A Sampling Of SaaS

Aug. 13, 2007
Hosted software offerings are taking root across the manufacturing business model.

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 SMBs

Firepond -- 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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About the Author

Brad Kenney | Chief Marketing Officer

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.

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