09.26.05

Software as a service

Posted in Technology Ventures at 5:17 am by Ray Wu

After covering a few open source startups, I am going to expand more to other areas such as software as a service. Software as a service is nothing new. This reminds me of all the ASPs out there in the old dotcom days when I actually spoke in several conferences on the exact topic. Today’s model is somewhat different compare to a few years ago:

1. Better connectivity
2. Cheaper development resources through open source and globalization
3. More customer understanding
4. Better architecture such as multi-tenant support
5. Better integration through web services

Here are some of the interesting ones I see out there:

• RightNow Technologies: On Demand CRM
• Collabnet: On demand distributed software development solutions
• Interact: On demand ERP
• Arena Solutions: Product LifeCycle Management on demand
• Ketera Technologies: On demand spend management
• Adexs: Document exchange

There are also a few in the open source space, see previous posts

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