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OptiNews | OCTOBER 2006
In This Issue
� Welcome
� OpSource Launches SaaSTRAK to Help ISV�s Deliver New On-Demand Apps Quickly and Affordably
� OpSource Acquires $20 Million in Investment Including Series �C� Funding Led by Intel Capital
� OpSource Taps Ray Solnik as President and COO
� Take advantage of our 25/25 Dreamdeal for AppExchange
� WebEx Chooses OpSource as Certified Delivery Provider to Ensure WebEx Connect Partner Solutions Are Secure, Robust and Highly Available
SaaS Headlines
SaaS Events
Welcome to OpSource's latest online newsletter. In each issue, our expert advice and analysis will help you stay on top of the latest developments in this rapidly evolving industry, including relevant articles, headlines and events all related to SaaS. Thank you for your continued interest in OpSource.
OpSource Launches SaaSTRAK to Help ISV�s Deliver New On-Demand Apps Quickly and Affordably �Deliver SaaS in 72 Hours�
We are proud to announce the SaaSTRAK Expert System, designed to guide you through the process of selecting and configuring a best practices architecture for your on-demand application. Our online system allows you to create, customize, and process your SaaS delivery solution in minutes.
Get started on SaaSTRAK now:
https://opsource.net/saastrak/
Read the complete press release:
https://opsource.net/news/press/060926a.shtml
OpSource Acquires $20 Million in Investment
Including Series �C� Funding Led by Intel Capital
 OpSource announced that it has received $20 million in investment capital, venture leasing, and credit lines, led by Intel Capital, the venture capital arm of Intel Corporation, and others. The company will use the funds to further develop its Optimal On-Demand SaaS delivery platform...
Read the complete press release, September 18, 2006:
https://opsource.net/news/press/060918.shtml
OpSource Taps Ray Solnik as President and COO
OpSource is pleased to welcome Ray Solnik as president and COO. Together, Treb Ryan, OpSource CEO and Ray Solnik will continue to refine and execute against OpSource's overall corporate and investment strategy while extending OpSource's leadership in the rapidly growing SaaS and web application service delivery market. Ray�s primary responsibility will be to orchestrate the company�s efforts to capitalize on long-term growth opportunities and align its operations with key customer segments. To accomplish this, he will work to assure that all departments within the company are aligned and executing with excellence to achieve company objectives.
�I am excited to join OpSource at this most critical juncture in its corporate history,� says Solnik. �The company is a proven leader in the SaaS market and has aspirations to drive the market and company growth much further. The recent $20M in outside investment, including a Series C financing led by Intel is another great statement about the future of the company. Making our customers successful is our main goal.�
Reinforcing that committment to OpSource customers, Ray has choosen "Your Success Is Our Success" as the unifying theme and rallying cry for OpSource.
Ray brings a wealth of manegerial, operational and marketing experince to OpSource, having served most recently as chief development officer of New Edge Networks. Prior to the $1billion plus sale of New Edge Networks to EarthLink, an Atlanta-based Internet company, he was president of AT&T Worldnet, AT&T's consumer Internet company. Earlier, as vice president for consumer strategic marketing for AT&T, he headed a portfolio of growth businessesand was responsibile for the successful marketing launch of AT&T CallVantage, AT&T's consumer voice over IP product (VoIP). Prior to AT&T, Solnik held senior executive positions in business development and strategy for telecommunications companies NorthPoint Communications and SBC Communications as well as working in the financial services industry at American Express, Intuit, and Commercial Union Capital.
Together, Treb Ryan and Ray Solnik have the vision, operational experience and determination to lead OpSource during this very exciting period of accelerating growth.
 Take advantage of our 25/25 Dreamdeal for AppExchange
OpSource, the leading certified AppExchange partner providing SaaS delivery, is joining with Salesforce.com to accelerate the growth of the AppExchange. To make it even easier and more affordable for ISVs to launch their applications on the AppExchange, OpSource is offering a Dreamforce 25/25 special promotion on Optimal On-Demand, its complete SaaS service delivery solution. For sixty days, beginning at Dreamforce on October 8, 2006 and ending on December 8, 2006, OpSource will provide a 25% discount off Optimal On-Demand first year standard pricing to the first 25 ISVs choosing Optimal On-Demand to deliver their AppExchange application. By using Optimal On-Demand, companies eliminate the need to spend resources on CapEx, operational issues, application management, 24x7 end-user support and more. And because all OpSource customers benefit from our certified and secure environment, AppExchange certification is significantly accelerated.
To learn more about this offer, please call 1-800-664-9973 to speak to an OpSource sales representative and learn how being an OpSource customer can accelerate your AppExchange success, like our current roster of AppExchange partners including; Shade Tree Technology, Visual Mining, Spoke, Marketing Advocate, Business Objects, Soapbox Mobile, Audiocast, Accept Software, and Ambient Software.
 WebEx Chooses OpSource as Certified Delivery Provider to Ensure WebEx Connect Partner Solutions Are Secure, Robust and Highly Available
WebEx is expanding from connecting people to connecting process and applications in real time. WebEx Connect is the first on-demand platform specifically designed to unify Internet collaboration, business applications, and workflow. The availability of OpSource Optimal On-Demand to WebEx Connect partners will help speed time to market and ensures applications are available, performing and secure.
Learn more about WebEx Connect:
http://www.webex.com/partners/webex-connect.html
Read the complete press release:
http://www.webex.com/pr/pr423.html
SaaS Headlines
� eBizQ.net Intel Leads $20M Funding of OpSource�s SaaS Solution
Listen to the podcast: http://www.ebizq.net/blogs/firstlook/2006/09/intel_leads_20m_funding_of_ops.php
� TMCnet: What Will The Next Generation of SaaS Look Like?
Go there: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/10/04/1960183.htm
� NetworkWorld: Stirring the Soup of Service Providers by Jeff Kaplan
Go there: http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2006/092506kaplan.html
� ZD Net: Software as Services Blog, by Phil Wainewright
Go there: http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/
� Sandhill.com All SaaS/On-Demand News
Go there: http://www.sandhill.com/news/news_topic.php?id=10
SaaS Events
October 8-11, 2006
Dreamforce
AppExchange Enablement Pavilion Booth #803
Be sure to drop in at the Developer Lounge to take a break with your fellow developers, have your questions answered,  or get help with your code from an OpSource SaaS Expert.
Moscone West Convention Center
San Francisco , CA
For more information visit:
http://www.salesforce.com/conference/
Software CEO SaaS Seminar Series
 October 17, 2006: Doing Your Homework
October 26, 2006: Sales, Marketing, Pricing and Legal Implications
November 2, 2006: Impact on Operation, Finance, and M&A
For more information visit:
http://www.softwareceo.com/events/2006_SaaS_Series.php
 Software Business 2006
Hyatt Regency Tech Center
Denver , CO
For more information visit:
http://www.softwarebusinessonline.com/sb_conf2006_index.htm, or call 800-803-9488.
SAAS WEBCAST SERIES Hosted by TripleTree and the SIIA  SIIA On-Demand Conference
Dolce Hayes Mansion
San Jose , CA
For more information visit:
http://www.siia.net/ondemand/
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