February 2012

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

• SaaS Markets Unveils Web App Stores for SMBs

SaaS Markets recently launched two new web-based marketplaces calledAppmerica and Appclick for business solutions. Small and medium businessescan now cut …(more)

• Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud Datacenter Service … – VMware Blogs

Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud Datacenter Service is being offered in a60-day promotional trial. Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud Datacenter Serviceis an …(more)

• Lumesse TalentLink 12 delivers industry’s clearest roadmap to next

generation …ReutersThe new talent management functionality continues the true SaaS DNA ofLumesse TalentLink with multi-tenancy, multi-client, effective dating,self-configuration and a highly configurable workflow and user interface atthe heart of the system.(more)

• What SaaS Do You Love? (Software as a Service)

After last night’s Tweet Chat on data backup, I realized how much of mydata is in cloud services, or software as a service platforms. I use GoogleDocs every day …(more)

• As Business Software Moves To Cloud, Emergence Capital Closes Third Fund At

$250MWall Street Journal (blog)In its early days, the firm had to develop software-as-a-service companiesin their own offices because the sector was so unformed. Now, the firmconsiders 800 to 1000 companies a year for possible investment, accordingto Green, cherry-picking the …(more)

• Synchronica Introduces ‘Pay as you Grow’ RCS as a Service

StockhouseSynchronica RCS as a Service does not require mobile operators to purchase,install or maintain additional hardware equipment, or to procure softwarelicences. “Synchronica’s RCS as a Service provides mobile operators with aunique opportunity to …(more)

• cloud computing: Simple Workflow Service – Amazon Adding One …

Yesterday, Amazon announced a new orchestration service called SimpleWorkflow Service. I would encourage you to read the announcement onWerner’s blog …(more)

• RealTime IT News

InternetNews.com (blog)On the virtualization front, Fedora is including Open vSwitch which is avirtual switch project that plays a critical role in the OpenStack Quantumnetworking module. OpenStack is an open stack cloud effort that Red Hat hassome involvement with and …(more)

• Emailvision to Grow Workforce by More Than 200 People in 2012

PR Newswire (press release)Emailvision, the international leader in software as a service (SaaS) foronline relationship marketing, today announces plans to significantlyincrease its global workforce. The company achieved record growth in 2011driven by international expansion, …(more)

• iCIMS & AW Chesterton Host Online Presentation for the Manufacturing Sector

PR Web (press release)iCIMS, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) talentacquisition solutions for growing businesses, announced today that thecompany will be partnering with manufacturing client, AW Chesterton for abest-practices webinar entitled, …(more)

• Dell picks Trend Micro’s SecureCloud to enhance public cloud services

Computer Business ReviewDell has released advanced data encryption security services for Dell Cloudwith VMware vCloud Datacenter Service. Dell leverages the added serviceswith …(more)

• Linux Today OpenStack and Microsoft HyperV Support What Really …

But here’s the twist The HyperV for OpenStack setback actually apparentlyinvolves Citix Systems according to The Register As you may recall Citrixacquired …(more)

• Connexus Delivers Vidyo, (VaaS) Videoconferencing as a Service, Around the

WorldBroadcast NewsroomThe Connexus-on-Demand ,VaaS, (Videoconferencing as a Service) offeringleverages and combines the Vidyo platform with proprietary and highly tunedapplications software that allows service providers and resellers to easilyconfigure and create very …(more)

• Rackspace readies OpenStack for prime time

GigaOm29, 2012, 6:00am PT No Comments Rackspace, the big hosting provider thatlaunched the OpenStack open-source cloud project two years ago, is givingthat project an important new stress test. This week, it will start betatesting the software running …(more)

• Cloud Computing: Ex-HP Cloud VP to Run Codero

SYS-CON Media (press release)HP’s VP of cloud services Emil Sayegh, responsible for sales, marketing,product management, customer support and the voice of OpenStack at HP, hasbeen named president and CEO of up-and-coming cloud house Codero. Sayeghwas also head of Rackspace’s …(more)

• Cloud Computing: Proview Sues Apple in US, Tells Ripping Good Yarn

SYS-CON Media (press release)Here we are on the cusp of the iPad 3 introduction next week and Apple,whose market cap has now passed a half-a-trillion dollar, as in trillion -finds itself in the ludicrous position of being sued by a bankrupt Chinesecompany on the verge of being …(more)

• Cloud computing industry ‘increasingly aware of importance of security’

CodestoneCloud computing executives have pinpointed the rise of security solutionsas a key factor in the future of the industry. The Cloud Security Alliance(CSA) summit, which is held at the RSA Conference, has seen the latestinitiatives revealed, …(more)

• Emergence Capital, Leading SaaS and Cloud Investor, Raises $250 Million

Third FundSYS-CON Media (press release)The firm is known for having been early investors in the top two publicSaaS leaders, Salesforce.com (CRM) and SuccessFactors (SFSF), as well as inleading private companies including EchoSign (acquired by Adobe), Yammer,Lithium, YouSendIt, Box, …(more)

• Agilis Solutions President Eileen Boerger Guides ISVs Down Product Path to

the …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)(PRWEB) February 28, 2012 Eileen Boerger, president of CorSource TechnologyGroup and its Agilis Solutions business unit, will present “ISV Path to theCloud: Moving Your Product from On-Premise to On-Demand,” at SaaSUniversity, to be held Feb.(more)

• eServGlobal’s Hosted Subscriber Stimulation Service Launches With Expresso

TelecomSacramento BeeeServGlobal’s SaaS subscriber stimulation service allows operators todeliver stimulation, retention and behaviour modification campaigns to thesubscriber base through advanced and simple reward incentives that do notrequire membership or …(more)

• Moss Adams LLP, BlackLine Systems Offer Guidance on Ensuring Security

When …PR Newswire (press release)Chris Kradjan, CPA, a partner at internationally recognized audit firm MossAdams LLP, will join BlackLine CTO Justin Newton for the first session inthe ‘BlackLine SaaS Series,’ entitled How to Ensure Security When HostingFinancial Data in a …(more)

• SutiSoft Announces New Enhancements for SutiExpense, its Web Based

Expense …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Los Altos, CA (PRWEB) February 29, 2012 SutiSoft Inc., a trusted providerof Software as a Service (SaaS) and enterprise solutions, today announcedthe release of SutiExpense 3.5, its web-based expense management solutionwith tax import, auto expense …(more)

• Linguamatics Puts Big Data Mining on the Cloud

SunHerald.comThe new service builds on the successful launch by Linguamatics last yearof I2E OnDemand, the Software-as-a-Service version of Linguamatics’ I2Etext mining software. I2E OnDemand proved to be so popular with both smalland large organizations, …(more)

• New Research Positions UC4 Software as Leader in Magic Quadrant for Data …

MarketWatch (press release)It’s clear that ONE Automation is the choice for customers with DevOps,IT-as-a-Service, Cloud and Big Data initiatives,” said Randy Clark, CMO ofUC4. The Magic Quadrant designation follows a Q3 2011 report from ForresterResearch, Inc. that pointed …(more)

• Emailvision to Grow Workforce by More Than 200 People in 2012

MarketWatch (press release)LONDON, February 29, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Emailvision, theinternational leader in software as a service (SaaS) for onlinerelationship marketing, today announces plans to significantly increase itsglobal workforce.(more)

• Learn How SaaS Security Solutions Can Help Your Organization’s …

SaaS security is a growing force for organizations who need to gain tightcontrol over their compliance. SaaS security is a particularly robustsolution for many …(more)

• Open web-course on SaaS by UC Berkeley as part of Univ. Helsinki …

Helsinki degree studiesCourse: SaaS ( http://saas-class.org )UC Berkeleyorganizes an open web-course on Software as a Service. As a student ofUniv. of …(more)

• Layered Tech Enhances Cloud Offerings with Addition of VMware vCloud(R …

MarketWatch (press release)PLANO, Texas, Feb 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Layered Technologies, Inc.(Layered Tech), a leading global provider of compliant hosting, manageddedicated hosting and cloud computing services, is adding VMware vCloud(R)Powered services to its existing …(more)

• Ericsson joins OpenStack project

Computer Business ReviewEricsson has joined open-source open source cloud computing communityOpenStack to support carrier-grade services and applications. OpenStackprovides a flexible alternative cloud management applications based onopen-source components.(more)

• Riverbed teams with Akamai to boost SaaS performance

ComputerworldThat’s the problem that motivated Riverbed and Akamai to join forces for anew SaaS acceleration offering, with the objective of resolving SaaSapplication performance issues that were previously untouchable. TheSteelhead Cloud Accelerator launched …(more)

• Mike Smith Joins Avangate European Sales Team

MarketWatch (press release)REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Feb 29, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Avangate, the agileeCommerce solutions provider trusted by software and SaaS companies to growtheir business worldwide through any channel and any model, today announcedthe addition of Mike …(more)

• Security pros need to get in front of cloud computing trend, RSA panel says

SearchSecurity.comCloud computing is an inevitable shift in IT that security teams can’tstop, but innovative security pros can figure out ways to ensure it’sadopted safely. That was the message conveyed by a panel of securityexecutives at the RSA Conference 2012 on …(more)

• Harris Scraps Secure Public Cloud Service

InformationWeekLarge government contractor shutters cloud computing service and $200million data center, less than a year after opening. By J. Nicholas HooverInformationWeek Systems integrator Harris Corporation announced Monday thatit plans to shutter a secure …(more)

• Cloud Carib Achieves Gold Status with Veeam Software in the Bahamas

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Bahamas-based cloud computing provider Cloud Carib has been awarded GoldProPartner status by Veeam Software, an Elite VMware Technology Alliancepartner. Nassau, Bahamas (PRWEB) February 29, 2012 Cloud Carib has nowachieved Gold ProPartner status …(more)

• Layered Tech Adds VMware Powered Services

Texas Tech PulsePlano-based hosting provider Layered Technologies said this morning that ithas added new, VMware vCloud services to its offerings. The firm said thenew offering allows its enterprise customers to access VMware vCloudPowered services from its …(more)

• Dell adds data encryption service to their cloud

ZDNet (blog)To address these concerns in their cloud services business Dell hasannounced integration with the Trend Micro SecureCloud as a security modelfor sensitive data in their Infrastructure-as-a -service Dell Cloud withVMware vCloud Datacenter Service.(more)

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

• Has OpenStack finally won over IBM?

GigaOm27, 2012, 2:07pm PT No Comments Since it launched two years ago, theopen-source cloud computing platform OpenStack has won over an impressivearray of tech backers, including Dell, Hewlett-Packard and Citrix. But notIBM. That is about to change, …(more)

• ServiceKey protests innocence in Oracle ‘grey market’ spat

ITBusiness.caOpenStack and Microsoft Hyper-V support: what really went wrong? On Talkin’Cloud, Joe Panettieri looks at that question. “For cloud services providers(CSPs), integration between OpenStack and Hyper-V is genuinely important.(more)

• 3 Tips for Using Cloud Services to Extend Your Data Center

CIO MagazineFor instance, the choice of SaaS, PaaS, or IaaS comes down to thedifference between whether you want off-the-shelf applications — SaaS –or development resources, which can be either PaaS or IaaS, depending onthe underlying infrastructure.(more)

• Microsoft exposes dark side of the cloud

Computerworld (blog)One of the supposed advantages of the using SaaS and other cloud servicesis the idea that someone else handles upgrades so that you don’t have toworry about it. Microsoft apparently didn’t get the memo. It changed thebusiness model for Office Live …(more)

• Cloud Computing services: SMEs can reduce computing costs, achieve greater

speedEconomic TimesCloud Computing has emerged as a new area in IT and is at the top of themind for every chief information officer (CIO) today. SMEs that contributeto one-third of IT investment (as per EMCZinnov study 2012) find CloudComputing as the most appealing …(more)

• ‘Big names’ sign on as backers for Edmonton software maker

Edmonton JournalWertz’s previous investments include Victoria, BC-based custom suitretailer Indochino, while Janz’s portfolio spans a variety ofsoftware-as-a-service companies. Jobber falls into this category. Insteadof a one-time fee like traditional software, …(more)

• Why Rackspace Bought SharePoint911

Redmond Channel Partner (blog)That transition began with Rackspace’s widely publicized OpenStack project,aimed at letting customers use the open-source platform from Rackspace orother vendors supporting the project to deploy private clouds in theirdatacenters, explained Jeff …(more)

• Using cloud services to extend your data centre

ITWorld CanadaA study published last year by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that 41 percent of security and IT respondents said their organizations have alreadyimplemented cloud computing, most going with SaaS (software as a service)offerings.(more)

• Cloud Connect Webcast

Virtual-Strategy Magazine27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) promises totrim development and deployment time from months and years to days andweeks, which has given rise to several hosted PaaS offerings. But while thepromise of PaaS is intriguing, …(more)

• Building a Federated Cloud: Tier 3′s Cloud Software as a Service …

Building a Federated Cloud: Tier 3′s Cloud Software as a Service Vision.comment [0]. Today we announced a significant shift in Tier 3′s businessmodel: in …(more)

• Global Growth for Marketing-as-a-Service Surges, UBM Studios Capitalizes

on …MarketWatch (press release)UBM Studios continues to grow by integrating multiple marketing strategiesincluding technology innovation; user experience; user platform; anddigital, mobile, social. In addition, the company received industryrecognition for its innovative digital …(more)

• Ericsson joins OpenStack, demonstrates unique virtual data center manager

MarketWatch (press release)As part of the recently announced Network-enabled Cloud concept, Ericsson(NASDAQ:ERIC) has joined the OpenStack project, an open-source communitydedicated to creating cloud software that has achieved strong industrialmomentum.(more)

• Nebula Cloud Pioneer at RSA: OpenStack Won’t Secure Itself

ReadWriteWeb”OpenStack was really designed around common, open source technologies,”Kemp told an overflow session, “so that if you have familiarity withsecuring these underlying technologies, you’re going to have a fairly easytime writing security plans and …(more)

• FLASH: Ericsson joins OpenStack project

Stock Market WireMoneyAM website is aimed at investors of all levels of experience includingCity professionals, investors and full-time traders. Shares is the leadingweekly publication for high net worth private investors and stock marketprofessionals and as such is …(more)

• Monetizing Cloud and Network Services : Aepona : The role of APIs …

By admin
Aepona coined the term Network as a Service (NaaS) to describe this newbusiness model for network operators, drawing parallels with the termPlatform as a Service used by the broader IT industry. Our API MonetizationPlatform has since been deployed … Today, there are almost 2000 usersglobally registered on the OneAPI portal, spanning developers, independentsoftware vendors, enterprises, media companies and merchants. The SmallCell Forum developer APIs are being …(more)

• Techmeme Has OpenStack finally won over IBMBarb DarrowGigaOM

The web’s technology news site of record, Techmeme spotlights the moment’shottest tech stories on a single page.(more)

• Polycom, Ericsson team up to deliver new HD Video-as-a-Service platform

Computer Business ReviewUnified Communications (UC) firm Polycom and Ericsson have partnered tolaunch a combined visual communication application that enables operatorsto offer new HD Video-as-a-Service (VaaS) and unified communicationservices to businesses of all sizes.(more)

• Cloud computing report slams Brazil, India, China – Yahoo! News

From Yahoo! News: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. software industry report onWednesday chided Brazil, China and India for policies it said threatenedthe …(more)

• Ericsson joins OpenStack, demonstrates unique virtual data center manager

ReutersEricsson to demonstrate cloud-management solution based on OpenStack’sopen-source components Virtual data center manager supports multi-tenantdistributed clouds and integrates elastic networking over wide areanetworks Automated deployment driven by …(more)

• Dell Advances Public Cloud Security with Trend Micro SecureCloud …

MarketWatchDell today announced the availability of advanced data encryption securityservices for Dell Cloud with VMware vCloud(R) Datacenter Service.(more)

• OpenStack Sydney Meetup Special Event with James Williams …

By Tristan Goode
Last Friday February 24 at the Harbour View Hotel in Sydney the AustralianOpenStack User Group had a special meetup with James Williams, CIO of NASAAMES Research Centre. For those not in the know James and AMES had a keyrole …(more)

• The Rise Of The Hybrid Enterprise

InformationWeekAs on-premises ERP dies a slow death, the hybrid enterprise, not pure SaaS,will be the dominant model for some time to come. The future of theenterprise is very much up for grabs. Just as Salesforce.com proposed theend of software and then became …(more)

• SunGard unveils Hedge360

FX-MMThe various solution components are delivered on a Software-as-a-Service(SaaS) basis, helping customers choose features and functions to customizea comprehensive solution. Hedge360 comprises functional components fromSunGard’s suite of solutions for …(more)

• GlobalPay, Inc. Offers Fully Integrated, International Payroll Solution

MarketWatch (press release)28, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — GlobalPay, Inc. is pleased to announcethe release of its fully integrated Software as a Service (SaaS)international payroll solution. GlobalPay delivers a single-source datamodel that allows management of multiple …(more)

• Big Y Renews Price Optimization Software Agreement with Revionics

MarketWatch (press release)Revionics’ price transparency and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deliveryapproach was a strong value proposition for Big Y; driving a faster ROI byaccelerating adoption of price recommendations. Price transparency providesvisibility into the ‘why and …(more)

• Dell Advances Public Cloud Security With Trend Micro SecureCloud …

TheStreet.comThis protection can safely and easily secure sensitive data stored with theDell Cloud with VMware vCloud Datacenter Service, an enterprise-class …(more)

• Unisys Launches New Services to Help Clients Accelerate Their

Application …MarketWatch (press release)Complementing the company’s subscription-based Application ModernizationPlatform as a Service (AMPS) SOA Core offering, the new services – dubbedAMPS COE (Center of Excellence) – are designed to help clients maximizereturn on investment from their …(more)

• emapsite announced as approved supplier on G-Cloud framework

DirectionsMag.com (press release)emapsite has won a place on the Software as a Service lot of the GovernmentProcurement Service’s much vaunted G-Cloud procurement. The initial tenderappeared in October 2011 and further to emapsite’s successful bid, theemapsite inside service has …(more)

• IBM Has Joined OpenStack

SYS-CON Media (press release)The list of Corporate CLAs allowed to contribute to OpenStack projects, asof 2/2/12, now includes IBM. Syndicated stories and blog feeds, all rightsreserved by the author. Jeremy Geelan is President & COO of Cloud Expo,Inc. and Conference Chair of …(more)

• Cloud computing and the rise of the virtual office

Humans InventTo put the success of Cloud into context so far, Amazon’s web services(AWS) achieved revenues of $500 million in 2010 and predicted $750 millionfor last year, while Merrill Lynch research predicted that the Cloudcomputing market will be worth $160 …(more)

• Silly Businesses, Cloud Computing isn’t Just for Cost Savings

CloudTweaks NewsA similar shift is taking place right now with cloud computing. Thediscussion around cloud computing has moved beyond ‘if’ it is going tohappen and is now a question of ‘when.’ The cloud makes IT hardware andsoftware a commodity so only the largest …(more)

• Dell Planning Cloud Computing Certification for Partners

TalkinCloud (blog)And to help bring channel pros along for the cloud ride, Davis noted thecoming weeks will see the launch of a cloud computing certification. First,a little bit of context: Davis kicked off our discussion with some numbers:Dell has 100000 partners …(more)

• RightScale and Equinix Partnership Delivers New Cloud Management Service

for …MarketWatch (press release)MIAMI, Feb 28, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX) , aprovider of global data center services, and RightScale(R), Inc., theleader in cloud computing management, today announced a strategic globalpartnership to deliver a complete …(more)

• Datalliance Expanding VMI Service in Europe

MarketWatch (press release)CINCINNATI, OH, Feb 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Datalliance, theleading independent provider of Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) platformservices, today announced that the company has taken important additionalsteps in the expansion of the …(more)

• Ericsson joins OpenStack, demonstrates unique virtual data center …

As part of the recently announced Network-enabled Cloud concept, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has joined the OpenStack project, an open-source community…(more)

• RSA and Zscaler Teaming Up to Deliver Trusted Access for Cloud Computing

MarketWatch (press release)Mobility and Cloud Computing change not only how and where organizationsaccess information and applications but also how to manage ensuring trustedaccess, policy enforcement and even governance. Ensuring and managing thistrust becomes more complex …(more)

• IBM and Business Partners Drive Client Success in the Cloud

MarketWatch (press release)Expected to grow to more than $214 billion by 2020,* cloud computing hasbecome a catalyst for capturing new business value through innovation,stronger customer relationships, and faster time to market while reducingcost and complexity.(more)

• Redpine Signals and Exosite to Showcase a Wi-Fi Enabled Cloud-Computing …

SunHerald.comBOSTON — Redpine Signals, Inc., a leading developer of ultra-low-power,high-performance multi-standard wireless chipsets and modules, and Exosite,a provider of cloud-connectivity solutions for embedded applications, todayannounced a cloud-connected …(more)

• Nimsoft DCIM Solution Delivers Data Center Energy Management

MarketWatch (press release)By delivering their capabilities via a scalable SaaS platform, Nimsoft is
making it functionally and financially feasible for mid-market ITorganizations to reap the benefits of advanced energy management. Themulti-tenant Nimsoft SaaS model is also …(more)

• ScienceLogic adds video conferencing management to its IT …

eChannelLine”Our company was founded by service providers for service providers withtheir needs in mind like multitenancy,” said Erik Rudin, Senior Director,…(more)

• The Neglected Effect of Cloud MultiTenancy | Cloud Zone

There’s been a lot of discussion about multi-tenancy since the arrival ofcloud computing. Multi-tenancy is the act of hosting multiplenon-related…(more)