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Webinar: Mobile Will Transform Your Finance Operation – Are You Ready?

March 28, 2013 By

Cloud-based financial applications are helping businesses streamline the process of paying bills, projecting cash flow, and conducting business transactions. It is no secret that companies are taking the next step to deliver these solutions via mobile devices in order to help executives manage their businesses – anytime and anywhere.

Listen to this pre-recorded webcast as SIIA members Saugatuck Technology and Bill.com explore the need for and the role of mobile financial management. Now is the time to learn:

  • How mobility has become a key driver
  • Advantages of mobile platforms
  • Risk & fraud issues with on-premise solutions
  • Importance of a loosely-coupled architecture
  • How to create a Boundary-free EnterpriseTM

Presenters:
Alex Bakker
Senior Research Analyst, Saugatuck Technology

Mike West
Vice President and Distinguished Analyst, Saugatuck Technology

Darren Linscott
Vice President of  Product, Bill.com

Presentations
Click here to view Saugatuck Technology’s presentation slides

Click here to view Bill.com’s presentation slides

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Finally, Software Licensing & Entitlement Management Services Delivered from the Cloud for the Cloud!

March 2, 2011 By

The SaaS catalog definition, provisioning, management, and usage tracking service software publishers have been waiting for!

For Enterprise organizations, utilization of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications means easier budgeting, faster deployment, and reduced risk. For cloud service providers and established on-premise software publishers alike, SaaS presents a new opportunity to give customers what they want – while ensuring recurring revenue streams and exploring new markets. It is no wonder that industry-leading analyst firm Saugatuck Technology predicts that 45% or more of new enterprise IT spend will be devoted to cloud-based applications by 2014 and that IDC predicts that by 2010 nearly 65% of new product from established ISVs will be delivered as SaaS services and nearly 85% of net-new software firms coming to market will be built around SaaS service composition and delivery. Software vendors who don’t adapt will be left behind/replaced by vendors who do offer cloud based options.

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End users explode cloud myths at #ODE10 by Phil Wainewright

October 20, 2010 By

I’ve been sitting in a user panel taking place at the SIIA OnDemand Europe conference in London, and greatly enjoying the sentiments expressed by two customers of Plex Systems. The Michigan-based company’s SaaS ERP system for manufacturers is less well known than those of competitors from Silicon Valley, but it’s got a strong track record, as you can hear in this podcast interview I recorded with CEO Mark Symonds earlier this year.

Read the rest at ZDNet!

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SafeNet, Saugatuck and other industry experts present free webinar series, Navigating the Cloud

August 11, 2010 By

“Navigating the Cloud” is a series of webinars to help software publishers combat the challenges associated with delivering software applications as a service in the cloud. Co-presented by Forrester, IDC, SafeNet and Saugatuck Technology, the webcast series educates software publishers on best practices for software monetization in the cloud, including service catalog definition and management, usage authorization and metering, business process optimization, and more.

Finding Success in SaaS
August 17, 2010, 1pm EDT

Adapting at Cloud Speed
September 9, 2010, 1pm EDT

Cloudy with a Chance of Insight
October 7, 2010, 1pm EDT

Lucrative Pricing and Packaging Strategies for the Cloud
November 4, 2010, 1pm EDT

Making the Transition: Your Journey into the Cloud Defined
December 13, 2010, 1pm EDT

For more details and to register, visit: http://www.safenet-inc.com/NavigateTheCloud

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Accelerating Cloud Computing Adoption: Developing an Integration Strategy

April 13, 2010 By

Analysts have frequently cited integration as the #1 obstacle faced by Cloud and SaaS providers as buyers are no longer willing to bear the burden of the extensive IT and development resources required to connect to your application. Join Cloud industry experts from Boomi and Saugatuck Technology to explore best practices to ensure you aligned with the integration needs of your customers, and able to deliver an integration strategy that is scalable as you grow your business. Learn more about the following road map for success:

-API Design and Best Practices
-Meeting the needs of complex SaaS and on-premise integration scenarios with a flexible integration platform
-Productizing repeatable integrations

Speakers:
Mike West, Vice President, Saugatuck Technologies
Rick Nucci, CTO & Co-Founder, Boomi
Richard Broome, VP Operations, Host Analytics
Keri Brooke, VP Product Marketing, Host Analytics

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