (single instance, [[multitenant|multi-tenant]] architecture) than to a one-to-one model, including architecture, pricing, partnering, and management characteristics |
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==Input req.== |
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If you're still around, would love your input on [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Stub sorting/Naming guidelines#Redrafting, stage 1]] (or rather the draft it introduces). — <span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">[[User:SMcCandlish|SMcCandlish]]</span> [[[User_talk:SMcCandlish|talk]]] [[[Special:Contributions/SMcCandlish|contrib]]]</span> <span style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">ツ</span> 01:37, 21 February 2007 (UTC) |
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== Some lists of films and a category for deletion == |
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Hi, I wanted to let you know that some lists of films are up for deletion: [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Films/Categorization#Category:Lists of films with features in common]]. Not that we will lose anything of great value, just that some editors will miss their playgrownd. But what you are up to is by far more important, so, Best Wishes and Season's Greetings! [[User:Hoverfish|Hoverfish]] <small>[[User talk:Hoverfish|Talk]]</small> 23:30, 23 February 2007 (UTC) |
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==WikiProject Films February Newsletter== |
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==Types of SaaS providers== |
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The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/February 2007 Newsletter|February 2007 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. '''[[User:Cbrown1023|<font color="green">Cbrown1023</font>]]''' <small>'''<font color="#002bb8">[[User talk:Cbrown1023|talk]]</font>'''</small> 23:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC) |
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There are two types of SaaS providers. The first has often been referred to as an [[Application service provider]] (ASP) where a customer purchases and brings to a hosting company a copy of software, or the hosting company offers widely available software for use by customers, such as hosting [[Microsoft Office]] and making that available across the web to customers who pay a fee per month for access to the software. The second type of SaaS provider offers what is often called [[software on-demand]], where a company offers to customers software specifically built for one-to-many hosting. This means that one copy of the software is installed for use by many companies who access the software across the web. |
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== The Novels WikiProject Newsletter: Issue X - March 2007 == |
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In the first type of provider, a licensing fee and a monthly fee are separate and are paid to the maker of the software and to the hoster of the software. With the second type of hosting there is no division between licensing and hosting fees and traditionally there is little or no customization of software for customers. With mature SaaS providers on-demand solutions can be highly customized. |
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The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Outreach/Newsletter March 2007|March 2007 issue]]''' of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. |
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==SaaS enablement== |
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<small>This is an automated delivery by [[User:Grafikbot|grafikbot]] 20:14, 7 March 2007 (UTC)</small> |
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Certain vendors have created tools which provide [[Independent software vendor|ISVs]] the ability to convert an existing web/web service or wap-based products into a SaaS application, or that reduce the amount of time and effort required to create a SaaS application from scratch. |
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== RFC: Old Farmer's Almanac == |
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These tools can reduce time to market, engineering cost and effort involved in converting a traditionally-delivered software product into an SaaS solution, or in building and deploying a new solution as a SaaS solution. Examples of enablement components range from pieces of software the provide functionality such as user management, to full-fledged [[SaaS platform]] products that provide a technology stack for deploying a SaaS application.<ref>{{cite web| title=Repealing the SaaS Tax| url=http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/article.php/3663266| accessdate=2007-03-07 | year=2007| month=March| first=Sinclair| last=Schuller}}</ref> |
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ISVs can integrate these applications into their products and can sell their products in SaaS model. |
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I am an employee of Yankee Publishing, Inc., of Dublin, New Hampshire. |
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==SaaS maturity model== |
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Microsoft outlines 4 levels of maturity for SaaS solutions<ref name="microsoft">{{cite web| title=Architecture strategies for catching the long tail| url=http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa479069.aspx| accessdate=2006-04-01 | year=2006| month=April}}</ref>. |
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Two months ago, I volunteered to update the Wikipedia listing for The Old Farmer’s Almanac – a publication owned by my employer. |
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The first level of maturity is similar to the traditional application service provider (ASP) model of software delivery, dating back to the 1990s. At this level, each customer has its own customized version of the hosted application, and runs its own instance of the application on the host's servers. |
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I am contacting you because you have previously edited this listing. |
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At the second level of maturity, the vendor hosts a separate instance of the application for each customer (or tenant). Whereas in the first level each instance is individually customized for the tenant, at this level, all instances use the same code implementation, and the vendor meets customers' needs by providing detailed configuration options that allow the customer to change how the application looks and behaves to its users. |
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I have endeavored to follow Wikipedia’s guidelines to the best of my knowledge and ability, and would appreciate your input on the [[Talk:Old_Farmer%27s_Almanac#RFC:_Employee-Suggested_Edits|RFC]] I posted today on the Almanac’s discussion page. |
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At the third level of maturity, the vendor runs a single instance that serves every customer, with configurable metadata providing a unique user experience and feature set for each one. Authorization and security policies ensure that each customer's data is kept separate from that of other customers; and, from the end user's perspective, there is no indication that the application instance is being shared among multiple tenants. |
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Best, [[User:NH-Nemesis|NH-Nemesis]] 21:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC) |
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At the fourth and final level of maturity, the vendor hosts multiple customers on a load-balanced farm of identical instances, with each customer's data kept separate, and with configurable metadata providing a unique user experience and feature set for each customer. A SaaS IV system is scalable to an arbitrarily large number of customers, because the number of servers and instances on the back end can be increased or decreased as necessary to match demand, without requiring additional re-architecting of the application, and changes or fixes can be rolled out to thousands of tenants as easily as a single tenant. |
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== Image licensing issues about images you created on the Wikimedia Commons == |
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==On-demand open source software== |
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On-demand [[open source]] offers clients software as a service where the application code is used under [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] or [[GNU Lesser General Public License|LGPL]] licenses. Companies that offer traditional software on-demand, either build the application from the ground-up or take an existing application and host it on their own servers. In both these scenarios, the application code is proprietary and not available to the end customer. |
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I noticed that you probably made a mistake on some images you created using [[:Image:Nuvola apps aktion.png]] on the Commons by attempting to release your images into the public domain. However, you cannot release into the public domain what is protected by copyright. Since [[:Image:Nuvola apps aktion.png]] is licensed under the LGPL and therefore still copyrighted, you must release works based on it under the GPL or LGPL. Otherwise, you technically have violated copyright. The text of the LGPL is [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html linked here]. I also left you a message on [[commons:User talk:Pegship|your talk page on Commons]]. Please fix this when you get back from Lent. Thank you. [[User:Jesse Viviano|Jesse Viviano]] 05:18, 14 March 2007 (UTC) |
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On-demand open source service providers offer open source applications as a service. These companies integrate, host, monitor, update and support the Open Source applications for their clients. Since the core open source is free and no licensing fees are included in the service price, the cost is often more economical to small and mid-sized companies. A big advantage of on-demand open source is that customers are not locked in to their service provider - they can access their data and download the applications if they are not satisfied with the service being offered. |
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If I tread on your toes in my recent drive to create film-flag icons, please let me know. I hope you are having a nice break and look forward to your return. — '''[[User:Wisekwai|Wise]]'''''[[User talk:Wisekwai|Kwai]]'' 08:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC) |
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The reason for moving away from the term ASP or [[application service provider]] is that the ASP generation was merely traditional [[client-server]] applications with [[HTML]] [[frontend]]s added as an afterthought. These applications were [[hosting|hosted]] by third-parties who ordinarily did not have application expertise, but were only managing servers. Because the applications were not written as net-native applications, performance was poor and application updates were no better than self managed applications. By comparison, current net-native SaaS applications or independent portions are updated regularly, many daily. |
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==Wikiproject Actors and Filmakers== |
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This gradual shift in the terminologies also is a direct reflection of the change in the business requirements demanded by clients. The focus in SaaS is more on what the customer wants rather than what the vendor could give as was the case in an ASP. |
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Hey see my proposals at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Actor and Filmmakers]] and the main WP Film and Biography talk page. Know anybody who is interested? Actors and all film people articles need a body on wikipedia to upkeep them asthey need more focus -it would be a part of Biogrpahy and Film. If you are interested or know somebody who would be, please let them know and whether you think it is a good progession for the project or not. Please leave your views at the council or biogrpahy main talk page. THanks. P.S Really missing you!!!! [[User:Ernst Stavro Blofeld| <font color="darkblue">'''''♦ Sir Blofeld ♦'''''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Ernst Stavro Blofeld|<font size="-4"><font color="Black">'''"I've been expecting you"'''</font></font color>]]</sup> 15:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC) |
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==[[List of the writings of William Monahan]]== |
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Early SaaS approaches were [[application service provider]]s (ASPs) who ran a turnkey application on behalf of their clients. But ASPs generally did not build the application themselves; rather, they took an off-the-shelf application (such as a messaging platform, an enterprise requirements planning tool, or a salesforce automation package) and ran it for customers. |
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Hello. Quick questions. Should I use your {{tl|inc-lit}} for my list of [[William Monahan]]'s writings? Has it been approved?-[[User:BillDeanCarter|BillDeanCarter]] 20:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC) |
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==WikiProject_Middle-earth== |
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== Drivers for SaaS adoption == |
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re: [[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Middle-earth#Templates_II]]. This project badly needs a fan involved in the project that is an able template coder, and I thought perhaps you might know one or two people you could ask on behalf of User:Carcharoth (If you do, have them contact: [[User talk:Carcharoth]]). Thanks! It's not as holy as eating fish on Fridays (if THAT ever was!), but is in the best traditions of charity per Christ! (Enjoy the time away!) Long time, no see! Best regards, // <b>[[User:Fabartus|Fra]]</b><font color="green">[[User talk:Fabartus|nkB]]</font> 17:23, 27 March 2007 (UTC) |
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==March WP:FILMS Newsletter== |
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The traditional rationale for outsourcing of IT systems is that by applying economies of scale to the operation of applications, a service provider can offer better, cheaper, more reliable applications than companies can themselves. |
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The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Outreach/March 2007 Newsletter|March 2007 issue]]''' of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. |
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The use of SaaS-based applications has grown dramatically, as reported by many of the analyst firms that cover the sector. But it’s only in recent years that SaaS has truly flourished. Several important changes to the way we work have made this rapid acceptance possible. |
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<small>This is an automated notice by '''[[User:Cbrown1023|<font color="green">Cbrown1023</font>]]''' <small>'''<font color="#002bb8">[[User talk:Cbrown1023|talk]]</font>'''</small> 00:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)</small> |
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*Everyone has a computer: Most information workers have access to a computer and are familiar with conventions from mouse usage to web interfaces. As a result, the learning curve for new, external applications is lower and less hand-holding by internal IT is needed. |
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*Computing itself is a commodity: In the past, corporate mainframes were jealously guarded as strategic advantages. More recently, the applications were viewed as strategic. Today, people know it’s the business processes and the data itself—customer records, workflows, and pricing information—that matters. Computing and application licenses are cost centers, and as such, they’re suitable for cost reduction and outsourcing. The adoption of SaaS could also drive Internet-scale to become a commodity.<ref>http://www.saasblogs.com/2006/09/26/scale-as-a-commodity-2/ SaaSBlogs: Scale as a Commodity</ref> |
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*Applications are standardized: With some notable, industry-specific exceptions, most people spend most of their time using standardized applications. An expense reporting page, an applicant screening tool, a spreadsheet, or an e-mail system are all sufficiently ubiquitous and well understood that most users can switch from one system to another easily. This is evident from the number of web-based calendaring, spreadsheet, and e-mail systems that have emerged in recent years. |
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*Parametric applications are usable: In older applications, the only way to change a workflow was to modify the code. But in more recent applications—particularly web-based ones—significantly new applications can be created from parameters and macros. This allows organizations to create many different kinds of business logic atop a common application platform. Many SaaS providers allow a wide range of customization within a basic set of functions. |
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*A specialized software provider can target a global market: A company that made [[Human Resource Management Systems|software for human resource management]] at boutique hotels might once have had a hard time finding enough of a market to sell its applications. But a hosted application can instantly reach the entire market, making specialization within a vertical not only possible, but preferable. This in turn means that SaaS providers can often deliver products that meet their markets’ needs more closely than traditional “shrinkwrap” vendors could. |
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*Web systems are reliable enough: Despite sporadic outages and slow-downs, most people are willing to use the public Internet, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol and the TCP/IP stack to deliver business functions to end users. |
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*Security is sufficiently well trusted and transparent: With the broad adoption of SSL organizations have a way of reaching their applications without the complexity and burden of end-user configurations or VPNs. |
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*Availability of enablement technology: According to IDC<ref name="IDC">{{cite web| title=2005 Software as a Service Taxonomy and Research Guide| first=Erin| last=Traudt| coauthors=Amy Konary| url=http://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=33453&pageType=PRINTFRIENDLY#33453-S-0005| accessdate=2006-08-25| year=2005| month=June| publisher=IDC| pages=7}}</ref>, organizations developing enablement technology that allow other vendors to quickly build SaaS applications will be important in driving adoption. Because of SaaS' relative infancy, many companies have either built enablement tools or platforms or are in the process of engineering enablement tools or platforms. A Saugatuck study shows that the industry will most likely converge to three or four enablers that will act as SaaS Integration Platforms (SIPs)<ref name="Saugatuck">{{cite web| title=SaaS 2.0: Saugatuck Study Shows Rapid SaaS Evolution to Business Platforms| url=http://pdfserver.prweb.com/pdfdownload/377561/pr.pdf#search=%22saugatuck%20%20sip%20saas%20filetype%3Apdf%22.| accessdate=2006-09-01 | year=2006| month=April}}</ref>. |
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* Wide Area Network's bandwidth has grown drastically following the Moore's Law (more than 100% increase each 24 months) and is about to reach slow local networks bandwidths. Added to network quality of service improvement this has driven people and companies to trustfully access remote locations and applications with low latencies and acceptable speeds. |
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== The Novels WikiProject Newsletter: Issue XI - April 2007 == |
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== Factors mitigating against SaaS adoption == |
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The '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Novels/Outreach/Newsletter April 2007|April 2007 issue]]''' of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. |
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SaaS is conceptually similar to the original mainframe computing model in which control was centralized, user privacy was minimal and the flexibility allowed to the individual user was limited. Much of the explosive success of the PC after its introduction in the late 1970s and early 1980s was due to the power it gave to individual users. Many consumers may feel that in SaaS the gradual erosion of their privacy and control has reached an unacceptable limit. {{Fact|date=February 2007}} Another mitigating factor is need for disconnected use. Many users, such as traveling salespeople, need access to data while offline. Although some vendors provide offline modes that synchronize data, solutions are not optimal and not all vendors provide such functionality. |
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<small>Delivered by Grafikbot 11:27, 6 April 2007 (UTC)</small> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Application service provider]] |
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* [[SaaS platform]] |
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* [[Software appliance]] |
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* [[Utility computing]] |
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* [[Vendor-independent solutions provider]] |
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* [[Supply Chain]] |
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* [[Interconnect Driven Server]] |
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== Country/Genre categorization issue == |
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I hope you had a nice Easter. Your self-control was exemplary. Whenever you feel like resumimng, there is a film categorization puzzle waiting for your opinion. It's about films removed from the country category and placed in intersections of country-genres. [[User:Hoverfish|Hoverfish]] <small>[[User talk:Hoverfish|Talk]]</small> 23:42, 8 April 2007 (UTC) |
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Hurahhhh! Welcome back!!!! Hope you had a great Easter. Wow I admire your devotion. Shows a strong character!! It seems ages since you have been away -the article count as gone up about 50,000 I think!! [[User:Ernst Stavro Blofeld| <font color="darkblue">'''''♦ Sir Blofeld ♦'''''</font>]] <sup>[[User talk:Ernst Stavro Blofeld| <font size="-4"><font color="Purple">'''"Expecting you"'''</font></font color> ]][[Special:Contributions/Ernst_Stavro_Blofeld|<font size="-4"><font color="Grey">'''Contribs'''</font></font color>]]</sup> 15:04, 9 April 2007 (UTC) |
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Dear All: I will be on an extended break from February 21 through April 8 in observance of Lent. I need to spend more time with God and less with Wikipedia, so I'm going to attempt some self-control by not editing WP during that time. I will be watching my usual pages and looking forward to rejoining the fray. (My self-control only goes so far...)  Happy Easter! Her Pegship |
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If you're still around, would love your input on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Stub sorting/Naming guidelines#Redrafting, stage 1 (or rather the draft it introduces). — SMcCandlish [talk] [contrib] ツ 01:37, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Some lists of films and a category for deletion
Hi, I wanted to let you know that some lists of films are up for deletion: Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Films/Categorization#Category:Lists of films with features in common. Not that we will lose anything of great value, just that some editors will miss their playgrownd. But what you are up to is by far more important, so, Best Wishes and Season's Greetings! Hoverfish Talk 23:30, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
WikiProject Films February Newsletter
The February 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. Cbrown1023 talk 23:31, 28 February 2007 (UTC)
The Novels WikiProject Newsletter: Issue X - March 2007
The March 2007 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
This is an automated delivery by grafikbot 20:14, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
RFC: Old Farmer's Almanac
Hello,
I am an employee of Yankee Publishing, Inc., of Dublin, New Hampshire.
Two months ago, I volunteered to update the Wikipedia listing for The Old Farmer’s Almanac – a publication owned by my employer.
I am contacting you because you have previously edited this listing.
I have endeavored to follow Wikipedia’s guidelines to the best of my knowledge and ability, and would appreciate your input on the RFC I posted today on the Almanac’s discussion page.
Best, NH-Nemesis 21:44, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
Image licensing issues about images you created on the Wikimedia Commons
I noticed that you probably made a mistake on some images you created using Image:Nuvola apps aktion.png on the Commons by attempting to release your images into the public domain. However, you cannot release into the public domain what is protected by copyright. Since Image:Nuvola apps aktion.png is licensed under the LGPL and therefore still copyrighted, you must release works based on it under the GPL or LGPL. Otherwise, you technically have violated copyright. The text of the LGPL is linked here. I also left you a message on your talk page on Commons. Please fix this when you get back from Lent. Thank you. Jesse Viviano 05:18, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Film icons
If I tread on your toes in my recent drive to create film-flag icons, please let me know. I hope you are having a nice break and look forward to your return. — WiseKwai 08:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC)
Wikiproject Actors and Filmakers
Hey see my proposals at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#Actor and Filmmakers and the main WP Film and Biography talk page. Know anybody who is interested? Actors and all film people articles need a body on wikipedia to upkeep them asthey need more focus -it would be a part of Biogrpahy and Film. If you are interested or know somebody who would be, please let them know and whether you think it is a good progession for the project or not. Please leave your views at the council or biogrpahy main talk page. THanks. P.S Really missing you!!!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "I've been expecting you" 15:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
Hello. Quick questions. Should I use your {{inc-lit}} for my list of William Monahan's writings? Has it been approved?-BillDeanCarter 20:44, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
WikiProject_Middle-earth
re: Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Middle-earth#Templates_II. This project badly needs a fan involved in the project that is an able template coder, and I thought perhaps you might know one or two people you could ask on behalf of User:Carcharoth (If you do, have them contact: User talk:Carcharoth). Thanks! It's not as holy as eating fish on Fridays (if THAT ever was!), but is in the best traditions of charity per Christ! (Enjoy the time away!) Long time, no see! Best regards, // FrankB 17:23, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
March WP:FILMS Newsletter
The March 2007 issue of the Films WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you. This is an automated notice by Cbrown1023 talk 00:36, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
The Novels WikiProject Newsletter: Issue XI - April 2007
The April 2007 issue of the Novels WikiProject newsletter has been published. You may read the newsletter, change the format in which future issues will be delivered to you, or unsubscribe from this notification by following the link. Thank you.
Delivered by Grafikbot 11:27, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
Country/Genre categorization issue
I hope you had a nice Easter. Your self-control was exemplary. Whenever you feel like resumimng, there is a film categorization puzzle waiting for your opinion. It's about films removed from the country category and placed in intersections of country-genres. Hoverfish Talk 23:42, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
Hurahhhh! Welcome back!!!! Hope you had a great Easter. Wow I admire your devotion. Shows a strong character!! It seems ages since you have been away -the article count as gone up about 50,000 I think!! ♦ Sir Blofeld ♦ "Expecting you" Contribs 15:04, 9 April 2007 (UTC)