www.imark.com i-MARK is a Software and Professional Services Company that provides Sales Process Automation Solutions to Manufacturing Companies. For our manufacturer clients, we deploy internet-based, customer-facing Solutions that enable productivity gains, reduce operating costs, improve customer service, and grow profitable revenue.
i-MARK's Sales Process Automation Solutions can be highly customized to serve comprehensive needs of large manufacturers, and are also available in affordable packages that fall within the budgets of small and medium-sized businesses.
Our e-catalog software solutions enable product selection & configuration, order management, lead processing, and quotation generation, and are designed to be used by customers, prospects, sales resources and management. We assist our customers by helping them serve:
* OEM Product Engineers seeking to design-in an exact component using a product configurator
* Buyers wanting to conduct real-time collaborative design using 3D solids-based CAD views, downloads and markup tools
* Distributors placing on-line orders for re-supply or customer fulfillment
* MRO Buyers needing replacement parts for equipment maintenance and repair
* Marketing Management wishing to strengthen their marketing databases with contact information of buyers visiting their website
* Salespeople, Agents and Distributors requiring high-quality leads of serious buyers interested in the company's products
* Sales Channels needing to produce complex and elaborate quotations to win new business
Thursday, March 09, 2006
USi ASP creates Security and Risk Management Practice
www.usi.net USinternetworking, a premier provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), today announced the launch of its Information Security and Risk Management Practice. USi already provides secure hosting services to more than 150 clients and millions of end-users within client organizations. Now, USi is expanding its offerings to provide secured hosting and consulting services beyond its own data centers and client infrastructure.
"USi has built its reputation by delivering secure, reliable, integrated
and continuously-supported services to our clients. We live and breathe
security 24/7," says Curtis Hampshire, USi, General Manager, eBusiness.
"Today -- more than ever -- responsible executives understand the true
importance of security to their organizations. USi's Information Security and
Risk Management Practice provides visibility into business, technical and
operational risk so managers can make informed decisions and cost effective
investments in information security and mitigation efforts."
By leveraging the combination of deep security and privacy expertise with
world-class, secure data center operations, USi enables enterprises to defend
against a variety of emerging threats to information security. These include
organized hacking and phishing attacks; ongoing proliferation of worms and
viruses; targeted attacks on wireless networks and the increasing legal
liability companies must take on for data protection.
Gartner's Hype Cycle for Information Security, 2005, (by Vic Wheatman, et
al., 5 July 2005) details many of the considerations enterprises face when
considering security technologies and investments. "Choosing and maintaining
security technologies continue to be top priorities for enterprise executives
and managers. Those same managers are under more pressure than ever to show
business value and cost-effectiveness for security measures. Security
spending is being driven by a variety of concerns, all of them pressing. Aside
from the age-old need to 'keep the bad guys out' and 'let the good guys in,'
compliance with new government regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
are now playing a significant role in security spending decisions.
Furthermore, hackers continue to invent new ways to break into enterprise
files and steal valuable data. Private individuals are also under increased
threat of cybertheft, with schemes such as "phishing" putting more pressure on
financial service providers to protect customers' personal information."
USi's Information Security and Risk Management Services include a
multitude of offerings such as: Risk and Vulnerability Assessments to assist
enterprises with regulatory and privacy compliance; Identity Management
Services to ensure enterprises maintain complete control over user access;
Single-Sign On (SSO), Auditing and Access Controls; Vulnerability and Patch
Management; Incident Response and Forensics Services and Managed Security
Services delivered in partnership with Counterpane Internet Security to help
enterprises increase protection for critical assets with the benefit of a
reduced, predictable cost model.
Enterprises taking advantage of USi's security solutions facilitate their
own compliance with data privacy legislation, including Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Sarbanes Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act (GLBA) and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), European EC
Directive and Safe Harbor among others. "By leveraging our experienced
information security staff and technology, we can meet our clients' regulatory
requirements and let them focus on core business and not maintenance tasks,"
adds Hampshire.
USi's services include assessing, planning, architecting, implementing and
operating secure environments, which evolve based on the client's business
needs. Clients gain the ability to detect attacks and suspicious activity in
real time; watch more points across the network and destination targets; enjoy
real-time correlation and response and gain immediate ROI.
"USi has built its reputation by delivering secure, reliable, integrated
and continuously-supported services to our clients. We live and breathe
security 24/7," says Curtis Hampshire, USi, General Manager, eBusiness.
"Today -- more than ever -- responsible executives understand the true
importance of security to their organizations. USi's Information Security and
Risk Management Practice provides visibility into business, technical and
operational risk so managers can make informed decisions and cost effective
investments in information security and mitigation efforts."
By leveraging the combination of deep security and privacy expertise with
world-class, secure data center operations, USi enables enterprises to defend
against a variety of emerging threats to information security. These include
organized hacking and phishing attacks; ongoing proliferation of worms and
viruses; targeted attacks on wireless networks and the increasing legal
liability companies must take on for data protection.
Gartner's Hype Cycle for Information Security, 2005, (by Vic Wheatman, et
al., 5 July 2005) details many of the considerations enterprises face when
considering security technologies and investments. "Choosing and maintaining
security technologies continue to be top priorities for enterprise executives
and managers. Those same managers are under more pressure than ever to show
business value and cost-effectiveness for security measures. Security
spending is being driven by a variety of concerns, all of them pressing. Aside
from the age-old need to 'keep the bad guys out' and 'let the good guys in,'
compliance with new government regulations, such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
are now playing a significant role in security spending decisions.
Furthermore, hackers continue to invent new ways to break into enterprise
files and steal valuable data. Private individuals are also under increased
threat of cybertheft, with schemes such as "phishing" putting more pressure on
financial service providers to protect customers' personal information."
USi's Information Security and Risk Management Services include a
multitude of offerings such as: Risk and Vulnerability Assessments to assist
enterprises with regulatory and privacy compliance; Identity Management
Services to ensure enterprises maintain complete control over user access;
Single-Sign On (SSO), Auditing and Access Controls; Vulnerability and Patch
Management; Incident Response and Forensics Services and Managed Security
Services delivered in partnership with Counterpane Internet Security to help
enterprises increase protection for critical assets with the benefit of a
reduced, predictable cost model.
Enterprises taking advantage of USi's security solutions facilitate their
own compliance with data privacy legislation, including Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Sarbanes Oxley, Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act (GLBA) and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), European EC
Directive and Safe Harbor among others. "By leveraging our experienced
information security staff and technology, we can meet our clients' regulatory
requirements and let them focus on core business and not maintenance tasks,"
adds Hampshire.
USi's services include assessing, planning, architecting, implementing and
operating secure environments, which evolve based on the client's business
needs. Clients gain the ability to detect attacks and suspicious activity in
real time; watch more points across the network and destination targets; enjoy
real-time correlation and response and gain immediate ROI.
Wrapped Apps - Wrap - Host - Subscribe: Turnkey solution for SaaS
www.wrappedapps.com Wrapped Apps Corporation is a privately held Information Technology (IT) company that is poised to revolutionize the software industry. Founded as a research project in 1999, the company has recently commercialized its unique technology through a successful pilot deployment in the United States. With a key group of employees and operations in both Ottawa and Montreal, Wrapped Apps is leading the industry in producing best-of-breed SaaS solutions.
Wrapped Apps Corporation is leading the SaaS industry by producing best-of-breed solutions for enterprises, re-sellers and software companies. Our solution places applications centrally and deploys software using a “One to Many” delivery.
Corporate Vision: Defining the Delivery of Software as a Service
We will lead the world away from “shrink-wrap” software that is sold with perpetual licenses towards a subscription-based model that can deliver any software application in an on-demand mode, to any user, on any computer.
While other providers have produced individual enabling technologies that solve some industry challenges, we have developed an end-to-end solution that addresses all the needs of software manufacturers, retailers, business users and ultimately the end users. Using proprietary technology to produce world-class solutions, Wrapped Apps will quickly become the standard for SaaS deployments worldwide.
Wrapped Apps Corporation offers a complete range of Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) solutions for every aspect of the industry. Please choose the Solution that is designed for you!
* Software vendors
* Small businesses
* Enterprises
* ISPs and other Service Providers
Wrapped Apps Corporation’s highly skilled engineers will “wrap” (ASP-enable) your application, using our AppsOnDemand™ Application Wrapping Environment (AWE), which will enable you to rapidly move to a Software-as-a-Service application delivery model. In most cases, your application is wrapped (ASP-enabled) within 30 days or less and there is no requirement for code changes to your software application.
Once we have wrapped your software application, Wrapped Apps Professional Services group will help you install and configure the complete AppsOnDemand Software-as-a-Service application delivery and management platform at your hosted services provider location. We can do the installation for you or support you through the process. Either way we will ensure that your Software-as-a-Service application is rapidly available for delivery.
Wrapped Apps Corporation is leading the SaaS industry by producing best-of-breed solutions for enterprises, re-sellers and software companies. Our solution places applications centrally and deploys software using a “One to Many” delivery.
Corporate Vision: Defining the Delivery of Software as a Service
We will lead the world away from “shrink-wrap” software that is sold with perpetual licenses towards a subscription-based model that can deliver any software application in an on-demand mode, to any user, on any computer.
While other providers have produced individual enabling technologies that solve some industry challenges, we have developed an end-to-end solution that addresses all the needs of software manufacturers, retailers, business users and ultimately the end users. Using proprietary technology to produce world-class solutions, Wrapped Apps will quickly become the standard for SaaS deployments worldwide.
Wrapped Apps Corporation offers a complete range of Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) solutions for every aspect of the industry. Please choose the Solution that is designed for you!
* Software vendors
* Small businesses
* Enterprises
* ISPs and other Service Providers
Wrapped Apps Corporation’s highly skilled engineers will “wrap” (ASP-enable) your application, using our AppsOnDemand™ Application Wrapping Environment (AWE), which will enable you to rapidly move to a Software-as-a-Service application delivery model. In most cases, your application is wrapped (ASP-enabled) within 30 days or less and there is no requirement for code changes to your software application.
Once we have wrapped your software application, Wrapped Apps Professional Services group will help you install and configure the complete AppsOnDemand Software-as-a-Service application delivery and management platform at your hosted services provider location. We can do the installation for you or support you through the process. Either way we will ensure that your Software-as-a-Service application is rapidly available for delivery.
Why Microsoft is Peeing its Pants
"The trend appears to be unstoppable, but whether Microsoft will be able to pull the industry’s strings its way remains to be seen. Serious opposition will rise against SAAS. Retailers and supply-chain channels will find themselves cut out of the equation as their largest customer moves to deal with the end user directly. And they will not go down without a fight. Linux users are also watching closely. Evan Leibovitch, former president of the Linux Professional Institute, sees the move to SAAS as a windfall for the open-source community. He doesn’t believe Microsoft is really moving to cut costs for companies, but that SAAS will ultimately end up denting IT budgets even more." ...
Writely - The Web's collaborative Word Processor
www.writely.com Amazing what you can do with Web 2.0. This word processor is 100% online, and supports Wiki-style collaboration among team members working directly on the same document. Your workplace gives you insight into revisions made by others, and you only share what you want to share with who you want to share it. Folks can even subscribe to document updates via RSS feeds. Seems to me there will be a lot of "software" like this in the future.
Share documents instantly & collaborate real-time.
* Pick exactly who can access your documents.
* Edit your documents from anywhere.
* Nothing to download -- your browser is all you need.
* Store your documents securely online.
* Offsite storage plus data backup every 10 seconds.
* Easy to use.
* Clean, uncluttered screens with a familiar, desktop feel.
Share documents instantly & collaborate real-time.
* Pick exactly who can access your documents.
* Edit your documents from anywhere.
* Nothing to download -- your browser is all you need.
* Store your documents securely online.
* Offsite storage plus data backup every 10 seconds.
* Easy to use.
* Clean, uncluttered screens with a familiar, desktop feel.
Tuesday, March 07, 2006
InfoStreet - The Browser is your Office
www.infostreet.com Founded in 1994 as one of the first companies focused solely on Internet services, InfoStreet, Inc. is widely recognized as a leading Internet Application Service Provider dedicated to developing and operating a fully managed, on-demand integrated suite of software providing IT, productivity and groupware oriented SaaS (Software As A Service) to tens of thousands of users.
Where on-demand might have been an afterthought for other software development companies, private-labeled, on-demand, scalable, friendly and reliable software has been the foundation of all InfoStreet solutions since its inception.
InfoStreet's flagship solution, StreetSmart, complete with functions such as Virus and SPAM Protected Mail, Calendar, Workflow, CRM, Knowledgebase, Portal, Web Site Publishing, Blogs, Mailing lists, Access Control and more, is highly customizable and integratable, enabling it to seamlessly blend with (or become) any organization's on-demand infrastructure.
The StreetSmart platform is designed to easily embed or be embedded in third party applications, making it a favorite of OEMs.
All usage and administration functions are web-based and automated, providing StreetSmart users with "Anytime, Anywhere, Access". Being highly scalable, StreetSmart is providing businesses of all sizes with solutions that reduce overhead costs, increase organization, and facilitate communication.
In 2001, Inc. Magazine, named InfoStreet as one of the United States' 500 fastest growing private companies. Also in 2001, the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, named InfoStreet as the 8th fastest growing private company in San Fernando Valley. In 2003, for the second year in a row, InfoStreet was named in Deloitte & Touche’s Los Angeles Technology Fast 50.
Where on-demand might have been an afterthought for other software development companies, private-labeled, on-demand, scalable, friendly and reliable software has been the foundation of all InfoStreet solutions since its inception.
InfoStreet's flagship solution, StreetSmart, complete with functions such as Virus and SPAM Protected Mail, Calendar, Workflow, CRM, Knowledgebase, Portal, Web Site Publishing, Blogs, Mailing lists, Access Control and more, is highly customizable and integratable, enabling it to seamlessly blend with (or become) any organization's on-demand infrastructure.
The StreetSmart platform is designed to easily embed or be embedded in third party applications, making it a favorite of OEMs.
All usage and administration functions are web-based and automated, providing StreetSmart users with "Anytime, Anywhere, Access". Being highly scalable, StreetSmart is providing businesses of all sizes with solutions that reduce overhead costs, increase organization, and facilitate communication.
In 2001, Inc. Magazine, named InfoStreet as one of the United States' 500 fastest growing private companies. Also in 2001, the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, named InfoStreet as the 8th fastest growing private company in San Fernando Valley. In 2003, for the second year in a row, InfoStreet was named in Deloitte & Touche’s Los Angeles Technology Fast 50.
Visitar - Telephony Application Integration
www.visitar.com Visitar provides innovative solutions that link rich telephony capabilities with business applications to improve efficiency and enhance customer and employee experience. Delivered as a service, the solutions are affordable for small and mid-sized businesses and do not introduce any IT management burden. They eliminate complexity by supporting any Web browser and telephone system while also simplifying ongoing management through a business-friendly, rules-driven configuration capability.
By leveraging open source technology, a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, and experience gained implementing contact centers and trading systems for some of the largest companies in the world, Visitar is able to provide highly reliable, easily managed communications enabled business applications at a fraction of the cost of comparable alternatives that require products from multiple vendors, specialized on-premise equipment, extensive integration, and costly ongoing maintenance and support.
By leveraging open source technology, a Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, and experience gained implementing contact centers and trading systems for some of the largest companies in the world, Visitar is able to provide highly reliable, easily managed communications enabled business applications at a fraction of the cost of comparable alternatives that require products from multiple vendors, specialized on-premise equipment, extensive integration, and costly ongoing maintenance and support.
Salesforce ups prices for Fortune customers
Salesforce.com added a new Unlimited Edition monthly subscription that includes all the features of the Enterprise Edition and increases storage capacity and administrative help.
The move is the latest step toward delivering bundled services beyond customer relationship management (CRM ) applications. Analysts said it could help Salesforce.com compete against bigger rivals Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and SAP AG by providing tools to make building out platforms and deploying applications less expensive.
Unlimited Edition sells for $195 per user, monthly, compared with $125 per user for the Enterprise Edition.
The bundled offerings and services follow Salesforce.com chairman and chief executive officer Marc Benioff's vision to build a "business Web" through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that enables companies to manage and share information as needed.
Today, a "handful" of customers run Unlimited Edition. Salesforce.com began marketing the application to customers in mid-February. The new suite aims to give customers who have been downloading some of the 188 available AppsExchange tools an outlet to integrate the proprietary applications into the Salesforce.com platform.
The move is the latest step toward delivering bundled services beyond customer relationship management (CRM ) applications. Analysts said it could help Salesforce.com compete against bigger rivals Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp. and SAP AG by providing tools to make building out platforms and deploying applications less expensive.
Unlimited Edition sells for $195 per user, monthly, compared with $125 per user for the Enterprise Edition.
The bundled offerings and services follow Salesforce.com chairman and chief executive officer Marc Benioff's vision to build a "business Web" through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model that enables companies to manage and share information as needed.
Today, a "handful" of customers run Unlimited Edition. Salesforce.com began marketing the application to customers in mid-February. The new suite aims to give customers who have been downloading some of the 188 available AppsExchange tools an outlet to integrate the proprietary applications into the Salesforce.com platform.
Monday, March 06, 2006
Host Analytics - Business Performance Management (BI not BPM)
www.hostanalytics.com By measuring and managing your business using Host Analytics suite of Business Performance Management applications, an organization can ensure rapid and effective implementation of strategy and facilitate organizational alignment and communication.
Host Analytics offers Forecasting, Budgeting, Financial Consolidation, Reporting, and Analysis applications for performance measurement, performance management and planning. Our applications manage the iterative budget and sales forecasting process and enable users to easily monitor the ongoing financial, sales, and profitability performance of the company.
These applications are specifically designed for the strategy-focused company that is looking for a tool to help develop accurate forecasts and performance metrics and an executive dashboard to monitor the performance of the company to strategic goals.
The advantage of Host Analytics is that all you need to use these great products is a browser to get on the Internet/Intranet. Additionally, we connect and pull actual data from your General Ledger and other operational applications so that you can analyze any variance from targeted and budgeted amounts over any historical or current period. We can get you up and running within as little as a few weeks and for a fraction of the costs of any of our competitors.
While Fortune reports that 9 out of 10 organizations fail to execute their strategies, Host Analytics’ users are not only successfully executing their strategies, but also are doing so rapidly, measurably, and knowledgeably.
Host Analytics provides a complete suite of analytical applications designed to enhance the business process of performance management. Each application is developed on industry standard OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) databases for extended reporting, analysis and modeling. Support of the application and data is provided on a 24/7 basis. Because of our innovative technology we are able to provide these solutions to you for a fraction of the cost of our competition.
Host Analytics offers Forecasting, Budgeting, Financial Consolidation, Reporting, and Analysis applications for performance measurement, performance management and planning. Our applications manage the iterative budget and sales forecasting process and enable users to easily monitor the ongoing financial, sales, and profitability performance of the company.
These applications are specifically designed for the strategy-focused company that is looking for a tool to help develop accurate forecasts and performance metrics and an executive dashboard to monitor the performance of the company to strategic goals.
The advantage of Host Analytics is that all you need to use these great products is a browser to get on the Internet/Intranet. Additionally, we connect and pull actual data from your General Ledger and other operational applications so that you can analyze any variance from targeted and budgeted amounts over any historical or current period. We can get you up and running within as little as a few weeks and for a fraction of the costs of any of our competitors.
While Fortune reports that 9 out of 10 organizations fail to execute their strategies, Host Analytics’ users are not only successfully executing their strategies, but also are doing so rapidly, measurably, and knowledgeably.
Host Analytics provides a complete suite of analytical applications designed to enhance the business process of performance management. Each application is developed on industry standard OLAP (On-Line Analytical Processing) databases for extended reporting, analysis and modeling. Support of the application and data is provided on a 24/7 basis. Because of our innovative technology we are able to provide these solutions to you for a fraction of the cost of our competition.
Oco - Hosted BI
www.oco-inc.com Never one to be shy .... "Oco Majik is a managed service solution that will help you grow your business by giving you the information on your product, sales, and customers that you only dreamed of having. Yes, we can really do it, and it is updated daily! We take all of your essential business information from any hardware and software source and integrate, cleanse, and normalize it faster than anyone in the world. In only six weeks you can look at all of your up-to-date information in easy to use reports. Today's winners in business have daily, accurate access to information. Just ask our clients. Oco Majik is Fast, Accurate, and Guaranteed. Check it out..."
eBay developers create huge SaaS community
Mpire will launch in March a mobile search application to help sellers determine the correct day, time and price to sell their products on eBay. With a similar tool introduced in January from Mpire, the eBay community gained Mpulse, a resource to monitor up-to-the-minute listing trends for items from Apple iPods to Microsoft Xboxes. About 10,000 users tap into the service. Now the provider of Web-based services will offer the application on mobile devices.
EBay has created the largest software as a service (SaaS) community by providing developers tools. The application programming interface (API) allows Mpire to send information to communication with eBay and Paypal platforms.
As of December 2005, for example, the eBay Developers Program had more than 25,000 members who created 1,900 live applications.
EBay has created the largest software as a service (SaaS) community by providing developers tools. The application programming interface (API) allows Mpire to send information to communication with eBay and Paypal platforms.
As of December 2005, for example, the eBay Developers Program had more than 25,000 members who created 1,900 live applications.
Saas is OK, but Not Yet SassY
"While software delivered over the Internet has been hyped in recent months as an alternative to its packaged counterparts, there remain hurdles ahead as companies jump from the old model to the new one.
That was the impression coming out of the SaaS Summit in California’s Napa Valley on Thursday. The conference is one of the first to focus on the software as a service (SaaS) delivery model, which has been glorified by the likes of Salesforce.com and NetSuite during the last few years.
Some 200 attendees showed up to learn how to switch over to the software “on demand” model.
Internet-delivered software has been used by consumers for a few years. But online software for businesses is still growing in popularity as customers learn the benefits of the new model, including on-demand delivery, low up-front cost, and faster and easier upgrades.
However, a big issue faced by customers is how to integrate their older packaged software systems with the new ones. That is the biggest pain point for James Woolwine, CIO of San Francisco-based Majestic Insurance."
That was the impression coming out of the SaaS Summit in California’s Napa Valley on Thursday. The conference is one of the first to focus on the software as a service (SaaS) delivery model, which has been glorified by the likes of Salesforce.com and NetSuite during the last few years.
Some 200 attendees showed up to learn how to switch over to the software “on demand” model.
Internet-delivered software has been used by consumers for a few years. But online software for businesses is still growing in popularity as customers learn the benefits of the new model, including on-demand delivery, low up-front cost, and faster and easier upgrades.
However, a big issue faced by customers is how to integrate their older packaged software systems with the new ones. That is the biggest pain point for James Woolwine, CIO of San Francisco-based Majestic Insurance."
Sun Patch Management
www.sun.com Sun Microsystems recently announced plans to acquire patch management specialists Aduva Inc. Sun plans to purchase the Sunnyvale, Calif.,-based startup to extend its patch management services to include Linux.
A patch is a piece of code that is a quick fix for a software flaw. Patch management software is designed to help IT shops get out from under the burden of collecting, validating, testing and distributing patches across the data center.
For more information:
Patching the patch process
Sun's patch management software, Sun Update Connection, is delivered in software as a service (SaaS) model or as an in-house application.
Researchers at Sun determined that IT shops spend five hours per server per month on patch configuration. Sun claims its patch update service cuts that time down to 15 minutes per server per month for $120 a year.
Sun services move towards SaaS
This acquisition is part of a larger services strategy for Sun. The company plans to focus on delivering more new tools in a SaaS model. New programs in production include a security management service and power management software, both delivered over the network.
According to Harding, these new offerings allow Sun to focus on technology-based services. The company has jabbed at competing IBM Global Services (IGS) in the past, charging that IBM customers have to rely on IGS administrators to implement IBM technologies.
"IGS mobilizes an army of people -- which is a business model that has worked for them. Sun is mobilizing IP [intellectual property] that will help people be more self-sufficient," Harding said. "This marks a major step in the progression toward network services orchestration -- an inherently multiplatform space. Aduva, combined with Sun Update Connection and the N1 management tools, will enable Sun to define and lead in this emerging business."
A patch is a piece of code that is a quick fix for a software flaw. Patch management software is designed to help IT shops get out from under the burden of collecting, validating, testing and distributing patches across the data center.
For more information:
Patching the patch process
Sun's patch management software, Sun Update Connection, is delivered in software as a service (SaaS) model or as an in-house application.
Researchers at Sun determined that IT shops spend five hours per server per month on patch configuration. Sun claims its patch update service cuts that time down to 15 minutes per server per month for $120 a year.
Sun services move towards SaaS
This acquisition is part of a larger services strategy for Sun. The company plans to focus on delivering more new tools in a SaaS model. New programs in production include a security management service and power management software, both delivered over the network.
According to Harding, these new offerings allow Sun to focus on technology-based services. The company has jabbed at competing IBM Global Services (IGS) in the past, charging that IBM customers have to rely on IGS administrators to implement IBM technologies.
"IGS mobilizes an army of people -- which is a business model that has worked for them. Sun is mobilizing IP [intellectual property] that will help people be more self-sufficient," Harding said. "This marks a major step in the progression toward network services orchestration -- an inherently multiplatform space. Aduva, combined with Sun Update Connection and the N1 management tools, will enable Sun to define and lead in this emerging business."
Halogen Software - Employee Performance Management
www.halogensoftware.com With over 400 customers, Halogen Software Inc. has established itself as the leading provider of employee performance management (EPM) solutions. Founded in 2001 as a subsidiary of a successful consulting company, Halogen offers powerful, easy-to-use, and affordable Web-based software that dramatically improves HR and line-manager productivity. The company's flagship product, Halogen eAppraisal, automates and simplifies time-consuming employee appraisals. Halogen eAppraisal Healthcare, created specifically for the healthcare industry, helps to simplify the task of performing appraisals and meeting accreditation criteria. Halogen e360 automates and simplifies formal 360-degree feedback procedures and offers sophisticated performance reporting. Halogen eCompensation automates the entire compensation adjustment process including budget distribution and approval.
Halogen Software today announced the availability of a subscription license model, catering to customer needs for a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) licensing alternative. This model provides customers with broader options for purchasing Halogen's award-winning Web- based EPM Suite, which includes their flagship product Halogen eAppraisal(TM), Halogen eAppraisal(TM) Healthcare, Halogen eCompensation(TM) and Halogen e360(TM).
SaaS involves the rental of software licenses versus the outright purchase. It's a model that does not suit every organization's needs, but that has been growing in popularity over the past year and has captured much media attention.
In response to market demand and customer expectations, Halogen now provides several licensing options for its' popular on-premise and hosted offerings, including perpetual and subscription licensing. "Our aim is to make it extremely simple for customers to implement effective employee performance management solutions within their organization," said Paul Loucks, President of Halogen Software. "We are proud to offer flexible licensing options to meet our customers varied needs and expectations."
Unlike some of its competitors, Halogen does not focus solely on a SaaS offering. Over 50% of Halogen's 400+ customers have purchased the software for use on-premise. "While demand for perpetual licensing remains high, interest in the SaaS licensing alternative has gained interest amongst EPM software buyers," said Dawn MacKay, Halogen Software's Director of Product Management. "Our goal is to put the customer in the driver's seat as much as possible. Many of our competitors only offer a single licensing option. We have recognized that one option is not appropriate for all organizations and our customers really value having a choice now - and in the future - it reduces their risk. For instance, with Halogen, customers who start off with a hosted solution always have the option of bringing their environment on-premise in the future should the situation warrant it."
Halogen Software today announced the availability of a subscription license model, catering to customer needs for a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) licensing alternative. This model provides customers with broader options for purchasing Halogen's award-winning Web- based EPM Suite, which includes their flagship product Halogen eAppraisal(TM), Halogen eAppraisal(TM) Healthcare, Halogen eCompensation(TM) and Halogen e360(TM).
SaaS involves the rental of software licenses versus the outright purchase. It's a model that does not suit every organization's needs, but that has been growing in popularity over the past year and has captured much media attention.
In response to market demand and customer expectations, Halogen now provides several licensing options for its' popular on-premise and hosted offerings, including perpetual and subscription licensing. "Our aim is to make it extremely simple for customers to implement effective employee performance management solutions within their organization," said Paul Loucks, President of Halogen Software. "We are proud to offer flexible licensing options to meet our customers varied needs and expectations."
Unlike some of its competitors, Halogen does not focus solely on a SaaS offering. Over 50% of Halogen's 400+ customers have purchased the software for use on-premise. "While demand for perpetual licensing remains high, interest in the SaaS licensing alternative has gained interest amongst EPM software buyers," said Dawn MacKay, Halogen Software's Director of Product Management. "Our goal is to put the customer in the driver's seat as much as possible. Many of our competitors only offer a single licensing option. We have recognized that one option is not appropriate for all organizations and our customers really value having a choice now - and in the future - it reduces their risk. For instance, with Halogen, customers who start off with a hosted solution always have the option of bringing their environment on-premise in the future should the situation warrant it."
South49 - Navigating the way
www.south49.com South49 Solutions specializes in bringing together phone, fax and Web tools offering innovative on-demand business solutions.
SpringCM - Content Management on Demand
www.springcm.com SpringCM is the first of its kind on-demand content management company.
In an age when businesses have learned to tolerate the inefficiencies and risks of unmanaged content, SpringCM shows there is a better way.
Today, 94% of business content is unmanaged. In the future, it will all be managed, or even better, self-managing.
SpringCM's customers, which range from service and manufacturing businesses to government agencies and non-profits, use SpringCM's unique application to reinvent the way they share and manage important information, such as documents, images and multi-media files, both inside and outside their organizations.
Our integrated subscription solution incorporates enterprise search, remote storage, collaboration and content distribution technologies completely on demand. SpringCM combines mature technologies with innovations from our R&D lab to offer applications designed to serve people, so that people don't end up serving the technology. We make our products easy to use, easy to procure, and easy to manage- and hide the technical complexity in a clean, simple experience.
SpringCM is also committed to removing the barriers to purchase and adoption that go hand in hand with old-school software projects. The company is committed to solve business challenges at an affordable price. By combining software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies with this complete and integrated solution, SpringCM provides any business with an affordable and practical alternative to installed client server solutions. With SaaS, customers can easily create an online account with SpringCM and begin using the site within minutes, since there is no need to install or download the software.
SpringCM also enhances value for its customers and partners through its ongoing commitment to web services and simplified integration.
SpringCM was formed by executives from Adexs, Inc. in 2005. Adexs has deep experience in serving niche content needs, serving more than 3,500 customers. Its extensive experience has created distinct infrastructure, customer service and development advantages.
In an age when businesses have learned to tolerate the inefficiencies and risks of unmanaged content, SpringCM shows there is a better way.
Today, 94% of business content is unmanaged. In the future, it will all be managed, or even better, self-managing.
SpringCM's customers, which range from service and manufacturing businesses to government agencies and non-profits, use SpringCM's unique application to reinvent the way they share and manage important information, such as documents, images and multi-media files, both inside and outside their organizations.
Our integrated subscription solution incorporates enterprise search, remote storage, collaboration and content distribution technologies completely on demand. SpringCM combines mature technologies with innovations from our R&D lab to offer applications designed to serve people, so that people don't end up serving the technology. We make our products easy to use, easy to procure, and easy to manage- and hide the technical complexity in a clean, simple experience.
SpringCM is also committed to removing the barriers to purchase and adoption that go hand in hand with old-school software projects. The company is committed to solve business challenges at an affordable price. By combining software-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies with this complete and integrated solution, SpringCM provides any business with an affordable and practical alternative to installed client server solutions. With SaaS, customers can easily create an online account with SpringCM and begin using the site within minutes, since there is no need to install or download the software.
SpringCM also enhances value for its customers and partners through its ongoing commitment to web services and simplified integration.
SpringCM was formed by executives from Adexs, Inc. in 2005. Adexs has deep experience in serving niche content needs, serving more than 3,500 customers. Its extensive experience has created distinct infrastructure, customer service and development advantages.
Edge Dynamics - Channel Commerce Management
www.edgedynamics.com Edge Dynamics, the leading provider of channel commerce management (CCM) solutions, announced new
hosted delivery offerings with IBM as its premier hosting partner. Edge
Dynamics is the life sciences industry's first solution provider to offer
hosted, on-premise, and hybrid deployment options to its customers. Developed
to help life sciences manufacturers address issues related to channel control,
regulatory compliance, and patient safety, the Edge Dynamics solutions
currently optimize more than $75 billion in annual U.S. channel revenues for
leading pharmaceutical manufacturers such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Purdue
Pharma, King Pharmaceuticals, and Sankyo Pharma, among many others.
"Edge Dynamics was a pioneer in helping life science manufacturers more
effectively manage their channel," said Bruce Cleveland, Siebel Systems'
senior vice president and GM, Products and CRM OnDemand, as well as an Edge
Dynamics board member. "By offering its CCM solutions as hosted services,
Edge Dynamics is once again leading the way -- providing powerful CCM
solutions to companies of all sizes through any deployment option:
on-premise, on-demand or a hybrid of the two. Edge Dynamics' management team
has extensive experience with hosted applications and is therefore uniquely
qualified to deliver CCM solutions as an on-demand service with
enterprise-class security, performance, reliability, and scalability."
"We're charting the course for how life sciences manufacturers gain
greater control and visibility into their channel, and this launch underscores
our commitment to raise the bar for the industry," added John McGrory, Edge
Dynamics president and CEO. "So whether this means offering customers
packaged offerings with different levels of capabilities or a flexible range
of deployment options, to us it is all about providing options to enable
customer success."
By collaborating with IBM as its hosting provider, Edge Dynamics delivers
its CCM customers the industry's most reliable application hosting services
and the benefits of IBM's long-time leadership in application hosting. IBM
will provide secure, highly-available hosting services powered by IBM's
Applications On Demand Platform, which automates application hosting and
management to provide a scalable and efficient platform for running business
applications.
Designed to meet growing market demands for fast, easy, and affordable
solutions, Edge Dynamics' hosted services deliver industry-leading
capabilities and built-in channel management best practices to life sciences
manufacturers. The new hosted services are built on the same proven
technology platform as Edge Dynamics' on-premise solutions, but the hosted
services are delivered as a private Internet utility that can be deployed
rapidly with no upfront investments in hardware or software. Edge customers
will benefit from the strategic flexibility to start with a hosted service and
migrate to an on-premise solution as needs change, or customers can leverage
both deployment options in a hybrid solution.
"Edge Dynamics is taking the right approach to delivering its hosted
offerings. Similar to leading vendors like Siebel, and most recently SAP,
Edge Dynamics is taking a delivery-agnostic approach that is focused on
providing the full range of options to enable customer success. Edge's vision
is also unique in that not only do they provide the needed functionality to
manage the channel, but also they have integrated the ability to access
multiple data sources directly into their hosted offerings," said Joshua
Greenbaum, principal analyst with Enterprise Applications Consulting.
"The adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) as a delivery model is
accelerating, and the next wave of hosted offerings will focus on vertical
markets and the unique business requirements within them," said John
Fontanella, senior vice president and research director of supply chain
services at Aberdeen Research. "With the business model that Edge Dynamics
has, the ability to scale communications to any size partner in the supply
chain is critical."
With this announcement, Edge Dynamics is providing the same
industry-leading functional capabilities to help manufacturers address their
channel management needs, but in the form of an additional hosted deployment
option that provides customers the benefits of rapid deployment, no upfront
investment, and ease of use. Edge Dynamics now uniquely provides customers a
full range of solutions to address customer preference for different levels of
solution, data and IT control. The four available solutions are:
-- New: Edge CCM Essentials OnDemand - Starter solution designed to
monitor and manage core channel commerce management policies, delivered
as a hosted service with direct receipt of channel EDI data.
-- New: Edge CCM Enterprise OnDemand - Complete CCM solution that enables
full management and enforcement of channel commerce management
policies, delivered as a hosted service with comprehensive integration
capabilities.
-- Edge CCM Essentials on-premise software solution - Existing CCM
Essentials solution that is delivered as an on-premise offering for
greater data and IT control.
-- Edge CCM Enterprise on-premise software solution - Existing CCM
Enterprise solution that is delivered as an on-premise offering for
greater data and IT control.
"As one of Edge Dynamics' customers, we are excited about the deployment
flexibility this new offering provides. As opposed to the typical role of
hosted offerings as interim solutions, Edge Dynamics' approach of enabling
hybrid deployments and providing a long-term migration path to on-premise
solutions ensures that Edge will be a strategic solution for manufacturers
regardless of what deployment option is implemented initially," said Steve
Seid, executive director of National Accounts and Trade Relations at Purdue
Pharma L.P.
"This new offering represents the third generation of hosted services,"
said Rob Chen, vice president of marketing and business development at Edge
Dynamics who has launched several leading hosted solutions. "Edge Dynamics'
hosted service not only reduces IT demands and provides an affordable
solution, but also offers customers a high availability private utility with
pre-built channel data integration and support for multiple delivery options."
hosted delivery offerings with IBM as its premier hosting partner. Edge
Dynamics is the life sciences industry's first solution provider to offer
hosted, on-premise, and hybrid deployment options to its customers. Developed
to help life sciences manufacturers address issues related to channel control,
regulatory compliance, and patient safety, the Edge Dynamics solutions
currently optimize more than $75 billion in annual U.S. channel revenues for
leading pharmaceutical manufacturers such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Purdue
Pharma, King Pharmaceuticals, and Sankyo Pharma, among many others.
"Edge Dynamics was a pioneer in helping life science manufacturers more
effectively manage their channel," said Bruce Cleveland, Siebel Systems'
senior vice president and GM, Products and CRM OnDemand, as well as an Edge
Dynamics board member. "By offering its CCM solutions as hosted services,
Edge Dynamics is once again leading the way -- providing powerful CCM
solutions to companies of all sizes through any deployment option:
on-premise, on-demand or a hybrid of the two. Edge Dynamics' management team
has extensive experience with hosted applications and is therefore uniquely
qualified to deliver CCM solutions as an on-demand service with
enterprise-class security, performance, reliability, and scalability."
"We're charting the course for how life sciences manufacturers gain
greater control and visibility into their channel, and this launch underscores
our commitment to raise the bar for the industry," added John McGrory, Edge
Dynamics president and CEO. "So whether this means offering customers
packaged offerings with different levels of capabilities or a flexible range
of deployment options, to us it is all about providing options to enable
customer success."
By collaborating with IBM as its hosting provider, Edge Dynamics delivers
its CCM customers the industry's most reliable application hosting services
and the benefits of IBM's long-time leadership in application hosting. IBM
will provide secure, highly-available hosting services powered by IBM's
Applications On Demand Platform, which automates application hosting and
management to provide a scalable and efficient platform for running business
applications.
Designed to meet growing market demands for fast, easy, and affordable
solutions, Edge Dynamics' hosted services deliver industry-leading
capabilities and built-in channel management best practices to life sciences
manufacturers. The new hosted services are built on the same proven
technology platform as Edge Dynamics' on-premise solutions, but the hosted
services are delivered as a private Internet utility that can be deployed
rapidly with no upfront investments in hardware or software. Edge customers
will benefit from the strategic flexibility to start with a hosted service and
migrate to an on-premise solution as needs change, or customers can leverage
both deployment options in a hybrid solution.
"Edge Dynamics is taking the right approach to delivering its hosted
offerings. Similar to leading vendors like Siebel, and most recently SAP,
Edge Dynamics is taking a delivery-agnostic approach that is focused on
providing the full range of options to enable customer success. Edge's vision
is also unique in that not only do they provide the needed functionality to
manage the channel, but also they have integrated the ability to access
multiple data sources directly into their hosted offerings," said Joshua
Greenbaum, principal analyst with Enterprise Applications Consulting.
"The adoption of software-as-a-service (SaaS) as a delivery model is
accelerating, and the next wave of hosted offerings will focus on vertical
markets and the unique business requirements within them," said John
Fontanella, senior vice president and research director of supply chain
services at Aberdeen Research. "With the business model that Edge Dynamics
has, the ability to scale communications to any size partner in the supply
chain is critical."
With this announcement, Edge Dynamics is providing the same
industry-leading functional capabilities to help manufacturers address their
channel management needs, but in the form of an additional hosted deployment
option that provides customers the benefits of rapid deployment, no upfront
investment, and ease of use. Edge Dynamics now uniquely provides customers a
full range of solutions to address customer preference for different levels of
solution, data and IT control. The four available solutions are:
-- New: Edge CCM Essentials OnDemand - Starter solution designed to
monitor and manage core channel commerce management policies, delivered
as a hosted service with direct receipt of channel EDI data.
-- New: Edge CCM Enterprise OnDemand - Complete CCM solution that enables
full management and enforcement of channel commerce management
policies, delivered as a hosted service with comprehensive integration
capabilities.
-- Edge CCM Essentials on-premise software solution - Existing CCM
Essentials solution that is delivered as an on-premise offering for
greater data and IT control.
-- Edge CCM Enterprise on-premise software solution - Existing CCM
Enterprise solution that is delivered as an on-premise offering for
greater data and IT control.
"As one of Edge Dynamics' customers, we are excited about the deployment
flexibility this new offering provides. As opposed to the typical role of
hosted offerings as interim solutions, Edge Dynamics' approach of enabling
hybrid deployments and providing a long-term migration path to on-premise
solutions ensures that Edge will be a strategic solution for manufacturers
regardless of what deployment option is implemented initially," said Steve
Seid, executive director of National Accounts and Trade Relations at Purdue
Pharma L.P.
"This new offering represents the third generation of hosted services,"
said Rob Chen, vice president of marketing and business development at Edge
Dynamics who has launched several leading hosted solutions. "Edge Dynamics'
hosted service not only reduces IT demands and provides an affordable
solution, but also offers customers a high availability private utility with
pre-built channel data integration and support for multiple delivery options."
Descartes - Helping customers deliver
www.descartes.com The Descartes Systems Group Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand, software-as-a-service (SaaS) delivery management solutions for transportation, logistics, manufacturing, retail, distribution and service provider enterprises. Descartes delivers trading partner connectivity and document exchange, route planning, wireless dispatch, rate management, inventory and asset visibility, transportation management and warehouse optimization solutions for industries such as retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, transportation, distribution and third-party logistics. Descartes offers solutions that can be deployed as traditional applications or as a service to help customers optimize and gain real-time control of their inventory, logistics assets and mobile workforce. Descartes solutions are used by more than 2,500 customers in over 60 countries.
HALO Technology Holdings
www.haloholdings.com HALO Technology Holdings, Inc. is a global provider of a diversified range of standards-based enterprise software applications and on-demand solutions. HALO’s strategy is to acquire and operate both private and public enterprise software companies for sustainable and profitable growth. HALO provides its portfolio companies the resources and flexibility to focus primarily on customer service and product quality. At the same time, HALO seeks to add companies with an established customer base and technologies that can be leveraged across the organization. Everyday, leading corporations across a wide array of industries, including Fortune 1000 corporations, rely on HALO’s portfolio companies to deliver high quality, enterprise class software and services on a global basis.
The company announced plans to merge its Tesseract and ECI subsidiaries
into Empagio, HALO's premier human resources solutions provider. The closing
of the ECI acquisition is scheduled for February 28, 2006. The combination of
the subsidiaries will create a leader in the Human Resources Management
Solutions (HRMS) industry, boasting an impressive roster of Fortune 1000
enterprise customers and more than two million lives under management. The
merged company will be called Empagio and will be headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia.
The planned merger ushers in the second phase of HALO's overall strategy,
which is to combine strong on-premises software solutions that serve an
established customer base with a modern software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution.
By offering on-premises and SaaS solutions under the same brand, Empagio is
uniquely positioned to deliver long term support to existing customers while
simultaneously providing a migration path to a best-of-breed SaaS solution.
Specifically, Empagio is initiating HALO's "lift and shift" strategy,
providing on-premises customers with a clear path to the SaaS model, which
will result in lower cost, higher quality, and flexible HR solutions for
companies of all sizes. The addition of ECI provides a true Human Resources
Outsourcing (HRO) solution to existing customers.
"The merger of Tesseract, a well respected, world class HRMS provider, and
Empagio, a business service centric hosted solution, provides customers with a
seamless alternative to the complex and expensive offerings of some larger
vendors," said Charles W. Stevenson, HALO's chief technology officer. "It
further reinforces the second stage of our strategy of acquiring proven and
reliable mission-critical business solutions used by Fortune 1000
organizations and combining them to create a synergistic offering. As our
critical first step into the software-as-a-service market, we're using Web
Services and a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to combine world-class
solutions and provision them as SaaS, making them available not only to the
enterprise, but also to mid-tier markets that previously could not afford
solutions of this caliber."
"A lot of people have the idea of developing SaaS-type companies in a
variety of enterprise software categories," said Ron Bienvenu, HALO's CEO.
"The barrier to entry here is not the ability to write hosted software, but
rather, getting people to trust you with mission critical applications. Our
unique lift-and-shift strategy underscores our belief that long term customer
relationships based on trust are more valuable than the ability to develop
cool software. We see ourselves as partners with our customers and look to
help them manage the transition to more modern technology platforms at a time
and pace that is appropriate for their business model, not ours."
"The Tesseract software is an amazingly robust, reliable payroll engine,"
said Randy Cooper, CEO of Empagio. "From customers as large as Home Depot
down to customers with less than a thousand employees, the Tesseract software
continues to deliver accurate and timely payroll processing for many on-
premises enterprise customers. With Empagio's SaaS delivery model, web-centric
architecture, and HRO delivery capabilities, these same customers can now
select from a variety of delivery models to find the one that best meets their
corporate objectives and, through a single trusted vendor, can implement their
desired transition strategy in a measured and timely manner."
The company announced plans to merge its Tesseract and ECI subsidiaries
into Empagio, HALO's premier human resources solutions provider. The closing
of the ECI acquisition is scheduled for February 28, 2006. The combination of
the subsidiaries will create a leader in the Human Resources Management
Solutions (HRMS) industry, boasting an impressive roster of Fortune 1000
enterprise customers and more than two million lives under management. The
merged company will be called Empagio and will be headquartered in Atlanta,
Georgia.
The planned merger ushers in the second phase of HALO's overall strategy,
which is to combine strong on-premises software solutions that serve an
established customer base with a modern software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution.
By offering on-premises and SaaS solutions under the same brand, Empagio is
uniquely positioned to deliver long term support to existing customers while
simultaneously providing a migration path to a best-of-breed SaaS solution.
Specifically, Empagio is initiating HALO's "lift and shift" strategy,
providing on-premises customers with a clear path to the SaaS model, which
will result in lower cost, higher quality, and flexible HR solutions for
companies of all sizes. The addition of ECI provides a true Human Resources
Outsourcing (HRO) solution to existing customers.
"The merger of Tesseract, a well respected, world class HRMS provider, and
Empagio, a business service centric hosted solution, provides customers with a
seamless alternative to the complex and expensive offerings of some larger
vendors," said Charles W. Stevenson, HALO's chief technology officer. "It
further reinforces the second stage of our strategy of acquiring proven and
reliable mission-critical business solutions used by Fortune 1000
organizations and combining them to create a synergistic offering. As our
critical first step into the software-as-a-service market, we're using Web
Services and a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to combine world-class
solutions and provision them as SaaS, making them available not only to the
enterprise, but also to mid-tier markets that previously could not afford
solutions of this caliber."
"A lot of people have the idea of developing SaaS-type companies in a
variety of enterprise software categories," said Ron Bienvenu, HALO's CEO.
"The barrier to entry here is not the ability to write hosted software, but
rather, getting people to trust you with mission critical applications. Our
unique lift-and-shift strategy underscores our belief that long term customer
relationships based on trust are more valuable than the ability to develop
cool software. We see ourselves as partners with our customers and look to
help them manage the transition to more modern technology platforms at a time
and pace that is appropriate for their business model, not ours."
"The Tesseract software is an amazingly robust, reliable payroll engine,"
said Randy Cooper, CEO of Empagio. "From customers as large as Home Depot
down to customers with less than a thousand employees, the Tesseract software
continues to deliver accurate and timely payroll processing for many on-
premises enterprise customers. With Empagio's SaaS delivery model, web-centric
architecture, and HRO delivery capabilities, these same customers can now
select from a variety of delivery models to find the one that best meets their
corporate objectives and, through a single trusted vendor, can implement their
desired transition strategy in a measured and timely manner."
ToolsGroup - DPM on Demand
www.toolsgroup.com ToolsGroup today announced its new DPM on Demand multi-echelon inventory optimization software at the SAP Logistics and Supply Chain Management Conference, the premiere event for logistics, manufacturing and supply chain management executives.
Like ToolsGroup's flagship DPM product, DPM on Demand optimizes user inventories, but its subscription-based approach allows clients to minimize the impact on IT resources and other strategic projects. ToolsGroup manages the DPM on Demand software in a world-class data center to provide access for clients, creating an automatic and sustainable inventory planning process. DPM on Demand is Powered by SAP NetWeaver.
DPM on Demand is an example of Software as a Service (SaaS), where software is leased rather than purchased outright by the user. ARC Advisory Group is projecting fast growth for this model.
"Traditional software markets sell software licenses," says Steve Banker, the service director for supply-chain management at ARC. "However, in the inventory optimization market, knowledge-based outsourcing and software as a service will be key growth drivers."
The new product was announced today to more than 1400 projected executive attendees at the annual SAP Logistics and Supply Chain Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. ToolsGroup is exhibiting at the conference and ToolsGroup's customer, Delphi, will make a presentation on its successful use of the DPM product.
"DPM on Demand offers reliable, easy-to-deploy software that provides a high return on investment for our customers," said Joseph Shamir, CEO of ToolsGroup. "This solution is a perfect fit for organizations who want to reduce up-front expenses and accelerate time to benefit."
About ToolsGroup
ToolsGroup optimizes inventory in the finished goods supply chain. Its powerful solutions optimize multi-echelon distribution chain inventory, from finished goods assembly to the end consumer, and from strategic network design to daily operations. Recognized by ARC Advisory group as the top inventory optimization firm, ToolsGroup allows supply chain managers to meet demanding service levels, while reducing inventory and operating costs. With more than 100 customers in 29 countries, it is the most experienced inventory optimization software provider worldwide.
Like ToolsGroup's flagship DPM product, DPM on Demand optimizes user inventories, but its subscription-based approach allows clients to minimize the impact on IT resources and other strategic projects. ToolsGroup manages the DPM on Demand software in a world-class data center to provide access for clients, creating an automatic and sustainable inventory planning process. DPM on Demand is Powered by SAP NetWeaver.
DPM on Demand is an example of Software as a Service (SaaS), where software is leased rather than purchased outright by the user. ARC Advisory Group is projecting fast growth for this model.
"Traditional software markets sell software licenses," says Steve Banker, the service director for supply-chain management at ARC. "However, in the inventory optimization market, knowledge-based outsourcing and software as a service will be key growth drivers."
The new product was announced today to more than 1400 projected executive attendees at the annual SAP Logistics and Supply Chain Management Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. ToolsGroup is exhibiting at the conference and ToolsGroup's customer, Delphi, will make a presentation on its successful use of the DPM product.
"DPM on Demand offers reliable, easy-to-deploy software that provides a high return on investment for our customers," said Joseph Shamir, CEO of ToolsGroup. "This solution is a perfect fit for organizations who want to reduce up-front expenses and accelerate time to benefit."
About ToolsGroup
ToolsGroup optimizes inventory in the finished goods supply chain. Its powerful solutions optimize multi-echelon distribution chain inventory, from finished goods assembly to the end consumer, and from strategic network design to daily operations. Recognized by ARC Advisory group as the top inventory optimization firm, ToolsGroup allows supply chain managers to meet demanding service levels, while reducing inventory and operating costs. With more than 100 customers in 29 countries, it is the most experienced inventory optimization software provider worldwide.
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