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Fast, Cheap and Easy

by Geoff Choo

April 23, 2003


When companies are faced with implementing enterprise software applications, two choices instinctively spring to mind: buy or build. However, nowadays a lot of smart companies are starting to discover a third option: renting a Software as Service solution.

 

A Software as Service (SaS) solution can be defined as a Web-based software application provided by a third party vendor that's accessible via a Web browser. One of the most well known SaS providers is Salesforce.com, who provide sales force automation as a hosted, web-based application that is priced on a per-seat, per month model. Another example is CrownPeak Technology, who provides Web content management as a hosted service. CrownPeak's customers log onto the CrownPeak software via a Web browser, manage their websites and digital assets, and publish out--via templates--to websites, intranets, PDF documents, wireless devices and so on.



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