The SaaS "software delivery service" has so many potential business advantages that on-demand applications are appearing across the manufacturing business model, coming from companies as small as startups all the way up to the sluggers of the software field.
Here's just a few of the companies involved in making your life easier, and their current on-demand offerings.
Adaptive Planning -- hosted software for budget forecasting and financial reporting analysis
Advanced Design Resources -- on-demand project and data management
Alliance Consulting Group -- SaaS business intelligence solutions
Arena Solutions -- PLM solutions on-demand
Autodesk -- on-demand collaborative project management solutions (Buzzsaw, Constructware)
Bluewolf -- SaaS ERP software solutions
Boomi On Demand -- on-demand integration service for SaaS providers and customers
Brainshark -- on-demand business communications
Business Objects -- SaaS business intelligence
Citrix Online -- real-time collaboration solutions (GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar etc.)
Cognos -- SaaS business intelligence and performance management solutions
Concur -- on-demand travel and expense management
Digital River -- e-commerce solution for consumer technology manufacturers
E2Open -- supply chain SaaS for global supply networks
Edge Dynamics -- demand management SaaS solutions for life sciences companies
Epicor -- Tax Connect SaaS software
Eproject -- SaaS project and portfolio management software
Everdream -- on-demand desktop management software services
Everest
-- integrated business process management software for SMBsFirepond -- web-based quote-to-order fulfillment software solutions
Glovia Services -- on-demand ERP for SMBs
GoXSell -- web-based CRM application
Infostreet -- SaaS sales software solutions
InfinityQS -- fully managed, web-based enterprise and supply chain quality management software
IQMS -- web-based portals for ERP applications
IQNavigator -- SaaS services procurement and spend management software and services
Ketera -- on-demand spend management and procurement solutions
Kinaxis -- on-demand supply chain response management service
LeanLogistics -- transportation management and supply chain optimization software and services
LogiXML -- SaaS business intelligence applications
Microsoft -- on-demand offerings include Dynamics Live CRM
NetSuite -- integrated web-based business software suite for SMBs
Oracle -- Oracle On Demand SaaS CRM
Plexus Online -- on-demand manufacturing performance systems specialist
QAD -- enterprise-level SaaS ERP suite
QuickArrow -- SaaS project resource management and business analytics
RightNow Technologies -- on-demand customer relationship management solution
salesforce.com -- CRM SaaS innovators
SAP -- SaaS offerings include A1S on-demand ERP software and MySAP CRM
SAS -- business intelligence on-demand
Sensicast -- Web-based controls and systems monitoring
Solidware Technologies -- SaaS software code validation applications
SuccessFactors -- on-demand employee performance monitoring software
Taleo -- on-demand talent management solutions
3 Olive -- SaaS portfolio management software
Ultimate Software -- SaaS HR, payroll and talent management solutions
WebEx -- on-demand collaboration, online meeting, web conferencing and video conferencing
Workstream -- talent management SaaS solution
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Brad Kenney
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Brad Kenney is the former Technology Editor of IndustryWeek and now serves as director of the mobile/social platforms practice at R/GA, a global marketing/advertising firm in New York City.