July 2009

This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @onsaas. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.

• Why Cloud Computing Needs More Chaos

ForbesCloud computing, that much-hyped trend toward storing information inoff-site data centers, in some ways breaks the long-held order of dataprivacy. …(more)

• SaaS, Open Source, Freedom, and Funding (SaaS Gone Open Source panel)

By Ravit Lichtenberg (blog) at AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford. Open source has
been getting traction in the recent year with the release of Android, …(more)

• McAfee Picks Up SaaS Security Vendor MX Logic

ChannelWebBy Kevin McLaughlin, ChannelWeb McAfee on Thursday added a shiny new piece
to its budding SaaS portfolio by acquiring MX Logic, a privately ownedEnglewood, …(more)

• Boomi Widgets for SaaS Integration Announced

TMCnetLaurie McCabe, Partner, Hurwitz and Associates, says business users with”limited or no technical skills” can connect common SaaS and on-premise …(more)

• SAP reveals software-as-a-service makeover

ZDNet AsiaBy Tim Ferguson, Special to ZDNet Asia SAP has spruced up its
software-as-a-service technology, Business ByDesign by launching FeaturePack 2.0 (FP 2.0), …(more)

• Nolan Bushnell working on RTS/FPS hybrid, likes cloud computing

JoystiqWhen asked about what exciting trends he sees in the game industry today,Bushnell said, “I’m a big believer in ‘cloud computing,’ referring toservices …(more)

• SAP reveals SaaS makeover

ZDNet AsiaBy Tim Ferguson, Special to ZDNet Asia SAP has spruced up its
software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology, Business ByDesign, by launchingFeature Pack 2.0 (FP …(more)

• SAP Demos Commitment To Business ByDesign

InformationWeekEnhancements and testing of the software-as-a-service suite indicate thatSAP intends to make the offering more broadly available next year. …(more)

• McAfee to Buy MX Logic to Build SaaS Business – HackerJournals Blogs

By admin
McAfee has agreed to buy MX Logic for $140 million to bolster itssoftware-as-a-service business. The deal follows McAfee’s announcement lessthan two weeks ago that it would be looking to expand its SaaS footprintamong enterprises. …(more)

• June Seasonally-Adjusted Active Supply by Neighborhood | Seattle …

By The Tim
In the charts below I have taken the calculated value for SAAS andsubtracted 2, in order to better visualize the difference between a buyer’smarket and a seller’s market. Using this method, negative SAAS valuesindicate a seller’s …(more)

• Federal employees don’t know they are using cloud computing

EDL ConsultingMany federal government employees say they have not yet embraced cloudcomputing. However, they actually are and may just not know it yet,according to a …(more)

• Blackbaud Q2 2009 Earnings Transcript

Seeking AlphaWe continue to make progress with other Software as a Service subscriptionbased solutions such as the eTapestry which delivered a respectableperformance …(more)

• Innuity Enters into a Joint Promotion with the Seattle-King County …

PR Web (press release) (press release)Innuity is a publicly held, Software as a Service (SaaS) company thatdesigns, acquires and integrates applications to deliver solutions forsmall business. …(more)

• SaaS is an Efficient Mode of Delivery, Indusa Expects SaaS to Grow …

PR.com (press release)Software as a Service (SaaS) which became a viable delivery model from 2000to 2003 surely ranks among IT companies as one of the most efficient modesof …(more)

• Ingram CEO: We’ll Be Part of the Mobile Apps World

ChannelWebbased distributor said Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and “software over thenetwork” or small applications for mobile devices won’t replace licensingfor …(more)

• Washington Itching To Take the Lead on Cloud Computing

Web 2.0 Journal… are waving around some research that says neither the private sectornor the public sector really understands what cloud computing is all aboutand only …(more)

• Cloud computing brings developers to the people

InfoWorldNew partner programs promote innovative cloud computing applicationdevelopment and provide pre-built channels. It’s a win/win. …(more)

• Cloud computing, low or high appeal for banks?

FierceFinanceITA recent survey sponsored by Temenos has found that despite lots ofmarketing activity, cloud computing has yet to generate any real supportfrom banking …(more)

• Watch Out For Security Alligators in Cloud Computing

Watch Out For Security Alligators in Cloud Computing Cloud computing hasbeen around for years, originally as timesharing.. But the difference thiscloud computing, security.(more)

• Cloud computing application provider IceWEB, Inc. Secures $3 …

By admin
Headquartered just outside of Washington, DC, IceWEB manufactures andmarkets storage solutions and on-line cloud computing application services.(more)

• Why Cloud Computing Needs More Chaos

By Feeds
cloud computing, saas.(more)

• Washington Itching To Take the Lead on Cloud Computing | Cloud …

Maureen O’Gara the most read technology reporter for the past 20 years, isthe Cloud Computing and Virtualization News Desk editor of SYS-CON Media.She is the publisher of famous “Billygrams” and the editor-in-chief of”Client/Server …(more)

• Why mobile applications need cloud services

CNET NewsABI Research predicts mobile cloud computing will deliver annual revenuestopping $20 billion over the next five years. ABI Research senior analystMark …(more)

• Researchers say search, seizure protection may not apply to SaaS data

SearchSecurity.comBy Robert Westervelt, News Editor Firms embracing Software as a Service
(SaaS) are not protected from government and civil search and seizureactions and …(more)

• Telcos Need to Localize SaaS for SMBs

CIOAs the prime spot in the SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) market remains a boneof contention among major players, telcos stand a chance to inch away inthe …(more)

• Intuit Evolves Beyond Packaged Software

Channel InsiderBy Carolyn April The personal finance software maker jumped on the
software-as-a-service bandwagon with the Intuit Partner Network, acloud-based platform …(more)

• Parature Chat Increases Customer Satisfaction and Revenue …

TMCnetParature through its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS (News – Alert)) deliverysays its can help companies change the way they are offering service totheir …(more)

• Software Vendors Scooping Up SaaS Players

ChannelWebBy Scott Campbell, ChannelWeb It’s a phrase that may be heard a lot more
this year in the MSP and Software-as-a-Service markets, as larger softwarevendors …(more)

• Federal IT spending to increase modestly thanks to cloud computing

NextgovAs a result, INPUT projects spending on cloud computing to increase at acompound annual rate of 27 percent during the next five years. …(more)

• IBM’s Crowd-Sourced Cloud Computing Use Cases White Paper Published

Web 2.0 JournalBy Reuven Cohen Doug Tidwell from IBM has just sent out a message informing
that the final version of the crowd sourced Cloud Computing use cases white…(more)

This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @onsaas. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.

• The Latest SaaS Consolidation: NetSuite Merges OpenAir and …

This acquisition is the latest indication that the SaaS market is enteringa new stage in which the winners will be those companies that candemonstrate …(more)

• Google OpenID’s it up with Google Apps

ZDNetPing Identity provides a solution that gives users a way to access these,and many other SaaS apps from one spot. What do you think of Google’sOpenID …(more)

• saas: The Next Generation of On-Demand Services

InternetNews.comSuch was the case of servicechannel, a unique startup that answers thequestion, “why do you need a ServiceChannel provider to manage a plumber?…(more)

• IT News: Report on Software as a Service Market in Asia Pacific …

By Bharat Book Bureau
This Springboard Research report addresses the lack of coverage byexamining the key trends in the Asia Pacific Enterprise SaaS market. A keyfocus area of the report is in providing an array of market data includingmarket size and …(more)

• Convenience and remote access factors behind cloud computing’s …

EDL ConsultingApproximately 68 percent of web users use some type of cloud computingsoftware, according to research conducted by SpamTitan. …(more)

• Debunked ‘myths’ regarding cloud computing

EDL ConsultingWith the growing use, implementation and discussion of cloud computing bymore and more software developers and companies, it is easy to sometimesfall …(more)

• The Hidden Risks of Cloud Computing – Security – Lifehacker

By Gina Trapani
Every day more users move their computing lives from the desktop to thecloud and rely on hosted web applications to store and access email,photos, and documents. But this new frontier involves serious risks thataren’t obvious to …(more)

• Cloud computing: YOUR data – right?

By Urs E. Gattiker
BlackBerry users take advantage of cloud computing by having their emailsrouted to and from RIM (Research in Motion) servers in North America andthe UK. However, a bungled attempt by the United Arab Emirates’ largest …(more)

• Panda Security releases new CSS for cloud computing

EDL ConsultingCloud security company Panda Security has released a new version of itsCorporate Software Solutions (CSS), consisting of Panda Security forBusiness, …(more)

• Accession Technology Is Selected As NetSuite Solution Provider

PR Web (press release)… firm’s management decided to support a cloud computing platform, theyknew NetSuite was the obvious choice to deliver the Software as a Servicemodel. …(more)

• Deciding when to buy or rent apps

ZDNet Asia”If a small business has neither the financial or people resources at hand,it makes sense to embrace software delivered as a service, by subscription….(more)

• The Top 6 Things to Consider When Choosing a Project and Portfolio …

Accounting Software 411 (press release)These customers have also found that PPM solutions offered assoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) are both more affordable and easier to deploythan traditional …(more)

• New Innovations in Employee Recognition

PR Web (press release)As a result of its Software as a Service (saas) design, it receives regularupdates based on client feedback and recognition trends in the marketplace….(more)

• IT BLOG – Why business owners are turning to cloud computing …

By admin
NetSuite PricingEvery business manager and journalist I know is talkingabout the advantages of cloud computing . But what is it, what does itreally mean for. Original post: Why business owners are turning to cloudcomputing | Make …(more)

• Savvis: Cloud, saas Will Fuel Growth

MSPmentorStill skeptical about software as a service (saas) and cloud computing?Some promising anecdotal information from Savvis Inc. may help you warm upto both …(more)

• Cloud Computing & Why IT Matters

Data Center KnowledgeAt the recent O’Reilly OSCON conference, Simon Wardley of Canonical Ltd.provides some context for the current discussions of cloud computing in an…(more)

• Latest cloud computing trend: End users buying IT as a Service

SearchCIO.com… are tapping cloud providers and bypassing IT along the way, much asthey have for many Software as a Service applications over the past fewyears. …(more)

• SAP reveals software-as-a-service makeover

Silicon.comBy Tim Ferguson SAP has spruced up its software-as-a-service technology,
Business ByDesign by launching Feature Pack 2.0 (FP 2.0), as it looks tobuild its …(more)

• New metrics needed for cloud computing

GCN.comCloud computing may change the requirements of how progress is measured inthe upcoming years, the panelists said. IT people like to measure cycles,…(more)

• Cloud computing raises stakes for data break-ins

VentureBeatWe’re in a rush to the cloud computing era, where we access our email ondistant servers, store pictures on photo-sharing sites, and access our datafrom …(more)

• NASA’s Next Mission: Cloud Computing

InformationWeekAn early adopter of cloud computing, NASA could play a central role in theUS government’s move to virtualized, on-demand IT resources. …(more)

• Starting a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Managed Services …

Business Solutions MagazineToday, there are a wide variety of SaaS offering everything from softwareas a service (saas) to complete IT outsourcing and hosting. …(more)

• McAfee to Buy MX Logic to Build SaaS Business

eWeekThe deal follows McAfee’s announcement less than two weeks ago that itwould be looking to expand its SaaS footprint among enterprises. …(more)

• Webtop Mania: My take on cloud computing

By Guillaume Riflet
My take on cloud computing. When I first started this blog, I wanted tomake a statement about my vision about the future of computing. I calledthis new thing the webtop. That was back in 2006. It turns out that theycalled it the …(more)

• Really Simple Systems, Provider of Hosted CRM, Shortlisted for …

CRM TodaySaaS (Software as a Service) suppliers dominated the 2008 Awardsdemonstrating its ability to support small and large businesses alike inincreasing …(more)

• How Microsoft could make cloud computing rain dollars

Seattle TimesMuglia spoke more about how cloud computing would change how Microsoftmakes money and potentially lower costs for businesses with IT costs. …(more)