October 2009

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• Aruba Launches SaaS Version Of Wireless Management Suite

ChannelWebBy Chad Berndtson, ChannelWeb Aruba Networks Wednesday debuted a
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) version of AirWave Wireless Management Suite,the key network …(more)

• SAP AG Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha – New York,NY,USAOur development team is already working on the next version of BusinessByDesign which will be focusing on [multi-tenancy], flexibility andextensibility. …(more)

• Cloud Computing & Enterprise IT: Cost & Operational Benefits

SYS-CON Media (press release)… Rubin The recent announcement from Amazon of the Virtual Private Cloud(VPC) represents the next big advance in the evolution chain for cloudcomputing. …(more)

• Symyx Technologies, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha (blog)More recently, we announced introduction of our hosted informaticsconference to be accessed via a software-as-a-service business model. …(more)

• Blackbaud Inc.Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha (blog)Although the transition to a software as a service model result in lowerfirst year revenue when compared with the upfront revenue generated by aperpetual …(more)

• CDC Software to Acquire SaaS CRM Solutions Provider for the Not-for-Profit

MarketTrading Markets (press release)CDC said the transaction launches its plans to acquire on demand companiesthat can be rolled up into one formidable SaaS software solutions provider…(more)

• How pay-per-cloud gained Citrus’ support

iT News – AustraliaBy Ben Grubb As Melbourne IT launched its vCloud Express service alongside
the launch of VMware’s VCloud software in September, Citrix technicaldirector …(more)

• Survey finds high-performing firms use SaaS

EDL ConsultingA growing number of high-performing firms use SaaS-based applications,according to a new survey. The survey, which was commissioned by corporateaccounting …(more)

• City of Los Angeles will use Google cloud computing email services

EDL ConsultingThe Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to switch to Google’s cloudcomputing email services. The $7.25 million contract, which will place all30000 …(more)

• CoreMatrix Triples Customers of Experts on Demand Service by Boosting …

PR Web (press release)CoreMatrix Systems, a leader in Software as a Service (SaaS) consulting andCloud Computing services, announced today they have tripled the number of…(more)

• Responsys Unveils Industry’s First SaaS Marketing Suite for

Cross-Channel …Market Wire (press release)The Responsys Interact Suite is the first Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)marketing solution that allows marketers to leverage data from multiplesources, …(more)

• Cisco to acquire SaaS web security provider ScanSafe

Trading Markets (press release)… of software-as-a-service (SaaS) web security solutions. Under theagreement Cisco will pay approximately USD183m in cash and retention-basedincentives. …(more)

• LucidMedia Launches Free Auditing Service For Agencies, Setting

Interactive …ReutersWith the new Software as a Service (SaaS) approach, agencies can quicklyand easily leverage LucidMedia`s powerful page-level reporting withouthardware, …(more)

• Exclusive Interview with ScanSafe Co-Founder, Eldar Tuvey and Roy …

By Bettina Padurano
CEOWORLD Magazine- A Daily and Breaking Business News, Financial News,Stock Market Analysis, Technology & Global Headline News, Magazines andJournal…(more)

• Saaspoint Appointed Advisor to Irish Government Agency to Deliver Cloud …

ReutersCloud computing is the term applied to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)applications delivered over the Internet. Merrill Lynch has estimated thatthe global …(more)

• DeVERE Insulation Sees 34% Sales Improvement with Buan Consulting Custom

CRM …ReutersBuan Consulting uses proven processes to deliver successful, customizedSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions and supporting services that help…(more)

• The Cloud Comes Down to Earth: Aestiva AnnouncesHosting Services for

Building …ReutersAlso, unlike Cloud Computing offerings, this new generation of CloudHosting is based on the HTML/OS standard. Applications developed on a CloudHosting …(more)

• CosmoCall Expands PBfleX’s Hosted Telephony Services

TMC Net – Norwalk,CT,USAPBfleX realizes that multi-tenancy is a key enabler for true SaaS contactcenters and many technology providers are only able to deliver cumbersome,…(more)

• Hyland Software Jumps 10 Places up the List of the Top 100 Worldwide

Providers …ReutersIt deploys rapidly either on-premise or as Software as a Service (SaaS),and it’s also built to grow with organizations when they’re ready. …(more)

• Bots for Seniors: iRobot Creates New Division to Serve Eldercare Market

Boston GlobeHe resigned from his last gig, as chairman and CEO of the human resourcessoftware-as-a-service firm Authoria, in May, and joined iRobot in August….(more)

• Central Desktop and Duct Tape Marketing Partner to Bring Collaboration …

SYS-CON Media (press release)Central Desktop delivers a pure Software-as-a-Service (saas) socialtechnology platform that allows next-generation business teams tocommunicate and …(more)

• saas Providers Parature and theport Network Ink Strategic Deal

TMCnetTheir saas) delivery and integrated, intuitive design successfully empowersorganizations to better and more efficiently serve, support, engage withand …(more)

• NetSuite National Business Cloud Computing Seminar Comes to Chicago

PR Newswire (press release)This timely seminar on the latest advancements in business cloud computingwill feature a keynote speech by NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, and sharedinsights …(more)

• Axeda Announces Wireless Alliance Agreement With ORBCOMM

ReutersAxeda SmartLink is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering that providessystem integrators, ISVs, manufacturers and developers with the foundationto …(more)

• Logistics technology: Forrester report indicates SaaS not part of future

plans …Logistics ManagementSoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) may be on the cutting edge of transportationmanagement systems, sourcing and procurement and other supply chain-related…(more)

• Avature Selects TelecityGroup Netherlands to Host European Data Centre …

ReutersAs a SaaS provider, we get high utility out of our servers, so we processmore information per Kilowatt consumed than most on-premise systems. …(more)

• Centrify Delivers Robust Support for Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition to

Enable …Reuters”We’ve delivered a manageable, robust Linux environment for enabling cloudcomputing,” said Steve George, Director of Corporate Services, atCanonical. …(more)

• Heroku and New Relic Partner to Provide Ruby Developers with Performance …

PR Web (press release)Heroku is a leading provider of cloud computing, offering a Ruby platformas a service focused on ease of use, automation, and reliability. …(more)

• IDATE`s DigiWorld Summit 2009 – 31st Annual International Conference 18 &

19 …Reutersto the classic target market of users – opening up one`s platform to themto help increase its value. What springs to mind, of course, is theopenness of …(more)

• Which Cloud Is Right for You?

SYS-CON Media (press release)By Cloud News Desk When enterprises and data centers evaluate cloud
technologies and various solutions move their applications to the cloudcomputing …(more)

• Evoco Releases New Stormwater Compliance Solution to Improve Visibility

for …Reuters”As with all of our products, Evoco Stormwater Compliance runs on a trueSaaS platform enabling anywhere, anytime access for all users. …(more)

• Juniper spruces up products, burnishes identity

Register… platform for Junos, an integrated software client, a new chipset for MXrouters, and (but of course) a cloud computing initiative. …(more)

• Cloud computing: Simply SaaS renamed?

InfoWorldBy Paul Krill | InfoWorld Is cloud computing just a renaming of SaaS
(software as a service) in today’s buzzword-prone IT landscape? …(more)

• The Advantages of SaaS-based Call Center Solutions, Part 3

TMC NetA recent report from market research firm DMG Consulting shows that,despite the recession, the SaaS (News – Alert)-based call center softwaremarket grew …(more)

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

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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.

• Cisco To Buy SaaS Security Provider ScanSafe | The VAR Guy

By Matthew Weinberger
Cisco just announced its intent to buy ScanSafe, which provides security tosoftware as a service applications, for $183 million, to provide more SaaSsecurity.(more)

• As Cloud Computing Grows, Where Are The Standards?

ebizQOne of the key lessons from this is almost certainly that the recession hasbeen a major impetus for cloud computing as businesses consider bothon-premises …(more)

• IBM Preparing Advanced Cloud Services

BNETThe topic cloud computing and he pointed out that there were two basic waysof looking at clouds: either as a business model, which focuses onoutsourcing …(more)

• Of Birthrights and DNA in the BI Cloud World

SYS-CON Media – Montvale,NJ,USADo you understand the meaning and implications of real multi-tenancy? Areyou simply shifting technology because it’s hip (marketing-wise), or do youtruly …(more)

• Biopharmaceutical Company Implements Cegedim Dendrite SaaS Aggregate

Spend …ReutersCegedim Dendrite has been offering State Guardian in both SaaS and licensemodels since 2006. It integrates and aggregates marketing expense and spenddata …(more)

• SoftwareasaService DemandTec

At DemandTec SoftwareasaServiceSaaS isnt just a software delivery mechanismIt’s the business model our entire company is built around to create valuefor …(more)

• The Ultimate Software Group Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha (blog)All of our software as a service (inaudible) sourcing customers. CarlisleCorporation, one of Wendy’s leading franchises with 3100 employees andstores in …(more)

• Google Makes Headway On Microsoft In Los Angeles

Wall Street JournalThis so-called cloud computing model, where data and applications arestored online rather than locally on computers, is becoming increasinglypopular among …(more)

• The State of Cloud Computing

SYS-CON Media (press release)By Jeremy Geelan “With cloud computing, price to deploy applications goes
through the floor while flexibility to scale those applications goesthrough the …(more)

• Mitosis in action: Cloud computing and ‘The Cloud’ | Northloop …

By admin
Much of the confusion behind the question “what is cloud computing” has todo with the diverging concepts of “cloud computing” and “The Cloud”–anunfortunate but understandable evolution of terminology. …(more)

• Moving to the Cloud: Key Considerations for Cloud Storage

SYS-CON Media – Montvale,NJ,USAWith the new Terremark vCloud Express, you get a system disk that is …Terremark’s vCloud Express allows you to add additional storage as newdisks, …(more)

• Aruba’s AirWave OnDemand offers network management in the cloud

VentureBeatWireless networking company Aruba Networks is the latest business to adopta software-as-a-service model. Today, it’s announcing AirWave OnDemand, …(more)

• Cisco picks up web security SaaS provider ScanSafe

SC Magazine USBusinesses may use a SaaS model for their mobile workers and branch officeemployees, while deploying on-premise appliances at their headquarters. …(more)

• Joyent Launches the First Commercial Cloud Computing Platform in China!

ReutersJoyent becomes China’s first Cloud Computing vendor at a time wherecomputing infrastructure is in very high demand. The company’s data centeris located in …(more)

• Ad Policing Service Becomes Eyes Of Clients Across Internet

Mediapost.comVeracity, a software as a service (saas) application from Adometry, focuseson increasing the efficiencies where ads are placed. …(more)

• The Latest in saas for Construction

Constructech MagazineGiven current market conditions, the appeal of applications delivered inthe saas (software-as-service) model seem to be even greater. …(more)

• Los Angeles goes Google; dumps GroupWise; shuns Microsoft; ignores IBM

ComputerworldLos Angeles, the nation’s second-largest metropolis, will be the firstmajor US city to fully entrust its e-mail system to the world of cloudcomputing. …(more)

• Data Protection in the Cloud: Why it Matters and How it Affects …

It also includes Security as a Service and Software as a Service (SaaS)which provide small businesses with security and business managementrelated software on-demand, through the Internet. Platform as a Serviceallows developers to …(more)

• Intel Helps Joyent Become the First Cloud Cloud Computing Service …

By Alex Williams
With some help from Intel, Joyent is announcing it is the first cloudcomputing service to launch in mainland China. Joyent is working with Inteland the Qinhuangdao …(more)

• To Take Advantage of Cloud Computing You Must Unlearn, Luke.

By Lori MacVittie
One of the benefits of cloud computing is supposed to be efficiency,particularly in the utilization of compute resources. Over-provisioning ofcompute resources has long been one way in which IT combats the need forscalability and …(more)

• Reliance Communications launches ‘Cloud Computing’ solutions in …

By Ani
MUMBAI – In a move that combines the power of virtualization technology andcloud omputing, Reliance Data Center, a part of Reliance Communications,today announced the launch of.(more)

• Cloud Computing, A Practical Approach (Paperback) | VM Times

By VMguy
The promise of cloud computing is here. These pages provide the ‘eyes wideopen’ insights you need to transform your business. –Christopher.(more)

• Intel Helps Joyent Become the First Cloud Cloud Computing Service …

With some help from Intel, Joyent is announcing it is the first cloudcomputing…(more)

• Cloud computing proves to be strong economic strategy | The Cloud …

By katie.todd
An article by chief technology officer at Savvis, Bryan Doerr, hashighlighted the strength of cloud computing as an IT tool to help combatthe recession. As.(more)

• Adaption Introduces Rialto SaaS Solution for VoIP Providers

TMCnetBy Anuradha Shukla Adaption Technologies, a provider of fully automated and
scalable IP solutions, has launched the Rialto SaaS (News – Alert) solutionfor …(more)

• Leading Online Wellness Company Announces GINA Compliance and Other New …

ReutersThe PureWellness platform is delivered via the SaaS (Software as a Service)model and requires as little as 30 days for implementation and a verylimited IT …(more)

• Adamas Pharmaceuticals Selects Veeva CRM to Support New Product …

ReutersSelection of Veeva`s SaaS solution marks an important step in Adamas`early-stage product commercialization strategy. Veeva CRM is currentlybeing rolled …(more)

• Amazon RDS vs. SQL Azure: The birth of the DBMS Utility

SYS-CON Media (press release)Microsoft SQL Azure (launching formally at the PDC in a few weeks) is amostly-compatible SQL Server as a Service release complete with support forTransact …(more)

• Leading Communications Service Provider Chooses CosmoCall Universe …

PR Web – Ferndale,WA,USAHowever, multi-tenancy is a key enabler for true Saas contact centers andmany technology providers fall short, delivering only cumbersome,multi-instance …(more)

• Verizon Computing as a Service Helps Retailers Take the Guesswork Out of

IT …Reuters”Cloud-computing,” or network-based, offerings such as Verizon Computing asa Service (CaaS) can help solve this problem. Cloud computing enablesretailers …(more)

• Intuit muscles into the Platform as a Service game

SearchCloudComputing.comBy Carl Brooks, Technology Writer Intuit this week unveiled its own
Platform as a Service (PaaS) model that parallels what Salesforce.com hasdone with …(more)

• NetSuite National Business Cloud Computing Seminar Comes to Chicago

ReutersNetSuite CEO Zach Nelson and Executives from Chicago-Based Companies toSpotlight How Cloud Computing Transforms Business CHICAGO and SAN MATEO,Calif., …(more)

• Cloud Computing Conference & Expo

SYS-CON Media (press release)”Go Cloud” is an entire suite of customizable solutions that enablesorganizations to transform their datacenters, enact cloud computingparadigms, …(more)

• Opus Interactive Joins VMware vCloud Initiative As A VMware …

Opus Interactive a leading managed services provider of professionalhosting solutions today announced it has joined the VMware vCloudinitiative as a …(more)

• How Software-As-Service Helps Agents Do More With Less

Insurance JournalAt the highest level, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is a technology trendthat’s perfectly suited for the insurance industry. SaaS-based, or hosted,…(more)

• Cloud Computing: Clearing Away Infrastructure Muck

BaselineBy Chuck Phillips How cloud computing can help IT managers overcome
infrastructure hurdles like cost and hardware provisioning. Marketing hasapproached you …(more)

• Los Angeles votes for Google email in cloud computing milestone

Daily Finance (blog)This is a major victory for the advertising giant’s model of “cloudcomputing,” in which data is stored on remote servers and accessed via theWeb. …(more)

• Next up: Office 2010 with a nod to cloud computing

New Zealand HeraldOn a visit to New Zealand this month, Alex Payne, Microsoft’s director ofOffice product management, said Office 2010 would include cloud computing…(more)

• Cisco Catches a Cloud

Motley FoolWhat’s striking here is that Cisco is buying a cloud-computing service.This isn’t software that can be added to its routers or other networkingequipment; …(more)

• Targeted attacks possible in the cloud, researchers warn

ComputerworldThe research raises questions about a fundamental assumption about cloudcomputing which says that data hosted in a cloud is relatively safe fromtargeted …(more)

• CDC Software Buys SaaS Supply Chain Solutions Provider

TMCnetThe target company offers SaaS supply chain solutions for small and mediumsize enterprises. The company did not reveal the commercial terms of theformal …(more)

• IBBS Introduces Broadband Network Services Platform at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo

in …Business Wire (press release)Deployed as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, IBBS Network Servicesdelivers the most cost-effective, comprehensive platform on the market. …(more)

• Ther-Rx Standardizes on VERIX Performance Management Software

Reuters… by Gartner and IDC, leading analyst firms, and the solution isavailable as a hosted SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) application or anon-premise solution. …(more)

• rightnow’s pre-emptive strike

TG DailyBy Mark Everett Hall Opinion: The already competitive saas CRM market is
getting more so. At least, that’s if my reading of the news coming out ofrightnow …(more)

• Google Maps Navigation takes a mobile turn

CNET NewsHowever, Google is working with Apple on bringing it to the iPhone, andit’s not ruling out licensing the software to makers of portable navigationdevices …(more)

• Campus Management Expands Service to Nonprofit Organizations

ReutersManaged services – including application hosting, remote systemsadministration, and turnkey Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) options. …(more)

• Forrester report: SaaS not in future for records management

Supply Chain Management ReviewWhile SaaS remains popular in many supply chain functions, don’t expect itto take off in records management anytime soon, according to a newForrester …(more)

• SAP 3Q Points To Broader Business Software Challenges

Wall Street JournalAt the same time, the rise of the Internet-based software, known as”software as a service,” is luring customers from both companies, becauseit can often …(more)

• Fiberlink Explores the Value of a Mobility Platform

NewsBlazeMobility-as-a-Service is the new paradigm for simplifying all aspects ofdeploying, managing, supporting, connecting and protecting mobile workerswithin …(more)

• Inside One Firm’s Private Cloud Journey

ComputerworldWhen Concur needed to expand its server capacity to match growing demandfor its software-as-a-service (saas), the firm had to rush-order thecomputers, …(more)

• City of Angels to Give Cloud Computing a Go

E-Commerce TimesBy Erika Morphy The City of Los Angeles has decided to embrace cloud
computing in a deal that could save it upwards of $5 million. …(more)