Trend Micro is 2008 Innovative SaaS Company Winner in the Software Business Software Industry Awards Contest.

In recent news, Software Business 2008 Innovative SaaS Company (Large Company) award has been given to Trend Micro Inc, a global leader in Internet content security.  "We are honored to receive the Innovative SaaS Company award especially as we continue to build out our SaaS offerings," said John Maddison, vice president of core technology solutions at Trend Micro. "Trend believes that SaaS will play a key role in delivering next generation security services and enable our partners to offer their customers security solutions in the form factor that best meets their needs".

Cast Iron Systems Joins Industry Luminaries Salesforce.com, NetSuite, and Oracle Presenting at SIIA OnDemand 2008.

In recent news, Cast Iron Systems’ Senior Vice President of Strategy, Simon Peel will join executives from top SaaS companies in sharing key insights into the world of SaaS at the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) On-Demand Conference, November 17-19, 2008 at the San Jose Marriott in San Jose, CA.

NTT Europe Online Has Been Selected as First EMEA Managed Hosting Provider by Sun Microsystems for SaaS Enablement Program.

According to a recent news, Sun Microsystems has selected NTT Europe Online as its first managed hosting provider of Sun Microsystems’ Solaris On Demand Program. "Building a SaaS version of our software is helping us reach new markets and drive fresh revenue streams, complementing our existing services. Not only is moving to SaaS allowing us to open up a whole new business unit, but it also means we can offer more choice to our customers. We needed a completely reliable delivery mechanism and working with major brands such as Sun and NTT Europe Online gives both us and our customers' complete peace of mind." said Peter Black, CEO of EnergySys, first ISV to join the program.

DiscoverReady PrivBank(TM), Automated Privilege Screening Solution for Lawyers and Rule 502, Hits 10 Million File Mark.

In recent announcement, DisoverReady, a leading discovery management services company that develops technology and performs outsourced document review for Fortune 500 corporate counsel and law firms has announced a major milestone has been achieved in their SaaS offering. PrivBank, automated privilege screening SaaS has officially processed more than ten million files for the company's corporate and law firm clients.

Will cloud computing really take off?

In a report by Vinita Gupta at ExpressComputerOnline, the situation of cloud computing in India has been discussed and according to her, cloud computing is just another hyped technology, as the actual implementation is not really happening.  "Only time will tell whether cloud computing technology will take off or not, but in my sense it will take at least a few years before it makes any great inroads into India — even today SaaS which came almost 8-10 years back has not taken off in a big way" said Vijay Sethi, VP–Information Systems and CIO, Hero Honda Motors.

Remote Real-time Rendering On-demand -- Now Just A Mouse-click Away.

A new on-demand service will be showcased at ICT 2008 event on November 25-27. The service will allow architects to submit designs for rendering from a remote location at a fraction of the time that would be required on a local PC. The ICT 2008 event is the largest research event in Europe. It is a forum for discussion and influence of European Union priorities in ICT (Information Communication Technologies) research, where over €2 billion of funding will be available in 2009-2010.

Serena to Dump Microsoft Exchange for Google Gmail, the Cloud.

In the biggest news of the day, Serena Software has dumped Microsoft Exchange in the favor of Google’s GMail for enterprise. The software maker expects to save $ 750,000 per year with the change. “What we're finding is it's becoming pretty viral and it's getting used, taking less of an emphasis off of things like SharePoint, which becomes static and stale much more quickly when you have something much more collaborative in the cloud and as easy to use as Gmail. It's become each of the users' preferences rather than anything we're dictating.” said Ron Brister, senior manager of global IT operations at Serena.

Thriving in Challenging Times: Centerstance Recognized by Inc. as One of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.

According to a recent news Centerstance has been ranked number 10 in Oregon and number 737 on its annual ranking of the 5000 fastest growing private companies in the country. Centerstance is a Premier Consulting partner for Salesforce.com integration with offices in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington.

JanRain Releases Free Version of Industry Leading OpenID Solution.

A provider of OpenID technology and services for consumers and businesses, JanRain Inc. has announced the availability of RPX Basic. This is a turkey solution anbling websites to implement OpenID faster and easier.

Colocation, Data Center from Internap Hosting, to Power ThePort Social Media.

Internap Network Services Corporation has been chosen for IP networking and data center colocation by the Port Social Media Suite Platform. Hunter Eskew, Director of engineering at ThePort commented, "We outgrew our previous networking infrastructure and chose Internap to ensure the continued high performance of our SaaS environment. We believe Internap's networking and data center colocation services are unmatched in the industry."

Talent Alliance Inc. Launches Its Revolutionary New U.S. Talent Exchange and Chinese Talent Exchange Services.

Talent Alliance Inc. has announced the launch of U.S. TalentExchange and Chinese TalentExchange. Both the sites are designed as SaaS intended for HR professionals."The most exciting part of our solution is the fact that the TalentExchange(r) is truly a platform that brings companies seeking talent and recruiters into a single marketplace to fill needs that might otherwise not be met," said Brian Davis, CEO of Talent Alliance, Inc.