 | Level: Introductory Scott Laningham (scottla@us.ibm.com), Podcast Editor, IBM developerWorks
07 Aug 2007 IBM program director for Software as a Service, Dave Mitchell, discusses why developers need to understand SaaS and how
IBM can help.
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Dave Mitchell, IBM program director for Software as a Service (SaaS), talks about
how the SaaS model differs from that of application service provider (ASP).
He talks about how SaaS is changing IT and what it means for software
developers, touches on SaaS ecosystems, and looks at what IBM is doing in the
SaaS space — in particular, through the
PartnerWorld program.
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About the guest  Dave Mitchell is responsible for the design and implementation of IBM's
Software as a Service partner programs worldwide. These programs provide
technical and marketing support to hundreds of application vendors who are
adopting or who have already embraced the Software as a Service delivery
model. In this capacity, he also frequently interacts with the venture
capital and analyst community. He has been involved in IBM's Web and
application hosting business for more than 10 years. His previous roles
include global offering manager for IBM e-business Hosting Services, EMEA
intranet solutions manager and U.K. Internet marketing manager. He has a
degree with honors in business studies from the University of Portsmouth and
has a post-graduate diploma from the Charter Institute of Marketing.
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|  | Scott Laningham, host of developerWorks podcasts, was previously editor of developerWorks newsletters. Prior to IBM, he was an award-winning reporter and director for news programming featured on Public Radio International, a freelance writer for the American Communications Foundation and CBS Radio, and a songwriter/musician. |
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