Tag: SaaS

  • Third Wave Of SAAS On the Way

    Jessica Davis

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    Software as a Service’s next wave of opportunity will come in the form of vertically-oriented industry hubs or exchanges that have the potential to turn traditional customer relationships upside down for ISVs and VARs. That’s according to Colleen Smith, managing director of SAAS at Progress Software, a provider of tools and infrastructure that ISVs need… Read more

  • The Do’s and Don’ts of SAAS

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Gartner lays out some ground rules for getting into software as a service. (Source: Gartner) Read more

  • SAAS Gaining Ground on Software

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Gartner stats show that the growth rate of software as a service is overtaking that of software in a number of technology categories. Read more

  • SAAS: Channel Friend or Foe?

    Sara Driscoll

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    The software-as-a-service model is likely to be tough terrain for solution providers to navigate, according to Gartner. At the market research company’s IT ChannelVision event in Palm Springs, Calif., Oct. 20-24, Ben Pring, research vice president of IT services, said, “The underlying principals of what is going on in the software market are not favorable… Read more

  • Channel: What’s the Future?

    Sara Driscoll

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    Crystal balls aside, a serious business question was posed at the kick off panel debate at Gartner Channel Vision 2007 in Palm Springs yesterday: What will the channel look like in 2010? The panel of experts including executives from Oracle, Microsoft, Ingram and a range of solution providers lead by Gartner research director Tiffani Bova,… Read more

  • SAAS Channel Data Provider Wins Investment

    SAAS Channel Data Provider Wins Investment

    Jessica Davis

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    SAAS-based channel data services provider InfoNow has raised $6 million in venture funding, the company announced. InfoNow, which collects, processes and enriches channel sales and inventory data for companies that sell through channel partner networks, said it would use the proceeds to further invest in product development, marketing and sales activities. InfoNow restructured its organization… Read more