August 2009

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

• ReviewCam: Greenview Data’s SaaS-based E-mail Archive

InformationWeekUsed to be you’d send a snappy little e-mail, carbon copy your boss tocover your ass, and life was grand. I grew up on PROFS and then cc:Mailwhen we went …(more)

• Cloud Computing for Mobile Lawyers

Law.comWhat does “cloud computing” mean? This is an increasingly difficultquestion to answer, as the power and number of applications for cloudcomputing …(more)

• SaaS Makes Its Mark In Business Intelligence

InformationWeek”Fast” applies to deployment cycles in SaaS more than to speed of analysis.With all the complexities of building data warehouses and developingreports, …(more)

• SaaS systems integration has become easier, companies find

EDL ConsultingSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions may be one of the most populartrends in IT right now, but they do not exist purely in the realm of acompany’s IT …(more)

• SaaS offering increases WorkForce Software revenue by 64%

EDL ConsultingSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) is emerging as an increasingly popularbusiness offering, as many companies turn to cloud-based solutions fortheir business …(more)

• Saugatuck releases largest SaaS study to date

Siliconindia.comBy siliconindia news bureau Bangalore: Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is
playing an important role in changing the fundamentals of business for usercompanies …(more)

• 4 Technologies That Are Reshaping Business Intelligence

InformationWeekA fourth factor, software as a service, promises to further alter the BImarket by helping companies get these next-generation systems running morequickly. …(more)

• Bodhtree Partners with Kunalmittal to Expand and Serve CoE for …

MyHostNews.com (press release)By MyHostNews.com Web Host News – Hyderabad – Bodhtree has teamed with
Kunal Mittal to accelerate its SaaS and Cloud Computing business in the USmarket. …(more)

• Journals – (SaaS Enabled Testing Tool)

The new trend in testing is to use the SaaS platform to execute the testingtool. Using such a facility offers high benefits to the organization. Thehighest benefit is of course, the cost cutting. With no resources to handleand …(more)

• NetApp Reveals Its Partner-Centric Cloud Strategy

eWeekKidd said that NetApp has identified five key requirements for efficientstorage for cloud deployments: secure multi-tenancy, application serviceautomation …(more)

• Over 40 percent Indian firms may shift to ‘Cloud’

Siliconindia.comOther enhancements include a new version of its add-on modules forincreasing storage performance, an improved end to end multi-tenancy forbetter security …(more)

• Growing Adoption of Web 2.0: Are Enterprises Ready?

SYS-CON BrasilIf you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em – When big business is unable to stem theuse of Software as a Service tools and things like social networks byemployees, …(more)

• Cloud Computing and Business Intelligence

SYS-CON MediaIn such situations, technologies like Cloud Computing and BusinessIntelligence (BI) are becoming increasingly important in gaining andmaintaining a …(more)

• Citrix Goes After VMware

ForbesCloud computing company Citrix hopes to grab the buzz from its competitorwith new product. BURLINGAME, Calif. — Competition among cloud computing…(more)

• Citrix to Take on VMware in the Cloud

eWeek… such as multi-tenancy capabilities, security, encryption, sharedstorage, dynamic provisioning of cloud resources and a public API. …(more)

• OpSource Offers Enterprise-Level Security in Public Cloud

eWeekOpSource wants to give enterprises the chance to run private cloudcomputing environments on a public cloud platform. At the upcoming VMworld2009 show in …(more)

• Red Hat announces Premier Cloud Provider Certification and Partner …

By hone
Red Hat-certified applications, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, JBoss EnterpriseMiddleware and Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization we aim to deliver the nextgeneration of computing architectures,(more)

• Citrix Aims To Cripple VMware’s Cloud Designs | SOA World Magazine

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)

• The Future of NASA IT | NASA Watch

By kcowing
“Any outsourcing of NASA’s human spaceflight program would not necessarilydisrupt cloud computing advancements at the Silicon Valley-based AmesResearch Center, said officials at NASA headquarters earlier this week. …(more)

• SaaS Makes Its Mark In Business Intelligence – Technology

By admin
SaaS Makes Its Mark In Business Intelligence. Teknoloji. 29 Aug 2009.Faster deployments and Web access are key selling points. Source/Kaynak :http://www.informationweek.com/news/business_intelligence/analytics/showArticle.jhtml? …(more)

• My Cyber Academy | Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in learning and …

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions are the fastest growing area ofenterprise software.(more)

Current results from Data Survey #1: Data Scientists. Thanks to everyone for helping the world understand Big Data better!

Please take the following 2-minute survey to help us understand your hadoop environment better.

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

• Can start-ups keep up with Amazon in the cloud?

CNET Newsby Dave Rosenberg A huge amount of digital ink has been spilled trying todefine “the cloud” and “cloud computing” and now Amazon Web Services hasonce …(more)

• SaaS CRM integration programs require business involvement, not …

SearchCRM.com”What typically happens with SaaS integration is the big issue starts outwith data: Is it consistent? Can I use the existing legacy systems? …(more)

• Business – Italian climbers die near Saas-Fee

By Swisster Staff/Agencies
The bodies of two Italian mountain climbers were found Thursday morning inthe Saas-Fee area of Valais following an extensive search. The climberswere climbing the 4010-metre Lagginhorn peak on Monday, according to ainformation …(more)

• Bodhtree, Kunal Mittal Partner for SaaS, Cloud Computing in the …

By IT News Online
Bodhtree Consulting Ltd. has partnered with technology evangelist KunalMittal to accelerate its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computingbusiness i.(more)

• Podcast: SaaS Security Opportunities for VARs | The VAR Guy

By admin
In this podcast, Trend Micro’s TJ Alldridge discusses opportunities in SaaS(software as a service) and hosted security for VARs and solutionsproviders.(more)

• Getting a grip on cloud computing: NVIDIA, the Playstation-3, and …

EDN.comBy Category With all the talk about cloud computing today, there’s
surprisingly little concrete definition behind the chatter. And withoutspecifics the …(more)

• Cloud computing concerns remain, despite growing acceptance

Mass High TechIt popped up almost a decade ago as grid computing, software-as-a-service(SaaS) and virtualization began to take hold. Software companies andservice …(more)

• The Open Group releases two industry standards for cloud computing …

EDL Consulting… this week the creation of two new industry standards to guide thegrowing adoption of next-generation IT infrastructures such as cloudcomputing. …(more)

• Salesforce.com announces VAR program for Force.com cloud

EDL ConsultingThe market for cloud computing solutions just got even bigger this week,with Salesforce.com’s announcement of its new value-added reseller (VAR)program …(more)

• Cloud computing uniquely enables product and food recall…

IT-Director.comThe GS1 Canada Product Recall service runs on the HP cloud computingplatform for manufacturing to provide users with secure, real-time accessto product …(more)

• SaaS helps businesses weather recession, prepare for rebound

EDL ConsultingOne way to do so – without breaking the bank – is by investing inSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions, said Archie Black, CEO of supplychain integration …(more)

• India market and the SaaS/Cloud Computing landscape – NASSCOM …

By Paritosh Sharma
Now we have Mr. Ahmed moderating the session, adding a quick point, I thinkone of the eaerliest propogaters of cloud computing was an Indianprofessors int he US. The entire mindset about cloud computing and ondemand computing is …(more)

• Companies realise SaaS could loosen the purse strings

By Editor
Hubert Wentzel, Divisional Director, EOH Consulting, says there is no doubtthat the current economic climate has changed customer behaviour. Cash istight and,(more)

• IBM survey busts Cloud Computing bubble with a “security” pin?

Bright Side of News*IBM released findings from the 2009 X-Force Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report.The X-Force report showed an extraordinary number of security threatsacross all …(more)

• NetApp Delivers Cloud Infrastructure for Enterprises

InfoWorldAccording to the company, the offering provides customers with a platformthat meets cloud requirements such as secure multi-tenancy, transparentdata …(more)

• Tibco Acquires DataSynapse For $28 Million

InformationWeekThe move is “an aggressive play,” says one analyst, to move beyond itstraditional middleware messaging role into cloud computing. By CharlesBabcock Tibco …(more)

• Diagnostic Imaging Profile Released by SmallCapSentinel.com

FOXBusinessSince 2001 and through its predecessor, FirstView has been providingSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) to its imaging center clients utilizing anApplication …(more)

• When is a cloud not a cloud?

ZDNet BlogsThey persuade themselves that, so long as they include some of therecognized characteristics of cloud computing, such as a virtualizedinfrastructure and …(more)

• Cloud Computing Survey: Adoption Prospects Are Hazy

CIOIT buyers are uncertain about savings from cloud computing, while concernsabout security are on the rise. By Carolyn Johnson Fri, July 31, …(more)

• Microstrategy adds SaaS features

ITWebThe latest release’s enhanced SaaS features include end-user designfeatures, in-memory BI, improved security integration with third-partytools, …(more)

• OpSource Introduces OpSource Cloud

ebizQ”Although cloud computing promises many business benefits for enterprises,today’s consumer-oriented cloud services lack many of the requirements to…(more)

• Cloud Ready Computing

SYS-CON MediaBy Christopher Keene Cloud computing offers significant economies in
deploying and managing applications. While enterprises are not yet ready tomove …(more)

• New White Paper From Prologic Highlights Benefits of Software as a …

SAAS DirectoryLONDON, August 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — – Cloud Computing for FashionRetailers http://tr.im/x4aJ is set to Transform the Agility, Cost Base and…(more)

• New Cloud Infrastructure Service Focuses on Security

PC WorldOpSource on Friday announced a new cloud computing infrastructure servicethat it says meets the security and management needs of enterprises more…(more)

• SpeedTax and Forepoint LLC Partner to Help Washington State …

Business Wire (press release)SpeedTax delivers an easy-to-use, affordable, and technologically advancedSoftware-as-a-Service sales tax solution that solves a specific problem forour …(more)

• SaaS puts small medical foundations on fast forward

ZDNetThe cure for Fast Forward, which funds research for the National MultipleSclerosis Society, has been software as a service, or SaaS. …(more)

• Warehousing in the Clouds

IT Business EdgeCole: It seems there is a fine line between an online service, SaaS and thecloud. What makes this specifically a cloud solution? Leavitt: Onedefinition I …(more)