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ALSO CALLED: On-demand Applications, On-demand Software, On Demand Software, SaaS, and On Demand Applications DEFINITION: Software as a Service (SaaS) is a software distribution model in which applications are hosted by a vendor or service provider and made available to customers over a network, typically the Internet. SaaS is becoming an increasingly prevalent delivery model as underlying technologies that support … Definition continues below.

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10 Reasons to Get Your Support Software as a Service sponsored by Parature, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 10 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Explore the top 10 reasons you should get your software as a service. Learn how you can leverage key application, accelerate ROI and achieve global availability with an on-demand model. TOPICS: Budgeting \| Business Process Automation \| CRM Software \| Customer Relationship Management \| High Availability \| ROI \| SaaS \| Security \| SMBs \| Software as a Service \| Software Implementation \| Software Upgrades

The New Thin Client-How Desktop Virtualization and SaaS Are Revolutionizing Manufacturing and Financial Services in 2008 sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Posted: 06 May 2008 \| Published: 06 May 2008 SUMMARY: This E-Guide explains the pros and cons of Software as a Service and desktop virtualization, offers definitions of key terms and gives the reader a solid understanding of when to choose such potentially conflicting technologies. TOPICS: Desktops \| Financial Services \| Manufacturing \| Software as a Service

Dell and Compliance: Using Dell's Software-As-A-Service to Meet Compliance Requirements sponsored by Dell, Inc WHITE PAPER: Posted: 01 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This whitepaper examines common elements shared by regulations and looks at a strategic approach to comprehensive compliance. TOPICS: Antivirus \| Data Encryption \| On-demand Software \| Resource Management \| Security Threats \| Software as a Service

Podcast: Storage-as-a-Service: CIO's Solution for Making Data Safe, Secure and Useful sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital PODCAST: Posted: 01 May 2008 \| Premiered: 01 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) SUMMARY: Listen to this Podcast, featuring John Clancy, President of Iron Mountain Digital, to learn more about outsourcing and SaaS technologies. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Data Storage \| Disk-to-Disk Backup \| Online Backup Software \| Online Backups \| Outsourcing \| Software as a Service \| Storage Best Practices

How Software as a Service (SaaS) can Solve Real World Business Challenges sponsored by SpringCM WEBCAST: Posted: 28 Apr 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: See how the on-demand delivery model can solve these challenges and are already being used by companies such as Avon, Stratus Technologies, GE and many others. TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| Content Management \| Content Management Software \| Information Management \| Marketing \| Sales Force Automation \| Software as a Service \| Supply Chains \| Unstructured Data

Using Advanced Analytics to Gain Insights into Your Revenue Stream sponsored by Business Objects WHITE PAPER: Posted: 24 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: This CustomerCentric Selling® research can help organizations analyze their sales and marketing processes to gain insights more quickly and accelerate business performance. TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| CRM \| Dashboards \| Productivity \| Software as a Service

Cloudy Future for Storage? (Editorial) sponsored by Storage Magazine JOURNAL ARTICLE: Posted: 23 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: Cloudy future for storage? TOPICS: Online Backups \| Software as a Service \| Storage Management Services \| Storage Service Providers

Practical Applications of Cloud Storage in the Enterprise sponsored by Nirvanix WEBCAST: Posted: 17 Apr 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: View this ESG Webcast, featuring expert storage analyst, Bob Laliberte, to learn the truth about cloud storage. TOPICS: Content Archiving \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Electronic Discovery \| Online Backups \| Software as a Service \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Security \| Storage Virtualization

The On-demand Document Management Advantage: Five Tests to See If Software-as-a-Service Is Right for Your Application sponsored by SpringCM WHITE PAPER: Posted: 16 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Jan 2007 SUMMARY: Document management, either as a stand-alone technology or as part of a broader ECM initiative, enables an organization to effectively and efficiently control and leverage its content. TOPICS: Customers \| Document Management \| Email \| Remote Workers \| Software as a Service

Wireless Security Online, On-demand: Cost-effective, Customizable, Effortless, and Proactive Management of Your Wireless Threat Exposure sponsored by AirTight Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Posted: 15 Apr 2008 \| Published: 01 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This whitepaper introduces a novel way for enabling on-demand wireless security that is affordable, effortless, and customizable. TOPICS: Regulatory Compliance \| Software as a Service \| Vulnerability Assessments \| Wi-Fi \| Wireless Networks \| Wireless Security \| WLAN

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SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE DEFINITION (continued): … Web services and service-oriented architecture (SOA) mature and new developmental approaches, such as Ajax, become popular. Meanwhile, broadband service has become increasingly available to support user access from more areas around the world.

SaaS is closely related to the ASP (application service provider) and on demand computing software delivery models. IDC identifies two slightly different delivery models for SaaS. …
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