October 2007 Archives

Just about everything seems to be available in version 2.0 these days. I think the first was Web 2.0, which as you probably know indicates the development of the Internet into an interactive, collaborative, social network. And then came Business... Read More..

After acquiring successful on-demand security provider Postini, everyone’s favorite search engine turned SaaS leader, a.k.a. Google, quickly integrated Postini functionality into its Google Apps Premier Edition offering (read the press release here), which is quickly shaping up to be a... Read More..

ComputerWorld has reported on a speech by Bob Moul, CEO of Boomi Inc, in which Moul says that most IT executives' objections to SaaS are becoming non-issues. SaaS vendors can seek out SAS 70 certification in order to assure data... Read More..

In an article recently posted on ebizQ, Xactly Corporation founder Christopher Cabrera writes on how SaaS could herald a new era of a more customer-centric software industry. Customers who have purchased on-premise software have made a much greater commitment to... Read More..

Adobe has been in a number of SaaS headlines over the past few months as the company boosts its on-demand software efforts. In an interview with IDG News Service, posted on InfoWorld Netherlands, Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen commented on Adobe's... Read More..

The concept of Platforms at a Service (PaaS) has that distinct smell of overambition that waft through the IT sector with more regularity than most of us would probably like. To recap, PaaS is about offering an online platform complete... Read More..

IT Week has an interesting commentary by Rod Newing on how SaaS may impact the mission critical accounting systems market. Like many other fields, SaaS is a common topic in accounting circles, but analysts quoted in the article predict that... Read More..

All the big vendors are doing it, and now HP is showing even more interest in joining the party. Late last week, HP unveiled its SaaS strategy, as Application Development Trends reported. The company will now offer its Business Technology... Read More..

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spoke recently at the Gartner Symposium in Orlando. Among other things, he commented on the trend toward SaaS, stating that the world is definitely moving in that direction but also that "you will never be able... Read More..

After weeks of speculation, SAP has confirmed that it plans to take over competitor Business Objects for $6.78 billion. SAP's shares dropped on the news. Ken Rudin, CEO of LucidEra (a provider of SaaS-based BI) mused on what the announcement... Read More..

I've heard a lot of talk about a big downside of SaaS, from the vendor's perspective at least, being that it means a lot less immediate money from each new sale, meaning that a business's revenue would be spread out... Read More..

If you've visited SaaS Week before, you have probably noticed that the interface has changed. I'm happy to announce that we have just finished migrating SaaSWeek.com onto its new home in the ebizQ network. Now that SaaS Week has officially... Read More..

With the exception of Oracle, and perhaps Microsoft, it seems the large software companies out there are buying into SaaS -- literally. This week, EMC confirmed rumors that it would buy Berkeley Data Systems -- maker of Mozy, an online... Read More..

I read an interesting blog post today by Dana Blankenhorn of ZDNet, in which Blankenhorn mused on whether primitive Internet connection speeds would drag down growth in niches like Software-as-a-Service. Blankenhorn asked his wife to try an online spreadsheet application... Read More..

In responding to Microsoft's announcements earlier this week, numerous sources around the Web have some things to say. Sean Gallagher of InfoWorld wondered whether Microsoft could manage IT online. He pointed out that SaaS is well proven by Salesforce.com and... Read More..

In a not terribly unexpected move, Microsoft has announced plans to offer hosted versions of its Exchange server and SharePoint software, as well as a product called Office Communications Server and a SaaS version of security tool Forefront. The move... Read More..