i365, A Seagate Company, Expands EVault Online Backup and Recovery Service in Europe.

i365 Inc announced today the launch of their EVault Online Backup and Recovery SaaS and managed service offerings in Europe. i365 Inc is the child company of Segate. "The European Storage-as-a-Service market is still in its infancy and is rather fragmented with small local SaaS offerings. There is no clear leader for the market yet, and it is wide open for a targeted company like i365 to capture early adopter customers," said Carla Arend, program manager, European storage software and services research at IDC.

Infor Delivers SaaS Option for Infor ERP SyteLine.

Infor announced the SaaS option for Infor ERP SyteLine. Infor ERP SyteLine allows companies to manufacture, sell and service discreet products with speed and accuracy. "Infor ERP SyteLine is a proven solution, offering built-in manufacturing experience that enables critical business processes for thousands of companies worldwide," said Kevin Piotrowski, director, Discrete Industry & Product Marketing, Infor.

Open Source SaaS Collaboration Solution Provides Push Email and Cloud-Based Mobile Sync for 1.5 Billion Smartphones and Feature Phones.

The leading provider of Open Source collaboration software, Open-Xchange and Funambol’s software will enable users of iPhone, Android, Windows Mobile etc. to easily receive PushEmail and synchronize with contacts, calendar and other information on their desktops. Funambol already supports more than 1.5 Billion devices including Blackberry and iPhone.

CommVault announces A/NZ SaaS offering.

CommVault recently announced the launch of its A/NZ of Remote Operations Management Service (ROMS) which is the first software based integrated monitoring and support service, which will help users maintain 24x7 data-0n-demand operations. This will specially be helpful for SMBs and Enterprise customers as they will be able to manage their storage environments.

Software as a Service is Smarter: More Control and Lower Costs Mean Better Business.

L7 Performance Management Software announced the national launch of its SaaS performance management platform. "We are excited to be an integral part of the software as service switch," says Michael Goolden, CEO of L7 Performance Management, "Blending software as a service with performance management is dramatically improving bottom lines and overall performance results for businesses."

Virtualization leads Gartner's top 10 strategic technologies for 2009.

Gartner Inc recently released a list of top most strategic technologies for the next year. Virtualization topped closely followed by Cloud Computing on the second and Computing Fabrics on the third position.

Jada Management Systems announces Hosted Supply Chain Planning Solution.

Jada Management Systems announced recently their Signature Supply Chain Planning Solution called SCP 4.0 as a hosted SaaS solution. This is a great option for the company considering the current economic crunch and will help them in cost saving as well.

SourceSolution Announces the Launch of Its Initiative to Simplify Outsourcing Decisions for Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Companies.

A proprietary technology, which will be offered to customers as a SaaS database is scheduled to be launched next month by SourceSolution. The web based platform hopes to simplify the initial screening process for buyers and service providers."SourceSolution is excited to present what we believe will be a powerful tool for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries as well for contract service providers.” stated Premila Anand, Founder and CEO of SourceSolution.

Omniture to Acquire Mercado Assets for $6.5 Million.

According to a recent report Omniture has agrred to acquire certain assets of Mercado for sum of $6.5 Million. According to the Mercado website, its "highly scalable in-house and hosted SaaS solutions power billions of dollars in online revenue each year for many of the industry's leading brands."

Cleartext offers MessageLabs clients incentives to switch.

According to a recent report Cleartext offered several incentives to MessageLabs clients to shift to Cleartext’s ClearEmail. The offering will be bundled as a pack of three services at the price of two. The company is also offering various other discounts off the list price.

Victrio Launches Voice-Based Call Screening System to Stop Credit Card Fraud and Identity Theft.

Victrio announced a new credit risk management solution that will identify fraudsters by their voice during credit card authorization phone calls. Victrio will be using a fully hosted solution using a SaaS model.

Gartner Identifies Four Disruptions That Will Transform the Software Industry.

Gartner Inc announced today that its software solutions are changing to be more user-centric, web-centric, service oriented and will be utilized through SaaS and cloud computing models. Four disruptions nailed by the company are 1) Rise in new technologies and conversions of existing technologies 2) change in software user and support demographics 3) revolutionary changes in software and how its consumed 4) software market moves to mega vendors supporting large ecosystems.

Cadillac Fairview Selects Route1's TruOFFICE to Ensure Business Continuity.

Route1’s TruOFFICE, a subscription based service which is powered by MobiNET were selected by Cadillac Fairview Corp Ltd. "We have selected TruOFFICE and MobiKEY based on its strong security, ease of use and administration, and Route1's flexible business model, to provide a high level of service to our customers and stakeholders during any crises." said Scot Adams, SVP and CIO, Business Innovation and Technology Services, Cadillac Fairview.

Warp 9 Launches First of Several Sites for F+W Media.

Warp 9 Inc, an ecommerce platform and services provider announced that its new client F+W Publications, has launched its newly redesigned and upgraded business-to-consumer (B2C) e-commerce site on the Warp 9 Internet Commerce System (ICS) platform. “We see our relationship with Warp 9 as a strategic one that will allow us to concentrate on our core business while knowing that our website(s) architecture is in good hands," said Eric Svenson, Director of E-Commerce for F+W Media.

FatTail Secures Funding On Automation Idea.

FatTail, a company trying to automate the process of buying and selling online ads announced that it has received a funding of $ 3 Million which will led by former AOL Chief Executive Jonathan F. Miller and former Fox Interactive Media President Ross Levinsohn. Both the partners from Velocity Interactive Group, will be joined by Former Overture CEO and Former President of Yahoo Search Marketing, Ted Meisel.

Integr8 IT, Volvo Trucks roll out technology to support country's future.

According to a recent report, Integr8 IT will associate with VOLVO Trucks and has committed itself to the roll out of it’s ICT infrastructure in support for the Star for Life initiative. This initiative was previously known as Star School. Robert Sussman, CEO at Integr8 IT, said the PCs are equipped with up-to-date software and components including Windows Minitower XP Pro, 160G Sata II, DVD-writer and 1GB DDR2 667 memory capacity, including top of the range processor technology.