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 >>