Tag: SaaS
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How to Compete with Microsoft`s Hosted SAAS
While Microsoft’s plans to sell hosted Microsoft Exchange and other applications directly to end customers has rattled solution providers, one of the software giant’s largest partners is taking the announcement in stride. Some might say that Ravi Agarwal, CEO of groupSpark, has a glass-half-full outlook about the new Microsoft play. Sure, there will be downsides… Read more
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SAAS Providers Dispute Forrester Report
Categories: News and TrendsSAAS providers have said they have yet to see any downturn in the market, despite a Forrester report released recently that stated the market for software as a service would slow down this year. The Forrester report said that while early adopters flocked to the new delivery method in 2007, other end-user companies grew more… Read more
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SMB SAAS Adoption: Hot Last Year, Slowing This Year
While software as a service adoption by small and midsize businesses grew at a fast clip last year—58 percent—to total 15 percent by the end of 2007, that strong growth rate may not last much longer. That’s according to a new report from Forrester Research that said while early adopters flocked to the new delivery… Read more
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Symantec`s Delayed SAAS Offering Arrives
Nearly a year after it first announced its software-as-a-service Symantec Protection Network online backup offering for SMBs, the security vendor has said the solution is now generally available. The company is offering a free, three-month trial for customers who sign up before April 30, and is offering higher commissions to partners who convert those trials… Read more
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Dell`s SAAS Strategy Takes Shape
Dell is looking to be able to offer customers and channel partners 18 to 20 kinds of infrastructure services that they can mix and match into customized services. That’s the strategy behind the company’s plans, announced Feb. 12, to acquire MessageOne, an e-mail archiving company, according to Raj Kushwaha, vice president of services at Dell.… Read more
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How to Get into SAAS Fast
Jamcracker is offering a new service to help VARs quickly add software as a service to their lineups. The Santa Clara, Calif., aggregator of on-demand software applications—including those from Microsoft, WebEx and McAfee—is opening up its Webstores model to VARs. The company also offers the services to telcos and large service providers. Webstores provide front- and… Read more