近来， SaaS ( Software as a Service ， 软件即服务 )风生水起，整个软件产业都在跳动，许多IT厂商已经展开新一轮“圈地运动”。这让笔者想起了前几年曾经风靡一时的 ASP 。 ASP 模式曾在2000年前后风靡一时，但很快就连遭挫败，因为那时没有多少用户能接受这种服务方(2007-08-18)
ALM vendor Serena Software is taking a walk on the wild services side in September when it announces the beta release of a platform for mashing up business process applications. Unlike on-demand tools for content- and data-centric mashups , Serena w(2007-08-18)
The number of companies involved in SaaS deployments is doubling in the next 12 months; many of them have experienced pitfalls that could have been avoided with some minor research and planning up-front. While there is a diverse amount of technology(2007-08-18)
According to a 2005 AMR Research study of 500 respondents representing companies of all sizes, more than 78% said they are currently using or considering a SaaS (software as a service) product. Like it or not, SaaS applications have pushed their way(2007-08-18)
SAN MATEO, Calif.—Serena Software next month will unveil Vail, its business mashup tool, along with a software-as-a-service offering that will take advantage of the benefits of service-oriented architectures. Serena , known for its change managemen(2007-08-18)
Enterprise software consultancy Sandhill.com just published the results of an interesting survey entitled Predicting the Next Software Decade . This is info-porn rather than statistically significant, but the results are still very interesting. (The(2007-08-18)
Microsoft SaaS Incubation Centers are designed to guide ISVs through a structured series of business and architectural consulting sessions to ensure their business model and applications are ready for the challenges of service-based delivery. Progra(2007-08-17)
SaaS comprises a wide spectrum of services. Sometimes these services provide stand-alone application functionality, and sometimes they are used as building blocks for more complex services. They can either provide core infrastructural capabilities,(2007-08-17)
End users always interact with client software, whether they using a stand-alone or a service-based application. Richer user experience can significantly improve productivity. Client software can be based on a variety of technologies: basic HTML pag(2007-08-17)
In order to introduce the various aspects of the Microsoft platform that are applicable to building SaaS applications, it is useful to examine the core capabilities required. The operational aspects of building a SaaS application demand that some ho(2007-08-17)
New research from Gartner sees SaaS taking a growing slice of the enterprise software market, rising from $4.2 billion last year to $11.5 billion in 2011. Thats an average annual growth rate of around 22.3%. But of course this is just an analyst pro(2007-08-17)
Yesterday I shared with you some best practices of the SaaS model. Today were talking about security and performance and everything that comes with it. As weve seen with the Gartner report and here, the SaaS model is here to stay! And with SaaS - eve(2007-08-17)
As far as databases are concerned, president Charles Phillips believes the very nature of SaaS will drive demand for on-premise databases. SaaS is very database intensive. Normally people do not want all their data resident on an on-demand product.(2007-08-17)
As the number of SaaS deployments expand worldwide, many analysts forecast a strong upward trend in outsourced applications. Indeed, by 2011, research firm Gartner claims that 25 percent of new business software will be delivered as SaaS. Clearly, th(2007-08-17)
sets for customization, a greater range of applications and tailored configuration capacity as reasons organizations prefer to rely on the on-premise and in-house development and deployment option. They also reported loss of control and limited vert(2007-08-17)
Software as a Service (SaaS) pioneer Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) exceeded analyst expectations for its second quarter, registering net income of US$3.74 million -- a 3 cent per share increase -- and revenue of $176.6 million. The Street had been expe(2007-08-17)
I guess one of the benefits of a little experience is that you begin to be able to spot not only trends, but also cycles in the business (technically, thats the purpose of this blog). I dont imagine, however, that it requires a tremendous amount of(2007-08-17)
