Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, is an increasingly popular purchasing model in which businesses pay for seats of an application hosted and maintained by the vendor. SaaS has gained more traction than its predecessor, ASP, as Web-based applications have become more robust and smaller shops demand the functionality of powerful enterprise software applications. Companies that employ SaaS should be ready to adapt business processes to the software they buy without a lot of customization. CRM and sales-force automation are leading SaaS categories.
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has been writing about how software-as-a-service has fared pretty well in this recession. That's being borne out in Salesforce.com's third-quarter results. The SaaS provider reported its profit nearly doubled and revenues were up more than 20 percent, reports RTT News . Net income for the quarter was $20.7... More >
Platform Application Center Brings HPC Applications to IT Pros
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Intuit Launches CRM for SMBs
Intuit has released a CRM application called Customer Management aimed at the same small businesses that use its Quicken and QuickBooks applications, reports VentureBeat . That puts it into competition with CRM vendors such as Salesforce.com. The story says CRM applications for SMBs tend to be stripped-down versions... More >
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