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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Saas”

• Cisco Leads $27 Million Round For Aravo

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  Aravo, a SAAS supplier chain management tool just raised a whopping $27 million in Series D funding led by Cisco, with other investors participating. … More» More»
  7 hours ago

• Windows Azure Plus Open Source: Should Red Hat Worry?

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 506
  At first glance all is well at Red Hat. The open source and Linux darling continues to gain momentum with channel partners. But The VAR Guy wonders: Should Red Hat be worried about Microsoft’s Windows Azure — and the growing list of open source applications set to run in Microsoft’s cloud? First, let’s give ...
  8 hours ago

• Broadcom Buys Dune Networks to Broaden Data Center, Cloud Computing Portfolio

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 506
  Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom has acquired Dune Networks in its effort to make some serious inroads in the data center and cloud computing space. Here’s a look at the deal, and the implications for VARs. Broadcom is shelling out $178 million in cash for Dune, which develops switch fabric solutions for data ...
  9 hours ago

• Simply Lowell (Part I)

  
  The Outsourcing Blog: Horses for Sources — Authority: 115
  For once I am stumped for a title. The one man who had successfully escaped my previous attempts to feature him has finally been caught. Either his career has nose-dived and hes now desperate for some publicity, or the "Horses" now gives that 15-minutes of fame people so badly crave. I hope its the latter -:) Yes - we ...
  10 hours ago

• Esker Launches Worlds First Complete SaaS Accounts Payable Automation …

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  MADISON, Wis.—-Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, today announced the release of Esker on Demand Accounts Payable automation for … More» More»
  11 hours ago

• The IT Sector’s direction in Lebanon – Today

  
  The Lebanese Inner Circle : Blog — Authority: 124
  The information technology sector in Lebanon is forecasted to witness around 7% compound annual growth rate in 2009, thereby underlining the market’s considerable growth potential after hitting an estimated US$251 million last year.In line with its aims to capitalise on the emergent regional market, Mindware, a ...
  13 hours ago

• Outsourcing to a SaaS Services Provider

  
  Freeware Software Hardware — Authority: 432
  Software as a Service (SaaS) is becoming increasingly popular in the world of web applications. Clients will entrust all their web applications and data to the SaaS provider therefore it is important to choose a reliable and trustworthy provider. It is critical that your business data is put in the hand of the right ...
  16 hours ago

• Are SaaS Updates Automatically a Good Thing?

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  Doug Harr, CEO of Ingres, which uses SaaS for most of its enterprise applications including Salesforce.com for CRM, told me: Every dollar that Salesforce … More» More»
  18 hours ago

• Mark Your Calendars: On December 8 Help Desk Agents Unite and Take the Day Off

  
  Zendesk Blog — Authority: 122
  December 8th is the day were encouraging help desk workers to take the day off. Yes, thats right, 24 hours without a single help desk customer support rep to call, IM, or email. Now that automated online services are increasingly handling the sales process, its time to let the world know that the customer ...
  18 hours ago

• SAAS – response

  
  Mosher'sUnimaginativelyEntitledBlog — Authority: 123
  Well, after waiting almost three months and giving up on phoning them, I emailed again yesterday and – amazingly – received a response this morning. I guess they’ve actually hired some staff or something. The bulk of the mail is as follows: I can confirm that as you had stated that you had lived in England ...
  18 hours ago

• VAR Strategies for Cloud Computing

  
  The VAR Guy — Authority: 506
  If you’ve made the decision to offer cloud computing services like hosted applications, you must next decide how to go about establishing and maintaining this new line of business. As I have previously mentioned , the first and foremost decision VARs will have to make along these lines is whether to become a ...
  20 hours ago

• MarineCFO Launches SaaS Web Solution for Workboat Companies

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  MarineCFO Live! is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution designed specifically for the small & medium sized Marine Workboat companies and Marine divisions … More» More»
  22 hours ago

• Concur to Present at the RBC SaaS Symposium

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  … today announced that chief financial officer John Adair will deliver a presentation on behalf of the company at the RBC SaaS Symposium on Tuesday, … More» More»
  23 hours ago

• CDC Software Acquires 2nd SaaS Provider

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  CDC Software announced its plan to acquire SaaS provider Truition in October. Pacific Epoch is a boutique media and business intelligence firm focusing on … More» More»
  23 hours ago

• CDC Software announces acquisition of Gomembers

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  NASDAQ) recently announced that it has completed an acquisition of Gomembers, a leading provider of software as a service (SaaS) in the US. … More» More»
  1 day ago

• Sage North America embraces project life-cycle management with BIW

  
  Extranet Evolution — Authority: 420
  Yesterday UK collaboration technology vendor BIW Technologies * announced that it had created a hosting infrastructure to support its clients in North America - a network that it expects to grow through a partnership with Sage Construction and Real Estate ( Sage CRE ). This BIW announcement has been forthcoming ...
  1 day ago

• Davao ICT to conduct trade camp

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  ICT Davao vice president for industry development Bert Barriga in a statement said the event is a landmark as Saas (Software as a Service) being a new … More» More»
  1 day ago

• What the 70s and SaaS Have in Common

  
  WebGuild — Authority: 554
  At the core of my belief in the SaaS revolution is the strong benefit for customers and software providers. SaaS is a complete shift in both the development … More» More»
  1 day ago

• Google Phone: What Id like to see (tablet)

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 147
  earlier report by TechCrunch stating that Google is hard at work on the "true Google Phone". A trusted source of theirs saw it with their own eyes and they say its release is a certainty. Why would Google work by itself on a phone when it has already entered license agreements with a multitude of other handset ...
  1 day ago

• Will Social Software Replace Email in an Enterprise 2.0 World?

  
  CMC — Authority: 154
  Now that I have gotten off my chest that reflection on something I have been meaning to write about for a while now, I think it is time to move into the next one. Perhaps, in a follow-up blog post I will talk a little bit about which social networking sites have now been become part of my recently created and ...
  1 day ago

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