SaaS
RightNow aims for fairer SaaS support licences
(ZD NET UK) - RightNow has introduced a new SaaS licensing model for its cloud-based customer support services that is designed to be more flexible and easier to understand for customers, and has challenged other providers to take the same approach.
The company unveiled a new customer Cloud Service Agreement (CSA) on [...]
SaaS is new growth engine for Ramco
(INFORMATION WEEK) - In a short span of about two years, Ramco has achieved a customer base of over 150 with more than 2,000 users—an impressive figure for an Indian product company that has been using a new delivery model—SaaS.
“We are seeing a huge growth in demand from Indian SMBs, and expect demand [...]
2009 Is Another Record Year for Learning and Talent Management SaaS Leader Cornerstone OnDemand
(WIRELESS) - Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., the leading provider of on-demand learning and talent management software and services, today announced the company’s exceptional growth and strong performance in 2009 despite the global recession. The year ended with a strong fourth quarter, with new client bookings up 66 percent from Q4 2008. Today [...]
SAP Revamps BusinessObject SaaS BI Suite
(INFORMATION WEEK) - SAP Wednesday announced a significant upgrade of its BusinessObjects BI OnDemand offering that both consolidates the vendor’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings and presents simpler interfaces for novice business intelligence users. SAP has yet to define pricing and detail expected data integration options, but the new platform could well [...]
SaaS takes on business intelligence
(INFO WORLD) - When considering strategic business intelligence needs, would you put your faith in the cloud? The idea made sense for Distribution Market Advantage. For Creativity Inc., not so much.
The profiles of these two companies draw a clear line between where the nascent BI-as-a-service offerings fit — and don’t [...]
McAfee Updates SaaS Security Features
( eSECURITY PLANET) - McAfee on Monday rolled out new integration and performance updates to its on-demand e-mail and Web protection applications and said that more than 575,000 customers are now using its suite of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security offerings.
The updates include enforced Transport Layer Security (TLS) features for inbound and outbound [...]
Walkingonacloud.com Selects OrderDynamics eCommerce SaaS Solution
(TMC) - Walkingonacloud.com, which specializes in comfortable footwear through more than 30 retail locations, has been operating U.S. and Canadian B2C eStores for more than seven years. The company has achieved strong search engine placement for highly competitive keywords for the shoe brands they carry.
This has resulted in high [...]
Saas / Cloud Computing an Unstoppable Trend for UK Businesses?
(YOUR STORY) - Will consumer and currently primarily entertainment devices such as the recently launched Apple iPad® pave the way for a stealth acceptance of SaaS – Software-as-a-Service / Cloud Computing applications by UK businesses?
It would make sense to ’soften-up’ the skeptical UK market by getting software buyers used to the [...]
DataWorks’ NeXT® Inventory Software Now Offers Software as a Service (SaaS)
(PR.com)– DataWorks is proud to announce the release of its NeXT inventory management software in the form of Software as a Service (SaaS).
SaaS — delivering software over the internet — is increasingly popular for its ability to simplify deployment and reduce customer acquisition costs. It also allows developers to support [...]
Japan’s SaaS market dwarfs Asia
(ZD NET ASIA) - Japan’s lucrative US$1 billion SaaS (software-as-a-service) market last year dwarfed the rest of Asia’s markets combined, according to Springboard Research.
In a report Thursday, the research house said the adoption of SaaS in Japan spread across all major industries in the country and is set to continue growing at a compound annual [...]
