SpeedTax Links SaaS Sales Tax Solution to QuickBooks Pro, Premier and Enterprise Editions.

A SaaS provider of fully automated sales tax management solutions, SpeedTax Inc announced that QuickBooks users will now be able to automatically calculate sales tax for each transaction. This was announced at the Sleeter Group's 2008 Accounting Software Consulting Conference in Phoenix. "Small-to-medium-sized companies are hearing much more frequently about stepped-up sales tax audit activity by state taxing authorities, and they know it's important to take steps to protect themselves," said Anton Donde, SpeedTax CEO.

eZ Publish SaaS coming soon.

Mamut ASA and Enterprise Open-Source Content Management provider, eZ systems have announced the launch eZ Publish as a service. The combination of Open-Source software and SaaS is unique in content management market and will be very competitive.

Enhanced Salesforce.com CRM BI/Analytics Offered by DecipherTech using a SaaS/On-demand Model.

DecipherTech has announced the launch of Decipher for Salesforce.com, an on-demand analytics solution that enhances the reporting provided by Salesforce.com. "Decipher is very flexible. Users can select their choice of metrics, graphical presentation and time frames," said Steve Williams, CTO of Virtual Management Technologies.

New SaaS Solutions for Indian SMBs.

According to a recent strategic partnership agreement between Pegasys Systems & technologies and Wolf Frameworks, a broad range of business solutions will be released soon. "We've started working for SMB customers, delivering powerful ready-to-use SaaS applications in India and also developing custom software services rapidly at very reasonable pricing," said Ramesh Bhandari, managing director of Pegasys Systems and Technologies.

Payroll Experts Exceeds Expectations with Integrated Workforce Management Solution as Partner of SaaS.com.

WebApps Inc A.K.A. SaaS.com has announced partnership with Payroll Experts Inc. The former will provide the company a compete set of offerings. "There are many providers of time and attendance solutions we could have partnered with. We chose SaaS.com because it is a great fit. Our clients get an amazing labor management system and get to have it supported by us; people who passionately believe that their business is just as important as ours. It's not just a solution, it's the best solution." said Jason Roth, President of Payroll Experts.

BrandActive Teams With ADAM for SaaS DAM Service.

ADAM has been selected by BrandActive, a brand planning and management consultancy to provide digital asset management services. “The introduction of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Digital Asset Management (DAM) offering, with ADAM as the platform, is a natural fit for BrandActive’s clients as it will not only enhance the level of service we provide in managing physical brand transitions, but also enable us to deliver a completely customizable, highly-valuable tool for ongoing brand management without the complexities, limitations and costs associated with an on-site installation.” said Philip Guiliano of BrandActive.

Place & Hanley Selects Clio Web-Based Practice Management Software-as-a-Service Product.

According to a news released by Themis Solutions Inc, Law Offices of Place & Hanley PLLC has purchased Clio, the web based practice management SaaS. "We operate a highly mobile practice where we have to service the legal needs of our clients, as well as run the office and manage our employees," explained Sara Hanley, partner at Place & Hanley.

New NTRadmin Software as a Service Helps Managed Service Provider Automate Network Systems Management.

In a recent news NTRglobal, managed service provider (MSP) has announced that Satech Rodlan chose NTRadmin SaaS. NTRglobal’s NTRadmin Bots have been optimized the way it securely manages the multitude of devices on the networks used by its diverse client base. "We were using Microsoft Terminal Server, which was reliable but too limited, costly and time consuming," said Eduard Sanchez, technical director at Satech. "NTRadmin Bots offer scalable and secure IT task automation and systems administration SaaS, which enables us to automate repetitive network management tasks, cut costs, enhance security and provide the proactive customer service we need to maintain a competitive edge."

Netmagic’s RIMM Services Selected by Sigmaquest.

Netmagic, a SaaS security company has announced that SigmaQuest has selected its Remote Infrastructure Monitoring and Management (RIMM) services. Netmagic’s RIMM offers a cost-effective solution for monitoring and managing the performance, availability and Security of On-Demand and SaaS environment. "We are enthusiastic about our alignment with SigmaQuest as it is a well-established provider of On-Demand software solutions that enables leading OEMs and manufacturers worldwide to build and ship top-quality, defect-free products," said Sandip Gupta, president, Netmagic Solutions.

Zywave, Inc. Announces Investment Partnership with Vista Equity Partners.

A strategic investment partnership was today announced between Vista Equity Partners and Zywave Inc, a leading provider of SaaS enterprise automation solutions for the employee benefits and property & casualty (“P&C”) insurance distribution industry. "We are long-term investors in software businesses that deliver solutions to their customers, which drive value creation and productivity enhancements for the customer.  The management team of Zywave has built a very impressive business, and we are tremendously excited to partner with them to continue their track record of success and pursue several new exciting opportunities.” said Vista Founder and Managing Principal Robert F. Smith.

SpringCM and Waypoint Partner to Streamline Government Proposal Processes.

A technology partnership was today announced between SpringCM, the leader in on-demand document management and workflow and WayPoint, provider of bid and proposal management tools. "This combined technology solution not only reduces expenses and improves communication and collaboration involved in bid and proposal management, but is also extremely easy to implement, use and maintain," said Steve Maier, Vice President and General Manager of the Government Solutions Division of SpringCM.

Compliance 360 Announces Integration with Thomson Reuters' Westlaw Online Database.

A partnership was today announced between Compliance 360, a leading provider of SaaS solutions for enterprise governance, risk and compliance (eGRC) and West, a business unit of Thomson Reuters. The partnership was formed to provide their mutual customers with a comprehensive legal and regulatory risk platform. "In light of today's economic and political climate, demand for our legal and regulatory compliance solution has increased significantly and looking ahead, we believe these demands will continue to grow. With West as a premier partner, we will ensure that our customers can stay on top of regulatory changes and take action in a cost-effective manner," said Steve McGraw, Compliance 360 chief executive officer.

TradeBeam i-Supply Provides Greater Visibility Into Supply Chain, Reduces Supply Risk and Optimizes Working Capital.

In a recent news, TradeBeam, the leader in SaaS-based global trade management solutions (GTM) today announced that some important updates have been done in i-Supply, collaborative inventory management solution designed to provide manufacturers, suppliers and buyers. "We've implemented i-Supply in two of our plants and have already seen a great return on our investment," said Mark Lincoln, Terumo's Vice President of Operations. "Since deploying the product only a few months ago, we have reduced inventory by over 30 percent.

Akamai ramps up delivery of cloud applications.

Akamai, the leader in web application acceleration and performance management has launched a new service called Configuration Manager. The software will allow IT managers to improve the way applications are delivered over the web. "More and more companies are looking to use the general Internet, where once they would have used a private WAN," said Neil Cohen. Akamai's director of product marketing. "The problem that they've faced is that the Internet is not so good at delivering applications; what we wanted to do was make the Internet behave as if it was a private WAN."

Olympus America Eliminates Data Synchronization and Access Issues With Oracle(R) CRM On Demand.

In recent news, Olympus America, a provider of opto-digital solutions in healthcare, life science and consumer electronics products has selected Oracle CRM On Demand for better visibility in account activities, powerful reporting and analytics. "Having the entire Olympus America Medical Systems sales team on the same Oracle CRM On Demand deployment allows us to focus on our efforts on building our business -- efficiently and effectively," said Rick Harbuck, Medical Systems Group Vice President, Olympus America.