Amazon offers uptimes guarantees for online storage
Amazon.com has unveiled a new service-level agreement that guarantees that its S3 online storage service will be available for 99.9% of requests. Read more...

Microsoft Sets Its SaaS Sights on Larger Users

Google's Apps Premier suite adds Postini e-mail services

Adobe copies Microsoft's 'Software + Services' strategy -- but little else

Adobe releases media player beta, boosts business tools

Microsoft steps up on SaaS, launches hosted apps for large users

Report: EMC looking to buy online backup service

SAP Sets Far-reaching Goals for ERP Service

SAP sets improbable goals for ERP service

SAP discloses price, delivery plans for A1S hosted apps

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Web-hosted office suites are here to stay
Thousands of organizations are researching and implementing hosted office suites as alternatives to pricier, traditional options -- like Microsoft Office -- designed to live in PC hard drives.

Security SaaS offerings growing up fast
Software as a service in the security sphere may not have evolved as far as, say, the choices available for desktop applications, but businesses willing to push the envelope slightly are finding that a mix of traditional and SaaS solutions has its advantages.

Replacing in-house apps with applications in the cloud
For lean, mean SMBs looking for maximum features and flexibility with a minimum overall cost, SaaS and hosted software simply have nowhere to go but up.

The Grill: Lawson's Harry Debes on the Hot Seat
Lawson Software CEO Harry Debes talks about life in the middle -- positioned between ERP giants and nimble smaller competitors.

Q&A;: Microsoft CTO: Still growing in the enterprise
SOA is part of a platform shift, and Microsoft provides the platform.

Opinion: Software as a Service: Time for the IT Industry to Take Notice
What will come next in Saas offerings?

Opinion: Watch for the new breed of storage service providers
The news from this past Storage Networking World is not how users will manage their storage, but who will manage it for them. The new breed of storage service providers are growing.

SAP chief developer heads for the 'clouds'
In an interview, SAP's chief software architect talked about one of the company's first on-demand offerings, its software-as-a-service philosophy, search functionalities in corporate software, Web service standards and more.

Electricity provider cites SOA for efficiency gains

Corporate mashups meet SOA
Mashups and SOA are part of the same continuum that links the new Web 2.0 components with business information and services. Mashups provide a quick and easy way to solve many of today's simple business problems.

Consumer devices and services pose threats to security and infrastructure stability. Which are the worst, and what can you do about it? We asked usability experts to compare the iPhone with two competitors to see if Apple's device matches its hype. They came up with an unequivocal answer. Can Apple make even a spreadsheet cool? Our reviewer examines the new office productivity suite for the Mac.
With IT's unfettered access to both professional and personal data, should "follow your conscience" be part of the job description?

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