Study: Half of Developers Plan to Work on SaaS in '09

Evans Data Corporation has conducted a survey according to which more than half of all developers worldwide on average are expecting to work on SaaS applications within the next year. The highest percentage of developers actually working on SaaS projects now is in North America, at 30 percent. Evans Data conducted the survey in late 2008, polling more than 1,300 programmers around the world.

Telrex's CallRex Speech Analytics Goes SaaS

The creators of CallRex suite of IP call recording and call center optimization solutions, Telrex has announced a new pay-as-you go model in the form of SaaS which is cheaper and more flexible. The service goes by the name of CallRex Speech Analytics consulting services and is being offered in 3 different packages. “By offering speech analytics as a service, we are lowering the cost of entry and making speech analytics technology accessible to businesses of every size,” saidRobert Kapela, President of Telrex.

Sererra Joins Intacct Business Solution Provider Partner Program

The leading SaaS based technology provider, Sererra along with Intacct, a leader in on demand financial management and accounting applications has joined the Intacct Partner Program. According to the program, Sererra will sell and implement Intacct financial management applications either standalone or in conjunction with other applications to small and mid-sized businesses. "The addition of Intacct to our portfolio is part of a strategic decision to take a more open approach to the accounting and financial management software market," said Vijay Saha, CEO at Sererra.

Neptuny: Capacity Planning from Neptuny adopted by Pirelli Broadband Solutions

Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access company within the Pirelli Group has selected Neptuny's Caplan SaaS, the first Capacity Management solution available on the market that complies with the SaaS paradigm. Fabio Violante, Neptuny's CEO, comments: "Caplan SaaS provides Pirelli Broadband Solutions with the ability to predict the maximum load before service saturation and to perform what-if analysis in order to predict the effect on system performance of different infrastructure configurations and hardware changes.

Epicor Retail Software as a Service POS Solution Continues to Gain Traction

The Retail SaaS solution a pay as you go model was launched today by Epicor Software Corp. deployed on IBM’s industry leading SurePOS 700 series hardware. Epicor’s Retail SaaS solution is delivered via a standard POS hardware platform from IBM – the IBM SurePOS 700 series – which enables seamless and timely upgrades, maximum supportability, and superior value via improved speed to market. The company also announced two new customers – Tory Burch and The Paper Store, who will be using the SaaS solution. “Together, IBM and Epicor are committed to delivering outstanding value to small-to-medium retailers to fully meet their needs in today’s tough economic climate and beyond,” said Leo Suarez, vice president of marketing & strategy, IBM Retail Store Solutions.

Akorri Addresses IT Budget Concerns With vFlex Subscription Licensing for BalancePoint

Akorri Inc. vFlex subscription licensing program is now available for the company's award-winning BalancePoint software. "vFlex is a flexible, no risk way to start getting the benefits of BalancePoint. BalancePoint is a proven way to save money and improve performance throughout IT, and vFlex allows customers to get BalancePoint installed right away and start saving money. vFlex offers all the financial benefits of SaaS, but does not require the customer to pay recurring license fees forever." said Tom Joyce, President and CEO of Akorri.

Ebridge Software Eportal Now Compatible With Blackberry Storm, Blackberry Bold And Apple Iphone

A provider of business software integration solutions for EDI, CRM, SCM and web store fronts, eBridge Software has announced that its web based document management system ePortal has passed testing for compatibility with Apple’s iPhone and the Blackberry Storm and Bold mobile devices. The ePortal Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform has been proven a powerful business integration engine in the small to medium sized business (SMB) market, with its ease of use and short setup time required for vendors to implement. “This enhancement of mobile functionality will allow our clients to leverage the SaaS well beyond the capabilities of the traditional applications on the market today.” stated Colin Brown, CEO at eBridge.

HealthCare Insight Launches Industry Fraud Magazine

A provider of clinically validated fraud, abuse, and overpayment prevention solutions for healthcare claims payors, HealthCare Insight has announced the launch of Profiler Magazine. "We are very excited to launch Profiler Magazine," said Darin Johnson, vice president of marketing for HealthCare Insight. "We saw a need for this type of periodical to inform executives and professionals about news in fraud prevention, updating them with current market facts and arming them with case studies to offer guidance and advice.

Planalytics and Revionics Partner to Integrate Weather-based Demand Intelligence into Advanced Pricing Solution for Retailers

According to a recent news, Planalytics Inc. and Revionics Inc. from the National Retail Federation's (NRF) Annual Convention in New York City have announced their partnership to incorporate location- and product-specific weather intelligence into the Revionics price optimization solution. "The integration of weather intelligence represents a truly unique capability for the Revionics product portfolio" notes Todd Michaud, Revionics President and CEO. "We are pleased to be the first retail price optimization provider to incorporate this capability into our offering. The benefits to our clients are immediately measurable and significant".

1010data Invests in Turnkey Business Intelligence Service for Retailers and CPG Companies

In another news, it was announced that 1010data has launched a new service which offers a complete approach to performing the deepest analysis and deriving insight directly from raw data, at a fraction of the cost and time of other solutions. This Retail Solutions Group provides a BI Service to retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies. “We are very excited about the opportunities for growth and are investing heavily in the retail and CPG sectors,” said Joel Kaplan, CEO, 1010data, “it is an obvious fit for 1010data because we have a proven solution for the vast amounts of data that retailers generate."

Umstead Hotel & Spa Selects IDeaS Revenue Optimization to Enhance Revenue and Profit

IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of hospitality revenue management and optimization solutions and services, today announced that The Umstead Hotel & Spa, recipient of a 2008 AAA "Five Diamond Award", selected its IDeaS V5i pricing and revenue management solution to optimize revenue and profit. IDeaS V5i will provide forecasting, optimization and pricing solutions as an on-demand SaaS application. "We chose IDeaS V5i because its unique software as a service model provides on-demand access to data. This will allow us for example to access real-time forecast information from a laptop during a meeting and immediately make business decisions. We also liked that the solution considers profitability and ancillary revenue, and that it integrates with all of our distribution systems and partners, including The Leading Hotels of the World" said Brent Dexter, director of revenue management, Umstead Hotel & Spa.

Party City to Go Live with Tomax Retail Analytics Solution

PivotLink powered, Retail Analytics Solution is planned to be hosted live soon as announced by Tomax at PartyCity. Party City is the largest party goods retailer in the United States, operating over 750 corporate and franchised locations. "Quick hits like our SaaS business intelligence offering, Retail Analytics, really drives return on investment." said Eric Olafson, Tomax CEO.