Tuesday, November 4, 2008

SaaS gives you software on demand

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: AMY SCHURR ON IT LEADERSHIP ALERT
11/04/08

SaaS gives you software on demand
http://www.networkworld.com/nlitlead167900

By Amy Schurr

IT leaders in need of updated applications but can't swing the
capital investment may wish to consider software-as-a-service. A
new report from Gartner forecasts the worldwide enterprise SaaS
market will surpass $6.4 billion this year, up 27% from
2007.Read full story http://www.networkworld.com/nlitlead167900


Amy Schurr mailto:aschurr@comcast.net is the former managing
features editor of Network World.

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