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NetSuite vs. SAP Ã¢â‚¬" How Newton would see this contest: Competition is a great thing. It forces even the biggest firms to become humbled. It makes innovation a necessity. It can lower pricing and expand markets to everyoneÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s benefit. Competition in the SaaS software as a service world of ERP got a little hotter this week...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Barron, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Brian Sommer; Blog posts 2009-07-01
WebEx augurs ill for Cisco's cloud ambitions: Cisco's track record with WebEx belies its pretensions as a big player in cloud services, PaaS and SaaS. Despite its market presence, the Web meetings platform has not matched the pace of innovation seen elsewhere in Web collaboration by Phil Wainewright; Tags: WebEx Communications Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2009-07-01
News to know: Vizio; Apple-Psystar; Buffett; Facebook status; Palm Pre; AT&T: Here are todayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sean Portnoy: Vizio spills the beans on its Internet TV plans Sam Diaz: Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resume...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Facebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., AT&T Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Security, Operating Systems, Software; Blog posts 2009-06-25
Categorizing the SaaS Vendors: Can't tell the players without a program! I get a couple of vendor briefings a week from SaaS vendors or their wanna-be cousins. As I listen to the various spins and pitches, it occurs to me that we need a new lexicon for these firms. HereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s my...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer; Blog posts 2009-06-24
LucidEra's demise is about money, not SaaS: Contrast reactions to the shutdowns this week of SaaS BI vendor LucidEra and airport security fast-track channel operator Clear. They tell us a lot about the fragility of startups; nothing about the viability of SaaS. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Software-as-a-service, LucidEra, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2009-06-24

Infor Flex: innovation or fail?: Infor Flex Overview View more OpenOffice presentations from First Last. Infor today announced Infor Flex, a program designed to keep customers happy and keep those all important maintenance dollars flowing Infor's way. At first viewing, the Infor prgram looks exciting: Infor Flex makes it easier...; Tags: Innovation, Customer, SOA, Infor Flex, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Software As A Service (SaaS), Web Services, Managed Hosting, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Software, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2009-06-22
Who's Architecting the Cloud?: Will the cloud succumb to the same short-sighted, market pressure that doomed the ASP model and still plagues SaaS approaches? ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s not up to vendors to answer this question. ItÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s up to you Ã¢â‚¬Â¦ the enterprise architect. by Dana Gardner; Tags: Cloud, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Scripting Languages, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2009-06-19
Cheap jibe sullies SAP's SaaS strategy: Is SAP as serious about SaaS as John Wookey claimed in his widely reported speech last week? A comment by SAP CTO Vishal Sikka, trashing Salesforce.com in an interview published this week, suggests not. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Strategy, Software-as-a-service, SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2009-06-18
Outsourcing? Avoid long-term deals: Gartner says the good news for companies that plan to outsource is that the cost of doing business will decrease. But that's the bad news, too - outsourcing partners may go out of business. Organizations should monitor the health of outsourcing partners and avoid long-term contracts, according to research...; Tags: Gartner Inc., Supplier, Prices, Managed Hosting, Software As A Service (SaaS), It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Emerging Technologies, outsourcing, India, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk; News items 2009-06-17
Netviewer aims to outshine WebEx in Europe: One of Europe's largest indigenous SaaS players is NetViewer, a web meetings rival to US players WebEx and Citrix Online. NetViewer is pursuing partnerships and a freemium strategy to win market share, but is its hybrid SaaS/on-premise strategy a winner? by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Strategy, WebEx Communications Inc., Europe, Netviewer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2009-06-16
GE buying health IT market share: Big companies need to tie hospitals and clinics to their big iron projects quickly or many could move to software as a service plans with little upfront expense, given that NCHIT David Blumenthal has indicated such plans will be eligible for stimulus payments. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Software-as-a-service, General Electric Co., Information Technology, Health Care, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2009-06-15
Panda Managed Office Protection 5.03 (Windows): Panda Managed Office Protection is a security solution for PCs and servers based on the concept of Software as a Service SaaS. Software as a Service lets companies focus on their core business, freeing them from the management tasks and operating costs associated with traditional security solutions. It prevents companies...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Office, Security Solution, Microsoft Windows, Panda Security, Panda Managed Office Protection, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Security, Emerging Technologies; Software downloads 2009-06-13
SAP & SaaS - some clarifications: TechMarketView ran a piece today about SAP and its SaaS software as a service products/initiatives. When I read the article, I thought this couldn't be right. I was especially confused by this paragraph: SAPÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s flagship mid-market SaaS offering, Business ByDesign, announced in September...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer; Blog posts 2009-06-12
Gartner's conservative mid-tier ERP Magic Quadrant: 'Tis the season for round robins. On this occasion Frank Scavo pokes a sharp stick in the eye of Gartner's Mid-tier ERP Magic Quadrant. Vinnie Mirchandani goes next having a poke at his alma mater...Guess what? It's my turn: First...; Tags: Quadrant, Gartner Inc., ERP, Frank Scavo, Vinnie Mirchandani, SaaS Player, Software As A Service (SaaS), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Sales Strategy, Managed Hosting, Strategy, Cloud Computing, Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Software, Sales, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2009-06-11
Forrester survey: Enterprises taking aim at legacy apps: Large enterprises plan on replacing their old applications this year, holding their software budgets steady and aiming to improve integration to save money, according to a report from Forrester Research. In a survey of 2,200 IT executives in North America, Forrester found the following: ...; Tags: Software, Legacy Application, Information Technology, Survey, Enterprise, Forrester Research Inc., Human Capital, Software As A Service (SaaS), Human Resources, Workforce Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-06-09
How green is software as a service?: I was briefed Friday by Symantec's Cecily Joseph, director of corporate responsibility, and one of the things we got to talking about was a survey the company conducted back in March to get some more visibility into Green IT priorities. The research, which was conducted by Applied Research, represents 1,052...; Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Green IT, Power Consumption, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Emerging Technologies, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2009-06-06
Intuit makes two-pronged PaaS and SaaS push: Hard on the heels of its $170 million acquisition of SaaS vendor PayCycle, Intuit is extending its platform-as-a-service offering to support applications built and hosted on third-party development platforms - a PaaS strategy we've not seen from other vendors by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Intuit Inc., PaaS, Cloud Computing, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2009-06-03
Severa Ã¢â‚¬" PSA/PPM discussion with Zaki Usman: The battle for low-cost, SaaS-based PSA/PPM is heating up Severa, a PSA/PPM (professional services automation/project portfolio management) vendor, has recently launched their newest product line: Severa 3. This is a Web 2.0, SaaS software as a service solution targeted for many professional services firms. The...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Professional Services, QuickArrow, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Brian Sommer; Blog posts 2009-06-01
News to know: Windows 7; Google Wave in enterprise; SaaS in Europe; Wordcamp;: Here are todayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s notable headlines. You can get News To KnowÃ‚Â via email alertÃ‚Â andÃ‚Â RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETÃ¢â‚¬â„¢sÃ‚Â around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Mager:Ã‚Â Live: Wordcamp 2009 Mary Jo Foley:Ã‚Â Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Adrian Kingsley-Hughes:Ã‚Â Microsoft sees sense,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Data Center, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-06-01
SaaS in Europe at the tipping point: A strong line-up of European companies and findings from research to be unveiled at the upcoming OnDemand Europe conference suggests SaaS in Europe has grown more than most people think and is about to blossom. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Europe, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2009-05-31