CloudNews for 26th June, 2009

Jun 26 2009 11:35:52 AM Posted By : Mayank Gupta
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Heartland Launches SaaS for Career College Management

Heartland Payment Systems has announced the launch of a new service that handles financial and education management for career colleges. The integrated school management system called Heartland Smart Ops is powered by the STAR interbank network and is intended to help administrators with financial and reporting responsibilities. "Running a school--and staying compliant with regulations for government funding--is extremely complex," said Barry Welsch, director of campus payments at Heartland. "By automating and streamlining processes, administrators can manage their schools more efficiently and focus on their core missions."

Exploria SPS Introduces First SaaS Continuous Loop Multi-Channel Marketing Solution for Pharma/Life Sciences

Exploria SPS has announced the release of a fully integrated SaaS architected marketing application that will allow pharma sales reps the flexibility to customize messaging to physicians via a live or remote detail setting. The solution being offered via the SaaS model will give its customers a breakthrough ease of use and unbeatable cost effectiveness. "Many companies desiring investment in CLM are put-off by the significant hardware and software investment in arming and supporting a field force with the traditional client server model. The Exploria CLM SaaS offering, provides an opportunity to realize the benefits of CLM with less overhead burden," explained Exploria SPS President, Richie Bavasso.

Epitiro Launches SaaS Test Solution for WiMAX

Epitiro has announced the launch of the world’s first SaaS test solution for WiMAX service providers and manufacturers. "Operators must manage each subscriber's experience of WiMAX services or risk losing out to rival vendors or technologies. "ISP-I™ WiMAX combines our expertise in broadband and voice analysis with our new interface technology to ensure successful WiMAX network installations." said JP Curley, Epitiro's chief technical officer. "We're excited to bring this much needed solution to market." 

Coda & Corefino Pair on Cloud Accounting

Coda and Corefino have announced that they joined forces s to give mid-market CFOs a low-cost alternative to the traditional on-premise software offered by the "Big 3" ERP giants. Corefino 2go, the three part accounting service combines Coda's 2go SaaS accounting package, built on Saleforce.com's Force.com cloud computing platform, with Corefino's Triple-C best practices/workflow framework. The cloud based solution will be available for a monthly subscription.

PBHS Announces Interactive Online Patient Registration System

PBHS Inc. unveiled today TruformAssist, a SaaS based interactive, online patient registration system designed to facilitate the collection of patient demographic and health history information over the Internet. "Until now," says Levine "an online patient registration solution has not existed that engages the patient, facilitates form completion, eliminates data entry for the front desk and initiates a paperless chart for the practice. This online service is available now and can provide direct cost reductions and immediate communication improvements." 

Industry's 1st All-in-One Datacenter and IT Service Management Virtual Appliance and SaaS Solution

AccelOps, an IT service management innovator has announced the availability of the industry's first all-in-one datacenter and IT service management solution offered as a virtual appliance or SaaS for the mid-tier market. "AccelOps has effectively converged component- and service-oriented IT management in a platform that offers enterprises significant value. With both on-premise and a cloud offering, AccelOps provides choice, flexibility and scale that should make it attractive to many organizations, all of which distinguishes AccelOps in the marketplace." said Dennis Drogseth, vice president at Enterprise Management Associates.

ServoTerra, Appirio and Salesforce.com Build B2B Commodity for Trading IT Assets

ServoTerra, a company specializing in SaaS asset planning application has recently announced integration with Saleforce.com and Appirio to build and deploy an asset planning application and B2B trading exchange. "Force.com is revolutionizing how companies, like ServoTerra, bring disruptive innovation to market," said Chris Barbin, chief executive officer of Appirio, in a statement.

BT launches into SME online accounting market

BT Business has announced the launch of an online accounting application channel aimed at SMEs and their advisers. It will offer Xero, an online accounting package of which its owner is listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange, to customers for free on a 30-day trial. The research shows that employees are working harder and longer during the downturn anyway, so we hope that Xero users will instantly be more productive and redress an often dire work/life balance,' said Chris Lindsay, general manager at BT Business applications.

PEER 1 Launches CloudXcelerator(TM) Program

PEER 1 Network Enterprises Inc. has announced the launch of CloudXcelerator(TM) program, which enables PEER 1 partners to develop, test and run their cloud applications on PEER 1's IT hosting infrastructure. "The CloudXcelerator program allows us to help bring to market the latest innovations that will determine the future of the cloud landscape, while at the same time helping partners find the most efficient and cost effective applications to increase their success." said Robert Miggins, senior vice president of business development for PEER 1.

SPSS’s Predictive Text Analytics Customers Now Have Access to Translation Services On Demand Through its Partnership with Language Weaver

SPSS Inc. recently announced that its predictive text analytics customers now have access to translation services on demand through its partnership with Language Weaver. The SaaS delivery mechanism will help market researchers to gather survey feedback in many languages to receive cost-effective and precise high–speed translation capabilities. “We are pleased to work with Language Weaver to offer our customers this cost-effective, software as a service capability.  Organizations are now using Predictive Text Analytics to not only ‘listen’ to the Voice of the Customer, but respond strategically.” Said Jason Verlen, Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Product Strategist at SPSS Inc.

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