SABE online: reshaping business

The following case study analyses the evolution of the business model of SABE Online, a Software as a Service (SaaS) start-up currently operating in the Portuguese market. In June 2015, João Ferro Rodrigues the CEO and founder realizes that the company’s previous business model no longer reflects the current strategy. Therefore a new business model must be developed in order to reflect this new path, while providing information about the necessary investment to be successful. This case study provides insights about the evolution of SABE Online’s business model in order to reflect the new strategy of the company

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved