Old-timers Getting SaaSy
I’m always looking for interesting tales that show the backroom moves of incumbent players manoeuvring into SaaS plays. My team of intel gatherers have picked up an interesting story along these lines. Late last year Michael Jackson, the ex-chairman of Sage, tried to buy UK SaaS accounting player KashFlow for £2.3m. At the time KashFlow [...]
SaaS and Traditional Software Vendors
More and more we see big players dipping their toes in the SaaS waters. In recent months we’ve seen SaaS related movements from Microsoft, SAP, Sage and many others. All of this has led me to revisit a series of posts I wrote 18 months or so ago on ISVs moving to SaaS. I’ve always [...]
Savvis jumps into the SaaS bandwagon
Image via Wikipedia Managed hosting service provider, Savvis Inc., has made three significant announcements related to SaaS. They have jumped into the SaaS bandwagon by announcing a service for ISVs (Independent Software Vendors). They are leveraging the presence of their 29 data centers around the world, to offer a packaged plan that will help ISVs shift gears [...]
