Software As A Service (saas)
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Cloud floats among India's large firms
News Large enterprises in India are opting for cloud computing, choosing hybrid and private clouds to resolve concerns over data security and regulatory compliance.
Tags: Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Data security, Cloud, Security, India, Regulatory Compliance, Small And Medium Business, TCO, Cloud computing
SaaS gaining mindshare over license model
News Enterprises in the Asia-Pacific continue to buy software online, but software-as-a-service is pulling customer attention away from this distribution model, say vendors.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software licensing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Asia-Pacific, Broadband, Japan, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), e-mail, software, CEO
SaaS to hit $298M in Asia-Pacific
News Software-as-a-service will climb 18 percent to churn US$298 million in 2009, growing six-fold higher than overall software market, IDC predicts.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Customer resource management (CRM), Budgeting/cost control, Software-as-a-service, International Data Corp., software, China, India, Asia-Pacific, analyst
APAC SaaS spend to hit $2.3B by 2012
News Asia-Pacific businesses choose software-as-a-service after evaluating on-premise apps, indicating SaaS software has "begun to eat into on-premise" market, says new study.
Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cost control, Software-as-a-service, Cost control, Software, cloud computing, China, small and medium business, India
Sage CRM joins Microsoft, Salesforce in the cloud
News Business-software maker is trialling a cloud version of its CRM software, following other providers such as Microsoft and Salesforce.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, CRM, Gartner Inc., Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, software-as-a-service, Internet, Benefit, Salesforce.com Inc.
End of an era for Office 2000
News Support for Office 2000 expired Tuesday, 10 years after Steve Ballmer announced a Web-based version of the productivity suite.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Office suites, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, productivity suite, software-as-a-service, online application, Web, Microsoft Office, Office suites
SaaS ERP market poised for strong growth
News Market for software-as-a-service-based enterprise resource planning in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan is expected to reach US$193 million by 2012, says Springboard.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Software, India, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, product lifecycle management, product lifecycle, ERP
SAP reveals SaaS makeover
News Feature Pack 2.0, which enhances integration of CRM tools with processes such as automated billing and project profitability, aims to add lustre to Business ByDesign.
Tags: Business applications, SAP AG, Tool, business software, payment, QA, decision-making, billing, software-as-a-service
China biz software sector to be Asia's largest
News Country's enterprise software market is projected to expand at annual growth rate of 18 percent to reach US$9.4 billion in 2012, new study reports.
Tags: Business applications, IT budgeting, Security, SCM, China, software-as-a-service, supply chain, enterprise software, software project, IT budgeting
APAC security growth 'remarkable'
News Security market in Asia-Pacific region enjoyed double-digit expansion in 2008 despite downturn, Gartner says.
Tags: Security, SMB, Growth, IT Security, Hong Kong, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, Small And Medium Business, Australia, Gartner Inc.
'I haven't changed my mind on SaaS': Debes
News Lawson's CEO says company will not provide software-as-a-service, but that it intends to open up more of its applications to the cloud over next year.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, Positioning and segmentation, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Lawson Software Inc., ERP, financing, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Amazon.com Inc.
Asean midsize firms' CRM spending 'nascent'
News Spending on customer relationship management by region's midsize businesses is small but will grow 18 percent despite downturn, finds new study by AMI-Partners.
Tags: Customer resource management (CRM), Sales force automation, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Utility computing, Software, CRM, Tool, Midsize Business, Singapore, Sales
SAP in SaaS strategy shift
News The business software maker, which has struggled to adapt to software-as-a-service, says it will allow customers to mix traditional applications with its online services.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, Customer resource management (CRM), Enterprise resource planning (ERP), SAP AG, Marc Benioff, CRM, Accenture Ltd., Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing
Gartner: Avoid long-term services deals
News The analyst firm says organizations should track the health of outsourcing partners and avoid long-term contracts.
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Software-as-a-service, Supplier, pricing strategy, IT services, staffing, health care, analyst
Every cloud has a risky lining
Insight perspective It appears unwise to ignore risks of moving to the cloud. Alan Calder, chief executive of IT Governance, provides a security checklist.
Tags: Cloud computing, Business security, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Security, Supplier, Cloud computing, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), compliance, IT governance, software-as-a-service
