The tasks, reminders, and other elements that hang off of Salesforce data objects also help when filling whitespace.
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The whitespace weapons are all aimed at solving problems using a platform.
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In my estimation, Salesforce.com has decided it wants to become the way companies can fill whitespace as cheaply and as easily as possible.
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The point of acquiring all of the whitespace weapons is to make it as easy as possible to roll exactly the solution you want.
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The opposite of the packaged applications strategy is the whitespace strategy in which Salesforce seeks to become a platform for filling unmet needs with custom solutions.
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"There are two big elephants in the room, " said Robert Taiwo, director of Whitespace Advisory, a global firm that works with companies looking to invest in Africa.
According to the WSJ, Google would provide its own "recently developed wireless technologies" for at least some of the networks, some of which are said to involve TV whitespace technology.
For now, though, it still has a few additional hurdles to overcome, namely consumer perception (the NHTSA estimates self-driving cars could reduce crashes by 80 percent) and possible WiFi interference from the whitespace spectrum freed up by the FCC.
Some other popular coworking spaces in London include WhiteSpace, The Hoxton Mix, SW Startups, Techspace London, as well as a handful of other spaces that will likely be miffed at not being named on this list.
With side scrolling, lots of whitespace and ease of navigation, one has to wonder how this site would be hailed if it were new and not just an incarnation of a site that wore out its relevancy some years ago.
Of course, all these hysterics are based on nothing more than speculation and rumors, since basically no one's ever seen a whitespace device in use -- maybe if one of the giant companies backing the tech would actually demo some of this vapor, people wouldn't be so nervous about it.
ENGADGET: Wireless audio manufacturers unhappy with Google's whitespace internet plans
It's never been a secret that pro-level wireless audio manufacturers are nervous about the Wireless Innovation Alliance's whitespace internet plans, but now that Google's taken the fight to the people directly, various equipment makers are starting to air their concerns publicly -- and with millions of dollars in gear and people's livelihoods on the line, they aren't being shy about it.
ENGADGET: Wireless audio manufacturers unhappy with Google's whitespace internet plans
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