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Cloud Computing: The Next Bubble?

(SEEKING ALPHA) - Cloud computing in simple terms is internet based computing. Software as a Service (SaaS) is software that is deployed and accessed over the internet. Saas is also called “software on demand”. Both these technologies are a rage nowadays. Companies that directly or indirectly operate in this space are considered [...]

WEBO Site SpeedUp offers SaaS Edition of its website performance product

(TECH WHACK) - WEBO Software announced its WEBO Site SpeedUp 1.2, now offers an On-Demand, SaaS Edition to its leading website performance product. WEBO Site Speedup, available for home, business, and professional hosting environments, reduces traffic by up to 98% while boosting performance of up to 400%.
The WEBO Site SpeedUp, On-Demand [...]

Sharp practices take the shine off SaaS

(COMPUTING.com) - The software-as-a-service (SaaS) rental model has attracted a growing army of users over the past few years. It has allowed recession-hit companies to switch from traditional on-premises systems that tend to incur increasingly costly maintenance charges and other operating overheads to more economical, subscription-based online services.
But is the business case [...]

SaaS to boost business analytics mart

(EXPRESS COMPUTER) - Business analytics delivered through the SaaS model is gradually gaining attention and traction in the Indian market. With the ascendancy of cloud computing, the on-demand business analytics market has picked up in terms of market visibility and user [...]

SaaS security vendor Proofpoint recruiting partners

(IT BUSINESS) - Proofpoint, a SaaS (software-as-a-service) e-mail security, e-mail archiving and data loss prevention (DLP) vendor, wants a bigger presence in Canada and has introduced a new channel program that promises more discounts and margins in an effort to recruit more partners.
Dave Crilley, director of channel and international marketing [...]

SaaS’s Troubled Adolescence: 3 Signs of Immaturity

(COMPUTER WORLD) - Just when you thought it was safe to jump into the SaaS waters, a new survey finds that IT and enterprise software decision-makers don’t feel totally comfortable with SaaS-namely those nagging security, integration and data migration concerns.
That’s the thrust of a new Forrester Research report: “As [...]

3G License Auction Closed, New Opportunities For SaaS Market In India

(IT VAR NEWS) - With the closing of 3G license auction at Rs 67710 Crore, new doors for the growth of SaaS market has opened. 3G is expected to revolutionize internet scenario on mobile industry in India. Though it will put burden on operators initially as operator need to pay huge sum [...]

Survey shows SaaS satisfaction

(RACKSPACE HOSTING) - Many companies have seen the benefits of software as a service (SaaS) in recent times, not merely disregarding it as a passing phenomenon. According to an online survey conducted this year, many users are satisfied with the services they currently receive.
The poll, conducted jointly by Datamation and Think Strategies, [...]

Scala Exhibits New Scala QuickStart PLUS Scala Release 5.1 at Screenmedia Expo Europe 2010

Scala will also showcase a variety of applications of digital signage, including digital menu boards, retail marketing displays and interactive car configurators.
(PRWEB) April 20, 2010 — At this year’s Screenmedia Expo Europe (May 5-6) at Earls Court in London, Scala will demo its new Scala Release 5.1 software that supports Windows® 7, [...]

Bootstrapped SaaS Gains Critical Mass

(FORBES) - I got into numerous arguments with people recently when I insisted that you can build sizable companies by bootstrapping (See “Why B-Schools Set Up Entrepreneurs To Fail“). Well, here are some Software-as-a-Service ventures that are steadily gaining critical mass. Many of them will create enormous fortunes for the entrepreneurs [...]