SaaS Solutions in Demand Among Higher Educational Institutions.

TimeCruiser Computing Corp specializes in SaaS solutions for higher educational institutions reported of an increasing market in on-demand campus communication, collaboration and learning systems. The advantages of SaaS are being realized by more and more educational institutions by the day because of its low capital investment and easy upgrades.“The underlying economics of SaaS multi-tenancy means that colleges can benefit from ongoing improvements and new functionalities without shouldering the workload or cost,” said Allen Wang, Timecruiser’s President and CEO.

Ryder Wins 2008 Nucleus Research ROI Award with Salesforce.com.

Ryder System Inc’s supply chain solutions was awarded the 2008 ROI award by Nucleus Research according to a news released by Salesforce.com. The award was given for its excellent use of Salesforce CRM and applications from the Force.com AppExchange. "Ryder is honored to receive this Nucleus ROI Award for the tremendous ROI we've received with salesforce.com," said Hernan Vera, group director of supply chain solutions marketing at Ryder.

Top Executives to Keynote Software Industry's Most Comprehensive SaaS Conference.

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) On-Demand conference that is to be held in San Jose from 17th – 19th November will feature CEOs of Salesforce.com, Omniture and Netsuite. This will be the third SIIA On-Demand conference.

Portable Services Across Hosted, On-Premises and Virtualized Service Delivery Platforms.

Secure Hybrid Delivery Architecture for web protection is the first to be unveiled in the industry by the Secure Computing Corp. Customers will now be able to gain access to the best of breed web security with the help of SaaS and integrated hardware/software appliances.

DTI at IfraExpo 2008 in Amsterdam.

Digital Technology Internation will be discussing its latest interactive publishing platform as a service offering at IfraExpo, at Amsterdam between 27th – 30th October. It will especially be helpful for media businesses who want low capital expenditure through SaaS in a secure hosted environment.

InformationWeek Launches PlugIntoTheCloud.com

InformationWeek announced the launch of its new website dedicated to news, analysis and opinion on cloud computing, by the name of PlugIntoTheCloud.com, recently. The news was announced just after Gartner’s announcement of its list of top 10 strategic technologies for 2009.

Convio Named One of Austin's Fastest-Growing Private Companies.

A leading provider of an on-demand constituent relationship management software and services to NGOs, by the name of Convio was rated amongst Austin's 50 fastest-growing companies by the Austin Business Journal. "Being recognized as one of the fastest growing companies is a testament to the fundraising, advocacy and communications results our nonprofit clients continue to achieve through the increased efficiency and effectiveness of our SaaS model," said Gene Austin, CEO of Convio.

Etelos Announces Partnership with Youniverz to Develop and Distribute Enterprise Web-Based Solutions.

Etelos Inc has announced new partnership with Youniverz for implementation of its Youniverz Worknets Web software version 2.0. "The Etelos approach to distributing Web applications is a great fit for companies looking to distribute Web applications," said Danny Kolke, Etelos Founder & CEO. "Enterprise partners like Youniverz are a key part of the Etelos strategy."

Nexiant(R) Launches mySIM -- a One-Stop-Shop for Indirect Materials Management Inventory across All Levels of the Enterprise.

Nexiant, the material management solutions provider announced the launch of mySIM which is an innovative new web based software solution. mySIM is built on the companies successful SIM platform. "Our team has been actively engaged in beta testing the new software and there are many enhancements we're really excited about," said Nancy Spiering, Controller at Snap-On's Elizabethton facility.

iEnterprises Offers Entellium CRM Users Upgrade to Empower CRM.

iEnterprises has announced a promotional upgrade to Empower CRM which is a good news for Entellium users. "We'd like to offer Entellium users the chance to trade up to an open-source, easy to use CRM and wireless CRM solution and the stability and expertise of CRM veterans," said John Carini, CEO of iEnterprises.

Host Analytics Completes Strong Third Quarter as Wave of Businesses Favoring Software-as-a-Service B.

Host Analytics was pleased to announce strong results for its fiscal third year quarter. It has expanded its product line in Q3 to include increased functionality and new editions of its proven on demand solution, Team, Standard and Enterprise. "Not surprisingly, today's rapidly changing economic conditions are having a positive impact on our business," said Jon Kondo, CEO, Host Analytics.