Daily Cloud Feed - Jun 10, 2009
This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @onsaas. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.
- Coming attraction: Palm Pre vs. iphone 3G S prizefight
- Sam Johnston: “as a Service” moniker considered harmful (IOW: Say …
- Builder - Not Just any web application creator! | OfficeBased.com
- Surviving and Thriving in the Customer-Driven Age | Free Magazine …
- ConnectivityWeek 2009: Industry Leaders Outline Energy Business …
- GrouptextApp For Large Companies Now Available! | BlackBerry Sites
- A Harold Heard Blog
- The Meaning of Words | DevelopmentCorporate
- What’s the ROI on Headaches? | The Marketing Technology Blog …
- Asigra Launches Hybrid Cloud Backup With Industry Firsts In
- SaaS-based security tool takes on Twitter
- SaaS to get a second look
- Is cloud computing finally going global? : greentelecomlive
- SEO and Tech Daily: Google and Virgin America take Cloud Computing …
- Enterprise security is not keeping pace with cloud computing
- Called to entrepreneurship: Panner pursues passion with startup …
- SAP to take another shot at software-as-a-service
- Industry’s Largest Reseller Deal with ADP & Added VC Funding Fuel …
- Ultimate Software Wins People’s Choice Award for Favorite New SaaS …
- SAP Exec John Wookey Unveils SaaS Strategy
- Precipitating the Cloud? Lessons from 1995
- A Sad Day for Cloud Computing & Multi-Virtualization
- UFIDA SaaS Web Site Launches New Service Platform
- Monetizing the Cloud 101: The Proof Is in the Profit
- Cloud Computing Expo: HP Designs New Cloud-Size Server Family
- BI SaaS: A fit for some, others not so sure
- RSA chief: The job of security guy is not to be ‘Doctor No’
- How SaaS Changes the Vendor-Customer Relationship
- Concerro Receives Best of saas Showplace Award
- RedPeak Solutions to Partner with 3Tera to Provide Cloud Computing …
- Why SOA really, really matters in a cloud computing world
- NetSuite CEO says Q2 feels better, June will tell
- Marketing Management With Moderandi’s SaaS Solution
- Inilex Launches Apprize; New Machine-to-Machine Software Service …
- NetSuite Financial Planning Module Integrates Partner App - CIO …
- Transverse Introduces SAAS Version of Open Source BSS Solution …
- Free Screencast-”Web-base Law Practice Management Systems …
- RecruitGear Features - Online Truck Driver Recruiting & Employment …
- Webscene 2009 in 3 quotes and a coffee | futtta’s blog
- eFuture (EFUT) disappoints — shareholdersunite.com
- Information Development >> Blog Archive >> AIIM Roadshow 2009 UK
- Zach Nelson: Optical problems for saas VARs | Irregular Enterprise …
- Windows XP SP3 2009.06.09 Paradise Edition >> Full Software …
- Cellcrypt Completes Fundraising to Drive Further Expansion | $B:#F|(BVC
- HP Unveils Scale-Out Computing Hardware For Data Centers
- Cloud Computing Goes Local
- SaaS Suits Fluensee for RFID Solution Sales
- A Multi-Core Optimized Software Appliance
- Yamaha signs up with SaaS
- SAP’s Wookey outlines the company’s on-demand ambitions
- Stoneware, Inc. Integrates Zoho Online Office Applications Into …
- Why Enterprises Are Moving to Google Apps, Gmail
CNET News - San Francisco,CA,USAThe only ding Apple will get will be AT&T as a service - IF they even bringthat up. by Concept June 9, 2009 3:06 PM PDT Agreed, BT will swing the”great …(more)
By Sam Johnston
Software as a Service -> cloud software services -> cloud software ->software; Platform as a Service -> cloud platform services -> cloudplatform -> platform; Infrastructure as a Service -> cloud infrastructureservices -> cloud …(more)
By admin
Builder is a web application that creates other applications! As SoftwareAs A Service gains momentum there appears to be web based applicationscoming out.(more)
It is not enough for a CRM system to provide a platform for launching newcustomer initiatives. The core of a transformational CRM system is theability to respond quickly. The benefit of choosing a responsive CRMplatform is that changes can not only be made quickly, … And astechnologies change, the organization can capitalize on new business modelssuch as software as a service and grid computing to increase reaction timesand provide new financial options.(more)
By Denis Du Bois
In this afternoon’s session, track leader Terry Reynolds said software as aservice (SaaS) gives system integrators the opportunity to add value toexisting building control systems with facility diagnostics, performancedata mining, …(more)
By Joe Styer/ Admin
Using the full SAAS GUI on laptops/desktops, staff can update groups andmobiles at any stage which are then immediately available to the staffusing the system from their Blackberries. If a member is added to a groupafter a …(more)
By Harold C. Heard Jr.
1 hour ago; Working on Integrated #Cloud (#SaaS) solutions for the #SMBmarket http://tinyurl.com/r2sn3p, thoughts? 2 hours ago; Recommended@jessewilkins to @MrTweet ‘Jesse is a rock solid professional thatunderstands how to drive …(more)
By John Mecke
Ramon takes the joke a bit further by creating a diary of a SaaS/Cloudsalesperson versus a classic enterprise sales person. It doesn’t take arocket scientist to figure out who comes out on top in this battle . . .Diary of a Cloud vs. …(more)
By doug@douglaskarr.com (Douglas A Karr)
SaaS customers need to understand how to fully leverage the solutionthey’ve invested in to be successful. That requires competent, experiencedemployees who understand what it takes. These leaders understand the pathof least …(more)
Data Storage Connection (press release) - USA”Asigra continues to show vision as a next generation backup and recoverysoftware provider with its latest platform, optimized for cloud computing,”said …(more)
EDL Consulting - Northbrook,IL,USAPurewire, a SaaS-based secure web gateway vendor that works to protectbusiness and social interactions online, recently announced the launch of anew tool …(more)
EDL Consulting - Northbrook,IL,USAWith on-premise software still carrying a hefty price tag, many companiesare likely to consider the switch to SaaS. “In this economy, traditionallicensing …(more)
By Tony Chan
Despite the tremendous hype in the industry for cloud computing, and thepopularity of cloud services - i.e. Gmail, salesforce.com and so on, theroll out of cloud infrastructure, established those that would benefit thisregion’s …(more)
By Charlie Anzman
Like to fly? The Google App Team and Virgin Atlantic have a little contestfor you. They’re literally taking Cloud Computing to the clouds. Asairlines continue to roll-out Wi-Fi in the US and abroad, a challenge inthe air is taking …(more)
ComputerWeekly.com - UKSecurity plans are not keeping pace with rapid business adoption of cloudcomputing, social networking and other new technologies, a survey hasrevealed. …(more)
Boston Business Journal - MA, USANow Panner’s challenge is not only to grow and integrate the subsidiary’sofferings with NetSuite’s software-as-a-service platform, but also to playchief …(more)
ComputerWeekly.com - UKThe initiative, which targets SAP’s large customers, will mark the Germanenterprise software company’s second attempt at providingsoftware-as-a-service …(more)
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USAAnd, in an effort to capture more mid-market business, the company launchedCornerstone Business Edition, a new Software-as-a-Service (saas)-basedtalent …(more)
WELT ONLINE - Berlin,GermanyMore than 100000 votes were cast over in 12 People’s Choice categoriesincluding Favorite New SaaS Product, Favorite Entertainment/Media Productor Service, …(more)
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USAHowever, SAP won’t develop software services that compete directly, asindependent SaaS applications, with companies such as Salesforce.com,Concur, …(more)
By Mark McDonald
The drive into the cloud is being led by smaller companies usingapplications delivered over software as a service models to build thismarketplace. They are driving the cloud from the solutions side in contrastto offshore IT …(more)
SYS-CON Media (press release) - Montvale,NJ,USAUnfortunately Ligesh was haunted by his troubled past which caught up withhim yesterday. This a sad day for cloud computing and Ligesh will bemissed.(more)
TMCnet - USABuilt up by Wecoo.com with CNY 1 billion, the service platform is orientedto the domestic SaaS market, disclosed Yang Zhixiong, senior vice presidentof …(more)
E-Commerce Times - USAThe real value is in marrying the concept of the cloud with Software as aService (saas), or on-demand software. Many business owners have come torecognize …(more)
SYS-CON Media (press release) - Montvale,NJ,USAHP Wednesday took the wraps off the first new server family it’s createdsince the BladeSystem C-class was invented and ran away with the market….(more)
SearchCIO-Midmarket.com - Needham,MA,USAOther companies offer BI Software as a service, or BI SaaS, with the SaaSprovider, or one of its colocation partners, doing the hosting. …(more)
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USABy Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld - Web 2.0 technologies and cloud
computing are extending traditional enterprise network perimeters to thepoint that they …(more)
Datamation - Darien,CT,USABy Jeffrey Kaplan One of the lingering myths regarding
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions is that they simply change the waysoftware is packaged and …(more)
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USAThe boss Awards program was announced in January 2009 as the latestinitiative by thinkstrategies to bring attention to saas and cloudcomputing companies …(more)
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USATarget customers include enterprises, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)providers, Web 2.0 companies and software development and quality assuranceorganizations …(more)
ZDNet - USAHere is an update on the piece, revised it to meet today’s cloud computingrealities. Since I wrote the first piece, we have seen many of theprinciples …(more)
guardian.co.uk - UKNetSuite is the world’s second-largest listed provider of hosted softwareas a service, or SaaS, a fast-growing area of so-called cloud computing,…(more)
CMSWire - San Francisco,CA,USATargeting the small-to-medium (SMB) sized business market, this SaaSsolution enables marketeers and consultants create plans and managemarketing projects …(more)
By Andy
Inilex’s new Software as a Service (SaaS), Apprize(tm), enables developersto quickly and cost-effectively deploy any type of M2M application usingany device, any protocol, over any communications network. The M2M industryis projected to …(more)
By Chris Kanaracus
The module — NetSuite’s latest move to beef up its core platform byintegrating with partner applications — is based on technology from fellowSaaS (software-as-a-service) vendor Adaptive Planning. But NetSuite isselling the add-on …(more)
By oss
“blee(p) On Demand is a state-of-the-art end-to-end SaaS business supportsystem platform” said Jim Messer, chief executive officer of Transverse.”Transverse is extending to its customers major benefits in the form ofcost and time savings , … xCarrier International Wholesale Managementsolution available as ASP and SaaS Service Telecom Advisors InternationalS.A. has recently announced the availability of the XCarrier SaaS service(software as a service) for …(more)
By Nicole Black
This screencast is a little under one hour long and is sponsored by thethree SaaS (software as a service) companies featured in the screencast:Clio, LawRD, and Rocket Matter and will be available for viewing at no costuntil Sunday …(more)
By Tom Krengel
And that talk about SAAS (Software As A Service) or hosted applications aswe’ll call them, is on the minds of almost everyone involved in makingsoftware purchases and installations today. But what is it that gives usall the warm and …(more)
By frank
“When you use Google Apps, which is “Platform As A Service”, you’retied into their platform, you can’t just take your application and put itelsewhere.” (Terramark’s Kurt Glazemakers trying to position his”Infrastructure As A Service” …(more)
By admin
We expect this trend to continue, and believe that our eServices, includingSaaS (Software-as-a-Service), represent key growth drivers for the mid- tolong-term. And he also noticed retail sales are increasing nicely in China….(more)
By Andreas.rindler
We also heard a bit about Software as a Service (SaasS) and Cloudcomputing: 20% of respondents plan or use Cloud or SaaS for documentmanagement; Top concerns are around security and integration with othersystems …(more)
By Dennis Howlett
Zach Nelson, CEO of Netsuite used SIIA Europe as a platform for setting outhis vision of the VAR market. Using a Microsoft example, he said that whilethe traditional one to three times license revenue might look fine in theon premise … Instead of ’software as a service’ he proposes that VARsadopt the idea of ’services as software.’ By this he means that VARs shouldconcentrate on building methodologies that allow them to resellimplementations and vertical market …(more)
By PC-World
User Profile Hive Cleanup Service 2.0.49.0 beta - the original utility fromMicrosoft, which works as a service, controls the computer in the processof unloading the user profile and closing open resources …(more)
By Aaron
… marking the largest ever transaction in the Software as a Serviceindustry. Stephen Chandler, a founding partner at Notion Capital and formerPresident, EMEA and CFO at MessageLabs, will join the Cellcrypt Board. …(more)
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USAThe ProLiant SL server family is a lightweight, power-efficient modularcomputing system for companies with large data centers that support cloudcomputing …(more)
SYS-CON Media (press release) - Montvale,NJ,USABy Reuven Cohen Yesterday John Foley at InformationWeek wrote a post about
how cloud computing is becoming more global as businesses in other parts ofthe …(more)
RFID Update - Alexandria,VA,USAUnlike most, it has a software-as-a-service (SaaS) option for deliveringsolutions. SaaS, which does not require customers to make a large initialspend to …(more)
SYS-CON Media (press release) - Montvale,NJ,USAThe next level of usage of XML and security gateway appliances is bestdescribed as a service mediation usage model. In these scenarios some ofthe ugly …(more)
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USASometime today dealers who sell musical instruments from Yamaha Corporationof America will be getting an electronic notice about a particular selling…(more)
Search SAP - USAMulti-tenancy enables SAP to operate the software at a much lower cost, …”Multi-tenancy offers us an ability to deliver in a single deployment modelthe …(more)
SYS-CON Media (press release) - Montvale,NJ,USAThis fits in with Zoho’s strategy to bridge cloud computing and traditionaldesktop and network access. We are thrilled to be a part of Stoneware’ssolution …(more)
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA… companies that buy the product do not need to maintain servers in-house(a process widely known as cloud computing or software as a service). …(more)


