OpSource Newsletter August 2007

	August 2007 In this issue

	- Spotlights - News - Tips - Survey - Events - Resources - Contact Us

Events



	Exclusive Webinar: The Role of Compliance in Delivering Applications On-Demand to the Enterprise August 22, 2007 DreamForce Conference September 16-19 San Francisco, CA Softletter: Marketing and SaaS October 3-4, 2007 Santa Clara, CA Innotech 2007: Business and Technology Innovation Conference October 11, 2007 Austin, TX SIIA On Demand November 7-9, 2007 San Jose, CA

Resources



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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.net.

Spotlights

Treb Ryan, CEO of OpSource Inc., The SaaS Delivery Experts

SaaS and High Availability
Bit of a buzz in July about how NetSuite was IPOing even though it didn't have a back-up datacenter. This came as a surprise to many in the press, analyst and investor world, but it shouldn't have.
Blog by Treb Ryan

On-Demand Software to Grow 21 Percent
Hosted software services provided on-demand will grow 21 percent to $5bn (�2.5bn) next year, according to analyst Gartner. Sales of Software as a Service (SaaS) in the enterprise market will continue to grow to $11.5bn (�5.7bn) by 2011.
Source: Gartner Research

Finding SaaS Success at the Enterprise Level
Most Software as a Service (SaaS) application vendors have traditionally concentrated on the small and medium-sized business (SMB) sector. As a result, many SaaS platforms lack some important capabilities needed to successfully deliver core business applications to large enterprises.
Source: ASPnews.com

News

SaaS Rises in the East
The Asian market for on-demand software nearly doubled last year as awareness and adoption rates boomed; new report says satisfaction is high for CRM and other applications.
Source: DestinationCRM

SaaS Gains Enterprise Cred
Google's Postini acquisition and Salesforce's development capabilities lend enterprise-level chops to the software-as-a-service model.
Source: InfoWorld

Tips

Free Resource Kit for Creating SaaS Applications
If you're a start-up or software company transitioning to on-demand, then take advantage of our white papers "A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting Up SaaS Operations" and "Transforming Your Software Product Into a Service", and much more invaluable resources.

The Road to SaaS: 10 Tips for a Successful Transition
If you run a software company and are contemplating adding SaaS deployment model to your repertoire, welcome to the club. But before you jump in headfirst, it's important to understand the myriad differences between the on-premise and hosted models.
Source: ASPnews.com

Survey

Softletter 2007 SaaS Survey
Take the survey today! The SaaS survey drives the most comprehensive report on Software as a Service from the viewpoint of technology providers available today. The survey covers best practices in SaaS pricing, professional services, sales compensation, product management, marketing, infrastructure and more. All respondents will receive a free copy of the September 30th issue of Softletter with the complete summary results of the survey. Detailed analyses will be present by Softletter managing editor Rick Chapman in Santa Clara, Oct 3/4 at "Softletter's Marketing and Selling SaaS Seminar, 2007."

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