April 2006 Archives

LeCayla is a metering and billing infrastructure for packaged software applications. Similar to a utility meter, it records and reports all types of software application usage. It allows Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to offer software applications using any pricing model... Read More..

Microsoft plans to continue running the service of its latest acquisition, AssetMetrix, for the next six to nine months as it mulls product and service options for its new software asset management (SAM) offering. Felicity McGourty, director of product management... Read More..

IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows, conferences and events for technology markets, today announced the launch of SaaScon(TM), the Business to Business event for Software as a Service. The inaugural SaaScon conference theme will be "Setting The... Read More..

RightNowA(R) Technologies today announced that it continues to lead the adoption of software-as-a-service with enterprise customers and large government agencies by uniquely providing the flexible deployment options, licensing models, upgrade choices, integration capabilities and customization these organizations require.RightNow's approach to... Read More..

Salesnet, the leading provider of on-demand CRM software focused on driving sales effectiveness, today announced that JetBlue (Nasdaq:JBLU) has chosen to implement Salesnet to increase their sales productivity. JetBlue selected Salesnet's sales-process-focused solution as it best met their needs. Click... Read More..

SofTECH, the not-for-profit North Bay software and information technology industry forum, will host a panel discussion entitled, "Software as a Service: a new paradigm?" Both SofTECH members and non-members are invited to join our panel discussion on Wednesday April 26,... Read More..

Speaking at the EMC World event in Boston this week, EMC Software president Dave DeWalt said the first EMC products capable of being bought as an online service, as well as in the traditional shrink-wrapped form, would be available... Read More..

Oracle has rolled out its CRM On Demand Release 10, upgrading the customization features, deepening list management functionality and introducing additional vertical expertise. Typically, releases of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications tend to be more frequent than enterprise software... Read More..

SaaS adoption is growing quickly, representing about $4 billion in 2004, about a 40 percent increase over 2003. Some industry experts predict it will represent about half of software "purchased" by 2008. Overall SaaS is expected to claim about $10... Read More..

Via IT Business Canada: More than a year after setting up its first Canadian office, Salesforce.com is quietly working to build up interest in its hosted business software portfolio. The company on Wednesday invited several members of its Canaidan customer... Read More..

Synapse Corporate Solutions (Synapse.CS) is a family of dynamic 14 fully featured web-based applications. Applications include Customer Management,Business Reporting and Website Management.... Read More..

Brian Reed's latest blog post SaaS: Aligning Our Business with Yours.This integration is key in providing customers with consistent performance, and it is essential in attracting clients in the first place. In fact, in Computerworldas aThe Benefits of the Software-as-a-Service... Read More..

Business Week online has interesting article on Software-as-a-service Myths.... Read More..

S-OX Compliance Journal Reports:Axentis, the leading provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions, has announced its inclusion in the Gartner research report written by Ben Pring titled, aAdoption of Software-as a-Service Is Happening Outside of CRM.a The report... Read More..

As we reported the news salesforce acquires sendia, the new site( Learn More about the announcement and the new Appxchange Mobile Solution) is a dead link. Note: Sendia has fixed the link http://www.salesforce.com/landing/appexchange_mobile.jsp... Read More..

Infoworld News:Salesforce.com announced Tuesday that it has acquired wireless technology developer Sendia for $15 million in cash.Using sendia's technology,Salesforce.com also launched AppExchange Mobile, a platform that allows enterprise customers to access on-demand applications from handheld computers and smartphones.... Read More..

SaaS showplace has list of Software-as-a-Service Providers By Industry Sector A growing proportion of SaaS providers are designing their solutions to address the unique business requirements of specific industries.Here are some of the leading SaaS providers by vertical market.... Read More..

CRN Reports: Business Objects is plunging into the white-hot software-as-a-service (SaaS) market.This week, the company is scheduled to launch CrystalReports.com, a hosted subscription offering for its reporting software. The venture makes Business Objects one of the first analytics developers to... Read More..

Software As A Service Looks To Be Struggle For VARs, Vendors Software As A Service: Nightmare Or Dream Margins?... Read More..

Bob Fabbio CEO Cesura Inc feels the biggest obstacle in on-demand marketplace is people think they have the right set of tools and processes in place to know whether they are delivering reliable services to their end-users. And this is... Read More..

Via PRNewswire/Yahoo: NetSuite, today announced the addition of NetSuite Services Company Edition for services industries. Offered as Software as a Service (SaaS), NetSuite Services Company Edition helps consulting and professional services companies manage their clients, projects and entire business operations... Read More..

Interesting blog post from Sandy Kemsley,ebizQ Blogger ,The Economist Spot the dinosaur discusses the world of online software and what Microsoft is doing -- quite late in the game -- to join the party. I made a interesting comment in... Read More..

Here is one podcast I find very informative for SaaS by David Linthicum, This is reallly helpful if you need to understand fundmentals of SaaS. SOA Expert Podcast Show 26...SaaS Presentation at ASU (www.soaexpertpodcast.com) Source:Soaexpertpodcast.com... Read More..

If you are SaaS ISV and if you are using Windows you should look into SPLA,Microsoft. I read two interesting blog post from Sam Ramji on SPLA here and here. The Services Provider Licensing Program enables services providers to license... Read More..