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	<title>Software Selection Process by Susan Penny Brown :: Interim Technical Management, Inc. &#187; SaaS</title>
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	<description>Susan Penny Brown discusses best practices in the software selection process</description>
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		<title>SaaS Hits Tipping Point but Does it Make Sense for You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Penny Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.interimtechexec.com/blog/saas-hits-tipping-point-but-does-it-make-sense-for-you/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="110" src="http://www.interimtechexec.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/tipping-point-egg.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="tipping point egg" /></a>The viability of SaaS (Software as a Service) has been confirmed. Software Insider reports that SaaS vendors grew an average of 8% last year while almost every on-premise vendor lost revenue. SaaS offerings and subscriptions increased in every category of enterprise apps, while on-premise vendors relied on an exceptionally high ratio of maintenance revenue to <a href=http://www.interimtechexec.com/blog/saas-hits-tipping-point-but-does-it-make-sense-for-you/>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Integrating Multiple SaaS Applications</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Penny Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software Insider R "Ray" Wang wrote an excellent blog on the complexities of integrating multiple SaaS applications. This amusing account likens the architectural challenges of SaaS integration to making a peanut and jelly sandwich. Despite the humor, it makes some terrific points we all need to consider.

<a href="http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2009/11/09/mondays-musings-saas-soa-integration-and-how-to-make-a-peanut-butter-and-jelly-sandwich-in-the-cloud/?utm_source=feedburner&#38;utm_medium=feed&#38;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+softwareinsider%2Ffeed+(A+Software+Insiders+Point+of+View)"  target='_blank'>Click Here for the full story</a>.
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		<title>How to Qualify a SaaS Provider</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Penny Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.interimtechexec.com/blog/how-to-qualifying-a-saas-provider/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="110" src="http://www.interimtechexec.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/saas-maturity-levels-300x224.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="saas-maturity-levels" title="qualify saas provider" /></a>According to recent Gartner and Forrester studies, the use of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications in small and medium size businesses has quadrupled in the past year, with over 85% of companies surveyed subscribing to at least one service. This should come as no surprise actually, given the year&#8217;s economic turmoil and SaaS&#8217; reputation <a href=http://www.interimtechexec.com/blog/how-to-qualifying-a-saas-provider/>[Read More...]</a>]]></description>
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