Parallels expands SaaS options for SMEs

Parallels, a virtualization firm has announced the launch of a public beta version of Parallels Panel 10 SMB Edition, which includes a new marketplace. It is designed to provide hosted control panel software to hosting and cloud services providers. Jack Zubarev, president of the service provider division at Parallels, said: "Parallels has been working with a number of best-of-breed independent software vendors (ISVs) over recent years to launch these offerings.”

Scio Consulting Partners with VersionOne for Agile SaaS Development

Scio Consulting and VersionOne has announced a partnership to help software companies who are focused on building SaaS applications to adopt Agile development practices across distributed teams. "VersionOne and Scio Consulting have many goals in common, including our desire to help software companies (with distributed teams) simplify the adoption of Agile practices and enhance their collaboration through on-demand platforms," said Robert C. Holler, President & CEO of VersionOne.

CollaborateMD Rank Advances on Inc. 5,000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies List

According to news, CollaborateMD has been ranked no. 1125 on the 5000 fastest growing private companies list in the country. "Savvy trend spotters and those who invest in private companies know that the Inc. 5000 is the best place to find out about young companies that are achieving success through a wide variety of unprecedented business models, as well as older private companies that are still expanding at an impressive rate," said Inc. 5000 project manager Jim Melloan. "That's why our list is so eagerly anticipated every year."

Snippet Garden Launches as Collaboration Tool for Software Development Teams

BrainJocks has announced the release of Snippet Garden, a SaaS for software development teams that provides a secure collaboration environment to record, teach and reuse their proprietary code. "Snippet Garden is the result of our own experiences over the past 12 years developing web applications. We wanted an online service that didn't exist - something that would allow us to store our best code examples, and provide collaboration, but for our team only. Like everyone else, we're reducing our onsite I/T infrastructure, so off the shelf software wasn't an option." Said BrainJocks founder and President, Brian Beckham.

Warner Music Expands Relationship With Cisco

A strategic partnership has been signed between Warner Music Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. with plans to expand its use of Cisco's Eos content management platform for its artist Websites. The music industry in particular is facing a transitional period that is a bit of a paradox, said Cisco CEO John Chambers. "Music consumption is up... but revenues are down."

Rise Vision Adds Partners to Its Private Network Program

A web based content management system, Rise Vision Inc. has announced eight new partners that have joined its Private Network Program, which enables partners to develop and manage their own branded digital signage solution based on Rise Vision's Rise Display Network. "When they wrap our SaaS-based content management solution with their creative services or media players, and brand it all with their company name, it builds customer loyalty and enables partners to boost sales and margins." says Ryan Cahoy, Managing Director, Rise Vision, Inc.

RCM Technologies, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Project Solutions Group, Inc.

RCM Technologies Inc. has announced its acquisition of Project Solutions Group Inc., a provider of project portfolio management and training services for a diverse client base. Dale Mansour, RCM's Senior Vice President of Enterprise Business Solutions, remarked: "The PSG acquisition enhances our reputation as one of the nation's top client-focused Microsoft technology-based systems integrators. We believe that PSG is an attractive fit to RCM's current capabilities because it extends our geographic footprint in the Microsoft space and expands RCM's ability to serve its clients in mitigating business process issues in the enterprise market."

Symmetrics Announces Trial Availability of its New nVISION On Demand Offering

Symmetrics has announced a new SaaS application called nVISION On Demand which is now available on a free trial basis.” We are extremely excited about this new on demand offering, as it will help us address a very significant portion of the contact center market, namely smaller contact centers who have limited budget and resources for critical reporting and analysis needs.” says Richard McElroy, COO of Symmetrics.