June 2010

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• Online Content: Still a Pain the SaaS

IT Business EdgeThe popularity of SaaS helps fuel the adoption of CaaS as moreorganizations focus on the effectiveness and value of eLearning and forgowrestling with …(more)

• A Cloud-powered GIS App Store

DirectionsMag.comWe use cloud computing to provide GIS users with the power to easilyprovision GIS applications and ultimately help them avoid vendor lock-in….(more)

• Training – Data Center / Virtualization / Multi-Tenancy – Fast Lane

Multi-Tenancy. NetApp, Cisco, and VMware have partnered to create a uniquemulti -tenant infrastructure that … Implementing Secure Multi-Tenancy(ISMT) …(more)

• Multitenancy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Delicious_wiki …

Multitenancy – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki.. . 17 hours ago fromDelicious/subscriptions/lelap. …(more)

• CloudSwitch Adds VMware vCloud API Support for Enterprise Customers

This article was written by CloudSwitch on June 23rd, 2010.. CloudSwitch,Inc. today announced that it has added support for the VMware vCloudtrade;AP.(more)

• Managed CMS Hosting and Software-as-a-Service

Need your Ingeniux CMS software or website hosted for you? Ingeniux has thesolution. Ingeniux Managed Hosting and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) plans…(more)

• Software as a Service saas | SaaS Platform Economics

Find out why hundreds of major brands understand why Software as a Service(SaaS ) business model has superior economics.(more)

• SCM Market Finds SaaS Beneficial in Otherwise Flat 2009

IT Jungleby Dan Burger There’s little argument that supply chain and operationsmanagement has been a focal point in cost-cutting measures at companies inthe past …(more)

• Federal government seeks bids for cloud computing services

Washington PostThrough cloud computing, agencies can access a pool of Internet-basedresources, such as networks, servers and applications, rather than investin computing …(more)

• The rise of cloud computing

Vancouver SunQuestion: What is Cloud Computing? Answer: It’s the methodology ofprocessing something over many machines spread across a network. …(more)

• Quality Systems, Inc.’s NextDDS Solution Wins 2010 American Business

Award(SM)MarketWatch (press release)QSI’s Dental business unit launched an advertising campaign in 2009 topromote its NextDDS SaaS (Software as a Service) application, a newsolution for …(more)

• Cloud Computing SaaS Boom Fueled By Recession Software IT Channel …

Cloud computing and SaaS sales actually grew in the down economy ascompanies looked to cut costs and boost time to value and cloud revenue and…(more)

• 10 things: Using Amazon Web Services in the enterprise

ZDNet (blog)AWS may become the backbone of your friendly neighborhood software as aservice provider. Many smaller SaaS companies are relying on AWS for their…(more)

• SAP: A Lifeline For Procter Spin-Off

ForbesBrown knew he would have to pull together the IT infrastructure for hisbusiness quickly, possibly by tapping into one of the Software-as-a-Service(SaaS) …(more)

• Salesforce hits back in Microsoft patent case

CRN AustraliaBy Shaun Nichols Enterprise software as a service (SaaS) giant
Salesforce.com has reportedly countersued Microsoft, escalating the twocompanies’ ongoing …(more)

• CDC Software Revises Estimate for, and Expects a 66 Percent Increase in …

MarketWatch (press release)New Total Contract Value (NTCV) is the contract dollar amount for theduration of the contracts for all new software-as-a-service (SaaS)contracts secured, …(more)

• Pitney Bowes Business Insight Selects Terremark’s Enterprise Cloud to

Support …MarketWatch (press release)”SaaS and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) providers are increasingly turningto Terremark for the cloud-based infrastructure needed to deliver theirsolutions …(more)

• Automated Benefits Releases Adjudicare Version 4.0

MarketWatch (press release)… its technical platform, increasing its capacity for large volumes ofgroup business and elevating the software to a true software as a service(SaaS) …(more)

• Ares Capital Corporation Leads New Subordinated Debt Commitment to

Support …MarketWatch (press release)Netsmart Technologies is an established, leading supplier of enterprisesoftware and software as a service (SaaS) solutions for health and humanservices …(more)

• IBM touts cloud computing’s ability to cut trial costs

FierceBiotech ITAnd IBM sees that cost as an enormous opportunity for its newcloud-computing project. Limiting duplication of data–while handling theinformation in a …(more)

• Wyse Introduces New Mobile App for Android; Securely Fusing Cloud

Computing …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)SAN JOSE, Calif.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Wyse Technology, theinventor and global leader in cloud client computing, today announced thepublic beta of …(more)

• Canvas on Demand Deploys inContact Cloud-Based Call Center Solution

MarketWatch (press release)inContact (NASDAQ:SAAS) helps call centers around the globe createprofitable customer experiences through its powerful portfolio ofcloud-based call center …(more)

• SaaS CMS Clickability Enters the Web Engagement Game

CMSWireSaaS CMS provider Clickability (news, site) is heading that direction aswell with the release of Website Marketing Acceleration (WMA) module. …(more)

• Qwest Fires up Call Center Portfolio with Cloud-Based Enhancements

MarketWatch (press release)Leveraging the SaaS model, the service also enables customer’s IVRs tointegrate with other applications, such as sales and customer service, andenterprise …(more)

• Ariba Live discussion: How cloud alters landscape for ecommerce,

procurement …ZDNet (blog)Mahowald: For the last 10 years or so, we have seen lines of business startto get more acclimated using software-as-a-service (SaaS) services. …(more)

• US HOT STOCKS: CardioNet, Orexigen, Isle of Capri, Amazon, BP

Wall Street Journal(CDCS, $8.02, +$0.17, +2.17%) boosted its second-quarter softwareapplication sales estimate due in part to demand for software-as-a-servicecontracts and …(more)

• Zuora and the Subscription Economy

ZDNet (blog)What makes it interesting as a service is that its the first externalservice (SaaS) that actually understands the complex billing models of thecloud …(more)

• News – Orange Business Services joins VMware vCloud initiative

News – delivery of flexible and interoperable cloud-based solutions is keyfor customers.(more)

• Orange Business Services taking part in VMware’s vCloud initiative …

Despite the promise of cloud computing, enterprise cloud deployments remaina work in progress. Although the shrinking IT budget is partly to blame,…(more)

• Flex Development Steps Forward With Software as a Service

Flex Development Steps Forward With Software as a Service … As Flex iswidely adopted platform for RIA development this surely is a strategictactic that …(more)

• Trend Micro and the Future of Software-as-a-Service Security …

Trend Micro and the Future of Software-as-a-Service Security: Expanding…. This platform offers the latest anti-malware and Web threat protection…(more)

• Location-as-a-Service Makes it Easier to Create Location-Based Apps

Developers seeking a smarter way to create location-based mobile apps mightwant to consider using a location-as-a-service platform. …(more)

• VUE Software Recognized as a Finalist for the Microsoft Partner Awards

TMCnetIn related news, VUE Software moves its software as a service version ofthe VUE Compensation Management and VUE IncentivePoint solutions to theMicrosoft …(more)

• BlueLock Software as a Service Dont ReInvent the Wheel

As the evolution of software continues to evolve towards the Software as aServiceSaaS model I regularly get asked questions during my conversationswith …(more)

• OTN Discussion Forums DAC and multi tenancy

Re DAC and multi tenancy. Posted Jun 28 2010 232 PM in response to … Ihave the same question wanted to know whether DAC supports multi tenancy…(more)

• SaaS Competition: Pushing MSPs Up to Mid-Market?

MSPmentor… momentum: The company has less and less interest in the small businessmarket where competition from SaaS and cloud companies seems to beintensifying. …(more)

• Need Integration? Pervasive Software Has An App For That

ChannelWebPervasive set out to deliver self-service integration solutions and sell itas a service. Now, the WebStore boasts a handful of Pervasive’s ownofferings, …(more)

• Windows 8 Details Leak; App Store On The Way?

ChannelWebOne slide describes it as “Store as a Service” and notes that Microsoftsees its developer army as a significant advantage to getting up andrunning quickly …(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.

• What Does Multi-Tenancy Actually Provide?

We have been testing SharePoint Foundation 2010 and the multi tenancyfeatures. We are struggling to understand exactly what benefits this wouldprovide our …(more)

• Lift’s comet in Multitenancy scenario possible ? – Lift | Google …

gmail.com>. Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:35:33 -0700. Local: Tues, Jun 22 20101:35 pm. Subject: Re: [Lift] Lift’s comet in Multitenancy scenario possible? …(more)

• Sidestepping Capital Costs

RFID JournalRFID vendors offer different SaaS models. Xterprise, for example, will soonmake a lighter-weight version of its retail application available on aper-month …(more)

• The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing | DIGITAL ENTERPRISE

By admin
Once a term only used by governments, cloud hosting is making its way tobusinesses both large and small. According to Wikipedia, cloud computing.(more)

• Cloud Computing Services ? The Emerging Trend in the Enterprise IT …

By admin
The latest buzz word in the IT industry is ‘Cloud Computing.’ The term alsocalled Software as a Service (SaaS) refers to a set-up where software isshared over a wide network of computers. Cloud computing services are anatural …(more)

• People on the move, June 27

San Jose Mercury News… lending tools for the financial services industry named Ravi Balwadasenior vice president of worldwide software-as-a-service (SaaS) operations….(more)

• Small firms failing to catch on to SaaS

Reseller NewsBy Amanda Sachtleben, Auckland | Monday, 28 June 2010 Smaller companies in
New Zealand have the slowest software as a service (SaaS) adoption rate,…(more)

• McAfee Announces McAfee Cloud Secure Program for SaaS Providers

IT News OnlineMcAfee Inc. has announced the McAfee Cloud Secure program, a program forSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers to add additional security to theircloud …(more)

• Data security an area of concern in cloud computing: Deloitte

Economic Times27 Jun 2010, 1943 hrs IST, PTI NEW DELHI: Even as an increasing number ofIndian firms look at embracing cloud computing, data security continues toremain …(more)

• Mobily launches cloud computing initiative

AME InfoSaudi telecoms firm Mobily says it has successfully launched an advancedcloud computing environment, the first of a series of clouds, theorganization will …(more)

• Serving the Big Boys Too

Workforce ManagementOptions abound for employers as vendors seek to carve out new pieces of the’software as a service’ market for HR technology. The Germany-basedbusiness …(more)

• VMware and Red Hat are Red Hot Competitors

DaniWeb (blog)by Ken Hess on Jun 27th, 2010 Jim Whitehurst, Red Hat, Inc. CEO, believesthat VMware is its biggest competition in the virtualization and cloudcomputing …(more)