SaaS Ecosystems
SaaS Ecosystems Offer New Revenue Streams
The movement toward Software as a Service (SaaS) is revolutionizing the software provider industry. IT departments, faced with the challenge to deliver more functionality on tighter budgets, are attracted by the lower initial investment required by Software as a Service, and by the customer service-oriented nature of the sales process. To make Software as a Service work, ISVs must constantly strive to improve their product and better service the customer. But this is a fundamental change in the way ISVs do business, and the transition can be rough. SaaS ecosystems can help navigate these waters. SaaS Ecosystems offer support and solutions that can help ISVs successfully add Software as a Service offerings to their revenue mix. When it comes to SaaS ecosystems, Progress Software is leading the industry in terms of size and vertical/industry depth.
Progress provides a superior platform for SaaS ecosystems
Participating in established SaaS ecosystems, such as the one offered by the Progress SaaS Partner program, allow organizations to take advantage of cutting edge platforms and solutions for building SaaS applications. Progress does much more than help ISVs host applications online – Progress assists ISVs in the transformation of their applications to a true service-oriented architecture, so they can implement best practices of the Software as a Service model and be included in established SaaS ecosystems. Progress OpenEdge is a business application platform that simplifies and streamlines the development, deployment, integration and management of software services on a service-oriented architecture. With OpenEdge, organizations can count on efficient data management, high availability and scalability that Software as a Service applications require.
The Progress SaaS Partner program includes business and technical support, along with flexible business terms
Progress provide the marketing and business support that ISVs require to succeed within established and new SaaS ecosystems. Progress Business Empowerment program is designed to help ISVs build greater revenue streams, and increase the effectiveness of marketing and sales initiatives. The Progress SaaS empowerment services in this area include consultation on SaaS Business Model/Plan development and Go To Market Planning for SaaS. Progress also provides Commercial Terms/Licensing Services that include a Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA), that mitigates risk for the ISV, through a shared revenue model. Progress Technical Empowerment provides consultation and training to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to transform applications into Software as a Service offerings. In recent years, Progress has aided over 150 ISVs in the deployment of more than 500 Software as a Service offerings throughout the world. When taking steps to adjust and adapt to the new realities of the Software as a Service model, ISVs have no better friend than Progress.