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SaaS: On-Demand Platforms Start to Take Shape

By Dick Weisinger

As On-Demand / Software as a Service (SaaS) technologies and products become more accepted, platforms for hosting and developing these next-generation applications are starting to take shape. Companies are beginning to feel more secure with third party companies managing critical

SaaS: Jump in Number of Plans for Adoption

By Dick Weisinger

We’ve been hearing for some time that once companies feel comfortable with SaaS reliability, performance and security issues that the SaaS market should be poised to take off.  It looks like we’re reaching that level of comfort zone, so hold on.   ZDNet

SaaS: Profile of an On-Demand Buyer

By Dick Weisinger

What is the profile of a candidate buyer of services sold using the SaaS model?  A new report by market research company Celent discusses SaaS trends in the European insurance market.  A Tekrati article quotes Catherine Stagg-Macey, senior insurance analyst and author

SaaS: Oracle's move into On-Demand / Oracle 11g RDBMS

By Dick Weisinger

   The numbers coming out of this week’s Oracle OpenWorld show here in San Francisco have been huge.  42,000 attendees.  Attendees from 120 different countries.  400 demos on the conference floor.  482 new features in the upcoming Oracle 11g RDBMS.  (See

And Some Stats on SaaS Adoption…

By Dick Weisinger

Yesterday I gave some SOA adoption numbers.  There are some new numbers out this week too about SaaS and are showing the SaaS delivery model gaining momentum.  SaaS is a hosted deployment that is sold on a pay-for-use or subscription