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IT JungleAccording to a recent report from Gartner, the company’s market wizardsexpect that global software as a service (SaaS) sales will grow by 17.7percent this …(more)

BytestartCloud computing, or software as a service (SaaS), is when IT software andservices are delivered over the web and through a browser. …(more)

By admin
We have gone from ‘ASP’, for application service provider, to SaaS, orsoftware as a service, to the newest coined phrase, ‘cloud computing’. Onecan only hope they rename SaaS to something more appropriate like ‘I hopethe Internet …(more)

Reuters… environmental concerns around the rise of the internet as a centralrepository for the world’s data and processing — known as “cloudcomputing. …(more)

ARNnetThe multimedia software vendor struck a deal with the Tasmanian ElectronicCommerce Centre (TECC) to create digital projects to demonstrate the NBN’s…(more)

Trading Markets (press release)Softrax is a provider of revenue management and billing solutions to over200 customers in a variety of industry sectors, including software, SaaS,…(more)

Brian Madden - Silver Spring,MD,USAMaybe it’s on the server side and not the desktop side, like what VMware isdoing it now with vCloud, but that seems like more of an evolutionarything. …(more)

By Joe Panettieri
Nine Lives Media Inc. adds Rackspace Hosting Inc. (RAX) to the SaaS 20Stock Index, which tracks 20 software as a service (SaaS) stocks. Here’swhy.(more)

Software as a Service, also known as SaaS, has become an IT buzz word inrecent years, but the industry is not without its critics. SaaS is a formof.(more)

Software as a Service also known as SaaS has become an IT buzz word inrecent years but the industry is not without its critics SaaS is a form ofsoftware …(more)

By JeromePineau
I have a pet peeve concerning two things I’ve been meaning to write aboutlately, namely CRM and multi-tenancy. I recently read an excellent articlereferencing both concepts and thought it might be a good stepping stone toa quick blog …(more)

PR Web (press release)Legiant, a leader in time and attendance software, announced the success ofits 2009 Legiant User Conference held in Austin, Texas. During the two-dayevent …(more)

SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USABy Jerome Pineau I have a pet peeve concerning two thingsI’ve been meaning
to write about lately, namely CRM and multi-tenancy. Irecently read anexcellent …(more)

By Ben Kepes
Over on Accounting Web, a right royal stoush was started when Aqilla’s HughScantlebury wrote an op ed piece opining wha.(more)

By Esker
At booth #307, Esker will demonstrate Software as a Service (SaaS) andserver-based solutions proven to deliver cost savings and efficiency gainsby eliminating manual processes within sales order management, customerbilling, …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)By Reuven Cohen Interesting post by Nick Carr in which he points to the
supposed first published evidence of the concept of Cloud Computing. …(more)

Wall Street JournalWSJ: What does cloud computing mean for Microsoft’s business in India andaround the world? Mr. Venkatesan: Cloud computing which refers to thedelivery of …(more)

GPU …PR-inside.com (press release)… with solutions from CARRI SYSTEMS, provides a powerful innovative OpenSource Solution to manage multi-cores and Enterprise Grid & Cloudcomputing. …(more)

eTaiwan NewsLou also placed great emphasis on the importance of cloud computingtechnology, a computer-based calculation development that allows users touse it with no …(more)

By Krishnan Subramanian
One of the selling points for Cloud Computing is the idea of green. Vendorsand evangelists get excited while talking ab.(more)

By Reuters
By Tarmo Virki HELSINKI (Reuters) - In the chill of a massive cave beneath
an orthodox Christian cathedral, a city power firm is preparing what itthinks will be the greenest data center on the planet. Excess heat fromhundreds of …(more)

ZDNetFellow ZDNet blogger, Dion Hinchcliffe, and I spoke with CIO Casey Colemanabout issues pertaining to IT leadership, cloud computing, Web 2.0, …(more)

eWeek… and subscription-based SAAS (software-as-a-service) delivery, which thecompany said is ideal for smaller businesses to host their data with Vorex….(more)

Leading …RTT News (press release)CDC Software plans to launch this SaaS offering leveraging its globalscalable business and technology platform that features an infrastructureof multiple …(more)

Forbes… depending upon the value of the data to other people, as well asapplication delivery via software as a service models like Salesforce.com….(more)

The AustralianShe was previously managing director at Acelarus, a full-servicepartnership for complementary software as a service vendors. Earlier, shewas Asia-Pacific …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)Saving jobs by reducing waste and the costs associated with it; preventingfood recalls; and saving lives by reducing patient errors can be achievedby …(more)

The AustralianThe Chrome machines are strictly for cloud computing. They connect to theweb via WiFi, and run only web-based applications such as Docs, whichGoogle …(more)

Continuity Central (press release)Welcome to cloud computing. This white paper will briefly explain whatcloud computing is; will look at the facts which underlie the hyperbole;…(more)

SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USABy Jerome Pineau I have a pet peeve concerning two things I’ve been meaning
to write about lately, namely CRM and multi-tenancy. …(more)

SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USAI have a pet peeve concerning two things I’ve been meaning to write aboutlately, namely CRM and multi-tenancy. I recently read an excellent article…(more)

RetailWire (registration)The potential benefits of cloud computing are significant. Technologydelivery costs can be reduced 10 to 40 fold as centralized computingresources …(more)

IT Business EdgeBy date: When it comes to cloud computing, it’s pretty apparent that we’re
rapidly heading toward commodity services. Obviously, most cloud computing…(more)

San Francisco ChronicleGoogle Inc. now dominates the online search space and is accelerating theswing to cloud computing, where software runs over remote servers ratherthan …(more)

TMCnetThe introduced the new service as Software-as-a-Service to reduce thefinancial burden on universities and colleges moving to comply with theHEOA. …(more)

Silicon.comIf you’re starting out then look at SaaS and hosted apps… Usingsoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) systems can help the HR department cut thecost associated …(more)

Value …CNNMoney.com (press release)securact offers identity management solutions for saas and Cloud computing.A link to the Webcast will be available on the corporate website Investor…(more)

Revolution MagazineGoogle is seeking acquisitions to help boost its cloud computing strategy.The search giant’s chief executive, Eric Schmidt, revealed that he islooking to …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)The Cloud Computing Congress & Enterprise Social Media are just two of theconference streams at the Social Media World Forum event …(more)

TMCnetSuccessful Cloud and SaaS (News - Alert) business models will rely onmaking solutions work within increasingly complex user, provider, …(more)

Success …WELT ONLINEMeanwhile, small- to medium-sized shippers will look to deploytransportation optimization solutions through SaaS delivery models to stayefficient, …(more)

techrockies.comBozeman, Montana-based RightNow, a provider of customer supportsoftware-as-a-service tools, launched a new version of its RightNow CXcustomer support …(more)

Northwest innovationSeattle-based DocuSign, a provider of electronic signaturesoftware-as-a-service, said today that the firm has been recognized bypartner Salesforce.com. …(more)

eWeek23, Sun teamed up with Ashbourne Technology Group on a cloud-baseddesktop-as-a-service offering. Two weeks earlier, Sun launched its Sun RaySoftware 5, …(more)

Main Street Business JournalCloud computing is a hot topic these days. Here are five reasons toconsider cloud computing. 1. Lower costs: Cloud computing transfersinfrastructure costs …(more)

CTO Edge (blog)Software-as-a-Service testing solutions can get you up and running quicklyand cost-effectively to prevent the further loss of sales throughoutDecember and …(more)

Government TechnologyIt also dovetails with growing government interest in cloud computing andsoftware as a service. “We’re in contact with six or eight cities that aresaying, …(more)

InformationWeekWith cloud computing as an option, it’s time to pursue a more sustainablestrategy. By Robert L. Otto As detailed in a recent column byInformationWeek’s …(more)

Daily …CNNMoney.com (press release)Distributed through its global network of channel partners, Websensesoftware, appliance and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security solutionshelp …(more)

Channel InsiderCloud computing threatens to disrupt many of the business models around theIT industry as traditional desktops and client computing is transformedinto …(more)

Canada.com… prior to compete and place third at the women’s half-pipe SnowboardingFIS World Cup final event on November 5, 2009 in Saas-Fee, southernSwitzerland. …(more)

Experian QASSales of software-as-a-service products are on the increase as vendorscontinue to expand, according to new data. A recent report by Gartnerpredicted that …(more)

PR Newswire (press release)… where computing resources, products and services, such as Software as aService (SaaS), can be delivered real-time over the Internet. …(more)

Augusta ChronicleWe share this data with other agencies on an informal basis as a service toour community at no charge. SECOND: THE VISTA PROGRAM and other grants. …(more)

Indian ExpressAs cloud computing and ‘computing as a service’ set the tech world abuzz,everyone is thinking of moving everything online. Gone are the days whereyour PC …(more)

Indian ExpressAnd cloud computing is only bringing that day closer. With Google, Yahoo,Microsoft and IBM heavily investing in it, cloud computing is not justanother IT …(more)

Jason Lochhead from Terremark on vCloud Express and 3PAR storage. November25th 2009 No Comments. EMC wants to sell storage to cloud vendors so badlythey …(more)

By admin
The job is to build a SaaS application based upon PHP, jQuery, FlowPlayer,AJAX, Advanced JavaScript, CSS and other web 2.0 elements. More details ofproject can be shared with most eligible applicants. I don’t want to see10s of …(more)

By admin
The job is to build a SaaS application based upon PHP, jQuery, FlowPlayer,AJAX, Advanced JavaScript, CSS and other web 2.0 elements. More details ofproject can be shared with most eligible applicants.(more)

By Sean
This is true Software as a Service (SAAS), which seems to hold thepossibility of reducing many obstacles to adoption. What obstacles? Well,collaboration, as in the solution above, would be a hurdle not requiring alot of hardware or …(more)

Thomond Technology was founded by Fergus Gloster to promote the SaaSBusiness Model to Software Companies. Fergus was a founding Director ofsalesforce.com in Europe in 2000 and was a key executive in the creation ofsalesforce.com’s …(more)

By EIN
The response has been overwhelming” About Bella Solutions: Bella Solutionsprovides web based Field Service Management Software or SaaS (Software as aService) for the Field Service industry. The software provides the abilityto …(more)

By John Giles
IT infrastructure,; applications,; peripherals,; software licensing,;cloud-computing,; application service provider (ASP) services,; Software asa Service (SaaS),; Platform as a Service (PaaS),; on-demand computing andhardware. …(more)

By Dipankar Das
November 24th, 2009 more images Windows Azure Platform is a flexible andfamiliar environment for developers to create cloud applications andservices. The platform offers Windows-based compute and storage service forcloud applications. …. but make sure to follow @tyrantscorner , thetwitter face for (Ashborne’s) @jacksonwr’s blog. angelacarducci Sun RayTechnology is featured in the new Desktop as a Service offering from theAshborne Group http://bit.ly/88Q1IF …(more)

By Lestari
Trans-Neptunian Objects and Comets: Saas-Fee Advanced Course 35. SwissSociety for Astrophysics and Astronomy (Saas-Fee Advanced Courses);DavidJewitt, Alessandro Morbidelli, Heike Rauer -;Transparency, Governance andMarkets;M Bagella, …(more)

guardian.co.uk”We look at it as a service with many uses, such as locating a business,and an educational platform. Can any service be abused for the wrongpurpose? …(more)

By Franz Dill
When I first heard about cloud computing a few years ago I thought itsounded familiar. Central computing utilities. Well it is, as far back as1965. Just didn’t have all the needed pipes and power back then. …(more)

By Admin
ACQUISITION or REFINANCE MULTI-TENANCY BUILDINGS (NY / NJ / CT). APARTMENTS& STORES & OFFICES LOW RATES FROM 6%, FLEXABLE TERMS Loan Amounts: $750000-$3 Million Commercial Loan Application Required No Construction. No Land….(more)

This Software as a Service (SaaS) model is an affordable alternative totoday’s expensive teleradiology infrastructure for low- to medium-sizedfacilities. On the consumer front, the lifeIMAGE e-sharing platformempowers patients to …(more)

Seeking Alpha (blog)… Benioff is recognizing that he no longer has to play the role ofrevolutionary to evangelize about the business benefits of SaaS and ‘cloudcomputing’. …(more)

Digital …Information Law Group (blog)Back by popular demand, this is Part Four in our ongoing series, LegalImplications of Cloud Computing. This installment will focus on digitalevidence and …(more)

By ble
The Ubuntu Universe/Multiverse continues to amaze me with the amount ofvariety of software available. Some tasks, like tax preparation, needfield-specific experts to gather the most up-to-the-minute information. …(more)

InformationWeekFor software as a service, 56% will use it or are likely to. There arestill plenty of doubters. Variable computing capacity like Amazon’s EC2 hasits niche …(more)

InformationWeekBy John Foley There were a couple of “aha” moments for me at the Interop
conference’s Enterprise Cloud Summit this month. The first was that somecompanies …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)I, for one, certainly couldn’t make sense of Colin Powell’s presence at oneof the keynotes (not sure what he can possibly offer the world of saas butmaybe …(more)

CenterMicrofinance Focus28, 2009: Open Source software and saas are emerging as the key ManagementInformation Systems (MIS) software for mfis, according to Craig Cheliusfrom the …(more)

By Open Source
Open Source software and SaaS are emerging as the key ManagementInformation Systems (MIS) software for MFIs, according to Craig Cheliusfrom the Grameen Technology Center (GTC). These products, he argues, canoffer MFIs fully …(more)

Leading …PR Web (press release)The software as a service model means that investment can be made toaccommodate any marketing budget, without the financial risk of thesoftware …(more)

Earthtimes (press release)… Software or saas (Software as a Service) for the Field Serviceindustry. The software provides the ability to streamline operations byproviding CRM, …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)One of the beautiful things about SaaS models and cloud computing is theease and timeliness of updating software. Just listen to our own history of…(more)

By admin
Cloud computing models will prevail with Software as a Service (SaaS) alongwith Platform as a Service. I believe hosting companies will be at thecutting edge of this evolution and will lead to industries becoming moreservice based. …(more)

By g2-97cfb155521c5c2dda6603944aa422f5
The court, referring to a party declaration, described $B!H(BCloudComputing$B!I(B as $B!H(Ba term used to describe a software-as-a-service (SAAS)platform for the online delivery of products and services.$B!I(B (Compare thecourt’s description to the NIST …(more)

By tdomf_5cc3c
Through cloud computing, a world-class data center service and colocationprovider such as Consonus offers managed IT services through a hosted or$B!H(BSoftware as a Service$B!I(B model. A server or database can be physicallylocated in a …(more)

By Reader
They spread some awareness about Red Hat open source platform and threwsome light on how to participate in the open source community and how weall can benefit from this model. According to IDC’s recent research,enterprise adoption of … The marriage between SOA (Service orientedarchitecture or software as a service) and OSS though not revolutionarybecause of the weight of the IT legacy, is surely evolving gradually. TheCEO’s and CIO’s are not happy with the vendor …(more)

By Mike
The trend toward cloud computing, or Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), hasaccelerated during the economic crisis. Cloud computing lets firmsessentially rent text, spreadsheet, calendar or other programs as neededand avoid.(more)

Cloud Computing is a buzz word that has recently taken the web hostingindustry by storm, but is Cloud Computing really anything new? The basicconcept of Cloud Computing is to remove the burden of…(more)

By admin
If you have been paying attention to the Google, Microsoft rivalry youmight have figured out that these two titans have something up theirsleeve. On one hand.(more)

Cloud computing is nothing but a new spin on an old concept. The oldconcept itself was a pretty good idea, and it’s good to see that we’rereturning to it after so many years and so many PCs.(more)

Im sure most of you have seen and heard about cloud computing andSoftwareasaServiceSaaSbut what do these things really mean and why shouldyou care …(more)

By Devon Devine, JD
Devon headed up the strategic product direction at Members Health Network,leading a team of software engineers to help set architecture andinfrastructure direction for software as a service to credit unions. Priorto Members Health …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)By Yeshim Deniz CSC announced that it has signed an agreement with the UK’s
Royal Mail Group to provide cloud computing information technology (IT)services …(more)

Software as a Service (SaaS) where users can run predefined applicationsdirectly from their web browser. Platform as a Service (PaaS) in which usercan run applications as long as they are programmed in one of the languagessupported …(more)

Irish TimesHaving created a platform for software as a service with itssales-automation customer relationship management (CRM) product, Salesforcenow hosts other …(more)

Enterprise Irregulars (blog)First, CA has a multitude of systems management products in its ITsolutions portfolio that could support many aspects of a saas (software asa service) …(more)

Computerworld AustraliaSoftware as a service (SaaS) delivery also had the potential to growdramatically via the NBN, McAlpine said. Particularly for Adobe. …(more)

ITWorld CanadaUnder the strategy, the three companies will bring enterprises anend-to-end secure multi-tenancy platform. The plan was announced earlierthis year, …(more)

DABCC.com… technology found in my model of virtualization technology, is a usefultool in creating cloud computing environments, but may be used by itself.(more)

Earthtimes (press release)This partnership allows Cyber Cast Intl. to provide cPanel as asoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) value add-on to its hosting product lines. …(more)

By Remote Infrastructure Management
These applications are broadly divided into the following categories:Software as a Service (SaaS), Utility Computing, Web Services, Platform asa Service (PaaS), Managed Service Providers (MSP), Service Commerce, andInternet …(more)

By Sujith Delpachithra
It will auto deployed as a service. 9) You can access the service using”http://127.0.0.1:8080″. Create client using WSDL file 1) Open terminal. 2)Go to the directory you want to create client. 3) Run the below command….(more)

YourBusinessCloud.com offers an array of solutions that hope to transformyour experience working with MYOB accounting software as it has a webinterface that was especially created to make everything smoother.In thisway you will be allowed to make use of … system that aims to make yourlife easier. As a service, YourBusinessCloud.com could be a good solutionto bear in mind the next time you think about improving the way you manageyour accountancy related matters online.(more)

By EIN
The Getbusi products and services are immediately available as softwaresolutions, on appliance platforms for network edge or In the Cloudimplementations, and as a fully operational Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)from Getbusi high performance data … and Getbusi, an innovative NextGeneration Internet Filtering and Reporting solutions developer, todayannounced the full availability of all new Getbusi platform productsresulting from their March 2009 OEM Agreement. …(more)

Global Gold Internet ServicesEurope’s cloud computing and managed hosting sector has experienced stronggrowth despite the ongoing global economic downturn, it has been reported….(more)

Electrical Portal (blog)107 Cheapside in London is a 10-storey multi-tenancy commercial and retailbuilding. Delmatic has supplied a range of lighting controls and sensors to…(more)

ComputingIn future, the department will introduce deep content scanning of mail,another feature of Webroot’s saas email package. The will mean Everton candeal with …(more)

Spend Matters (blog)There seems to be a fallacy on the provider side of the Spend Managementmarket that On-Demand or SaaS business models do not require the same levelof …(more)

Just HostWeb hosting users looking to be eco-friendly may want to take note of arecent report that has suggested cloud computing has hidden environmentalcosts. …(more)

Trading Markets (press release)Youshang.com ranked first in the saas market in the quarter. The followerswere www.wecoo.com and www.eabax.com. And next came www.800app.com, Xtools,…(more)

Mashable (blog)Quick Pitch: A free, customizable SaaS Intranet with aFacebookFacebook-like environment that helps businesses, entrepreneurs,agencies and freelancers …(more)

Express ComputerHosted solutions will prove to be attractive to SMBs due Much like the SaaSmodel, hosted UC solutions enable companies to pay for usage, notownership. …(more)

GlobesThe company’s platform is based on an SaaS (software as a service) model,and it has a virtual workforce, experts who provide services to customers….(more)

By Tom Noda
Executives described i.can as a service that promotes “lifestyleon-the-go” or a revolutionary mobile application that directly links to aperson’s bank account, allowing one to shop, order, and pay using only amobile phone. …(more)

By David C. Wyld Southeastern Louisiana University
In other words, we have seen periods where computing power, data, andprograms have been held on a major, centralized platform, and we have alsoseen periods where that power has resided on one’s desktop-or today,literally in the palm of your hand. … Because as cloud computing featuresIT as a service, as The Economist magazine recently characterized thesituation, “in a world of services it often does not make sense to thinkof hardware and software separately.” …(more)

By BCW
As we noted last year, ‘cloud services’ are fundamentally about an emergingdelivery/consumption model–one that can be applied to IT industryofferings (e.g., as in software-as-a-service (SaaS), and storage or servercapacity as a …(more)

VONThe acquisition of Sun would also give Oracle, which has announced itsintention to become a major provider of on-demand software-as-a-service,…(more)

By Mike
In 2009, the IT Infrastructure Management Outsourcing client/user surveyinvestigates over 400 contracts held by 1120 of the top ITO spendingcorporations and organizations globally.(more)

One of the biggest technical obstacles in the world of cloud computing isintegrating cloud applications with each other and with on-premise systems.Data integration software developer Informatica released a package ofsoftware tools …(more)

ashdowngroup.comA report from university IT organisation Jisc’s TechWatch servicehighlighted that cloud computing has hidden environmental costs due to thehighly …(more)

OvumAlthough it was criticized early on as simply software-as-a-service (SaaS)by a different name, Microsoft’s Software + Services initiative is actuallymore …(more)

The result is an in-depth and independent analysis that outlines some ofthe information security benefits and key security risks of cloudcomputing.(more)

Earthtimes (press release)This Software as a Service (SaaS) model is an affordable alternative totoday’s expensive teleradiology infrastructure for low- to medium-sizedfacilities. …(more)

Market Wire (press release)Revenues from BasicGov, the Company’s cloud computing solution for localgovernment, grew to $66649 in the third quarter, a 140% increase from$27822 in the …(more)

SAAS DirectoryName: Remindo Quick Pitch: A free, customizable SaaS Intranet with aFacebook-like environment that helps businesses, entrepreneurs, agenciesand …(more)

By MyHostNews
Web Hosting Wire - Cambridge, UK - With the growing demand for web-basedSaaS applications, UK-based Signify has extended its two-factorauthentication (2F…(more)

Apple InsiderBy Daniel Eran Dilger Palm is investigating why its Palm Pre users are
suffering data loss after resetting or replacing their webos phones andattempting to …(more)

By Brian Tait
This article was first published at JKHanok.comThe article can bere-published on your site as long as this message remains intact.This workby JK Hanok Press Release Center is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution-No Derivative …(more)

Washington PostSupportSpace, founded in 2006, aims to help expand their remote techservice by offering a SaaS (software as a service) platform for themanagement, …(more)

ZDNet.com.auBy Josh Mehlman, ZDNet.com.au The NSW Government is evaluating the benefits
of software as a service (Saas) and open source software in a bid torationalise …(more)

Siliconrepublic.comThe move was made possible through an agreement with The Business SoftwareCentre (TBSC), a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) partner, to allow download ofthe …(more)

Full …WebWire (press release)Sun’s Desktop as a Service solution is available today for as little as $1(USD) per day per concurrent user. Download and try Sun Ray Software at …(more)

EDL ConsultingThe forthcoming Google Chrome cloud computing operating system maycomplement Microsoft Windows rather than compete with it, because bothplatforms will …(more)

These SMBs are set to spend US$30M on accounting software in 2009, says AMIstudy.(more)

Earthtimes (press release)About Zywave Zywave is a leading provider of software-as-a-service (”saas”)enterprise automation solutions for the employee benefits and P&C insurance…(more)

By Martin Kuppinger
Beta Systems has added multi-tenancy capabilities, being amongst the firstprovisioning vendors to do that. That is not only interesting to (externaland internal) service providers but as well to large organizations inindustries with …(more)

By Admin
How to benefit from cloud computing without putting sensitive data at risk?The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) published a123 page.(more)

Indian IT firms may be forced to look beyond their bread-and-butteroffshoring model, as a potential game changer in the form of cloudcomputing, the hottest new buzzword in Silicon Valley, floats east.(more)

ZDNet UKCloud computing has hidden environmental costs because the technologiesused to connect to it are highly energy inefficient, says a Jisc report….(more)

OvumWhile the company clearly still makes the bulk of its revenues from itssoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) CRM applications, much of the enthusiasm fromthe user …(more)

InfoWorldThe analyst also laid out IDC’s view of cloud computing and noted many ITdepartments are being stretched by having to continue to provide increasing…(more)

TMCnetAttention is now turning towards new initiatives such as integrating socialmedia tools or adopting cloud computing services. This report providesbroad …(more)

ITWorld CanadaWang listed a series of SAP “failures,” highlighted the fact that manyleading SAP customers are looking for software as a service alternatives toSAP, …(more)

Web 2.0 JournalAs I mentioned in my previous post about the opportunities for CloudComputing in Asia, if my schedule is any indication of the demand for cloudproducts, …(more)

2009 …PR-inside.com (press release)In 2009, the IT Infrastructure Management Outsourcing client/user surveyinvestigates over 400 contracts held by 1120 of the top ITO spendingcorporations …(more)

VIDEO What is VMware vCloud Express and how can it help you. by David Davison November 23 2009. Checkout my latest video from VirtualizationAdmincomand …(more)

SearchDataCenter.comMany of these questions apply to any services (hosting, colocation,Software as a Service, etc.) purchased online, but the “cloudy” nature ofcloud …(more)

ChannelWebNow it’s cloud computing. What role will distribution play in that space asmore VAR and more end users adopt that technology? It’s an interestingquestion. …(more)

Enterprise Irregulars (blog)By Dion Hinchcliffe on November 24, 2009 This year has been one of
relatively grand alliances between emerging cloud computing vendors as theyfill holes in …(more)

ComputerworldUKMultitenancy, while it is rarely used in traditional IT outsourcing, isalmost a given in cloud computing services. These differences give rise toa unique …(more)

Wall Street Journal”Most companies think of themselves as immortal,” he said, but these onessee the shortened link as a service that could outlive them. …(more)

Large …Enterprise Irregulars (blog)I think even flagship, marquis customers of the on-premise vendors likeSiemens adopting 420000 seats of a saas vendor suggest that the largeenterprise is …(more)

ABC OnlineTrish Vogel, South Australian Ambulance Service (SAAS), Berri; StephenBigg, SAAS, Findon; Leon Cutting, SAAS, Clare; Peter Edgecumbe, CFS,Millicent; …(more)

Destination CRMMulti-tenancy - NOT web access - is what makes saas truly powerful.Multi-tenancy is the architectural model that allows saas CRM vendors toserve multiple …(more)

EDL Consulting”Truition helps us gain a strong foot hold in the SaaS market, and webelieve it opens up the business-to-consumer market for our solutions,”said CDC …(more)

EDL ConsultingBusiness intelligence developer PivotLink and visual order managementprovider OrderMotion announced a new SaaS solution Monday designed toprovide …(more)

By Jonathan Kupferman
One thing you will notice about a lot of the cloud providers that providepersistent instances (e.g. vCloud Express, ReliaCloud) is that they breakthat nice little “pay-per-use” model everyone is so fond of. In order tomaintain those …(more)

By root
The concept of mobile cloud computing (also called software as a service,or SaaS, in many circles, not always accurately) is fairly straightforward:instead of storing and running apps, content and data on your mobiledevice, you’ll store … Meanwhile, the “platform as a service (PaaS)”space - which allows customers to build and run their own apps on a cloudplatform - is preparing to go mobile as well. Salesforce.com has alreadyreleased a smartphone version of its …(more)

Earthtimes (press release)… contact center needs such as multi media support, IP enabled, mobilityfor agents, virtual contact center for distributed sites and alsomulti-tenancy. …(more)

ZDNet (blog)Lowe walks us through the software as a service and cloud computing duediligence. For more posts like this see techrepublic’s IT Leadership blog….(more)

NetworkWorld.comLast spring (”Identity management is key to the proper operation of cloudcomputing,”) I noted that some people were finally beginning to realizethat …(more)

IT News OnlineMulti-tenancy applications include the ability to drop in and drop out ofthe communications system with Presence applications indicating whether auser is …(more)

By admin
SaaS and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence. Related. WithChargify, Web 2.0 and SaaS… A CIO’s take on the home PC support… Seewhy one CIO is converting all Treos… Are economic conditions changing howyou. …(more)

Software as a Service probably has the most familiarity The wispy tendrils… our thanksgiving platform independent secureenough for thisenvironmentally …(more)

Seeking Alpha (blog)The Apex source code has evolved into the Force.com Platform-as-a-Service(PaaS) or ‘Custom Cloud’. The AppExchange has evolved into the company’snew VAR …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)For a very large enterprise who develops software internally, the Platformas a Service (Paas) layer would be the capstone for the enterprise. …(more)

ZDNetCloud computing (referring to infrastructure services rather than saas) isabout more than vms on-demand; it’s about turning data centers into online…(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 11/25/09 — Crocodile Gold Corp. (TSX:CRK) (”Crocodile Gold” or the “Company”) today announces details of theinitial …(more)

ReutersSuch cloud-based software, also known as Software as a Service, or saas,saves clients the cost of buying licenses and running programs on their own…(more)

Help Net SecurityThe cloud can offer Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service orSoftware as a Service. It can be private, community, public or hybrid. …(more)

By navot.peled@gizmox.com
Navot Peled is CEO of Gizmox, which produces Visual WebGui . The benefitsof cloud computing are being seriously questioned, and perhaps evenundermined, by re.(more)

By alessandro.perilli@virtualization.info…
Last week the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA)released its security risk assessment on cloud computing infrastructures.The 123-pages report analyzes the new risks that Software-as-a-Service(SaaS), …(more)

Internet EvolutionMany companies offering software as a service (SaaS) market themselves as”cloud,” and in many ways, they are: If you’re pushing your company’semail, …(more)

ChannelWebInformatica Cloud 9 includes a multitenant, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)data integration system that developers and systems integrator partners canuse to …(more)

ComputerworldUKGiven that I live and breathe SaaS and cloud computing with clientseveryday, it’s sometimes easy for me to forget that this is still anemerging model in …(more)

guardian.co.ukIt’s based on open source, but Chrome, Google’s cloud computing OS, willlock users into an unmodifiable world. Is this limiting or liberating? …(more)

Dark ReadingBy Tim Wilson About half of organizations say they have no plans to use any
cloud computing technologies in the next year — and security concerns arethe …(more)

FastForward (blog)by Joe McKendrick I recently was talking with David Linthicum, author of arecently published work entitled Cloud Computing and SOA Convergence inYour …(more)

Fresh Business ThinkingA far off reality only a few years ago, today cloud computing has becomemainstream. However, many small businesses are still unclear what cloudcomputing …(more)

IT Business EdgeBy date: Following the rapid expansion of software-as-a-service, there
appears to be a saas offering for just about every conceivable process. …(more)

SearchOracle.comNovak and his team began their quest to find that supply chain businessintelligence platform — one that would be Web-based so as to fit withtheir SaaS …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)By Tim Crawford These are copies of the slides from SYS-CON’s Cloud
Bootcamp held at Cloud Computing Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center,…(more)

Sybase has added multi-tenancy to Afaria, allowing customers to servemultiple clients on one instance of Afaria. The company has updated itsdevice …(more)

By Fred Pennic
MedLink International, Inc. announced today that it will be providing theoption of its MedLink TotalOffice EHR as a Software as a Service (SaaS)starting next month. The SaaS model will further assist providers toqualify for …(more)

By Wes
The Software as a Service industry is in the midst of an astounding 5 year43 per cent average annual … … An earlier post examined LendingClub.coma company that launched via Facebook and quickly outgrew the platform.Though the company is viewed as a social media lending portal I feelcompelled to include it in the new virtual business model- where thesoftware coding is less of a product and more of a construct in which aservice is experienced. …(more)

Sybase has added multi-tenancy to Afaria, allowing customers to servemultiple clients on one instance of Afaria. The company has updated itsdevice …(more)

By Fred Pennic
MedLink International, Inc. announced today that it will be providing theoption of its MedLink TotalOffice EHR as a Software as a Service (SaaS)starting next month. The SaaS model will further assist providers toqualify for …(more)

By Wes
The Software as a Service industry is in the midst of an astounding 5 year43 per cent average annual … … An earlier post examined LendingClub.coma company that launched via Facebook and quickly outgrew the platform.Though the company is viewed as a social media lending portal I feelcompelled to include it in the new virtual business model- where thesoftware coding is less of a product and more of a construct in which aservice is experienced. …(more)

By Adrian Gonzalez
If you’re a longtime reader of Logistics Viewpoints, you know I’ma big fanof the iPhone, and that I view iPhone-like apps as the next frontier forsoftware-as-a-service TMS solutions [...] … The Blackberry may be a greatplatform for email communication, but when it comes to surfing the Web andinterfacing with applications, the iPhone is still king. Also, as Ms.Wooden pointed out, supporting the iPhone is much easier because there isonly one vendor and standard to …(more)

Web 2.0 JournalThe result is an in-depth and independent analysis that outlines some ofthe information security benefits and key security risks of cloudcomputing. …(more)

San Francisco ChronicleSoftware maker Modevity LLC has moved two of its three digital rightsmanagement (DRM) applications to a software-as-a-service model. …(more)

ChannelWeb”As technology converges, and ultimately is delivered as a service, nobodyis better able than HP to take advantage of it,” he said. …(more)

By Luke Smith
Multi-tenancy of services makes it possible to share Services acrosscustomers while partitioning data bases on site subscriptions;Adminstrators can centrally deploy and manage features and services whileallowing tenants full control. …(more)

istockAnalyst.com (press release)The company said the acquisition represents first of the twosoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) companies it plans to acquire as part of itsstrategy to …(more)

NetworkWorld.comWe have seen this transformation in the thousands of software as a service(SaaS) offerings that have appeared in the last few years that now coverthe …(more)

SecuObsA Note On Multitenancy As A Defining Cloud Attribute 2. Cisco Trend MicroFriends, Lovers or Still Contemplating the 29 Dimensions of Compatibilityon …(more)

TruitionTrading Markets (press release)This acquisition is part of CDC Software’s previously announced roll-upstrategy to acquire software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies that complementits …(more)

PersonnelToday.comBecause of this, the first flurry of Software as a Service (SaaS) solutionsfor HR are starting to stall, as HR directors realise they need a moresolid …(more)

Market Wire (press release)”Hubspan’s cloud-based platform delivered as a managed service providescost-effective, secure and reliable integration that easily scales up ordown. …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)MIAMI, FL — (Marketwire) — 11/24/09 — MejorAmor.com, the Internet’sleading Hispanic Buscar Pareja service, today announced its challenge toall Latino …(more)

InformationWeekIt’s a big win for Microsoft Online, and also shows how outsourcingcompanies are adapting their businesses to cloud computing. CSC is callingthe deal an …(more)

to …FOXBusinessThe whitepaper author is top Cloud Computing expert Alok Misra, NavatarGroup Principal and Co-Founder. It provides a roadmap for On PremiseIndependent …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)By Dustin Amrhein In many cases the industry talks about cloud computing
being a new and optimized approach to delivering IT services. …(more)

to …Trading Markets (press release)The CloudFutures Software Vendor SaaS Migration Conference is the onlyplace for traditional software vendors from a variety of verticalsincluding CRM, …(more)

Web Host Industry ReviewAmong those features is the support for multi-tenancy and user self-servicethrough the SOAP and REST web services APIs. Through the APIs, third party…(more)

Channel InsiderGoogle Chrome is being dismissed by competitors and analysts, but it mayjust be the official beginning of the cloud computing era by freeing usersfrom big …(more)

Inside SAP MagazineEmantra, an Australian cloud computing company has posted revenue growth of1756.3% over the last year. The record growth was enough to see them namedthe …(more)

By Michael Eisenberg
It is why in this design-conscious, user friendly web world there are fewif any Israeli mega hits in either consumer internet or SAAS. I am runninginto this issue in company after company that I am looking at. …(more)

PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)The global outlook series on Laboratory Information Management Systems(LIMS) provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, …(more)

New York TimesFor inspiration, scientists are looking at cloud computing services likeGoogle’s online office software, photo-sharing sites and Amazon.com’s datacenter …(more)

By abdthebest
PC World - Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff on Thursday attempted to cementan image of the vendor as a full-blown application development platformprovider, not merely a purveyor of SaaS (software-as-a-service)applications. …(more)

By James Kobielus
Deep application and middleware integration: To deliver models deeply intowhatever heterogeneous SOA-enabled platform you happen to use, yourpredictive analytics tool should deploy on and/or integrate with a widerange of enterprise applications, middleware, operating platforms, … Andto scale to the max, your predictive analytics tools should deploy modelsto massively parallel data warehouses, software-as-a-service environments,and cloud computing fabrics. …(more)

Australian TechworldBasically Windows has introduced point-and-click cloud computing for themasses and it’s doing it in a way that resembles the iPhone applicationdirectory …(more)

OnTheSnow.comSkiers heading to Saas Fee this winter will benefit from five snow trains,a new children’s park for young skiers, and a new micro-bowling leisurecentre. …(more)

Measuring the CAC ratio is a critical function for SaaS companies.(more)

Infrastructure-as-a …Fast Pitch Press (press release)infobit Systems provides a suite of iaas (Infrastructure-as-a-Service)offerings, IT management and monitoring services, web services, andprofessional …(more)

EDL ConsultingInformation technology management developer BMC will host a new servicedesk offering on Salesforce.com’s enterprise cloud computing platform, thecompanies …(more)

CommsDayIn Taiwan, Microsoft has signed a mou with Chunghwa Telecom to offer arange of cloud services including Software as a Service (PaaS), Platform asa Service …(more)

Software …EmailwireOnline drafting service helps software vendors structure and draft SaaSReseller Agreements quickly and affordably. (EMAILWIRE. …(more)

cloudAME Info… access to scalable and reliable server resources, backed by Fujitsu’sfull support from basic platform product to solutions, services andsoftware. …(more)

Logistics Online (press release)San Jose, CA-(Marketwire) - CargoSmart Limited, a leading Software as aService (SaaS) global shipping and logistics solutions provider, todayannounced the …(more)

PR Web (press release)The market has spoken, made the more real by ongoing economic uncertaintythat has clearly impacted on-premise providers greater than their SaaSbrethren. …(more)

Small BusinessA European security agency says that even though the business case forcloud computing is clear, companies are holding back due to security andprivacy …(more)

for …Money MorningMicrosoft is also looking forward to challenges facing its distributedcomputing platform concept by setting the launch of its cloud computinginitiative …(more)

By Mal Booth
The services themselves have long been referred to as Software as a Service(SaaS). The datacenter hardware and software is what we will call a Cloud.When a Cloud is made available in a pay-as-you-go manner to the generalpublic, …(more)

Durham, NC (1888PressRelease) November 23, 2009 - Gullette is anaccomplished sales and marketing executive and technology entrepreneur,having founded and managed several online marketing and businessintelligence software-as-a-service …(more)

Software …India Business Blog (blog)PivotLink and Boomi Expand SaaS Business Analytics to Over 70 EnterpriseApplications SaaS Leaders Make IT’s Job Easier by .. SAN FRANCISCO, CA andBERWYN, …(more)

Trading Markets (press release)… announced on Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Truitio nInc., a leading software-as-a-service (saas) provider in Canada. …(more)

Lead …PR Newswire (press release)… scalable solution that can grow with the program and provide additionalsupport services and solutions including its LeadWorks on-demand SaaSplatform. …(more)

ComputerworldSome IT functions are perfect for cloud computing. Others need to stay inyour data center. Here’s how to determine which is which. …(more)

Media …Business Wire (press release)Mr. Arora has extensive experience with SaaS solutions, including managingcustomer success and customer service programs to serve major enterpriseclients …(more)

PR Newswire (press release)23 /prnewswire/ — CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced that it has signed anagreement with the uk’s Royal Mail Group to provide cloud computinginformation …(more)

Al-BawabaMEEZA, the Qatar based provider of Managed IT Services and Solutions, issponsoring the 1st Cloud Computing & saas Summit in the Middle East, aspart of its …(more)

NetworkComputing.comAn accurate way to describe Software as a Service’s (SaaS) impact on theenterprise software market would be “all the rage.” Buoyed by high profilesuccess …(more)

Retailers …Market Wire (press release)OrderMotion is integrating PivotLink’s market-leading SaaS BI solution withOMX, its industrial-strength order management platform that processes over$1 …(more)

The AustralianAUSTRALIA’S largest IT&T recruiter, Peoplebank, is using asoftware-as-a-service-based front-office applicant tracking platform fromUS firm Bullhorn. …(more)

CNNMoney.com (press release)As one of the market’s leading cloud-computing vendors, successfactorsrecently unveiled its Business Execution (bizx) Software suite, whichenables …(more)

Intelligent EnterpriseCalled Cloud 9, Informatica’s collection of offerings comprises amulti-tenant, data-integration platform-as-a-service; software-as-a-servicedata …(more)

CIOLBANGALORE, INDIA: We all have heard about cloud and the relative terms likeshared services, multi-tenancy… Taking the same concept, …(more)

PartnershipSYS-CON Media (press release)With the largest ISP customer base using its multi-tenant platform and 12years of experience, Optenet is a pioneer and global leader of enablingSaaS …(more)

TMCnet… medical information, has announced that it will be providing the optionof its MedLink TotalOffice EHR as a Software-as-a-Service starting nextmonth. …(more)

Intelligent EnterpriseThus, many in the press have dubbed it a “cloud computing OS.” Not surethat’s helping. First of all, if you’re looking for a quick boot OS thatworks well …(more)

PR Newswire (press release)Under his leadership, netsuite has become the leading provider of saasbusiness management software suites in the world. Prior to McAfee, Mr.Nelson also …(more)

By Sramana_Mitra
Entrepreneur & Strategy Consultant Sramana Mitra’s Blog on Technology,Business and Strategy.(more)

Windows 7Business Wire (press release)InfoStreet.com) SaaS pioneer and provider of StreetSmart, an online smallbusiness management software suite, offers one less worry to companiesswitching …(more)

InformationWeekThe enthusiasm was about Force.com, Salesforce.com’s cloud computingplatform: developers write apps using Salesforce’s programming language andtools, …(more)

Inquirer.netFor the last two years, cloud computing has been gaining momentum in thePhilippines, along with other new terminologies, particularlyvirtualization. …(more)

Web Host Industry ReviewWhile the report focuses on cloud computing from a European perspective,the vast majority of the analysis and conclusions have generalapplicability. …(more)

ComputerWeekly.com”Now cloud computing has come into focus it’s starting to blur thedifference between grid and cloud computing,” explains Vuk Trifkovic,senior analyst with …(more)

ChannelWebWhat all this means is that Microsoft is making it relatively easy forcustomers to migrate from traditional on-premise software to cloudcomputing — or …(more)

Computing …SYS-CON Media (press release)While enterprises want to take advantage of the benefits of on-demandinfrastructure offered by cloud computing, they have questions concerningsecurity, …(more)

Orlando SentinelSabalcore will provide Internet-based cloud computing capabilities to theNaval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s Geophysics Branch at ChinaLake, …(more)

ERP Cloud News (blog)According to Gartner, saas revenues are growing, but the growth of saas ERPremains flat. There are obstacles that have impeded the growth of saas ERP,…(more)

With the SaaS model, the BI software and corresponding data are hosted by atechnology vendor. Users, from independent retailers to large chains, pay amonthly subscription fee to access the power of BI — essentially rentingthe …(more)

Managing Automation MagazineThe company is also betting heavily on the SaaS phenomenon that has wonover many business software buyers. As part of a broader acquisitionstrategy begun …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)The Sun Open Cloud Platform, powered by Sun’s industry-leading software,hardware and storage, delivers cost-effective, scalable cloudinfrastructure. …(more)

Terremark presents the vCloud Express cloud computing community.(more)

TMCnetBy Shamila Janakiraman, TMCnet Contributor Acumatica, a provider of
web-based accounting, ERP and CRM software, announced the availability ofits SaaS (News …(more)

Multichannel MerchantThe costs add up quickly, which is why Software as a Service (saas) is agrowing trend in where multichannel merchants are putting their e-commercedollars. …(more)

PC WorldJones said cloud computing continues to grow in importance. According toGartner, the three important areas of corporate use of the cloud areconsumption of …(more)

By Steven Robert
The livetime Virtual Appliance is designed around open standards and itincludes Apache 2.2, Tomcat 6.0, Java 6 and LiveTime 6.0, optimized forlivetime.(more)

If you’d like to leverage your success with your SaaS model by setting up aSaaS reseller channel, or if you’d like to begin to offer SaaS servicesoriginated by another vendor, you’re facing the question of how tostructure your Saas …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)By Alf Pilgrim Arguably the greatest barrier to businesses taking full
advantage of cloud computing is the issue of security. Recent high-profilebreaches …(more)

CloudPR-USA.net (press release)Delivered as a Software as a Service (saas) model, pivotlink’saward-winning solutions put affordable, secure and easy-to-use analytictools into the hands …(more)

PC WorldEnterprise adoption, device-agnostic work habits, and nearly constantwireless connectivity. Cloud computing is now a standard business practiceworldwide. …(more)

SearchSecurity.comCloud computing provides the convenience and cost-saving benefit of placingcomputing and storage resources on demand, all without the need forinternal …(more)

Honolulu Star-BulletinBy Cliff Miyake My last column discussed a rather new trend in Hawaii: the
advent of cloud computing, particularly for small to midsize companies. …(more)

Business LineWe keep hearing about multi-tenancy in the SaaS space. What is it? Mostsoftware companies, who have existing applications, especially in thebusiness to …(more)

Business StandardThe concept has been around for over a year, and the platform model is alsoknown as ’software as a service’ (saas) for BPO. These initiatives arepaying …(more)

By madhav
Amazon EC2 vs Terremark vCloud Express. Guys/Gals. If you think your timeand effort is precious(at least worth $1/hr), then don’t even care to readthis blog entry. Simply go with Amazon EC2. It is common in this internetage see …(more)

TechSpotTaking away from the numerous applications and implications of cloudcomputing, we want to know your thoughts on those tasks affecting youimmediately, …(more)

InformationWeekIf this trend toward use of proprietary systems is true, then what doesthat say about the other hyped trend of the past few years, cloudcomputing? …(more)

sourceEDL ConsultingGoogle’s release of an operating system based entirely around cloudcomputing could be the ultimate challenge to Microsoft’s dominance in thesoftware field …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)By Mark O’Neill The ENISA (European Network and Information Security
Agency) today released the Cloud Computing Risk Assessment document. …(more)

PR.com (press release)”We evaluated everything in the SaaS and enterprise project managementsoftware market before deciding on VPMi. The VPMi stood out for itsattractive …(more)

I came across and advertisement today by eircom for their Online Softwareor Software as a Service While I along with others may have issues witheircom’s …(more)

SYS-CON Media (press release)The ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) today releasedthe Cloud Computing Risk Assessment document. The document does well by …(more)

CIO Weblog (blog)saas adoption pushes people online and money into Google’s coffers. Andsaas adoption is already skyrocketing; enterprise penetration as of 2008(the most …(more)

eMediaWorld.com Newswire Press Release Distribution Service (press release)SaaS, also known as software “on demand,” is a model in which software isdeveloped, hosted and operated for use by customers over the Internet. …(more)