Marketo, the fastest growing provider of marketing automation and revenue-building best practices, today announced that it has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. - Sassy the SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

QuickArrow, Inc., the leader in SaaS Services Automation, today announced the availability of the Spring Release of its Professional Services Automation (PSA) solution. This release is highlighted by several innovative additions, including a next-generation integration with Microsoft Outlook® and the debut of its new user interface, featuring the Ext JS® framework. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, announced today that Century Furniture LLC, a premier manufacturer of fine quality residential furniture, has implemented Esker DeliveryWare to automate entry of sales orders into its SAP application. Century Furniture's Esker DeliveryWare implementation is part of the company's ongoing efforts to drive cost out of processes and products, support green business and continually improve customer service. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, today announced the release of its new SaaS (Software as a Service) solution for management of vendor invoice processes. As an alternative to the traditional software approach, this solution eliminates the need for companies to finance, install and maintain software and hardware. With Esker on Demand Accounts Payable Automation, a scanner and a simple Internet connection are the only requirements to completely automate vendor invoice processing. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SPS Commerce, the leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) trading partner integration center provider, today announced that Hammond's Candies, the largest handmade candy company in the United States, will be automating their order processing with SPSCommerce.net's Integrated Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Service for suppliers. The SaaS service leverages SPS' proven integrations with Hammond's Candies' Microsoft Dynamics GP (formerly Great Plains Software) system and its retail customers to provide hands-free processing of purchase orders, invoices, and Advance Ship Notices (ASNs) with their largest retail customers. By automating this function, Hammond's Candies will not need to hire additional resources to manage increasing EDI volume, as well as reduce the chargebacks associated with manual entry processes and enable their sales staff to focus on core responsibilities. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Esker, the leader in document process automation solutions, today announced revenue growth of 66% for its on demand services in 2008. This growth strengthens Esker’s position in the Software as a Service (SaaS) market, which is estimated at $6.4 billion in 2008 and likely to double by 2012, according to a study by Gartner Group released on October 27, 2008. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

THINKstrategies, Inc., the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the on-demand services market, announced today that TimeTrade Systems has been named the latest winner of the Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Boomi®, the market and technology leader for on-demand integration, today announced that its integration Platform as a Service has been named a finalist for "Best On-Demand Platform" in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) 24th annual CODiE Awards. Boomi's industry-leading technology provides customers and partners with on-demand integration via the cloud as well as the ability for independent software vendors (ISVs) to productize and embed integration services to end customers. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Bridgeline Software, Inc . (NASDAQ: BLSW), a developer of SaaS-based web application management software and award-winning web applications, today announced the release of iAPPS 2.5 which includes a series of enhancements for iAPPS Content Manager and iAPPS Analytics, Bridgeline’s flagship web content management and web analytics software products. The iAPPS Product Suite is an innovative SaaS solution that unifies Content Management, Analytics, eCommerce, and eMarketing capabilities - enabling users to swiftly enhance and optimize the value of their web properties. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

THINKstrategies, Inc., the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the on-demand services market, announced today that Xactly Corporation has been named the latest winner of the new Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program, which is aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The rise in popularity of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery model has resulted in a number of assumptions about this emerging model, but it has been difficult for many companies to separate truth from fiction, according to Gartner, Inc. Gartner analysts have examined the top-five assumptions to provide a bit of a reality check on the state of the SaaS industry. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The latest research by Saugatuck Technology shows continuing strong demand across all classes of on-demand applications and infrastructure throughout 2009 and beyond, suggesting that buyers will continue to invest in SaaS and Cloud Computing despite the current constraints impacting all aspects of corporate and public sector spending. While not a panacea for all ills, this suggests that SaaS and Cloud Computing will continue to gain share across all key customer segments - even as providers themselves come to grip with business model challenges and industry consolidation, accelerated by the global economic crisis. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Marketingunity, a leader in collaborative web-based Marketing Resource Management (MRM) software, today announces that it is launching a series of free webinars exploring how the latest MRM technology can help marketers to improve efficiency, reduce costs and maximise return on marketing investment. The first webinar presentation, entitled “Cost-effective Marketing using SaaS (Software as a Service)” will be given live at 10.30 GMT on 27th February 2009. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Trigent Software, Inc. today announced that it has partnered with THINKstrategies, Inc. to provide SaaS thought leadership and transform ISV software products and SMB applications to the next generation of software (SaaS) solutions. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

CFOs and other senior Finance executives within all types and sizes of user firms expect to use Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to improve their abilities to meet critical business goals, including Finance's abilities to play a more strategic role in business. In fact, Finance executives expect SaaS to enable improvement in all aspects of core and non-core Finance systems and operations. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), a leading provider of end-to-end strategic human resources, payroll, and talent management solutions, today announced that more than 1 million employees across North America are being paid with Ultimate’s UltiPro human capital management solution (HCM) delivered through its software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, Intersourcing. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

TimeTrade Systems, the leader in customer self-service appointment scheduling, today announced the company completed 2008 at a record pace for bookings -- year-over-year rising more than 140% and Q4 rising more than 220%. Fifteen new customer wins spanned retail, healthcare, government and higher education and included Best Buy Musical Instruments. TimeTrade also announced a new release of the company's TimeTrade Enterprise Scheduling Application (TESA), with new features including an optional Microsoft Outlook Plug-in and an enhanced user interface. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Confirmit announces the launch of Confirmit Horizons, the first fully on-demand, multi-channel platform for Customer Feedback, Employee Feedback, and market research applications. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

HINKstrategies, Inc., the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the on-demand services market, announced that CrownPeak has been named the first winner of the new Best of SaaS Showplace (BoSS) Awards program aimed at promoting the measurable business benefits being delivered by today's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Menlo Worldwide Government Services leverages One Network's Transportation and Logistics Network solution to establish enterprise-wide centralized management, planning, collaboration and execution for USTRANSCOM DTCI program. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Scio Consulting and Apprenda have announced a strategic partnership to offer enablement services for software companies looking to bring their products to the on-demand business model rapidly and efficiently by using Apprenda’s SaaSGrid™, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery platform. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is increasingly considered “enterprise ready” by many IT buyers. And, SaaS offerings promise reduced costs, improved service, and ongoing timely functional currency. As a result, many established independent software vendors (ISVs) are faced with fundamental and strategic questions: Should we begin developing SaaS-based offerings? When? - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Sky IT Group are helping fashion and apparel suppliers, such as New York-based Theory, take advantage of consumer trends more intelligently by equipping them with a powerful software as a service (SaaS) offering. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

THINKstrategies, Inc., the leading strategic consulting company focused on the business implications of the on-demand services market, announced the launch today of a new awards program aimed at showing how Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud computing and other on-demand services are helping organizations of all sizes across every industry grapple with the operational challenges created by today's unprecedented economic crisis. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Zscaler, the industry-first, multi-tenant SaaS security service, announced today that the company was named as one of the top 10 start-ups to watch in 2009 by Network World magazine in their annual listing of innovative new companies and technologies. Selected companies were chosen based on suggestions solicited from Network World editorial staff as well as their larger writing community, including, bloggers, newsletter writers, columnists and testers. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

The IT vendors hardest-hit in the current economic environment include ISVs and software channel partners who must adapt quickly and efficiently to shifting user demands and abilities to buy IT, while managing to stay in business. These vendors see SaaS as a means to adapt and even expand their business. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Navatar Group, a global SaaS consulting firm, announced their SaaSCase initiative, a proof-of concept service to help ISVs understand the demand, benefits, cost and effort required before building a SaaS version of their product on the Force.com platform. SaasCase helps an organization determine the feasibility of launching their Force.com SaaS offering before it is developed, through proven metrics and tools and development of a prototype application. It also includes an organizational readiness assessment to help determine the change required to become a SaaS company. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Despite the difficult economy in 2008, Bluewolf continued its commitment to philanthropy. Bluewolf developed its Technology Scholarship program for New York City High School students and was the marquee sponsor for the First Tee Annual Golf Tournament, for under-served youth in the San Francisco Bay area. In addition, Bluewolf has continually focused on helping non-profit organizations leverage Cloud Computing solutions to lower costs and provide innovation -- working with nonprofits such as UnitedWay, Points of Light, Curry Senior Center and many more. Bluewolf is the leading provider of Cloud Computing, SaaS and Remote Database Administration services. - SAAS Network - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

pringCM™ Inc., the leader in on-demand document management and workflow, today announced the SpringCM Solutions Central partner ecosystem program. Leveraging the innovative, low cost, rapid development environment of the SpringCM platform, its premier partners including Clickability, Conversion Technologies International, Harding Group Document Management Services, MACH 2 Solutions, Ricoh divisions in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg, Security Compliance Advisors, US Archive & Imaging Services, and Waypoint, LLC, are exploring market opportunities and creating tailored, repeatable, content-centric applications on the SpringCM 5.0 platform. SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Partners Building Industry-Specific Applications on SpringCM 5.0 Platform Include Ricoh Belgium, Ricoh Netherlands, and Clickability SpringCMTM Inc., the leader in on-demand document management and workflow, today announces SpringCM 5.0, the first SaaS platform that allows companies to easily deploy multiple content-centric applications across different enterprise workgroups and enables value added resellers (VARs) to build repeatable, cost-effective applications to deliver to their customers. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Recognizing the growing need for corporations to better leverage their learning technology infrastructure and communicate effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, Expertus ( www.expertus.com), a global provider of services that optimize the business impact of learning, today unveiled its plans to deliver a groundbreaking solution set called SmartSolutions(TM). - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Cast Iron Systems, The #1 SaaS Integration Company(TM), today announced that AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group, a subsidiary of the AmerisourceBergen Corporation, which handles specialty pharmaceutical distribution and related services, is completing its deployment of Salesforce CRM in three of its distribution divisions: ASD Healthcare, Besse Medical, and Oncology Supply. The company is using the Cast Iron Integration Solution to connect Salesforce CRM with its corporate data warehouse, empowering associates across the three business units to service customer requests with real-time data. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - THE NETWORK ARCHITECT << MORE >>

The Modeling Agency (TMA), data mining and business analytics experts, have released an independent assessment of Adaptive Technologies, Inc.'s revolutionary software-as-a-service (SaaS) predictive analytics solutions. The in-depth evaluation concludes that ATi's unique approach of blending renowned analytics expertise and online technologies dramatically reduces costs and implementation time for business leaders to have the ability to confidently make data-driven decisions to solve complex and dynamic business problems. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

TimeTrade Systems, the leader in customer self-service appointment scheduling, today announced a significant increase in year-over-year bookings, and new marquee customer Sprint (NYSE: S). The Sprint win signals the largest SaaS customer in TimeTrade's history. TimeTrade supports self-service scheduling for Sprint's Ready Now program, a new service that helps Sprint customers set up and personalize their mobile phones. Sprint customers now have the flexibility to schedule appointments online, via Sprint's store locator tool, creating a differentiator from its wireless competitors. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Pervasive Software(R) Inc., a global value leader in embeddable data management and data integration software, today announced the company's alliance with Xactly Corporation, the leader in automated on-demand sales compensation management, has delivered more than 40 successful customer implementations with robust data integration. With an ever-increasing number of Xactly Incent customers requiring data integration and data management, Xactly has leveraged the power and flexibility of Pervasive Data Integrator(TM) as part of its broader data-management solution to deliver a robust, seamless solution for integrating larger and mid-market ERP, CRM and HR applications as well as a multitude of disparate data sources. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Remote support is a necessity for enterprise organizations. However, according to recent research, the highest percentage of security breaches occur along the pathway of remote access. Bomgar, the only provider of appliance-based remote control software, enables companies to realize the full benefit of remote support without the security risk. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

While European SaaS providers may not yet see significant decline in demand for their offerings, their customers and prospects will tend to be subject to the general overall economic decline. When and where user spending on new IT freezes or slows, SaaS providers will encounter increased competition for customers and for customer wallet share. Sales costs will increase while per-user spending will decrease. Due to their core one-to-many business models, SaaS providers tend to be better-positioned than most traditional software and IT vendors when it comes to managing sales costs. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Magic Software Enterprises Ltd., a leading provider of application platforms and business and process integration solutions, today announced the release of uniPaaS version 1.5 - the company's flagship Rich Internet Application (RIA) and SaaS Enabled Application Platform (SEAP), designed to allow organizations to develop and deploy applications in approximately one-fifth of the time and effort it takes other technologies. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Parallels today announced a powerful enhancement to its Parallels Operations Automation 2.8 software in the form of a SaaS Module, which utilizes the Application Packaging Standard (APS). Parallels Operations Automation is an operations support system (OSS) for enterprises and service providers who want to automate the delivery of server-based applications and resources. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

CA Inc. has selected Geminare Incorporated and its SaaS-based hosting platform to deliver a leading edge Business Continuity managed service to the Small and Medium-sized business (SMB) market worldwide. The service is 100% channel focused, and allows partners to offer their customers complete protection from unplanned outages within 24 hours of becoming authorized. SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

On Tuesday, November 18 2008, Saugatuck Technology founder and CEO Bill McNee will lead a panel of expert industry executives to examine and discuss solutions to these challenges at the SIIA OnDemand conference in San Jose, CA. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Early Stage SaaS Firms to Present during SIIA OnDemand Conference. These firms were chosen by the Software & Information Industry Association from among 82 candidate companies for the opportunity to present their products and services to OnDemand Conference attendees. All of the firms selected are early-stage "Software as a Service" (SaaS) enabling/delivering companies with a new and interesting service or product that they will elaborate on during their SIIA OnDemand presentations. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Host Analytics, a leader in on-demand financial and corporate performance management (CPM), today announced increasing demand for its SaaS CPM suite among global and midsized manufacturers. In all, more than two dozen manufacturing firms have deployed Host Analytics' integrated financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting and forecasting solutions to improve sales and operational performance. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

THINKstrategies' research and consulting engagements have found customer interest and adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions is accelerating. While customers are generally satisfied with their SaaS experiences, they are increasingly concerned about the security of these on-demand solutions. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

eBillingHub, the world leader in simplifying electronic billing for law firms, today announced a partnership with Select* Associates an Applications Software and Professional Services Company specializing in the technology and information processing needs of law firms. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Webroot, a leading security provider for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced the latest release of Webroot(R) Web Security SaaS to further protect organizations around the world from the rapidly increasing amount of Web-borne threats. Web-borne malware increased more than 500 percent last year alone as cybercriminals developed new attack vectors like personal Webmail accounts, social networking sites, trusted websites and other Web 2.0 applications. - SAAS Security Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

ChoiceStream, the leader in personalized recommendations, today announced strong revenue growth through the first three quarters of 2008. Compared to the same period a year ago, ChoiceStream revenues increased 85%, driven by major new customer wins, expanded relationships with existing customers, and the launch of ChoiceStream's field-proven RealRelevance personalization technology as a SaaS-based offering. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Progress Software Corporation , a provider of leading application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced that Unicorn HRO, a Progress Application Partner, a partner that develops their applications using the Progress(R) OpenEdge(R) business application development platform, has grown its client base and increased its revenue by offering a new Software as a Service (SaaS) version of its GenevaPlus HR, Payroll and Benefits Administration software. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

eEye Digital Security ( www.eeye.com), an expert in integrated security and threat management solutions, today announced the availability of Retina OnDemand, which provides network security via the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. By using the SaaS model, Retina OnDemand simplifies the deployment process, which allows businesses to rapidly adopt the service to manage job-scheduling, reports, and results through REM, eEye's centralized security management console for any size deployment small to large. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Pervasive Software(R) Inc., a global value leader in embeddable data management and data integration software, today announced continued momentum within the company's SaaS- and ISV-friendly partner ecosystem. Pervasive leads the integration industry in the value it brings to software partners with several unique-in-its-industry offerings, including the ability to deliver integration with partners as an on-premise offering; embedded within partner applications (SaaS or on-premise); or hosted as an integration-as-a-service on the unique Pervasive DataCloud(TM) platform. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Bill.com, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand accounts payable applications, today announced a new partnership and integration with Intacct, the market and technology leader in on-demand financial management and accounting applications. Integration of these best-of-breed Software as a Service (SaaS) financial applications has significant upside to Bill.com's and Intacct's target audience of CPA firms and small and midsized businesses. Many of these companies lack the IT resources required to connect, manage and support disparate applications, but need the financial and practical benefits inherent to SaaS solutions, tighter business processes, improved productivity and enhanced visibility into financial performance. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Guptill’s presentation will include highlights from Saugatuck’s most recent worldwide SaaS market study, which includes survey input from more than 400 user executives on SaaS adoption drivers and inhibitors, business and technological management challenges, and vendor selection. The study also includes interviews on SaaS strategy and usage with 30 user executives, and briefings on the business of SaaS with more than 30 SaaS providers. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Ping Identity(R) today announced PingConnect(TM), an on-demand Internet SSO service for SaaS (software as a service) applications. Now available from Ping Identity, and on the Force.com AppExchange, PingConnect increases user adoption, reduces administration and strengthens security. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Sonoa Systems, Inc. today announced that IntraLinks, the leading provider of online workspaces for secure document exchange, has selected Sonoa’s ServiceNet to facilitate the development of its SaaS API infrastructure. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Boomi(R), the market and technology leader for on-demand integration, today announced AtomSphereSM, the industry's first platform-as-a-service for integration. To keep up with demand, Boomi has opened its popular cloud-based integration platform to become the industry standard backbone for all SaaS integration services. AtomSphere brings together providers of SaaS applications and businesses looking to integrate with those applications via a pure SaaS integration platform that does not require software or appliances. Independent software vendors (ISVs) and businesses alike benefit by connecting to the industry's largest network of SaaS, PaaS, on-premise and cloud computing environments in a seamless and fully self-service model. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Salesforce.com Dreamforce Conference Apisphere Inc., a leading provider of location-awareness services for mobile business applications and devices, today announced the availability of Apisphere for Salesforce CRM, a geo-triggered voice interface that provides real-time location intelligence to enable sales organizations to better manage their meeting, planning and forecasting functions. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Celigo, Inc. today announced the availability of the Celigo NetSuite Connector for Salesforce CRM on the Force.com AppExchange. The Connector provides streamlined, real-time integration between the award winning Salesforce CRM application suite and NetSuite -- an accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that supports back-office operations. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

RedPrairie Corporation, a consumer-driven optimization company, shared in one of four keynote presentations at Microsoft Corp.’s Professional Developers Conference, held October 27-30 in Los Angeles. Shawn Davison, VP of E²e Platforms, highlighted many of the ways Azure™ Services Platform will positively impact information technology in the near future, particularly in the ways of cloud computing. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

F3 Technologies, Inc., an Atlanta-based SaaS development company and application service provider, is reacting favorably to this year's survey of more than 850 enterprise software customers by McKinsey and Sandhill. The report confirms the company's projections that SaaS adoption is on the rise. The report indicates "good news for the industry, despite the current softness in the U.S. economy. Because the majority of the activity in the software sector occurs in North America, having customers on the lookout for innovative offerings provides some assurance that, despite industry consolidation, there's growth potential ahead." - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

TimeTrade Systems, the leader in customer self-service appointment scheduling, today announced that TimeDriver, the company's groundbreaking personal appointment scheduler, will be available on the salesforce.com Force.com AppExchange, marking an industry first. Sales professionals, for the first time, will be able to leverage Salesforce to invite and confirm appointments with customers. The integration with Salesforce is being co-developed with Appirio, a leader in developing and implementing on-demand solutions with deep technical knowledge of the Force.com platform. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) trading partner integration center provider, SPS Commerce, today unveiled its new Trading Partner Intelligence Service. For more than a decade, SPS Commerce has teamed with tens of thousands of organizations to integrate their business systems and processes with various trading partners. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Boomi, the market and technology leader for on-demand integration, today announced that the company has added over 100 new customers since the introduction of the industry's first fully on-demand integration service, adding to its existing client base of over 300 customers in 11 countries around the world. Additionally, 28 of the leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), cloud computing, and system integration companies have joined Boomi's partner program, endorsing Boomi's revolutionary approach to SaaS integration. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

In a panel moderated by Eric Berridge of Bluewolf ( www.bluewolf.com), executives from Amazon, Google, and salesforce.com along with leaders from Starbucks Coffee Companyand The New York Times, will address how Cloud Computing fits into their corporate strategies and where it needs to go to drive business value. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Zephyr, provider of the world's most flexible test management platform enabling organizations to manage their test departments more efficiently, today announced the availability of Zephyr 2.0, which adds functionality customers have requested, leveraging users' existing tool investments by seamlessly integrating with the popular issue-tracking system JIRA and providing direct interoperability with a wide variety of automation tools. Users can also purchase Zephyr 2.0 as a hosted software as a service (SaaS) solution in the Amazon Cloud in addition to the traditional on-premise model. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

Saugatuck sees Bluewolf’s new offering as an sign of a “seismic” shift in how MSPs and Channel Partners in the SaaS ecosystem (VARs, SIs, IT Consultancies, etc.) are evolving as a result of the adoption of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Cloud Computing. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Worldwide software-as-a-service (SaaS) revenue in the enterprise application markets* is on pace to surpass $6.4 billion in 2008, a 27 per cent increase from 2007 revenue of $5.1 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. The market is expected to more than double with SaaS revenue reaching $14.8 billion in 2012. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

Plynt, the security testing division of Paladion, presented a security roadmap for SaaS providers at Softletter's SaaS University Conference at San Francisco. Plynt assists SaaS providers gain greater acceptance in the enterprise. Roshen Chandran, CTO of Plynt, presented a roadmap that would enable SaaS providers to promise strong security to their consumers. Drawing on Plynt's experience working with SaaS providers in the US and UK, Roshen presented a 9-point plan that successful SaaS providers have been using to strengthen their security posture and win consumer confidence. - SAAS Security Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio venture development organization that accelerates the growth of innovative early-stage businesses and ideas, announced an investment commitment of $400,000 in DIY Real Estate Solutions (DIY), a Cleveland-based software developer that offers a complete management solution to the residential rental property management market. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - BLOG-IT NETWORK << MORE >>

PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (CA:PIX: news, chart, profile) , a leading provider of online IT infrastructure, today announced that the company is expanding its SAN-based backup offerings to co-location and ServerBeach dedicated hosting customers. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

Bluewolf ( www.bluewolf.com) today announced its expanded "Integration-as-a-Service" solution, the first to offer ongoing support of integration projects -- guaranteeing successful integrations between SaaS solutions, such as Salesforce.com, Big Machines, eAutomate, OpenAir and back office systems (e.gas Oracle, SAP, Great Plains, SQL Server, and MySQL). Called the Integrator, the solutionis the only to includeproactive monitoring and consulting services to ensure integration success. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced a significant expansion of its channel strategy with the launch of the PGP(R) Managed Service Provider Network (MSPN). PGP Corporation is broadening access of its encryption solutions to mid-market and small businesses through a new worldwide network of managed service providers and existing channel partners that will initially offer the award winning PGP(R) Whole Disk Encryption as a Software as a Service (SaaS) subscription offering. - SAAS Security Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - BLOG IT NETWORK << MORE >>

Veracode Inc., the leading provider of on-demand application security testing solutions, today announced its inclusion in two more government-wide contracting vehicles as a source for the Federal Government's information security solutions. - SAAS Security Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Boomi, the market and technology leader for on-demand integration, today announced an OEM agreement with AverQ Inc., the creator of the industry's first collaborative financial audit management solution for corporations and audit firms. Through this partnership, AverQ will embed Boomi On Demand within its Integrated Financial Audit Management(TM) solution for the secure transmission of all audit related data to and from the customers' financial transactional systems - improving accuracies, eliminating redundancies, and reducing costs for both the corporations and their audit firms. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

PHASE 2 International-- www.Phase2.com--todayannounced the successful deployment of its SaaS applications for Mexican CRM & BI implementation and outsourcing firm, SYNDEO, for use nationwide. Working closely with SYNDEO, PHASE 2 localized and tailored the applications to meet the language and business needs presented by the company's operations use across Mexico. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

OpenAir, Inc., a NetSuite company, announces the latest companies who have chosen OpenAir's on-demand professional services software to automate their business operations for project management and resource management. Leading companies spanning marketing, financial and consulting industries choose OpenAir to Automate Resource and Project Management. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in Sales Performance Management (SPM), today announced at the Callidus TrueConnection Conference 2008 the launch of a new suite of services that will further empower companies in the ever-growing SPM arena. The Sales Operations Center of Excellence services are an expanded offering from Callidus Software that provides customers the industry's broadest level of support to maximize the benefits of their SPM software solutions for increased success. This new suite of available services transforms the SPM experience of Callidus Software's customers. Complementing Callidus Software's proven portfolio of market-leading software products, the suite of services offer innovative services to help organizations tackle key obstacles to success in maximizing sales effectiveness and overall revenue performance. - SAAS Achitect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Alert Logic, an award-winning provider of on-demand IT compliance and security solutions, and OpSource, the leader in Web operations, today announced that they have signed a partnership agreement. Under terms of the agreement, OpSource will offer Alert Logic's Log Manager and Threat Manager to its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Web customers. The two companies also announced that OpSource will use Threat Manager to protect its own network and manage log data. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Brightcove Inc. today announced the general availability of the Brightcove 3 online video platform, which transforms the way video is published and consumed on the Web. Built from the ground up, the new platform empowers website producers to be successful in the era of pervasive video. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Uniting the way business works with the way people work, Emportal today welcomed five more enterprise clients to its rapidly growing customer base. New companies turning to Emportal include i365, a Seagate Company, Santa Clara, Calif.; Midwest Center for Women's Health, Northbrook, Ill.; a Chicago-based network of outsourced state licensed and federally registered compounding centers; a Milpitas, Calif.-based entertainment/MP3 maker; and an Illinois-based company that is one of the industry's leading manufacturers of traditional and contactless bank cards. << MORE >>

SaaS and cloud computing providers, with value-added resellers (VARs), integration- and platform-as-a-service players and systems integrators (SIs) will find a rapidly-growing set of opportunities and demand around the integration of SaaS offerings with other SaaS offerings and with SMB on-premise systems. SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Salesboom.com implements Entellium Rescue Initiative after sudden influx of Entellium customers to Salesboom.com. Salesboom.com's Entellium Rescue Initiative includes accelerated data migration services at no cost to Entellium customers and employment opportunities for Entellium staff affected by recent layoffs. Salesboom.com is also considering the purchase of Entellium's Book of Business - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Servoy, a leader in SaaS/PaaS development, has been declared winner of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Award 2008, ranking #8 on this annual list of the fifty fastest growing technology companies. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK<< MORE >>

Workscape, Inc., a leading provider of SaaS-based outsourced benefits and talent management solutions, today unveiled the latest version of its Talent Management Suite (TMS). Version 6.6 of the Workscape TMS delivers the intuitive tools and integrated talent data that drive employee performance and retention through deep, robust functionality for performance management, compensation, and succession planning. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is often touted by SaaS providers and others as a key competitive advantage for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide. And recent survey data from Saugatuck Technology does indicate that the most aggressive adopters of SaaS in most markets are found within SMB ranks. Unfortunately for SaaS providers, Saugatuck’s research also shows that providers’ approaches and offerings too often fail to resonate with SMB executives. Meanwhile, SMB executives are increasingly caught in a pattern of aggressive SaaS adoption activity without strategic or tactical plans. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced the signing of a worldwide strategic partnership with Integralis, Europe's Leading Security Systems Integrator and trusted security partner to over half of the FTSE 100. Integralis will become a premier member of the Webroot(R) Channel Edge Partner program, which helped Webroot earn CRN Magazine's Security Vendor of the Year (2007) award. As a premier partner, Integralis will now deliver Webroot Security Software as a Service (SaaS) as an integrated part of their security and risk management portfolio. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

True Commerce, Inc. has developed a Software as a Service (SaaS)-based version of Transaction Manager(TM), its industry-leading EDI translation software. As a result, users can now access functionality using a web browser, providing increased flexibility and the ability to become EDI enabled in a fraction of the time it takes with traditional desktop software. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire MessageLabs, a leading provider of online messaging and Web security services. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Navatar Group, a leading salesforce.com consulting partner today announced the successful deployment of the Force.com Platform to completely automate the complex accreditation process involving the customers and volunteers of The Council on Accreditation (COA), an international accreditor of community-based social and behavioral healthcare services. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

CollaborateMD, a leading provider of Internet practice management and medical billing software for the healthcare industry, attributes 3rd quarter growth to their cost-effective hybrid Software as a Service (SaaS) model, which combines the convenience and flexibility characteristic of most browser-based applications with the speed and power found in many locally run Windows-based programs. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Eloquent Systems has recently re-packaged the base components of its Eloquent Librarian™ and Eloquent Archives™ products to create an introductory solution for Special Libraries and Archives. The Eloquent offer provides librarians, archivists and other knowledge managers with a very affordable solution for managing their collections while also allowing them to make their collections more accessible to global Internet searchers. A software vendor for the heritage industry (specialized libraries, archives and museums) as well as the public sector and Global 2000 corporate records markets, Eloquent provides both an enterprise version of its software, as well as their hosted solutions -increasingly popular options for organizations of all sizes. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Through the creation of a highly tailored managed hosting solution, PEER 1 Network Enterprises, Inc. (TSX:PIX) helped enable the launch of Sitemasher, a revolutionary Web site development service that combines ease of use with the power that enterprise users demand. Sitemasher provides a fully managed, hosted Web site solution that seamlessly integrates the Web site building and publishing environment, content management system (CMS), analytics and search engine optimization (SEO), all within single platform. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Service-now.com, the pioneer of on-demand IT service management, today announced certification by the U.S. Department of Commerce with the United States-European Union (EU) Safe Harbor Framework. The Safe Harbor Framework facilitates secure, uninterrupted data transfers from the EU to the United States. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, has acquired Dexx, a Belgium-based European customs filing and logistics messaging provider. Dexx adds European customs filing capabilities and a community of connected European logistics organizations to Descartes' Global Logistics Network of over 4,000 connected members. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Strategy Companion Corporation, a leading provider of intuitive, easy-to-use Business Intelligence (BI) software for the SQL Server platform, today announced that MRG (Millennium Research Group) in Toronto, Ontario has incorporated the company’s Analyzer™ Business Intelligence solution into its Marketrack™ product. MRG is using Analyzer as their front-end reporting and analytics tool for client access to their medical device research data. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Themis Solutions Inc. announced today the general availability of Clio, a comprehensive web-based practice management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for lawyers. Designed for solo and small firm attorneys, Clio can be accessed from PCs, Macs and iPhones. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Astadia, Inc., the leader in IT consulting services and solutions for the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market and the largest salesforce.com partner, today announced that it has completed a Series B financing with North Atlantic Capital based in Portland, ME and Kodiak Venture Partners based in Boston, MA. The new financing will be used to support continued growth in the U.S. and other key markets. In related news, the company also announced the appointment of David Coit, Managing Director, North Atlantic Capital, to the Astadia board of directors. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

GovDelivery, the world's leading provider of government-to-citizen communication solutions, today launched new capabilities to help government organizations take advantage of Web 2.0. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Symplified, the On Demand Identity company, today announced Symplified KeyChain(TM), a new identity service that provides access management, federated Single Sign-On (SSO), and compliance reporting for both enterprise and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. Powered by the Symplified SinglePoint Ecosystem(TM), KeyChain provides centralized access control, authentication, and auditing through integration with network- and cloud-based user repositories. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SAVVIS, Inc. , a global leader in IT infrastructure services for business and government applications, today announced a business alliance with virtualization and automation software provider, Parallels. The alliance enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to rapidly convert their single-tenancy applications to operate in a Software as a Service (SaaS) environment without having to re-architect their software. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

PHASE 2 International today announced that it is further stepping-up its global presence with the addition of a new Vice President of Sales, Mike Peterson. Peterson comes to PHASE 2 with nearly 25 years of sales executive experience in Fortune 100 companies -- IBM and Cisco Systems. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

OpSource™, the leader in Web operations, today announced that Oracle® Database is now available as a standard component of its OpSource On-Demand Web operations solution. As a result, SaaS and Web companies whose applications are running on OpSource On-Demand will be able to more easily take advantage of Oracle high performance and highly scalable databases. In addition, OpSource has joined the Oracle PartnerNetwork as a reseller. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Sabrix, Inc., a leading provider of transaction tax management for companies of all sizes, today provided greater visibility for IT departments into the enterprise-class technology used to power Sabrix Managed Tax Service (MTS), an outsourced sales and use tax compliance service managed by highly skilled tax experts. A key component of the Sabrix MTS infrastructure is the Oracle SaaS Platform, which helps Sabrix to meet the stringent market requirements for reliability, scalability and availability for a mission critical application like Sabrix MTS. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Webinar Will Demonstrate How to Successfully Deploy Software-as-a-Service Solutions Throughout Your Organization - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

IBM today announced the launch of a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Software as a Service (SaaS). Using decision-support tools and implementation assets developed specifically for the SaaS platform, the CoE will assist organizations worldwide in evaluating, implementing, and driving value from SaaS for Customer Relationship Management (CRM). - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Today at its TAG conference, Serena Software, the Enterprise ALM leader known for Serena Business Mashups and Facebook Fridays, has delivered another solution via Software as a Service (SaaS). Now Serena Business Mashups are available on demand. With no software to install or infrastructure to manage, workers can build and deploy Mashups faster than ever before. This will spur even wider adoption of Mashups throughout the enterprise, which Forrester claims will be a $700 million market by 2013 in a May 2008 report called "The Mashup Opportunity." - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETOWRK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Softletter, the company that disseminates business insights for software developers and publishers, is bringing its successful SaaS University: Marketing, Selling, Infrastructure and Financing Seminars, 2008 to the West Coast at the Embassy Suites San Francisco Airport hotel October 14, 15, and 16. The seminar features some of the software industry's leading companies and experts on the SaaS business model including: John Keagy, CEO of GoGrid, Peter Coffee, Vice President of Platform Intelligence at salesforce.com, and Jeff Kaplan, managing director of THINKstrategies. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

eBillingHub®, the world leader in simplifying electronic billing for law firms, today announced that the national law firm Foley Hoag LLP has selected the eBillingHub for its electronic billing solutions. The eBillingHub will reduce the complexity caused by the increasing volume of electronic billing and will produce a predictable, dependable and efficient e-billing process, benefiting both clients and the firm. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

NetSuite Inc., a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business management software suites for mid-market enterprises and divisions of large companies, today announced the details of NetSuite's expansion in Australia and the introduction of NetSuite OneWorld to the Australian and New Zealand markets. NetSuite also announced several of its latest customer wins in the region, including up-and-coming Australian businesses such as Carbon Planet, EcoNova, Netcat and Healthinc. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Cerylion, Inc., a premier provider of advanced global communications and information technology (IT) solutions, today announced the award of three core technology patents for large scale composite software applications. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Avature, a leading provider of recruiting services, announced that its new product, Recruiting CRM has moved out of Beta and is available to companies seeking to boost their recruiting ability by taking advantage of the social network phenomenon at a global scale. Built on Avature's proprietary Web 2.0 framework, the application is the only enterprise CRM designed specifically for recruiting purposes. Recruiting CRM brings several advanced sales and contact management features to the recruiting software marketplace. The Beta version was released in June, 2008 at the International Association for Human Resources Information Management (IHRIM) conference and was put through its paces at a Fortune 500 company prior to the version 1.0 release. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Qualys®, Inc., the leading provider of on demand security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced it is the recipient of the Frost & Sullivan Global Growth Strategy Leadership Award. The Frost & Sullivan award honors Qualys for its exceptional long-term growth strategy and credits the Company as “a crucial force in furthering the acceptance of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products.” - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Host Analytics, a leader in on-demand financial and corporate performance management (CPM), today announced an expanded product line that will make its market-leading SaaS CPM solutions accessible to more companies, including those with diverse needs ranging from basic budgeting and dashboards to comprehensive and unified CPM. The new offerings are part of Host Analytics version 8.1, launched today at Vision'08, Host Analytics annual user conference in Orlando, Florida, and include more comprehensive revenue forecasting, balanced scorecard and reporting capabilities. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Calypso Technology Inc, a global application software provider of an integrated trading application suite to the capital markets industry, today announced the launch of its SaaS (Software as a Service) offering. Calypso SaaS provides a powerful enterprise trading and risk management application for treasury and capital markets in a managed, outsourced environment. The solution will address the needs of the increasing number of financial institutions which are focusing solely on their core business by outsourcing the management of applications and infrastructure, as well as support of their technology platforms. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Leading Software-as-a-Service Experts Reveal How to Expedite Integration of CRM and ERP Systems to Increase SaaS Deployment Value in Days - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

e-Emphasys Technologies Inc., an innovative provider of eXtend Dealer Business Management Software for equipment industry, today introduced its SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) offering: eXtend On-Demand. eXtend is a compreihensive, new-generation business solution for equipment dealers and rental firms. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Expanding on the success of its salesforce.com Authorized Training Centers (ATCs) on the East Coast, Bluewolf ( www.bluewolf.com) today announced the opening of new centers in Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County. Bluewolf, a leading Software as a Service (SaaS) consulting company, already operates salesforce.com Authorized Training Centers in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SunGard received validation from Sun Microsystems for its Common Services Architecture (CSA) Java platform, part of SunGard's Infinity*, a software development and on-demand delivery environment that includes a broad range of reusable, composite application services and tools, available on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

WebApps, Inc. a.k.a. SaaS.com (www.SaaS.com), a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) with a major push in Workforce Management Solutions, will be representing its peers in the software industry, as CEO Bill Loss plays an active role in the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA) third annual OnDemand Steering Committee - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SnapLogic, Inc., the SaaS integration company, today announced that IDG's Network World, a leading provider of news, analysis, reviews, events, and education on information technology, has selected SnapLogic as one of Network World's Ten Open Source Companies to Watch. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Please consider proposing a presenter for Computerworld's upcoming Software-as-a-Service Conference taking place March 31 - April 1, 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, California. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) today announced the new Oracle CRM On Demand Integration to Siebel CRM a comprehensive, prebuilt integration that creates a single customer view across on-demand and on-premise CRM deployments. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Kadient, a leading provider of on-demand sales knowledge applications, announced today that it has successfully completed a comprehensive vulnerability assessment with Foundstone Professional Services. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SaaS SuperBook - This product is a bundle package containing both the 'Software as a Service (SaaS) Special Report' and the 'Global SLA Navigator' - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SoftLetter's SaaS University is aimed at independent software vendors (ISVs) who are transitioning to a SaaS model, and existing SaaS companies who want to learn how to improve their operations and strengthen their position in the market. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SPS Commerce, the leading provider of SaaS EDI services, and 3PL Central, the first on-demand 3PL Warehouse Management System (WMS) software provider, today unveiled a new solution exclusively for small and mid-sized third party logistics providers (3PLs). The offering combines SPS' robust B2B integration or EDI with 3PL Central's WMS capabilities, both delivered using a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) or on-demand model to eliminate the need for on-site software, hardware, and expertise. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

rPath® today announced that Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) has certified rPath's rBuilder® for its OpenEdge platform. This allows independent software vendors (ISVs) to use rPath technology to quickly create Software as a Service (SaaS) applications as virtual appliances that include/leverage the Progress® OpenEdge® business application development platform. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Alert Logic, an award-winning provider of on-demand IT compliance and security solutions, today announced that Zopa, Inc., a social finance company, has selected Alert Logic Threat Manager(TM) to protect its IT network from worms, Trojans, botnets and other harmful attacks that can evade perimeter and endpoint defenses. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

nGenera(TM) Corporation today announced that it has partnered with OpenSymmetry to deliver the best implementation experience to customers of nGenera's Total Compensation Solution(TM). - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), a pioneer of software as a service, is the first SaaS company to exceed $1 billion in total annual revenue, according to its second quarter results. - SAAS Architect - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Aria Systems Inc., the industry standard and leading provider of on-demand billing and customer lifecycle management solutions, has been selected by CRM magazine as a winner of its 2008 "Rising Star" CRM Market Award on the heels of a string of record-setting first half-of-the-year product introduction and client acquisition and implementation successes. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Salesforce.com, the market and technology leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), today announced the acquisition of InStranet, the leading provider of knowledge management technology for business to consumer (B2C) call centers. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Boomi, the market and technology leader for on-demand integration, and Centive, the leader in on-demand solutions for sales compensation and sales performance management, today announced the companies have partnered to provide Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) data transformation and integration for Centive's Compel® solution. The Boomi On Demand® service is replacing a prior partnership with a legacy on-premise integration solution to provide Centive and their customers with affordable, enterprise-grade integration services without the need for conventional integration software, appliances or coding. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) is the hottest trend in both CRM and the small and midsize business (SMB) market in general. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Brabeion Software, a leading provider of IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC) management software, announced today the availability of Brabeion On Demand(TM), a Software as a Service (SaaS) alternative that allows customers to quickly leverage all the benefits of Brabeion's industry-leading solution without the complexity and cost of managing the IT infrastructure required to support it. A SaaS model is particularly attractive to organizations that wish to jump-start their IT GRC programs without an upfront investment in IT infrastructure or have an urgent need to address a single regulatory requirement in specific industries such as retail, healthcare or energy. Brabeion Software will continue to offer its award-winning solution through the traditional perpetual licensing model as well. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

ilinc communications inc com a leader in web conferencing, desktop video conferencing software and collaboration solutions, today announced results for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2008. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

FreeCRM.com, the world's largest on-demand provider of SaaS CRM services with over 87,000 customers, today announced it is enhancing its security -- and protecting its customers -- by implementing advanced hacker-safe and PCI compliance scanning technology to protect, audit, and certify network and e-business security. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETORK << MORE >>

Jaywing, the UK's leading analytics and consultancy services specialist in marketing, credit and fraud and Provenir, a leading provider of enterprise customer lifecycle management software, today announced that they have entered into a partnership. The partnership will allow financial services providers to take advantage of both Jaywing's advanced data analytics and industry expertise combined with Provenir's industry-leading technology in a robust managed infrastructure. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Serena Software, the Enterprise ALM leader known for its Business Mashups and employee Facebook Fridays, gives everyone from business leaders to application developers to student entrepreneurs "Permission to Innovate" at the 2008 Serena Tag Conference in Silicon Valley Sept. 7 through 11. In its mission to drive innovation and collaboration in solving everyday business problems, the IT maverick has designed its conference as a series of component events that attendees can "mash" into a curriculum that fits their specific business and IT productivity needs. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) supply chain and logistics solution providers, SPS Commerce and 7Hills, today unveiled a new offering for small and mid-sized (SMB) organizations. The integrated solution combines robust B2B integration or EDI from SPS Commerce with proven logistics management capabilities from 7Hills, both delivered in a SaaS or on-demand model to eliminate the need for on-site software, hardware, and expertise. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

SureQuest Systems, Inc., a leading provider of dietary software solutions for the healthcare industry, announces its adoption of on demand Software delivery via the internet. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Bluewolf, a leading Software-as-a Service (SaaS) consulting firm, today launched the first support program for SaaS applications, such as Salesforce, that combines advanced administrative support with new custom software development. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

A new report from IDC finds more concern about the economy among SMBs worldwide than interest in the most potentially innovative new technology. Current economic growth and business conditions are by far the greatest concern for small and midsize businesses, particularly in North America, Latin America, and Western Europe, the new study indicates. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Product Comparison - Customer Relationship Management Solutions for Small Enterprises" report to their offering. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

WebApps, Inc. a.k.a. SaaS.com, a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) with a major push in Workforce Management Solutions, has recently partnered with CBR Management Services, Inc. (CBR), an Arizona professional employer organization (PEO) offering full HR outsourcing, payroll, and workers compensation for small to medium sized businesses (SMBs). - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Open-Xchange, the leading provider of open source collaboration software, today announced an agreement with O3SIS, a market-leading provider of open-standards-based, over-the-air data synchronization and push technologies. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Packet Island Inc today announced a new product offering designed for MSPs (managed service providers) delivering managed services to the small and medium business (SMB) market. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The purpose of this survey is to track new developments in the rapidly developing SaaS software sector and develop a complete profile of what successful SaaS companies are doing to succeed in this dynamic market. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Mural Consulting Corporation, the leading global Software as a Service (SaaS) consultancy for software, hosting and telephone companies, announced today that it has completed its acquisition of OnDemand Solutions, Inc. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

IDC today announced plans for the Software as a Service Summit West taking place September 17, 2008 at the Hilton in San Francisco. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

OpSource™, the leader in Web operations, today announced that Adobe has selected OpSource On-Demand™ as its Web operations solution for Acrobat.com. Adobe selected OpSource, rather than a traditional managed services provider, for its ability to provide application-level support including application management, performance management, change management control, application optimization and compliance. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

LogiXML, Inc., the fast-growing provider of interactive, web-based Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, announced today that it has acquired Los Angeles-based OnDemandIQ, a leading provider of on-demand sales analytics solutions. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Software-as-a-Service is entering the mainstream and increasingly becoming an enterprise-wide phenomenon. At the same time, however, many organizations are not yet fully prepared to leverage it fully to their advantage, and many SaaS providers are only now putting in place the infrastructure, support processes to SLAs that larger enterprises will need to succeed on broader scale. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Software-as-a-Service is entering the mainstream and increasingly becoming an enterprise-wide phenomenon. At the same time, however, many organizations are not yet fully prepared to leverage it fully to their advantage, and many SaaS providers are only now putting in place the infrastructure, support processes to SLAs that larger enterprises will need to succeed on broader scale. These are two key conclusions that Saugatuck Technology Inc. examines in its latest research study on SaaS, titled "Enterprise-ready Or Not: SaaS Enters the Mainstream ." - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Axway, Inc., a leading provider of collaborative business solutions, was named to Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine’s seventh-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100, which will run in its June/July 2008 issue. This recognition acknowledges Axway’s innovation in supporting complex global supply chain communities by delivering hosted solutions that connect diverse information systems to execute and monitor multi-enterprise business processes. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Parallels today announced it is accelerating independent software vendors' (ISVs) ability to provide their applications in the SaaS model without lengthy and costly development or rewriting of code. The Parallels SaaS FastTrack Program gives ISVs a quick and straight-forward approach to meeting small-to-medium businesses’ (SMBs) growing need for on-demand applications. This is achieved through Parallels’ virtualization and automation technology and standards, and the company’s customer base of more than 10,000 service providers, which represents approximately 90% of the global hosting market. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Ingres Corporation, a leading provider of open source database management software and support services, has selected TriCipher's myOneLogin to deliver single sign-on (SSO) security and convenience to its thousands of worldwide users. myOneLogin's delivery as a service enables Ingres customers to seamlessly log into all of Ingres' open source corporate and community Web sites with a single username and password from any location. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Alert Logic, an award-winning provider of on-demand IT compliance and security solutions, today announced that it secured its 500th customer in the first half of 2008, just one of several significant business and product milestones the company achieved in the past six months. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Cast Iron Systems, the #1 SaaS integration provider, today announced its integration solution specifically designed for Taleo Business Edition™. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

July 2008 issue of its Web Host Industry Review magazine has arrived, featuring coverage of some of the key issues facing the hosting decision makers today. - Security and SAAS. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Saugatuck sees the development and growth of open source and SaaS for enterprise infrastructure and business software as inextricably intertwined. They feed off of each other’s strengths, but create weaknesses in each other as well. Future published research from Saugatuck, including our open source research study scheduled for September 2008, will examine these in more detail, with other key issues, and with Saugatuck’s insights and guidance for users and vendors. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

The next wave of disruptive Internet technology is arriving, and Delivered Innovation wants to help Chicago area entrepreneurs and business leaders understand how technologies such as web-based application delivery platforms and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications are enabling new revenue opportunities. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

OpSource(TM), the leader in Web operations, today announced that it has been named the AO Global 250 Infrastructure category winner. Inclusion in the AO Global 250 signifies that a company has made a significant contribution to the creation of new business opportunities in the global technology industry. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SOA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Panorama Software, a global leader in Proactive Business Intelligence solutions, today released NovaView Version 5.5, the newest iteration of its flagship suite of BI (Business Intelligence) applications. Along with its other improvements, NovaView 5.5 breaks new and exciting ground by offering a hybrid on-premises/SaaS capability, enabling large enterprises to retain their data warehouse in-house while still using the power of cloud computing to collaborate on BI data and significantly enhance the BI experience with Web 2.0 functionality. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

AbleBridge Inc., a leading Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner, today announced it was one of five Microsoft ISV Partners selected for early participation in the Microsoft CRM Saas Readiness Program. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

A common belief among users and providers is that SaaS tends to enter enterprises through the “side door,” meaning that a user or a group of users, perhaps as a department or process team, will acquire and begin using a SaaS solution outside of formal acquisition/procurement guidelines. The typical assumption is that SaaS can be, and therefore is, acquired by business users without oversight or involvement by IT. As a result, SaaS is often seen as a disruptive influence within user enterprises, pitting business against IT. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

According to recent research, SaaS may not be as popular as we thought. In fact, nearly 40% of American and European software IT decision makers said they're not interested in SaaS at all. Bomgar's appliance-based remote access software offers features and functionality that provide IT help desk services without any of the SaaS drawbacks. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Matias did an excellent job putting this animated GIF together showing you a current view of SAAS Taxonomy. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

The explosive growth of software-as-a-service (SaaS) may be netted down to two core realities that will shape SaaS markets for years to come: Users want SaaS throughout the enterprise, whether their enterprises are ready for it or not; and SaaS is spreading throughout the enterprise, whether the vendors – or their offerings – are ready to support and deliver what users want, or not. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Research indicates expanded growth, gaps between user expectations and provider offerings and capabilities - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

In April, 2008, Burton Group and Ziff Davis Enterprise conducted a study of 318 organizations in the U.S. and Canada. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Microsoft has launched a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering for consumers that ties together the company's Office suite of productivity software and security capabilities. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Boomi, the market and technology leader for on-demand integration, today announced that it has teamed with Taleo, the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions, to lower the cost and increase the software-as-a-service (SaaS) integration options for Taleo Business Edition™ customers. With the leading on-demand recruiting solution for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Taleo Business Edition customers have long benefited from best-in-class functionality, an affordable price and ease of use, and this partnership extends these benefits through integration with other systems. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Strong SAAS Market Growth in Europe seems leading SAAS adoption. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

NaviSite, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise hosting and application solutions, today announced a series of new customers for the Sun Solaris On Demand program. These new implementations for North Plains and MIO.TV demonstrate the growing demand for software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings within NaviSite's managed services environment. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

The rash of announcements and news spotlight not only the continuing and increasing differences between browsers, but the pivotal role played by browsers in the evolution and adoption of SaaS, Web 2.0, and cloud computing. As browsers become more complex in most cases, more specialized in others, and more different overall, the development, adoption and deployment of SaaS, Web 2.0, and cloud computing become affected. Browser incompatibility with user devices, services, networks, applications, and each other, becomes more likely. SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Boomi, the market and technology leader for on-demand integration and StrikeIron, the leader in providing innovative solutions for delivering data over the Internet, today announced a partnership focused on driving Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) adoption by enabling seamless integration of StrikeIron's Marketplace Web services into Boomi On Demand(SM). Boomi users can now integrate the full spectrum of business intelligence, CRM, e-commerce and financial solutions that StrikeIron offers with no additional coding required. - SAAS Network Architect - SAAS in a Connected World - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

LucidEra, the leading provider of simple-to-set-up and simple-to-use business analytics-as-a-service for sales, operations, and finance managers, today announced that Serena Software is taking advantage of LucidEra for Salesforce.com to track and analyze pipeline performance trends and increase the productivity of their sales team. Serena continues to see tremendous growth and customer success for their business mash-ups and LucidEra’s analytic mash-up with Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) allows them to get interactive, trend-based answers about strengths and risks in their pipeline, sales people, and sales processes, instead of just static transactional reports. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Pervasive Software® Inc. (NASDAQ: PVSW), a global value leader in embeddable data management and agile integration software, today announced Metamorphosis 8.0, its eighth executive summit, will be held May 28-29, 2008 at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, Calif. Metamorphosis 8.0 spotlights integration best practices and real-world experiences, including hands-on knowledge of complex integrations between SaaS and on-premises applications, by and for Independent Software Vendors (ISV), Systems Integrators (SI), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendors and data processors. - SAAS Network Architect - SAAS in a Connected World - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

McKinsey & Company published a report predicting the market size for Software as a Service (SaaS) will exceed $37B market over the next 5 years. In particular, the report described the need for Independent Software Vendors to SaaS-enable their products using special-purpose SaaS development tools. Matt Asay also wrote recently that the growth of the top 60 software companies is driven by SaaS. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Current Saugatuck research, including our just-completed worldwide survey of user business and IT executives, indicates continued, strong growth in the adoption and deployment of software-as-a-service (SaaS). But as our previous surveys have indicated the adoption of SaaS by company size changes over time. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Security as a Service product, QualysGuard 6.0 offers enterprises vulnerability management with strong compliance and reporting tools. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Open Systems, Inc., a single source provider of TRAVERSE and OSAS accounting, CRM, eBusiness, not for profit, manufacturing and distribution software, and SPS Commerce, the leading provider of SaaS EDI services, today announce that they have teamed to provide an integrated supply chain solution for mid-market companies. The joint solution pre-wires TRAVERSE users to SPS' network of over 1200 retailer trading partners. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

TRUcore is SaaS architecture that streamlines customers' internal business processes and offers coordination, data management, and process execution between business units and global supply chain partners. Based on .NET software development platform, it structures large software applications as collection of smaller services. It also allows secure access and sharing of information that has been stored within internal systems and can be scaled up or down. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

SOFTWARE 2008 - HCL Technologies Ltd. ("HCL"), India's leading global IT services company, today announced the launch of its new SaaS Service Delivery Platform (SDP) -- AGORA -- at Software 2008 in Las Vegas. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

The road to successful business use of software-as-a-service (SaaS) is often winding and uneven, and even more so as SaaS migrates beyond its simple roots into more integrative and functionally-rich infrastructure and business services. The rewards of SaaS use for business, including within Finance organizations, can be great when user executives learn from, and implement, best practices for buying, deploying and managing SaaS solutions. Saugatuck founder and CEO Bill McNee will present the latest research and lead a compelling panel on real-world SaaS management best practices and guidance for Financial executives at the Financial Executives International (FEI) Summit 2008 conference, May 5th, at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

In the last week, two announcements from Google have directed a spotlight onto an area that Saugatuck believes will have a significant impact on the long-term evolution of the IT industry: the emerging importance of SaaS development and SaaS enablement platforms, collectively Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). - SAAS Network Architect - SAAS in a Connected World - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

This year's Software 2008 conference, April 29-30, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, will examine the implications of these trends on the software industry and corporate sourcing strategies. Software 2008 includes over 50 education sessions focused on five strategic forces driving the software business today: SaaS, SOA, Open Source, Enterprise 2.0, and Offshoring. It is also combined with Interop, a major technology conference, and will feature over 500 exhibitors. Come and see THINKStrategies at Software 2008. - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Having evolved through two waves of adoption and service delivery, SaaS is entering its Third Wave, characterized by an increased user focus on mission-critical business processes, customized and personalized workflows, and collaboration. Research and analysis defining and explaining these fundamental characteristics of SaaS' dramatic shift from point solution to integrative, critical business platforms will be presented by Bill McNee, founder and CEO of software and services research consultancy Saugatuck Technology, at the upcoming Software 2008 conference, to be held April 29-30, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Serena Software today achieved the first milestone of its on demand strategy by delivering one of its key offerings, Serena(R) Mariner(R) 2008, via Software as a Service (SaaS). Available now, the new SaaS version of Mariner gives business and IT managers the most functional on demand Project Portfolio Management (PPM) tool with no infrastructure to manage, no software to install, and simple subscription pricing. - SAAS Network Architect - SAAS in a Connected World - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

Blink Logic Inc., (OTCBB: BLKL), a key player in the SaaS (Software as a Service) Business Intelligence (BI) space, announced it has completed a sale to a growing, mid-market property and casualty insurance company. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

On-demand ERP vendor NetSuite has recently ratcheted up its platform play by announcing the NetSuite Business Operating System (NS-BOS) -- comprised of NetSuite SMB suite offering leveraged by development tools, with the intent of engaging ISVs, VARs and SIs to build vertical offerings on top of its core platform. - SAAS Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

In an increasingly on-demand world, user satisfaction will be key to maintaining presence and revenue for software-as-a-service (SaaS) vendors. And while today's customers show high levels of satisfaction, users are already demanding more from vendors, as SaaS shifts from standalone applications to mainstream, mission-critical solutions connected to on-premise systems. Increased SaaS complexity, requirements for integration, customization and personalization and rising user expectations will all challenge vendors' ability to maintain or grow revenue and market share. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SAAS NETWORK << MORE >>

The stages of this evolution will provide opportunities for new tools and services to support most facets of IT management. Vendor opportunities lie in services and in on-premise and SaaS offerings that assist in IT organization in the processes of managing IT. - SAAS Network Architect - THE SOA NETWORK << MORE >>

SaaS has already entered the second of three successive, growing waves of adoption, delivery and robustness -- even as many user and vendor organizations still struggle to understand the impacts of SaaS on their business, their customers, and markets in general. The third, and largest wave, is now building on the horizon -- as SaaS continues to evolve toward becoming a platform for mission-critical application workloads. - SaaS Network Architect << MORE >>

Customer adoption of SaaS is now accelerating across all customer segments, industries and geographies, reconfirming our recent assessment that SaaS is now beyond the "tipping point ." - SaaS Network Architect - SaaS in a Connected World << MORE >>

"The WebEx Connect vision combines Software-as-a-Service, Web services, workflow, document routing, and access to on-premises data and applications in an on-demand collaboration suite that can be configured to the needs of the business user. With the weight of Cisco and its portfolio behind it, and with the increased partnering momentum arising from the acquisition, WebEx gains further credibility and resources at the same time that Cisco secures a foothold in the burgeoning SaaS market." - SaaS Network Architect - SaaS in a Connected World<< MORE >>

Leading Collaborative Monitoring Provider Readies Infrastructure for New Monitoring Services and Growing Customer Base. - SaaS Network Architect<< MORE >>

Demand for Appliance-Based Integration Solutions Drives Growth and Market Leadership in the Exploding SaaS Market. SaaS Network Architect<< MORE >>

A year in the life of SaaS - How things have changed. - SaaS Network Architect<< MORE >>

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) marketplace took a highly-anticipated turn this past month when two established Master Brands -- Microsoft and SAP -- and two emerging Master Brands -- Google and Salesforce.com -- all made announcements of SaaS offerings, two immediately available and two to be released later in 2007. - SAAS Network Architect<< MORE >>

Chip Vanek, winner of salesforce.com's prestigious "top customizer" award, share insider integration secrets and tips on fast SaaS integration. - SAAS Network Architect << MORE >>

April 17-20, Santa Clara Conference Centre, Santa Clara, CA - SAAS Network Architect<< MORE >>

While Progress' business and product portfolio are currently built around a strong SOA foundation, it is now clear the company is moving strategically into Software-as-a-Service and vertical SaaS ecosystems -- an important indicator of what Saugatuck has been referring to as SaaS 2.0. - SAAS Network Architect<< MORE >>

If you want a flexible and scalable software-as-a-service partner, look no further than the solid pedigree of services-oriented architecture. We explore the relationship between SaaS and SOA, two emerging approaches for delivering IT functionality, applications and end-to-end business processes. - SAAS Network Architect << MORE >>

Now we have begun to see a number of new and established vendors making network and systems management available on the SaaS model. - SAAS Network Architect << MORE >>

On-Demand Content Management Leverages the Benefits of SaaS and SOA to Break Down Barriers of Scalability, Cost, Updating and Integration. SAAS Network Architect << MORE >>

Microsoft Software as a Service (SAAS) Web Sites. - SAAS Network Architect<< MORE >>

Saugatuck sees several factors driving this important move by IBM. First, IBM sees new combinations of software and services as a key driver of revenue growth, and is pursuing this in part through what it calls "service products" - standardized, pre-integrated software and services suitable for multiple user situations. << MORE >>

QualysGuard® 5.0 Provides Customers and Partners with New AJAX-Based User Interface, Massive Parallelized Scanning, Enhanced Business Unit Reporting and Seamless Integration Capabilities with Other Security Applications << MORE >>