SaaS
CIOs Discuss SaaS Challenges And Rewards
(NETWORK COMPUTING) - Software as a Service (SaaS) has many benefits for enterprises, including lower capital costs vs. deploying enterprise software, faster feature upgrades, and fewer operational burdens. But SaaS is not free of problems or risks, as a panel of SaaS-savvy CIOs can testify. Integration of on-premises software and SaaS [...]
Fujitsu and SAP to Launch Japanese Version of SaaS Business Intelligence Solution
(MARKET WATCH) - Fujitsu Limited (”Fujitsu”, Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Masami Yamamoto) and SAP AG (”SAP”, Head office: Germany; co-CEOs: Jim Hagemann Snabe, Bill McDermott) today announced they are jointly developing a Japanese-language version of the recently launched SAP BusinessObjects(TM) BI OnDemand solution, which will be made available to [...]
SaaS flexibility attracting more businesses
(RACKSPACE HOSTING) - The flexibility of SaaS (software as a service) is continuing to draw more businesses to the technology, according to an IT expert.
Scott Koegler of Internet Evolution explained that SaaS customers can receive services adapted to their specific needs, including customer relationship management applications and electronic interchange solutions, with [...]
Understanding SaaS CMS pricing
(CMS WATCH) - Last week I received a message from a friend discussing the annual fees his firm pays for their hosted Web CMS. The CMS and associated website are served up by a well-known, Software as a Service (”SaaS”) WCM vendor. My friend had been comparing notes with a [...]
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 [...]
