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Software as a Service

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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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Recent Vendor Reports on Software as a Service
eBook: Managed SAP Hosting - Determining If It's Right For Your Business
sponsored by Freudenberg IT
EBOOK: In this e-book, experts share their advice on the things that can make or break a project. Readers will discover what the current market for managed hosting is like, what to include in an SLA, and the key considerations when selecting a hosted provider.
Posted: 30 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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Case Study: Pascack Bank Solves Tiered Recovery Requirements Using EVault SaaS enabled Product Suite
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
CASE STUDY: Pascack Community Bank opened its doors in 2002 with a goal of becoming the banking alternative in northern Bergen County, New Jersey. Read this case study to learn how i365 helped the bank implement a state-of-the-art data backup and recovery solution utilizing EVault.
Posted: 30 Jun 2009 | Published: 30 Jun 2009
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Solution Brief: Building MPLS+ Managed Services
sponsored by Blue Coat
PRODUCT LITERATURE: Read this paper to read about the breadth of technologies Blue Coat offers in a single platform that enable service providers to differentiate their MLPS solution.
Posted: 26 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jun 2009
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Presentation Transcript: Pervasive Business Intelligence (BI) Trends
sponsored by IDS Scheer
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this expert webcast transcript, you'll learn more about the pros and cons of pervasive BI solutions, specific vendor offerings and ways to get executive buy - in.
Posted: 25 Jun 2009 | Published: 25 Jun 2009
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Managed Office Protection: Switching from AV to SaaS
sponsored by Panda Software
WHITE PAPER: Antivirus products require too much time and effort for small and mid-sized companies. Security as a Service (SaaS) means delivering traditional security applications as an Internet-based service to customers. Now you can focus on your core business, switch from Antivirus to Security as a Service and start enjoying the benefits of SaaS.
Posted: 24 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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Total Cost of Ownership with Managed Office Protection: How a SaaS Solution Reduces Operating Costs
sponsored by Panda Software
WHITE PAPER: To address security staffing challenges among small businesses, new Software-as-a-Service solutions are emerging for desktop anti-malware. Products like Panda Managed Office Protection can be leveraged at anytime and from any browser. Read this white paper for more information on this and how SaaS solutions can provide significant savings.
Posted: 24 Jun 2009 | Published: 24 Jun 2009
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IT Briefing: Using Cloud Computing to Accelerate your UC Deployment
sponsored by Smoothstone IP Communications
IT BRIEFING: In this IT briefing, 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: 24 Jun 2009 | Published: 24 Jun 2009
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Enable OEM End Customers to Interact with and Build Their Own Reports
sponsored by Actuate
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains how OEMs can embed BIRT into their applications to enable end customers to build highly usable and scalable reports thus driving the market's adoption of their application.
Posted: 23 Jun 2009 | Published: 23 Jun 2009
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Automated Business Intelligence: Delivering Real Business Value, Quickly, Easily, and Affordably
sponsored by Birst
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper explores how traditional approaches fall short, what the automated solution and its benefits look like, how the on-demand delivery model best represents the integrated stack necessary for automation, and how the automated, on-demand model brings the benefits of BI to a far broader audience than ever before.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 19 Jun 2009
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11 Questions Every CIO Should Ask Their IT Manager
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: What is your IT really costing you? Could you be doing more with the technology you have? Could you reduce costs and provide better service to your organization? Read Red Hat's suggestions on 11 questions every CIO should ask their IT manager, and how Red Hat open source solutions can help.
Posted: 19 Jun 2009 | Published: 10 Jun 2009
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The Potential ROI of a Remote Support Solution via the SaaS Model Presentation Transcript
sponsored by Citrix Online - GotoAssist
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Increased productivity, better customer interactions and quicker response times are all benefits of using SaaS-based remote support solutions. But how do you quantify these savings? This presentation transcript will address the real dollar savings of using this model and the potential for ROI.
Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Jun 2009
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Open Source in the Next Computing Wave
sponsored by Red Hat
WHITE PAPER: The current economic climate is forcing more systematic thinking about costs in general, including those associated with overall complexity and the security and resiliency of large distributed infrastructures. These trends intersect in powerful ways; a new wave of computing is gathering momentum as a result. And open source is playing a major role.
Posted: 18 Jun 2009 | Published: 09 Jan 2009
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ROI CASE STUDY - GOOGLE APPS & TVR COMMUNICATIONS
sponsored by Google
CASE STUDY: In 2007, TVR found that its dated version of Exchange, which was running on Windows NT 4, was running out of disk space and needed to be upgraded or changed. TVR deployed Google Apps to replace its existing Microsoft Exchange environment and improve collaboration, reducing IT costs and risk while increasing agility.
Posted: 15 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Jan 2009
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Data Center of the Future: Virtual Tradeshow Event
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
VIRTUAL TRADESHOW: Please join us for a Data Center of the Future virtual event on Wednesday, July 15, 2009, where you will learn best practices and strategies for simplifying operations and data center infrastructure consolidation.
Posted: 12 Jun 2009 | Premieres: 15 Jul 2009, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Cloud Computing - What is its Potential Value for Your Company?
sponsored by Google
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines whether cloud computing makes good business sense for your company. Ultimately, you may find that moving your data to the cloud actually improves security, scalability, access, and disaster recovery.
Posted: 12 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Feb 2009
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Cloud Computing - Latest Buzzword or a Glimpse of the Future?
sponsored by Google
WHITE PAPER: This paper provides a snapshot of what is happening in the arena of cloud computing. What are the benefits? Why are businesses embracing it? What does it mean to a business owner or executive? How does it affect the workplace? What are the payoffs and the pitfalls? Is it really ready for "prime time"?
Posted: 11 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Feb 2009
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A Guide To Building a Business Case for Self-Service Appointment Scheduling
sponsored by TimeTrade Systems
WHITE PAPER: Organizations are using specialized enterprise software designed exclusively for scheduling and managing thousands, even millions, of appointments per year. This document is designed for a project leader or business consultant tasked with developing the business case for customer self-service appointment scheduling using EAS software.
Posted: 10 Jun 2009 | Published: 10 Jun 2009
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How To Improve Yard and Supply Chain Performance
sponsored by Sterling Commerce
ANALYST BRIEF: Traditionally, yard management systems have been implemented on the customer's premises. However, a new generation of yard management systems is emerging, based on the "software as a service" model, which enables smaller yards to cost justify these applications.
Posted: 10 Jun 2009 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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Secure Internet Single Sign-On (SSO) 101
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Written for anyone interested in understanding how secure Internet SSO works, this white paper explores the limitations of current SSO implementations outside of a single security domain (including identity and access management systems and open source development) and introduces standalone secure Internet SSO as a solution.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 08 Jun 2009
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Five Steps to Secure Internet Single Sign-On (SSO)
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes why and how any organization can implement secure Internet single sign-on, which provides for the portability and interoperability of identity information across organizational boundaries. Read this white paper to learn the five steps to secure internet single sign-on.
Posted: 05 Jun 2009 | Published: 05 Jun 2009
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Selecting a remote support solution to meet your needs
sponsored by Citrix Online - GotoAssist
PODCAST: In this podcast, our expert offer tips on selecting the right vendor, solution and service to meet your remote support needs.
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Premiered: 04 Jun 2009
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The potential ROI of a remote support solution via the SaaS model
sponsored by Citrix Online - GotoAssist
WEBCAST: This webcast will address the real dollar savings of using this model and the potential for ROI.
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Presentation Transcript: Is SaaS the Future of Enterprise Security?
sponsored by Webroot Software, Inc.
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript discusses how The Web has become a primary attack vector most businesses are not yet prepared for. Compliance and data leakage are a growing concern, and the economic downturn is causing every organization to re-evaluate its spending on personnel and IT resources and how SaaS may just be the answer to these
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Published: 04 Jun 2009
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Microsoft Exchange Server - To host or not to host?
sponsored by Intermedia
WEBCAST: This expert webcast reviews the pros and cons of a hosted messaging approach for an Exchange environment. Hosted offerings can help shrink IT budgets, but there are many things to consider for optimal results for your unique company.
Posted: 04 Jun 2009 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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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: Available On Demand
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Sales Force Automation: A SugarCRM's Sales Tools Demo
sponsored by SugarCRM Inc.
SOFTWARE DEMO: Watch this demonstration of SugarCRM to learn the many benefits SugarCRM has to offer you and your company, from automated lead notification to track and share sales contacts and much more. This demonstration will show just how easy SugarCRM is to use and how it can benefit your company.
Posted: 02 Jun 2009 | Published: 02 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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