TouchCommerce Raises $10 Million From Sierra Ventures to Fuel Its Market Leading Online Interaction.

TouchCommerce, a leader in the field of Pay for Performance Online Conversion announced that they’ve raised $ 10 million in funding. Financing was led by Sierra Ventures and was also joined by Emergence Capital, Hudson Ventures, Dolphin Equity and Partech International. Jason Green (from Emergence Capital Partners) stated, "TouchCommerce is delivering dramatic ROI for its clients in a no-risk, minimal upfront cost, performance-based model which is why they continue to accelerate their growth despite the challenging macro-economic conditions."

Kovair Offers Choice of SaaS for ALM.

In recent news, a SaaS solution by the name of ALM solution was introduced by Konvair, a developer and supplier of Enterprise Class Application Life Cycle Management and IT Service Management solutions. “We are very excited to bring Kovair’s industry leading Multi-Repository ALM solutions to the market as an On-Demand or SaaS option in addition to the current On-Premise deployment.” said Bipin Shah, chief executive officer and chairman of Kovair.

Predictix launches SaaS suite for consumer-centric merchandising.

Predictix, provider of consumer-centric merchandising solutions announced the launch of its core product called Predictix Suite. The suite delivered as SaaS subscription model and consists of highly interactive Web-based modules that include all of the features that planners need on a daily basis, and add powerful features such as dynamic hierarchies, dimensions and clustering, and built-in flexible reporting and analysis.

Oracle-Google deal ties CRM to Google Apps.

In recent news, two giants Oracle and Google have partnered with each other announcing a collaboration that makes it easier to shuttle data between Oracle and Google's desktop applications. "I know Oracle has made some noises about hosting customer data internally. Something like this [Google] announcement could help us decide in Oracle's favor if it proves more cost effective." said Bill Casey, an IT administrator with a large commercial bank in San Francisco.

Sales Performance International and Learn.com partner to deliver a complete sales training solutions to the market.

Learn.com, the leader in on-demand workforce development and productivity has partnered with Sales Performance International and has named it as a preferred referral partner of the company's award-winning learning and talent management suite, the LearnCenter Platform. “This seamlessly integrated solution will not only ensure that online sales training is monitored and tracked but that blended learning, career development, collaboration, document repositories and performance management are all managed through one complete suite, scalable for any organization," said Keith Eades, Chief Operating Officer and Founder of SPI.

ACS Launches Mobility Management Tool.

In recent news, Affiliated Computer Services has introduced ACS Managed Mobility Services, a centralized solution for managing smartphones, including procurement, security and expense management. “CIOs are being asked to support mobile workers regardless of the device, network, location, access or application,” said Chris Tranquill, managing director of ACS Communication. He further adds, “ACS Managed Mobility Services removes these headaches with this one-stop solution. It will also integrate with existing technology to reduce multiple devices into one mobile device, supported through a single management portal”.

Streamline posts loss for 4Q, ’08.

Streamline Health Solutions Inc,  has posted a loss of $145,935, or 2 cents per share, compared to net income of $775,823, or 8 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Despite the loss they were excited about the fact that, there SaaS hosted model has done well and boast about their signup of a major contract with a Canadian health network through its Telus Health partnership. “We believe the stage is now set for consistently improving operational and financial performance going forward,” said Brian Patsy, CEO of Streamline Health Solutions Inc.

Report: Small Business Needs IT, Partners to Thrive.

The recently released 2009 Microsoft SMB Insight Report says small and midsized businesses view IT products and services as a means to control costs and streamline operations, giving them the ability to better weather the recession. “Green IT is a driver for the enterprises. For SMBs, virtualization is about getting more bang out of the utilities. Virtualization get 70 percent utilization out of servers,” says Ross Brown, vice president of solution providers at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Group. “SMB virtualization is about delaying the purchase of new servers or extending the life of existing infrastructure.”

Management Dynamics Releases New Export Management System to Help Small to Medium-Sized Exporters Improve Compliance.

Management Dynamics, a leading provider of Global Trade Management solutions, announced the release of a complete export compliance solution targeted to the needs of small and medium-sized exporters.  “Gartner is seeing a shift in the market from viewing compliance as a tactical issue and trying to implement stop-gap measures, to a more strategic area of risk management that requires new enabling technologies,” said Dwight Klappich, Gartner. “In the current economic climate, SaaS technologies will allow budget-conscious exporters to access all of the tools they need to establish a strong compliance program.”