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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 Web services and service-oriented architecture (SOA) mature and new developmental approaches, such as Ajax,  … 
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Cloud computing 101
sponsored by Platform Computing Corporation
PODCAST: Tune into this podcast for expert insight into the impact of cloud computing on your IT infrastructure. Hear from cloud computing expert, Jeff Kaplan, as he explains the basic pressures driving cloud computing. Learn about Amazon's influence on the cloud market and discover the 3 elements that attract enterprises to the cloud.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 29 Oct 2009


Business Intelligence Solution for Web Infrastructure Open the Door to Better Decisions
sponsored by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
WEBCAST: Composed of Sun hardware systems and commercial open-source solutions Pentaho for BI and data integration, and Infobright, built on MySQL, for data warehousing, this solution comes in two customizable recommended configurations to fit your data requirements and budget -- and ease deployment.
Posted: 26 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 26 Oct 2009


Free Trial from Trend Micro – Getting Started with InterScan™ Messaging Hosted Security
sponsored by Trend Micro GmbH
VIDEO: InterScan™ Messaging Hosted Security provides industry leading hosted email security. In this video, Eric Jensen, Global Product Marketing Manager, advises you how to get started using InterScan™ Messaging Hosted Security.
Posted: 19 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 19 Oct 2009


Podcast- Computing as a Service- New Models for Scaling Your Online Business
sponsored by Rackspace Hosting & Limelight Networks
PODCAST: Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009


Computing as a Service- New Models for Scaling your Online Business
sponsored by Rackspace Hosting & Limelight Networks
WEBCAST: Learn how service-based solutions can bring flexibility and lower costs to your IT infrastructure. Find out how to maximize your organization's resources and quickly scale your infrastructure to meet the demands of expanding global online audiences.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009


Offering the Cloud to your Clients
sponsored by Google Apps Authorized Reseller Program
WEBCAST: In this webcast, learn how new technologies, demographic shifts and emerging business models in the cloud computing market are changing the way VARs and MSPs are working with clients.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009


Podcast- Offering the Cloud to your Clients
sponsored by Google Apps Authorized Reseller Program
PODCAST: In this podcast, learn how new technologies, demographic shifts and emerging business models in the cloud computing market are changing the way VARs and MSPs are working with clients.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 25 Sep 2009


Document Automation Strategies in a SaaS Environment
sponsored by Esker Inc.
PODCAST: This podcast explores what makes Software as a Service (SaaS) a solid strategy to automate processing of vendor, customer and sales documents and discusses why this is fast becoming a popular option for cost-conscious businesses.
Posted: 21 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 21 Sep 2009


Managing Your Security Has Never Been So Easy
sponsored by Panda Security
VIDEOCAST: This demonstration examines the features and benefits of Panda’s Managed Office Protection, a security solution for PCs and servers based on the concept of Software as a Service. Learn how this approach lets companies focus on their core business, freeing them from the management tasks and operating costs associated with traditional solutions.
Posted: 18 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 18 Sep 2009


Unlocking the Power of Microsoft Office and SharePoint Server
sponsored by Microsoft
WEBCAST: Join us for this webcast to learn key strategies for reducing the cost of data management and collaboration projects by deploying software that you already own. Also find out about secrets for saving time while empowering your information workers.
Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 15 Sep 2009


How IT at the City of Memphis Avoided a $200,000 Upgrade
sponsored by Innotas
PODCAST: Listen to this podcast to learn why the City of Memphis implemented Innotas IT governance solutions and how they were able to improve project response times and achieve significant cost savings.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 08 Sep 2009


Introduction to CloudController
sponsored by InContinuum Software
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast to learn how to design a cloud-based services platform from your virtual infrastructure to improve operational efficiency. Discover a Web-based application that automates virtual configuration, chargeback, provisioning and deployment. Learn how to set-up multi-level user hierarchy to enhance IT security.
Posted: 01 Sep 2009 | Premiered: 01 Sep 2009


Leveraging Enterprise Data Virtual Seminar: How to Innovate and Integrate BI for Business Inexpensively
sponsored by SearchDataManagement
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW: This unique virtual seminar will provide new ideas and actionable tactics for integrating and designing BI systems for maximum performance - and provide tips to better leverage data from business applications such as ERP, CRM, SAP and Oracle, as well as other enterprise vendors.
Posted: 31 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 31 Aug 2009


Five IT Trends that Reduce Cost AND Improve Web Performance
sponsored by Gomez
WEBCAST: Hear from Forrester Research experts to learn about 5 key business and technology trends that are enabling companies to reduce costs AND ensure web application performance.
Posted: 07 Aug 2009 | Premiered: 07 Aug 2009


Email Archiving Made Easy for Medium-Size Businesses
sponsored by Google
WEBCAST: Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, along with Google's Adam Swidler, shares insights and best practices on email archiving and how SaaS-based e-mail archiving is ideal for medium size businesses.
Posted: 31 Jul 2009 | Premiered: 31 Jul 2009


Using cloud computing to accelerate your UC deployment
sponsored by Smoothstone IP Communications
WEBCAST: In this webcast, Zeus Kerravala, SVP of Enterprise Research from Yankee Group, will define unified communications, provide an overview of cloud computing based UC services, describe the corporate benefits of cloud computing and provide practical advice for companies that want to explore this as a viable deployment option.
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 04 Jun 2009

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SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE DEFINITION (continued): …  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. The hosted application management (hosted AM) model is similar to ASP: a provider hosts commercially available software for customers and delivers it over the Web. In the software on demand model, the provider gives customers network-based access to a single copy of an application created … 
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