SaaS, Green Tech in Top 2009 IT Growth Areas.

Among several trends that will help enterprises grown in 2009, SaaS has topped the list in the IT growth areas. According to to a new report by Verizon, “its all about doing more with less in order to survive” "These challenging times present IT leaders with an opportunity to make technology work harder and smarter to get the job done," Nancy Gofus, Verizon's senior vice president of global business products, said in a statement.

IBM, e-Future Information Technology kick out SaaS service.

e-Future Information Technology Inc (EFUT) has together launched with IBM a new circulation SaaS in Beijing, eliminating the need to install and run applications on customer’s computers.

New SAAS Provider StrataScale Redefines 'On Demand'.

The newcomer StrataScale has promised fast and flexible setups of hosted managed servers through an online portal called IronScale targeted at SMBs. It handles storage, backups, firewall and network software on x86 servers and supports MS Windows and RedHat’s Linux environment. It is also available in three levels of bundeled server environments, built on dedicated, enterprise-class dual and quad core x86 servers.

WOLF Frameworks Partners with Jamcracker to Offer WOLF Business Applications Platform-as-a-Service.

A SaaS designing platform provider for business users, WOLF Frameworks and Jamcracker, the on-demand services delivery pioneer announced a code free PaaS for designing SaaS business applications through the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network (JSDM). “Our partnership with Jamcracker will make it possible for us to leverage their global network of Telecom service providers, IT service providers, ISV’s and resellers,” said Mr Sunny Ghosh, CEO, WOLF Frameworks.

Monitis Makes IT Monitoring Truly On-demand Service.

The provider of end-to-end IT monitoring service, Monitis has released new Customer Plan Builder allowing customers to identify and subscribe only for the monitoring services they need. This will help in connecting together with end user experience and system heath views. “Our goal is to make Monitis truly on-demand and highly customizable service” says Hovhannes Avoyan, CEO and Founder, “We enabled our users to control their views, alerting rules, set 3rd party access and flexibly configure the monitors. And now users can build their own customized plans and pay only for the services they really use.” Users may sign up to 15 days free trial to test the service before subscribing.

New, Transparent Enabling Methos Dramatically Simplifies Conversion Rate Optimization Process.

A new version of adaptive website optimization service was released by Hiconversion Inc, extending company’s reach in the SMB market segment with innovative way of connecting customer’s websites with the optimization service. "We are very please to be able to further simplify our product adoption process making it easier for much brother market segment to enjoy benefits of this great technology" said Zee Aganovic, Hiconversion's founder and President.

Form I-9 Compliance, LLC Announces New Service to Offer Seamless, Paper to Electronic Form I-9 and E-Verify Solutions for Federal Government Contractors.

A provider of software and service based solutions; Form I-9 Compliance LLC has announced a new capability that enables Federal Contractors to comply with Executive order 12989. Form I-9 Compliance, LLC specializes in providing large organizations with Software as a Service (SaaS) based solutions to comply with Federal Immigration laws to use E-Verify.

Telogis Ranked Number 247 in Fastest Growing Companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2008 Technology Fast 500.

Telogis Inc has announced that it has ranked on 247th position on Deloitte’s 2008 Technology Fast 2008, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing tech., media, telecom and life sciences companies in the North America. The company has gown at 704.25% during this period. Dave Cozzens, CEO of Telogis, credits their steady growth to the critical demand for increased efficiency many businesses face today, “The current economic climate is driving all companies to reduce spending, especially capital expenses,” adds Cozzens, “Productivity gains and cost cutting are a priority – although fuel prices are dropping they are still a key cost driver.”

UCN Signs Agreement with Natural Gas Energy Company.

The market leader in on-demand call center software, UCN Inc has signed an agreement for inContact Echo with rapidly growing Energy Services Company. The company has found that they can save $ 200,000 annually with inContact Echo. This solution will capture customer feedback automatically after the agent moves on to the next call, allowing the company to measure the customer experience while reducing average talk time. "In this economy, we see companies focusing on customer satisfaction as a tool to give them a competitive advantage, and inContact Echo continues to enable our customers to achieve higher customer satisfaction levels while simultaneously reducing costs." said Rudy Vidal, chief customer officer for UCN.