Salesforce.com is today expected to take its latest step towards improving integration with third-parties' software, including business rival Oracle.

The hosted CRM pioneer will announce an extension to its recently launched Apex platform and language called ConnectOut, which enables other applications to be notified of business events in Salesforce.com. ConnectOut a part of Salesforce.comas new ApexConnect family of services - is scheduled for release with the Winter 07 edition of Salesforce.com CRM.

Also due is ConnectOracle for integration with the Oracle 11i database, for bi-directional synchronization of data like customer account information between Salesforce.com and an Oracle repository. Integration is provided through a pre-built customer-master template.

ConnectOracle follows this summer's launch of ConnectSAP, starts at $1,000 per customer per month, runs to $12,000 annually and is available on request from Salesforce.com.

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By selecting OpSourceas Optimal On-Demand for SaaS delivery, RewardStream can focus on continuous innovation of its marketing feature set while providing world-class service delivery. RewardStream clients will benefit from rapid delivery of enhancements and significantly reduced IT deployment costs when compared with traditional on-premise software delivery and use.

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New Web-Based Solution Gives Businesses Greater Financial Insight, Improved Cash Flow and Increased Productivity

Intacct Corporation, the leader in on-demand financial applications, and National Bank of CaliforniaA yesterday introduced the first integrated on-demand financial management and banking services for small and midsize businesses. The Web-based solution enables mid-market companies to automatically exchange information between Intacct's accounting and supply chain software suite and National Bank of California's electronic banking services. The new service is immediately available.

Integrating business processes for managing payables and receivables with banking services allows businesses to eliminate time-consuming administrative duties, enhance cash flow and gain real-time insight into their finances.

"The new solution we are jointly taking to market addresses customer needs by automating the process of exchanging accounting and banking information, thus helping our mutual customers reduce administrative costs and manage cash more wisely," said Robert J. Jurkowski, CEO and president of Intacct. "Through our strategic relationship with National Bank of California, we are able to help Intacct customers realize additional value from their on-demand financial application investments."

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WebEx Advanced Auditor Powered By FaceTime Enhances Security for On-Demand Instant Messaging and Web Collaboration Services.

FaceTime, a leading provider of solutions for securing and managing real-time communications such as instant messaging (IM), peer-to-peer (P2P), VoIP and web conferencing, and WebEx (Nasdaq: WEBX), a leading provider of collaborative software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications, have developed a hosted instant messaging module to provide security, hygiene and auditing of content shared via the recently-announced WebEx Connect. The WebEx Advanced Auditor Powered by FaceTime will provide full-capture recording, archival and auditing, and comprehensive malware protection against worms, viruses, spyware and SpIM for all instant messaging conversations and file transfers conducted over WebEx Connect.

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SiteJourney, LTD, is launching its brand new software which will enable small to medium businesses to save AL1000as on their web development.The only UK system to use Software as a Service technology, the software provides a one stop shop for website design and construction. This includes the provision of a content management system, a shopping cart facility, online forums and online recruitment tools as a complete package.

This differs from traditional website designs, which rely on several different suppliers providing content, tools, license and hardware. Additionally it wonat need updating as often as other websites as all the software upgrades are provided free of charge and delivered automatically.

SiteJourneyas clients who have assisted in the three year development of the software include recruitment agencies, consultancies, sports clubs, as well as British landmarks such as the Cutty Sark.

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One of the largest proponents of the software as a service model, software giant Microsoft (microsoft.com) announced it has launched another program to help independent software vendors and Web hosts more easily move into the SaaS market

Microsoft says the SaaS On-Ramp program is currently available in North America and Europe and will be launched in Asia in February 2007. To get involved in the program, ISVs have to sign a service provider licensing agreement with Microsoft or a Microsoft reseller.A Michael van Dijken, lead marketing manager for hosted solutions at Microsoft's Communications sector, adds that within the next couple of months, Web hosting providers will be able to provide the licensing directly to the ISVs with a single packaged price, so that ISVs won't have to sign a SPLA with Microsoft.

Van Dijken says Microsoft's SaaS On-Ramp program is just one component of a broader set of initiatives from Microsoft surrounding software as a service, and that the company is following the natural evolution of the software industry.

Microsoft says its program helps lower initial set-up risks and costs by offering two of its core components of software, Widows Server and Microsoft SQL Server, at a reduced price for the first 12 months after signing up, which delivers a total of approximately 80 percent in savings.

The hosting partner program is called the Microsoft SaaS Incubation Center Program, while the ISV program is called the Microsoft SaaS On-Ramp Program.A