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	Software as a Service - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Software as a Service (SaaS) is a model of software delivery where the software company provides maintenance, daily technical operation, and support for the software provided to their client.
		The reason for moving away from the term ASP or Application service provider is that the ASP generation was merely traditional client-server applications with HTML frontends added as an afterthought.
		Early SaaS approaches were application service providers (ASPs) who ran a turnkey application on behalf of their clients.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Software_as_a_Service (1155 words)

	Venture Chronicles: Software as a Service - Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		But a software company can have a subscription licensing model for a product that is being implemented by the customer in the customer’s data center, so this disconnection from the delivery aspect of the product in question raises the question of how integral subscription pricing is to the software-as-a-service idea.
		The software-as-a-service movement is as much about the perception of what software is in the eyes of the typical enterprise customer, and the nature of the relationship they wish to have with their vendors.
		For software startups, the key to being successful in this model is one of economics, embracing a development methodology that brings them to market quicker and offsets the significant costs of creating a new market, as well as a sales model that decreases the significant cost of sales associated with selling large enterprise deals.
	sapventures.typepad.com /main/2005/04/software_as_a_s.html (1598 words)

	Software as a Service - CFO IT - Summer 2005 Issue - CFO.com
		In the case of those at the forefront of a concept known as "software as a service" (SaaS), in fact, the claims that a new era is dawning surpass pretty much any previous hype cycle you can think of.
		And while you may have had to install software on your PC to use the service, the vast majority of the computing horsepower needed to make things happen resides at the ISP's offices, with the cost of keeping the service up and running spread across all subscribers.
		Whether you call it software as a service, on-demand computing, or something else (it's a close cousin of utility computing—see "The Meter System," Summer 2004), the idea of renting versus buying is not new.
	www.cfo.com /article.cfm/4077471/c_4098038?f=insidecfo (639 words)

	Software as a Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		But more important is a change in the way the software itself is constructed - rather than software components being developed and "bound" together to form a single, rigid solution, systems are being developed as a "federation" of services which are only bound together at the point of execution.
		Service providers which are prepared to take a different approach to the provision of software services need to throw away the traditional software licence model, which is typically based on a product and a number of users.
		A one-to-many service - the service provider partners with other suppliers to deliver a standard offering that is customised through the dynamic integration and secure access to multiple application modules.
	www.progress.com /za/press_room/pressrelease_522010/pritem.ssp (1346 words)

	Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Service provision has been defined as an economic activity that does not result in ownership, and this is what differentiates it from providing physical goods.
		Some service managers use the term "moment of truth" to indicate that defining point in a specific service encounter where interactions are most intense.
		The location of the service delivery is referred to as the stage and the objects that facilitate the service process are called props.
	www.freedownloadsoft.com /info/service.html (642 words)

	The Performance & Talent Management Blog: Software as a Service Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The movement sweeping the business software field is known by a pair of interchangeable names, "on demand" or "software as a service." These refer to a change in the way software is sold.
		Software as a Service (SaaS) is a catchy way of describing the model that companies like SuccessFactors and Salesforce.com use to deliver our applications.
		Traditional enterprise software meant that customers spent so much money implementing and customizing (see the difference between customizing and configuring) that the cost of switching to another system was so high that it virtually never happened.
	blogs.successfactors.com /workforce-performance/software_as_a_service (4528 words)

	Burnham's Beat: Software's Top 10 2005 Trends: #3 Software As A Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Software as a service has a bit of a bad reputation thanks largely to the Application Service Provider (ASP) debacle of the mid-1990s.
		On the strength of these developments, 2005 may very well turn out to be the year that software as a service goes from being an alternative means of delivering software to being the preferred means.
		For VCs, the growing acceptance of software as a service combined with its improved economics raises the possibility that it is very risky, if not downright ill-advised, to fund any new enterprise application that is not designed primarily to be offered as a service.
	billburnham.blogs.com /burnhamsbeat/2005/03/softwares_top_1_6.html (871 words)

	Software As A Service - O'Reilly ONLamp Blog
		The terminology “Software As A Service” (SaaS) is gaining momentum and is becoming widely understood.
		Anti Virus Software is a good example for SSPs, where subscriptions are charged for virus definition updates and not for the anti virus software itself.
		Moreover in ASP model when a service is stopped, the customer has to migrate their data to a different environment, where as in SSP model the customer can still run the software (along with their data) without any associated value-added services (like future updates).
	www.oreillynet.com /onlamp/blog/2005/09/software_as_a_service.html (557 words)

	Software Risk Evaluation Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		The SEI Software Risk Evaluation (SRE) Service is a diagnostic and decision-making tool that enables the identification, analysis, tracking, mitigation, and communication of risks in software-intensive programs.
		The Software Risk Evaluation (SRE) is a service that helps projects establish an initial baseline set of risks and mitigation plans -- one of the key first steps for putting risk management in place.
		The Software Engineering Institute (SEI) is a federally funded research and development center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and operated by Carnegie Mellon University.
	www.sei.cmu.edu /products/services/sw.risk.eval-service.html (867 words)

	Software As A Service Moves Forward - Forbes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		"Software as a service" is a term for Web-based, hosted software--which can reduce ownership costs, implementation risks and IT resource needs.
		With the pervasive trend of outsourcing, especially in the electronics manufacturing world, adoption of an on-demand service to solve supply chain challenges is a natural extension of a brand owner or manufacturer's outsourcing activities.
		Our on-demand, Web-based service is easily, instantly and securely available to unlimited employees and partners around the globe, providing them with multi-enterprise visibility and decision support tools--in other words, "what-if" analysis--to respond with speed and confidence to constant changes across their supply network.
	www.forbes.com /logistics/2006/06/06/kinasix-software-colbeth-cx_rm_0607colbeth.html (1302 words)

	BeyondVC: Delivering software as a service
		The telcos don't want the software as a service; they want to have complete control of it, because such software is controlling their core business.
		Many software companies getting into the ASP delivery model are really just changing the financial arrangments with their customers (ie pay as you go vs upfront license fees), but not changing their service models enough to make a big difference.
		Software as a service is the way to go because of many reasons.
	www.beyondvc.com /2004/11/_product_innova.html (1659 words)

	Sorting through software as a service - Network World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Software as a service has moved quickly from a peripheral idea to a mainstream phenomenon.
		Software as a service is not a new idea but an outgrowth of the application-hosting companies and application service providers (ASPs) that emerged in the dot-com era.
		The second key driver behind the recent surge in software as a service is the emergence of technologies that permit traditional packaged applications to be swapped for Internet-based services.
	www.networkworld.com /columnists/2005/112105kaplan.html (717 words)

	utilitycomputing.itworld.com - Software as a service becomes disruptive technology
		The need for a major software upgrade, the drive to reduce IT costs and the need to increase employee productivity and efficiency ï¿½ these three ï¿½trigger eventsï¿½ are boosting the uptake of SaaS (software as a service) in the Asia Pacific region.
		Software on a subscription or service basis is gaining popularity,ï¿½ said contributing analyst Puni Rajah.
		The reality of the traditional software model is that in order to survive, vendors must continuously push new products and features to the market, making the software more costly and complex to obtain and manage, said Rajah.
	utilitycomputing.itworld.com /4594/060516saas/page_1.html (966 words)

	Software provides tools to deliver software as a service., MicrosoftR Corp.
		The new solution provides independent software vendors (ISVs) and hosting service providers with the platform, tools and best practices to deliver software as a service, an area in which leading IT market research and advisory firm IDC estimates spending will reach $10.7 billion (US) worldwide by 2009.
		They have to ensure that their applications and services are readily available 24x7 in an environment vastly different from the traditional client/server model, and they must change billing and licensing procedures and enable remote access to the application, among other considerations.
		For hosting service providers, the solution provides a comprehensive set of modular and tightly integrated components, scripts and guidance that enable them to build environments that are operationally efficient and highly scalable for delivering software as a service.
	news.thomasnet.com /fullstory/483998 (1481 words)

	OpSource - The Software as a Service (SaaS) Experts - Software as a Service - What is it?
		Software as a Service (SaaS), also known as software on demand, is a new model that is causing a profound shift in the way that applications are delivered and consumed.
		By transitioning the responsibility of deployment and management from the customer to the software vendor, SaaS forces vendors to become more attuned to the ongoing performance, security, and stability of their applications.
		Because the application is essentially delivered as a service, the software company must be entirely focused on the customer experience, or risk losing business.
	www.opsource.net /saas/whatisit.shtml (548 words)

	Ultimate Software - HR/Payroll Service: HRMS, HR & Payroll Software, Payroll Service Leader
		Intersourcing is the pay-as-you-go hosted service that enables you to enjoy all of the flexibility and control over your own business processes while someone else worries about managing and supporting the system.
		At Ultimate Software, delivering the best HR and payroll solution to help you improve your workforce management is our exclusive focus.
		Whether you are looking for HR software, payroll software, or a convenient payroll service, our integrated solutions include flexible human resources management, benefits administration, and payroll processing functionality, along with a workforce portal, powerful reporting, and business intelligence tools.
	www.ultimatesoftware.com /service.asp (376 words)

	ACM Queue - Enterprise Software as Service - Online services are changing the nature of software.
		Software as a service can be developed more easily than packaged software.
		Finally, since the service provider manages the actual application instance that is used by customers, bugs are easier to reproduce and test cases can be developed against the actual data, within any privacy constraints.
		Service providers are also getting their businesses off the ground by targeting applications that are less mission-critical, such as campaign management and approval chain processing, at least initially.
	www.acmqueue.com /modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=320 (1390 words)

	Software as a Service Seen Sprouting Legs
		Like its Web services (define) cousin, software as a service (SaaS), in which applications are piped over the Internet at a customer's behest, has snowballed in popularity.
		There is no doubt that software as a service has become a driving force within the software industry, said research analyst Erin Traudt.
		Traudt said in her report that software as a service will grow steadily at more than 20 percent a year until it tops $10.7 billion by 2009.
	www.internetnews.com /stats/article.php/3502541 (646 words)

	Christopher Herot's Weblog: Software as a Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		I was recently on a panel on Software as a Service: An emerging Business Model.
		While Software as a Service (SaaS) indeed has recently emerged as a hot topic, the practice has been around since 1949 when Henry Traub founded Automatic Payrolls, Inc.
		The server farm looked a lot like the computer rooms of old, but the mainframes were replaced with microprocessor-based servers and the glass house showplaces were relocated to obscure co-location facilities.
	herot.typepad.com /cherot/2006/04/software_as_a_s.html (613 words)

	Software as a Service - CFO.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Currently, the market is divided about equally between vendors that have developed their software expressly for the Net and those that simply host standard programs in their own data centers, according to IDC analyst Amy Konary.
		When a customer licenses software for on-premises use, it pays an up-front fee, along with ongoing yearly maintenance costs that typically run to 15 percent or more of the initial licensing fee.
		The cost of implementing conventional enterprise software is typically four to five times the cost of the original license, says analyst Phil Wainewright of Summit Strategies.
	www.cfo.com /printable/article.cfm/4077471 (2082 words)

	Software as a Service - Software as a Service
		Software as a Service, commonly abbreviated to SaaS, is the best way to deploy your application over the whole company, your travelling staff or agents, and indeed your customers.
		In today's world that means the client machines need have no software except a browser such as MS Internet Explorer or Mozilla and your database is on a Host machine which is usually in a web farm where it is very secure.
		Your supplier only has one copy of the software to maintain and "no-one" can interfere with the machine.
	www.softwareasaservice.co.nz (259 words)

	Software as a Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		Software as a Service is an exciting new, long-term research project aimed at developing technologies and methods for the rapid production and evolution of software systems.
		Key to these developments is the premise that users should regard software as a service rather than a product.
		The IBHIS (Integration Broker for Heterogeneous Information Sources) project is a related project employing many of the software as a service concepts and ideas.
	www.service-oriented.com (121 words)

	Service Plans for OpenOffice.org Software
		OpenOffice.org software is supported under the Sun Software Service Plans, which include two levels of support that cover extended business hours or around-the-clock service for mission-critical deployments.
		With Sun Software Service Plans, you'll always have access to the latest software functionality with upgrades and patches included for covered software.
		Software Service Plans from Sun are a comprehensive and efficient way to get the most out of your investment in software.
	www.sun.com /service/serviceplans/software/openoffice (382 words)

	IBM Increases Software As A Service Support - News by InformationWeek
		Feb 23, 2006 12:25 PM With Software as a Service (SaaS) growing at a rate of about 25% a year according to a recent study, IBM on Thursday announced new resources to encourage application providers to develop and deploy new business software that will be delivered as services.
		The new IBM services for SaaS are designed to help application developers change their software to a SaaS model or begin making the transition, Mitchell says.
		Mitchell says virtually all emerging application software vendors are either leading with a SaaS model or using it as their sole product delivery mechanism, and many large, established application vendors are also increasing their use of SaaS.
	www.informationweek.com /news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=180206484 (588 words)

	Software as a Service blog
		Making it a *service* means that its being done in the right way....
		That's an interesting point in relation to Sam's "shift in value" theme -- the end-user (enterprise) is just plain tired of carrying the burden of deployment and management of software packages.
		Software as a Service blog is about engaging in the growing conversation around SaaS -- how it's changing the creation, consumption, interaction with, and purchasing of software.
	saascon.blogspot.com (796 words)

	Sorting through software as a service
		Software as a service is not a new idea but an outgrowth of the application-hosting companies and application service providers that emerged in the dot-com era.
		The survey also found that nearly all current users are satisfied with software as a service, expect to acquire additional offerings, and would recommend it to other companies.
		Microsoft Corp.'s recent promise to deliver Web-based software services in early 2006 is as much about keeping pace with independent providers of software as a service as it is an attempt to counter Google Inc.'s aggressive moves.
	computerworld.com /.../outsourcing/asp/story/0,10801,106627,00.html (1670 words)

	Electronic Software Distribution Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
		This service allows students, faculty, and staff to install software that is made available to them at no charge under the University's enterprise and site license agreements.
		Information on other software available through CSSD Software Licensing Services is available in the Software section of this site.
		Faculty Computing Program participants can also access the full suite of software titles available for their use.
	www.software.pitt.edu (204 words)

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