Genius Inside Unveils SaaS and Mobile Versions of Its Project Management Software At Lotusphere 2009

The creators of Genius Portfolio Management(PPM) software, Genius Inside announced several important product unveilings for Genius Project and Genius Project4Domino like Genius Project Version 2.0 and Genius Project4Domino Version 6.0, A new IBM Lotus Domino Timesheet Reporting Add-On for Research in Motion Blackberry users etc. "Genius Inside is committed to continually addressing the needs of its tens of thousands of users around the world. The improvements announced today help fulfill that commitment by increasing the convenience and productivity of Genius Project and Project4Domino," said Christophe Borlat, CEO of Genius Inside.

ClaimAble to Enlist an Army of Resellers to Sell its SaaS Claims Software

It was announced recently that Vaulthouse, the company behind ClaimAble has just launched a reseller program which will allow IT professionals and companies in the US and UK to partner with them for selling their product, ClaimAble. This is a SaaS application that provides low cost workflow management to the claims industry. "The SaaS model is already an extremely attractive and compelling offering for our end users. We think this will further be enhanced with a network of localized resale partners who can extend our brand and vision, providing dedicated support to customers", says Miles Tinsley, Managing Director at Vaulthouse.

NEC joins forces with Oracle, others on SaaS Software

NEC Corp. plans to join hands with Oracle Corp., Salesforce.com Inc. and a Japanese firm, WingArc Technologies Inc. to create database software which will be provided through SaaS. This will enable client firms to run without any compatibilty problems. Under SaaS arrangements, companies access software - such as that for managing customer data or employee schedules - on the servers of the service provider. According to research firm Nork Research Co., the domestic SaaS market is projected to grow 800% to 770 billion yen in 2012 from the estimated level in 2008.

Zscaler Provides Proactive Protection from Conficker/Downadup Worm

Zscaler, the multi tenant SaaS security service has announced that it has deployed proactive protections to combat the rapidly spreading Conficker (aka Downadup) worm. A recent variant of the Conficker worm has spread rapidly over the past week, infecting millions of computers worldwide.  "Conficker has succeeded in rapidly propagating due to poor enterprise security controls and the intelligent design of the worm itself," according to Michael Sutton, VP, Security Research for Zscaler. "Beyond attacking other vulnerable computers, infected machines are also connecting back to command and control servers, creating a powerful botnet army for those responsible for this attack."

Bluewolf Announces Second Annual College Scholarship Program for New York City High School Students

The second annual college scholarship program for New York City public high school students was announced today by Bluewolf. The Bluewolf Technology 2009 Scholarship will award two scholarship grants of $2,000 and has been designed for students who are interested in pursuing a degree in technology related fields. "We have expanded our scholarship program this year, with an additional grant so that we can award a scholarship to one boy and one girl, to continue to help underserved students with a passion for technology pursue their educational dreams," said Michael Kirven, cofounder and principal
of Bluewolf.

Salesforce.com service on a cloud lifts off

An extension for the much talked about SaaS model by Salesforce.com was announced by the company under the name of Service Cloud. This will further help companies to communicate with their customers over the web. They will offer software bundles that start at $995 per month and will include options for building online communities where customers can communicate with each other. Introducing Service Cloud, Marc Benioff, chairman and chief executive of Salesforce.com, said: "This has been made possible through the emergence of native cloud-computing platforms like Force.com that are built to harness the power of other clouds like Facebook, Google, and Amazon.com."

Commnet Wireless Selects Connectiv Solutions to Uncover Valuable Business Intelligence Across the Enterprise

According to a recent news, Commnet Wireless has selected the routeWATCH solution which will help the company to identify and resolve previously unknown network data gaps for measurable cost savings. "It was a no-brainer to choose Connectiv Solutions for our usage analysis needs after observing the success they achieved with my former employer and knowing how committed they are to project success," said Ken Borner, Vice President of Engineering and Operations at Commnet.


NetSuite Inc. has revealed that its business management software suite will be implemented by MedalCraft Mint Inc. to manage all of its business operations. NetSuite said that, by replacing its legacy AS/400 platform with NetSuite, Medalcraft has been able to automate the life cycle of its business in a single integrated SaaS solution.

NetApp Announces Global Strategic Alliance With TCS

A global strategic alliance was announced today between NetApp ans TCS (Tata Consulatncy Services), the IT services, business solutions and outsourcing firm. They also announced the launch of the new NetApp-TCS Center of Excellence (COE) Lab and Global Onsite Residency Program at the TCS Siruseri, Chennai, delivery center. "Our growing strategic partnership with NetApp is a perfect example of how we are bringing synergies together with their storage and data management expertise and our vast infrastructure services experience. The results for customers are greater efficiencies for their IT infrastructure while continuing to ensure a level of certainty in their operations.” said P. R.
Krishnan, VP and global head of TCS’s Infrastructure Services.

RoyaltyShare Introduces Digital Asset Storage & Management Service

A provider of digital royalty and content delivery solutions to the entertainment industry,
RoyaltyShare has introduced a low cost service that can help independent record labels deal with current industry uncertainties and the accelerating transition to digital distribution. The new service, Digital Asset Storage and Management, provides labels a simple, cost effective way to organize, store and manage their critical digital assets, including metadata, digital music files and images. The new offering uses a SaaS platform and will be used by over 250 labels and distributors that will manage the complexities of digital distribution.

Pointwing 1.4 Recruiting Software Adds Enterprise Deployment Option for Staffing and Recruiting Firms

In addition to its standard on demand application service, VCG is now offering recruiting and staffing firms the option of Enterprise deployment with version 1.4 of their Pointwing Front Office recruiting software. Steve Taylor, President and CEO of VCG, said, "While most recruiting and staffing firms may choose to cost-effectively deploy their recruiting software using the on-demand model, some have compelling reasons for self-hosting that software as an enterprise. With Pointwing, our goal is to help them achieve the business results they seek, and enterprise hosting of Pointwing gives them one more option in building their business their way."

Deposco Reports Significant Growth, Increased Momentum in Supply Chain Solutions Market

Deposco, the SaaS supply chain solution provider has reported setting new benchmarks for revenue and customer growth last year as it launched its go-to-market strategy after three years of solution development and early customer acquisition. "Our mission when we started in 2004 was to design solutions to exceed customers' supply chain demands at a lower price point than traditional solutions in the market while supporting a new level of flexibility in customization." said Chris Clark, CEO and president of Deposco.