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Bomgar believes appliance-based remote control beats software or SaaS solutions hands down

During this podcast, Bill Detwiler speaks with Joel Bomgar about his company's appliance-based remote support solution--the Bomgar Box. Bomgar explains the advantages (easier deployment, better security, lower TCO, increased uptime, client OS flexibility, and more efficient product development) his product has over the competition. by Bill Detwiler

Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Solution, Information Technology, Remote Support, Bomgar, B100, B200, Remote Administration, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Bill Detwiler

Blog posts 2008-07-17

SaaS gets a new player in the market, but is the cloud ready for prime time?

Microsoft has entered the Software as a Service SaaS market in a major way. While Google Apps is just trying to get people to try their service, Microsoft has opened up the doors to hosted Exchange, Sharepoint, Communications, LiveMeeting, and CRM software. by Andy Moon

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management, Andy Moon

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Sanity check: Has Eric Schmidt finally outmaneuvered Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer?

When Eric Schmidt left his job as the chairman and CEO of Novell to become the top executive at Google in 2001 he privately told journalist John Battelle that one of the things he was looking forward to was no longer competing with Microsoft. Bill Gates and...

Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Channel Management, Search, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Service level agreements of paramount importance to software-as-a-service adoption

Software-as-a-service has been the buzzword that promises to provide prompt services while keeping companies shielded from the problems of implementation and maintenance of software. However, with enterprises offloading the physical control of software, service level agreements need to define very precisely how customers are compensated for downtimes. ...

Tags: Software, SLA, Software-as-a-service, Service Level Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), It Operations, It service Management, Emerging Technologies, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2008-02-29

ScanSafe offers security service in a SaaS model

ScanSafe announced its Anywhere+ Web security service for policy enforcement and real-time malware protection for mobile workers. An excerpt from InternetNews: Dan Nadir, vice president of product strategy for ScanSafe told InternetNews.com that his company realized there was a missing piece of the puzzle when it...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, ScanSafe, Software As A Service (SaaS), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Emerging Technologies, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2008-01-26

EMC targets Mozy at the enterprise

Wasting no time after its $76 million acquisition of Berkeley Data Systems' online Mozy backup technology, EMC has unveiled MozyEnterprise. As its name suggests, MozyEnterprise is targeted at large enterprises and will be offered with its EMC Fortress data storage platform. Excerpt from InformationWeek: EMC...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, EMC Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Storage, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2008-01-22

Webroot offers e-mail scanning as SaaS

Webroot announced the availability of e-mail security product in a Software as a Service model. The product is targeted at small and medium businesses. An excerpt from Tech News World: "At enterprise-class levels ..., security management is difficult and complex -- and therefore often unfulfilled," said...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Webroot Software Inc., Product, E-mail, Software As A Service (SaaS), Smb/Sme, Cyberthreats, Online Communications, Emerging Technologies, Security, Arun Radhakrishnan

Blog posts 2008-01-16

SWsoft to change its name to Parallels

SWsoft, the software giant popular with Web hosting firms, has renamed itself Parallels after its new product line that lets Windows run on Intel-based Macs. The reason for this re-positioning is to deliver a "simple and unified vision," according to Chief Executive Serguei Beloussov. "We need...

Tags: Paul Mah, Parallels Inc., Software As A Service (SaaS), Ensim, Virtuozzo, Business Structures, Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Strategy, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Hardware, Management, Servers

Blog posts 2007-12-11

Daptiv takes on managing work in the mid office with new collaborative product

Submitted by TechRepublic member tlow: Daptiv formerly eProject, has announced the availability of their SaaS collaborative business management solution, an on-demand product facilitates the management of work across projects and teams in the area between CRM and ERP. The product integrates Business Intelligence BI from Cognos to...

Tags: Cognos Inc., Software-as-a-service, On-demand, Product, Daptiv, Software As A Service (SaaS), Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Databases, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Administrator

Blog posts 2007-11-15

Daptiv takes on managing work in the mid office with new collaborative product

Posted by TechRepublic member tlow: Daptiv formerly eProject, has announced the availability of their SaaS collaborative business management solution, an on-demand product facilitates the management of work across projects and teams in the area between CRM and ERP. The product integrates Business Intelligence BI from Cognos...

Tags: Cognos Inc., Software-as-a-service, On-demand, Product, Daptiv, Software As A Service (SaaS), Pricing, Tools & Techniques, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Databases, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Management, Software, Data Management, Administrator

Blog posts 2007-11-13

Sanity check: Will smartphones and SaaS unlock Microsoft's grip on the business desktop?

Nearly every IT manager I know has experimented with the idea of replacing Windows with Linux for standard business desktops. Some began considering it as early as 1999. Some have even done extensive tests and pilot programs. But how many of them have done significant desktop Linux deployments on their...

Tags: Software, Desktop, Linux, Application, Software-as-a-service, PC, Smart Phone, NetSuite Inc., Business, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Zoho Suite, i-Mate Ultimate 8502, Software As A Service (SaaS), Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2007-11-11

Zoho's office-like Web software service adds offline use

Challenger Zoho has now taken the software-as-a-service lead, becoming the first Web-based office suite to offer offline capability, as TechRepublic's Jason Hiner previously discussed. Software-as-a-service has been touted as an Microsoft Office replacement, and several competitors have been developing alternatives to Office that work through a Web...

Tags: Software, Google Inc., Web, Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Office, Zoho, Challenger Zoho, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Lea Rush

Blog posts 2007-08-21

SaaS is passe, all hail to PaaS

Pardon the tongue twister, but if Salesforce.com is to have its way, Software as a Service SaaS would soon be overtaken by Platform as a Service PaaS. Its Apex Code platform -- originally launched at the end of 2006 -- has grown quickly and was re-packaged and...

Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Sales Force Management, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-07-19

Achieving Compliance and Control of Software-as-a-Service and Cloud-Based Applications

An unprecedented set of macro-market trends is reshaping the way companies of all sizes must operate. The advent of globalization and ecommerce has fundamentally changed the competitive landscape. At the same time, advancements in mobile technology are allowing employees to work anywhere. But, most importantly the combination of escalating energy...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Compliance, THINKstrategies, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Managed Hosting, Globalization, Emerging Technologies, Strategy, Management

White papers 2009-01-08

Managing Compliance & Access for the Cloud: How Enterprises Can Use Identity and Access Management to Improve Security, Reduce Risk and Meet Compliance Requirements for Cloud Systems

Enterprise Growth Marks SaaS Maturity: Mid-market companies were early SaaS adopters and have been using SaaS and cloud applications on a large scale for more than five years to deliver enterprise CRM, ERP and HR functionality. Today SaaS is mainstream as larger enterprises have adopted SaaS and a more sophisticated...

Tags: Security, Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Access, Compliance, Access Management, Identity, Symplified, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies

White papers 2008-10-01

Symplified Identity Router

The Identity Router connects identity systems with relying applications with no software to install. The Identity Router virtualizes directories, databases and other identity stores - regardless of their location - to provide access control, SSO, authentication and auditing to on-premise and SaaS applications. Symplified manages, monitors and upgrades the Identity...

Tags: Router, Identity, Symplified, Identity Router, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies

White papers 2008-04-02

Scale Globaly: Integrate Locally

Providing single sign-on to web, SaaS and portal apps is more critical than ever today. IT must manage identity and access to Web applications and demonstrate compliance. This once required expensive infrastructure software and took many quarters to deploy taking the company's focus off the core business to deal with...

Tags: Symplified, Portals, Web Technology, Software As A Service (SaaS), Authentication/Encryption, Cloud Computing, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Security

White papers 2008-12-01

Web-Based, SaaS Purchasing Model Lives Up to Its Promises

ePMX is or ePurchase Management eXtra is an On Demand/SaaS procurement solution for purchasing and material management. The entire ePMX suite has been built from the ground up for SaaS delivery. Bellwether Software has been a leader in e-procurement software since 1985. The company has put in years of experience...

Tags: Web, Software-as-a-service, E-procurement, Bellwether Software, ePMX, ePMX Suite, Software As A Service (SaaS), Purchasing & Procurement, Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Business Operations

White papers 2008-07-31

The Dollars and Sense of Web Identity Management: How SaaS Cuts the High Costs of Web Access and SSO by 75%

IT infrastructure software has a well-established track record for large projects experiencing frequent cost overruns and missed deadlines. Expensive software and extensive customization are the prime contributors to expanding identity management costs, spiraling budgets for identity projects to lifecycle costs that are 4-5 times more than the price of the...

Tags: Software, Web, IT Infrastructure, Software-as-a-service, Information Technology, Single Sign-on, Symplified, IT Infrastructure Software, Tools & Techniques, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Management, Emerging Technologies

White papers 2008-07-01

Symplified Identity Cloud

Providing single sign-on to web, SaaS and portal apps is more critical than ever today. IT must manage identity and access to Web applications and demonstrate compliance. This once required expensive infrastructure software and took many quarters to deploy taking the company's focus off the core business to deal with...

Tags: Identity, Symplified, Portals, Web Technology, Software As A Service (SaaS), Internet, Emerging Technologies

White papers 2008-12-01