Application Service Provider News Archives

“Based on what these important donors told us, we believe a tremendous opportunity exists for nonprofit organizations to better leverage their online presence to improve the online experience of the wired wealthy.”

Listen to this article by Admin According to TNS Media Intelligence , overall ad spending fell 0.2% to $149 billion in the U.S. during 2007, and the growth rate was only 0.1% during Q4 '07. Online media ... via New Communications Review

AAPL / PALM In my last post on Palm, Inc. , I had said that 2008 would be a breakthrough year for Palm's turnaround , as Jon Rubinstein works through a new product cycle to resuscitate the company. via The Consumer Electronics Stock Blog

“But nonprofits also want to know what you are doing for them on the Web because they want a holistic view of you.”

In a move meant to help nonprofits, Convio has made its Database Connector available on Salesforce.com's AppExchange. via DM News

We have grown complacent as technology consumers and we allow vendors to offer very poor levels of service that wouldn't be allowed in other markets. via OSNews.com

Biometric device manufacturer Sequiam Corp. has announced it filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization March 15 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. via Orlando Business Journal

One aspect of SaaS solutions is to enable programmatic access to the solution accessed as a service. via Ramesh Loganathan's Weblog

Following Dell's Ideastorm, Starbucks has opened a forum - also powered by Salesforce.com - where customers can make suggestions then discuss and vote on them. via The Retail Stock Blog

“In terms of absolute performance”

A new study from ABI Research forecasts GPS IC shipments to reach one billion annually in 2013. via PR-inside.com

Charlie Cooper and I interviewed Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff last week. Following is part of the exchange, where I asked Benioff for his thoughts on Microsoft. via CNET News.com

“Additionally, XAware's unique ability to rapidly integrate data from existing in-house systems and external hosted systems allows organizations to extend the capabilities of their current SaaS solutions.”

XAware announced that its open source Plug-in for Salesforce is now available on salesforce.com's AppExchange. via JAVA Developer's Journal

Oracle zeroed in on Salesforce.com the other day when it rolled out the latest version of Siebel's rechristened on-demand software, now called Oracle CRM On Demand 15 and targeted up to run on Blackberries with ... via JAVA Developer's Journal

“Fragmentation has been a key barrier to growth in the M2M market. Strategic consolidation as exemplified here, and following Enfora late last year, will be a key factor in stronger M2M market growth”

Strategy Analytics believes that T-Mobile Venture Fund's planned purchase of Siemens Wireless Modules business as part of a leveraged buy-out will create a new market powerhouse. via Customer Interaction Solutions

Mostly lost among the flock of announcements at Microsoft Corp. 's Mix08 Web developer conference last week was the news that Redmond is starting to test a Web database service based on its popular SQL Server ... via ComputerWorld

Sxip was early to spot the potential opportunity in providing organisations with a simple, easy-to-deploy single sign-on solution for software-as-a-service . Sxip Access was its response to that opportunity, ... via EbizQ

“That was a wake-up call. They have come to a realization that there is money to be made from delivery of software as a service”

The new programs from the world's No. 2 publicly held software company adds browser-based technologies and can be customized to run on Research in Motion Ltd's BlackBerry communications devices and on ... via The Globe and Mail

“We have seen an overall success rate since we have implemented JICS and are pleased that the IMS Global Learning Consortium has acknowledged our achievement as well.”

Jenzabar , Inc., the leading provider of software, services and strategies for higher education, and Peirce College, which serves adult students, have been named as finalists for the prestigious Learning Impact ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

“Demand Solutions Group focuses exclusively on SaaS solutions, and many of our salesforce.com customers are looking for an on-demand financial management solution”

SAN JOSE, CA, March 3 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Intacct, a leader in on-demand accounting and financial management solutions, today announced the launch of the new Intacct Business Solution Provider partner program. via Customer Interaction Solutions

“What is holding it back right now is as much infrastructure as it is an unwillingness to change by people.”

Microsoft announced Monday that it is expanding the range of business software it makes available as a service on the Internet. via XtraMSN Real Estate

News By Jeremy Kirk Microsoft said Monday it will let smaller businesses use some of its key software applications over the Internet later this year, a sign of the company's rapid move to the Internet-centric ... via CIO

InsynQ, one of the original ASPs and the oldest provider of hosting services for QuickBooks, has launched another group of application hosting services at www.GrooveComputing.com.

Microsoft will soon offer online services that manage e-mail, calendars and video conferencing to small and medium-size businesses.

IN the SaaS context, an often asked question is if SaaS isnt a new buzz created in the good old ASP ? One fundamental difference is ASP is more a platform/data-center service, that can be used to run any ... via Ramesh Loganathan's Weblog