SAAS

SaaS — an acronym for software as a service — is a fancy term for software you can use without having to install it on your computer. The software is installed and runs on a server and you access its functionality remotely, often through a browser. Usually this means you pay for the software on a usage basis, rather than the traditional model of upfront purchase fees.

Software as a service is increasing in popularity. There are many factors for this: increased Internet connection speeds, the popularity of netbooks, and a shared desire by many companies to overthrow Microsoft. Many small businesses use SaaS solutions internally and offer them to their customers as well.

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• Post Eloqua Experience Notes and Multi-Channel Marketing with SMS

  
  StrikeIron Blog — Authority: 114
  If you dont already know, Eloqua is a Web-based marketing and campaign management platform for lead nurturing, lead management, and campaign effectiveness measurement, all focused primarily around email. If you are trying to optimize the time of your sales organization (and who isnt), it would be a good idea to learn ...
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• SaaS Business Profile: Cast Iron Systems

  
  Smart SaaS — Authority: 403
  Company:          Cast Iron Systems Started:              2001 Located:             Mountain View, California Geography:        Global Market:               SaaS and Cloud Integration Products:            Cast Iron Integration Solutions ...
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• FusionStorm Datacenter Summit

  
  Virtually Speaking — Authority: 123
  Taking part in FusionStorms Datacenter Summit in Las Vegas today.
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• Sendmail and Osterman Research Unveil Industry Survey Results Confirming …

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 166
  Both studies underscored the idea that “security dominates the SaaS market today.” During the webcast, the speakers elaborated on what functions will most … More» More»
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• ERP Growth Not as Strong as Other SaaS Applications

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 166
  According to Gartner, ERP SaaS revenues were fairly flat from 2008 to 2009, while other categories saw stronger growth. I contacted Gartner Research … More» More»
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• CEO of LongJump Discusses Cloud Application Platforms at SIIA OnDemand

  
  Cloud-Based Application Platform and PaaS by LongJump — Authority: 103
  Pankaj Malviya, CEO of LongJump was at SIIA OnDemand in San Jose last week to showcase the LongJump cloud applications platform . While public and private cloud infrastructure may be top mind, the applications that sit in that cloud also need a revolutionary strategy. LongJump presents a streamlined approach to ...
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• Try AutoCAD, Inventor, and Revit on your Windows 7 system without installing them

  
  It is Alive in the Lab — Authority: 490
  Autodesk Labs just released an update of its Application Trials Service. Also known as Project Twitch , this technology preview lets you try our flagship products over the internet without the need to download or install them on your computer. Right now, users can try AutoCAD 2010, Inventor 2010, Revit ...
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• Embrace the browser sledgehammer

  
  CIO - Blogs and Discussion - — Authority: 443
  You CIO and therefore your IT team wants to keep the cost of desktop and application maintenance low. read more
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• Beyond SaaS, Beyond PaaS – the SugarCRM Open Cloud

  
  CRM Outsiders — Authority: 122
  I was following up on some coverage Sugar’s CEO Larry Augustin has received in the press and from the bloggers following that press. Larry has noted that the true cloud-powered solutions that are coming up are replacing (or at least evolving) the notions we have around SaaS. A nice distillation can be found here ...
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• ADePT Management

  
  Extranet Evolution — Authority: 118
  I attended the November meeting of the London Constructing Excellence Club last night, and heard a presentation by Andy Newton of Adept Management , talking about the Analytical Design Planning Technique (ADePT) and supporting software and services. I suspect most of the audience had never heard of ADePT before, but ...
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• The Big Story: Evolution

  
  Identity Resolution Daily — Authority: 118
  Technology writer Chris Calnan’s story opened with a comment about Infoglide that nicely sums up the evolution of the broader market for identity resolution and entity analytics: “The market may have finally caught up with Infoglide Software Corp.’s technology.” While identity resolution technology has ...
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• Putting SaaS revenue in perspective

  
  Between the Lines — Authority: 687
  Software as a service enterprise revenue is expected to hit $7.5 billion, up 17.7 percent from 2008, according to a report this week from Gartner. Now lets put that sum in context relative to enterprise software giants.
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• Tools for Changing the Tradeshow Industry

  
  The BusyEvent Blog — Authority:
  Changing the Tradeshow Industry with a New Breed of Apps #eventprofs #iaee IAEE – the International Association of Exhibitions and Events – published a very intriguing article about the Changing Tradeshow Industry and a new breed of event applications.  As you may know, Expo! Expo! is coming up early December, ...
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• Early Snow brings cheer to ski tour operators

  
  The Latest Travel News and Information — Authority: 140
  Ski tour operators grappling with the recession got some help from the weather with early snow. Low temperatures have resulted in the snow settling; conditions which left a number of ski resorts blanketed with a thick layer of snow, usually found in mid-winter. Swiss resorts like Saas Fee, have reported snow depths ...
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• Cisco, EMC and VMware: A Second-Day Look at Vblock

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 569
  The VAR Guy has spent a few days digesting recent developments from Cisco, EMC and VMware. The trio, as you may have heard, have teamed up and unleashed a cloud effort dubbed “Vblock.” Hmmm. What are the implications for channel partners? Take a look. The trio claims 20% of $350 billion spent worldwide on data ...
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• 23 Video Disrupting The Online Video Business

  
  ArcticStartup — Authority: 557
  I was recently given a demo of 23 Video , a Danish online service offering a plug and play web-tv platform to set up ones own web-tv channel. The first thought that crossed my mind during the demo was the feeling of sligth anxiety that occurs when checking out the roaming costs on the phone bill. If not chockingly ...
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• 5 Internet Marketing Must Do’s in 2010

  
  MindTouch, Inc Blog — Authority: 478
  I recently attended Internet Summit 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina. It was an entire day (a solid 11 hours) dedicated to discussing the current and emerging states of the Internet economy through panel sessions, keynotes and demos from hundreds of entrepreneurs, executives and marketers. Keynote & panel ...
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• Artisteer 2.3 Released: Automated Web Design Software Allows Annyone to Create Blogger™ Templates in Minutes

  
  Publishers Newswire — Authority: 121
  LAS VEGAS, Nev. /Publishers Newswire/ — Extensoft today announced a new 2.3 version of its automated Web design product, Artisteer, now with support for Google’s Blogger(TM). Artisteer ( www.artisteer.com ) enables non-technical users to create great looking Web designs in minutes. Thousands of Web design ...
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