New SaaS Security Business Unit To Enable McAfee. Inc. To Increase Focus On SaaS

McAfee Inc., the world’s largest security company has announced the creation of a new business unit to enhance and expand the company's SaaS offerings and extend McAfee's current "in the cloud" capabilities. "We're positioning McAfee for sustained growth by building the scale and scope the company needs for the future," said Dave DeWalt, McAfee president and chief executive officer. "McAfee has always been a SaaS leader, and the new business unit will enable us to further strengthen our current solutions and introduce new, innovative services. We continue to drive toward our goal of becoming the world's number one security vendor."

Attenda's SaaS Platform Grows with BIW Technologies.

Attenda Ltd announced today that SaaS pioneer BIW Technologies  has signed a 5 year contract for the delivery and operational management of its SaaS project control applications for the architectural, engineering, construction and property sectors. “The Attenda managed service is an essential part of our business and has supported our requirement for a rapid response to growth. The latest enhancements will give us improved performance, resilience and scalability, far in excess of any of our competitors." Said Colin Smith, CEO of BIW.

InfoStreet Announces SaaS 'Platinum Move-In Special.

InfoStreet Inc., the provider of StreetSmart announced the Platinum Move In Special. This special introduces the cost saving benefits of SaaS and StreetSmart to small businesses everywhere with zero risk, by providing each potential client with a dedicated Launch Manager. By offering our highest level of service for free, including turnkey setup, we have eliminated any reason for hesitation, enabling companies to readily and easily reap the benefits of using StreetSmart," said Siamak Farah, chief executive officer of InfoStreet.

ColdLight Announces the Availability of Neuron as a SaaS Subscription.

ColdLight Solutions which created the Neuron Prescriptive Intelligence engine announced recently the availability of Neuron as a SaaS subscription. "For the last year we have seen customer after customer gaining significant competitive advantage using our Neuron intelligence engine. Now, companies can directly subscribe to Neuron's powerful ability to prescribe the best action to take under dynamic business conditions," says Aaron Martlage, Director of Product Design for ColdLight.

EDF Energy Networks plugs into SaaS-based web EDI.

According to a recent news, EDF Energy Networks will be implementing the Wesupply managed B2B web EDI platform to enable improved customer service and reduced inventory costs. The solution will be delivered as a SaaS model and will keep the implementation costs down. “Subscribing to the Wesupply service will mean we can collaborate closely with our suppliers. Not only will this help our suppliers to manage cost based on accurate and timely orders, but it will also enable us to provide an even better service to our customers,” says Chris Matthews, Head of logistics at EDF Energy Networks. “By improving order quality and visibility we benefit and so do our suppliers.”

PivotLink Named a Top Ranked Business Intelligence Provider in Consumer Goods Industry.

The providers of on demand business intelligence (BI) solutions, PivotLink has announced that it has been named one of the top BI solutions providers in the consumer packaged goods market, according to an annual survey of readers of Consumer Goods Technology (CGT) magazine. "PivotLink is honored to be ranked among technology leaders such as SAP, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, MicroStrategy, SAS and Teradata, particularly when the recognition comes from the most discerning judges of all -- customers themselves," said Dyke Hensen, Chief Marketing Officer for PivotLink.

SYCODE Launches Point Cloud for Bricscad.

"Although it does have significant 3D capabilities, Bricscad is mainly used as a 2D drafting system", explains Deelip Menezes, Founder and CEO of SYCODE. “Point Cloud for Bricscad will go a long way to increase the 3D capabilities of Bricscad even further and help put it to good use in other areas as well. This powerful plug-in gives Bricscad users the power to reverse engineer 3D digital models from physical parts and scan data.” Point Cloud for Bricscad is designed to work with the Professional as well as Classic version of Bricscad V8 and V9. Priced at $195 the plug-in is available as a fully functional 10 day/run trial.

Learn.com announces free online education and structured job development programs to help the nation's transitioning workforce.

Providers of on demand workforce development and productivity, Learn.com has announced that the company will be launching the Learn.com Personal Edition in April 2009 which will offer free web-based training and education to help individuals acquire new skills needed for the transforming economy. "This site will allow individuals to search the top job profiles in the United States, visually see the required skill sets, and immediately begin to take the training mapped to those skill sets.” said Jim Riley, Chief Executive Officer at Learn.com.