Timecruiser Sees Growing Market Demand for SaaS Services in Higher Education.

Timecrusier Computing Corp expressed its view today regarding the strong momentum that is being gained in the SaaS market. This is specially true for the higher education community which includes on-demand campus communication, collaboration and learning systems.

Brightcove 3 SaaS Video Platform Wins Endorsement from Sun Microsystems.

The latest announcement by BrightCove is a SaaS video platform for media outlets and other businesses and is being launched by the name of BrightCove 3. CEO Jeremy Allaire is glad to announce their endorsement which comes from Sun Microsystems.

Alert Logic and OpSource Partner to Deliver Software-as-a-Service Solutions for IT Compliance and Security.

OpSource and Alert Logic announced that they have signed a partnership agreement according to which the former will offer Alert Logic’s Log Manager and Threat Manager to its SaaS and web customers. "We are excited to partner with Alert Logic because they offer innovative intrusion detection, vulnerability management and log management solutions, combining them with a SaaS delivery model," said Don Barlow, senior vice president of Operations at OpSource.

OpenAir New Customer Wins Validate Growing Demand For SaaS Services Automation Software.

OpenAir Inc provider of on-demand professional services automation software (PSA) has announced a list of companies that will be using its services to automate their business operation for project management and resource management. The companies included BNZ (Bank of New Zealand), Carrot/United Health Group, CommScope, Insurance Data Processing (IDP), Personified, and TARP Worldwide.

Palo Alto's Collaborative Email Software Goes SaaS.

The business plan software provider from Oregon, Palo Alto Software Inc released their first SaaS product which focuses on providing emailing solutions and making them cheap. This new SaaS offering goes by the name of Email center Pro.

Everyone.net Unveils Software-as-a-Service Solutions for Small and Medium Sized Businesses.

Everyone.net, which has been providing SaaS messaging for small businesses, announced the release of the new suite of the solution for small to medium businesses (SMB). This offering, which goes by the name of One_Business, is designed to leverage emails into an intuitive data archive, storage, sync and mobile synchronization platform. "The archiving, storage, sync and mobile features included in one_business deliver a truly intuitive solution available in one of three formats to best suits our customers' needs." said Timothy Eades, CEO of Everyone.net.

Cast Iron takes ‘integration as a service’ to cloud-based or on-premises deployment.

Cast Iron Systems announced recently their new cloud-based solution which will allow enterprises to rapidly connect SaaS solutions with other on-demand and on-premise applications. For example, if customers need to integrate two SaaS applications, they can search the TIPs library, choose the TIP that matches their scenario, and deploy it to the cloud.

Easynet Connect: The Cloud is coming, but SMBs failing to prepare.

EasyConnect recently launched a report which focused on adoption of cloud computing by SMB’s.  According to the report that was released in London on Oct. 14th, 47% of SMBs are planning to adopt cloud technology within the next 5 years. Chris Stening, MD of Easynet Connect commented: “Clearly, SMBs are eager to embrace the many advantages that cloud computing and SaaS offers them, but they need to think about the big picture as well.”

Companies Thaw Credit Freeze With PrimeRevenue Supply Chain Finance Solution.

PrimeRevenue’s Supply Chain Finance (SCF) platform is an online network that links Buyers and Suppliers apart from Third Party Financial institutions in a secure web environment. Approximately 300 new suppliers have been added to the list of SCF platform which totals down to a volume of 5.8 billion dollars by the end of 6 months (September).

Microsoft Chats Up Office Communications Server 2007 R2.

Microsoft’s VOIP & messaging and collaboration platform, Office Communications Server Release 2 was announced today at VoiceCon in Amsterdam. It will be available in February 2009.

Enkata's Expanded Strategic Service Suite Transforms Contact Centers Into Selling Centers.

A performance management software provider, Enkata announced a brand new version of Strategic Service Suite, which is claimed to be a ground breaking solution that will accelerate a service center's delivery of a differentiated customer experience and transition to a profit center. "Enkata has helped us maximize the value of these exchanges, increase our overall efficiency, enhance our first contact resolution, and help our customers get the most value from our service model." said Frank Madonna, chief operations officer of BNY Mellon Shareowner Services.

Cooking.com Selects inContact From UCN.

A top award winning retailer, Cooking.com, has signed a one-year contract with UCN Inc. for the implementation of inContact.  Cooking.com chose inContact for advanced contact handling technology to enhance their customer service and support departments.Said Paul Jarman, CEO of UCN, "Increasingly, companies like Cooking.com depend on inContact to provide a full framework of solutions for their contact center needs, along with a proven and efficient delivery method.”

Genius Inside Launches Genius Project: Outstanding Collaborative Project Management Via the Virtual Workplace.

The creators of Project 4 Domino, GeniusInside, announced the launch of collaborative PPM solution that can help businesses getting their things done better, faster and cheaper. "Genius Project represents a solution that's unmatched in its ability to deliver an extraordinary list of features," said Chrisophe Borlat, CEO of Genius Inside. "And, because Genius Project is SaaS, it allows organizations of all kinds to improve their businesses with very little, if any, upfront costs."

F3 Poised to Ascend to New Heights in Business Software Market.

The Atlanta based F3 Technologies today announced the scheduled dates of new Ascend(TM) Global Business System Modules are actually ahead of schedule. The Ascent target market is over 26.8 Million SMBs in the United States.

Citation Technologies and the International Code Council Partner to Develop New Web Portal.

A partnership was announced between Citation Technologies Inc and International New Council where both companies will collaborate to create a web portal for the efficient access to ICC's collection of international, state and legacy codes and standards for building safety and fire-prevention professionals.