Progress Software’s Colleen Smith Talks Trends in Software-as-a-Service on August 29 BriefingsDirect Podcast
Dana Gardner, Principal Analyst of Interarbor Solutions and Smith discuss the opportunity for SaaS within the "Long Tail" on podcast available via ZDNET blog, BriefingsDirect.com
BEDFORD, Mass., (BUSINESS WIRE)
29-Aug-2007
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a global supplier of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced that Colleen Smith, Managing Director of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for Progress Software is featured in a podcast going live today on both BriefingsDirect.com and ZDNET. Smith discusses trends and best practices for SaaS in an extensive audio interview with Interarbor Solutions' president and principal analyst Dana Gardner.
Specifically, the audio interview centers on the opportunities that abound for independent software developers (ISVs) among the small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that comprise what some term "The Long Tail" of the industry, focusing on:
- Why the timing is right for ISVs to implement SaaS
- Differences between the ASP model of the 1990s and today's SaaS models
- The new support ecology available to ISVs
- Vertical market opportunities aiming at the "S" in SMBs
- The opportunity and benefits of globalization
- The transformation from software builder to services integrator
- Answers to the challenges of data integration
Dana Gardner is president and principal analyst at Interarbor Solutions, an enterprise IT analysis, market research, and consulting firm. His blog and podcast appear on both BriefingsDirect.com and ZDNET.
This BriefingsDirect podcast episode is available for direct download at http://media.libsyn.com/media/interarbor/BriefingsDirect_Progress1.mp3, and is also syndicated via RSS and iTunes.
About Progress Software Corporation
Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS) provides application infrastructure software for the development, deployment, integration and management of business applications. Our goal is to maximize the benefits of information technology while minimizing its complexity and total cost of ownership. Progress can be reached at www.progress.com or +1-781-280-4000.
Progress is a trademark or registered trademark of Progress Software Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Any other trademarks or service marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
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Lisa Coulouris
Progress Software
+1 781-280-4995
lcoulour@progress.com
Ian Lipner
LEWIS PR
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progress@lewispr.com
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