Tag: SaaS

  • MySQL Launches SAAS Onslaught

    Sara Driscoll

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    Despite being in the middle of a takeover by Sun Microsystems, MySQL has unveiled a channel program aimed at giving the firm a leg up into the software-as-a-service market. The Authorized Hosting Partner Program will help MySQL capture more Web-based applications developers, according to Bertrand Matthelie, senior director of EMEA Marketing. “The world is moving… Read more

  • SAAS Good for Resellers, Not so Good for SIs

    Jessica Davis

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    A declining economy is likely to mean more traction for software as a service, particularly in vertical industries with the tightest budgets such as financial services. That’s according to John Loftus, executive vice president and managing director of the technology group at Safeguard Scientifics, a publicly-held investment firm that gives a leg up to growth-stage… Read more

  • Nimsoft to Offer SAAS and More New Programs for Partners

    Jessica Davis

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    Managed services platform provider Nimsoft is in the process of developing a software-as-a-service offering for its service provider partners to offer to their customers. The plans were among a handful for the Redwood City, Calif., company in 2008 that CEO Gary Read recently shared in an interview with Channel Insider.  As Nimsoft moves toward its… Read more

  • CommVault Expands SAAS Offerings for MSPs

    CommVault Expands SAAS Offerings for MSPs

    Jessica Davis

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    CommVault is hoping to beef up its partner ranks by formalizing its data protection services program targeted at managed service providers who already offer online backup. The move is part of CommVault’s effort to win partners and customers, as it goes head to head with giant rival Symantec, which plans to roll out its own… Read more

  • SaaSWizard Offers SAAS Development Aimed at VARs

    Jessica Davis

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    SaaSWizard is taking its code-free software-as-a-service development engine to a broader audience of resellers. Solution providers can use the system to create their own SAAS applications and offer their end customers or vertical markets customized SAAS applications. “VARs and systems integrators have a much better understanding of particular industry verticals than any software manufacturer can… Read more

  • Solution Providers Aboard SAAS Bandwagon

    Jessica Davis

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    Solution providers view software as a service as a big opportunity that has the potential to change the way business is done. That is according to a forthcoming study from market research firm IDC, “Channel View: SAAS Capabilities and Opportunities.” The study surveyed just over 300 businesses made up of members of the IAMCP (International… Read more