Software as a Service

Cloud computing and virtualization, undoubtedly two of the most overused industry buzz words, both are finally showing signs of real market momentum. Service providers like AT&T with its Synaptic Hosting service and content providers like Amazon with its Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) environment are now deploying new cloud computing services. Many businesses are trading standardized IT applications for converged ones, ...

Symantec Corp. has announced it’s signed an agreement to acquire MessageLabs, a leading provider of online messaging and Web security services. The purchase price is $154 million (U.S.). The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.Symantec says the acquisition means it will gain a leadership position in the rapidly growing Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) segment. MessageLabs claims to ...

Software as a service e-mail archiving provider, LiveOffice, now offers Mail Continuity as part of its portfolio of services. The company said the new offer is at least in part in response to e-mail outages suffered by businesses affected by the recent hurricanes in the Southeast.“Historically, only the largest enterprises have been able to provide continuous e-mail service, implementing expensive ...

Cisco (CSCO) announced this week it’s completed its purchase of Postpath, Inc. PostPath will work with Cisco to enhance the existing e-mail and calendaring capabilities of Cisco’s WebEx Connect collaboration platform.Cisco will now be able to extend the e-mail and calendar functionality of its software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based platform, which includes instant messaging, voice, video, data, document management and Web 2.0 applications. ...

I read with interest Paula Bernier’s story “SaaS Continues Move Forward” in July’s xchange magazine. My company, nGenX, comes to SaaS with a telecom background, so I felt compelled to share our perspective with carriers. Salesforce.com is the gold standard for SaaS. Salesforce.com was able to get out in front and establish a first-mover advantage. Now, there are literally hundreds ...