Software-as-a-service solutions ‘enabling enterprise collaboration’
October 7, 2010
Software-as-a-service solutions are allowing companies to work more effectively while also cutting IT costs.
This is the suggestion of IT Pro Portal columnist James Nixon, who stated that such cloud-based services are helping to "revolutionise" technology for both personal and business users.
"Hosted apps known as ‘software-as-a-service’ … enable workers to collaborate, sharing documents and spreadsheets online," he pointed out.
Mr Nixon added that such offerings frequently have an impact on a company’s bottom line.
He explained that they can reduce IT expenses as "many are accessed entirely via a web browser, without the need to install any other software".
Last month, marketing director of SAP Business ByDesign Rahul Asthana told TMCNet that software-as-a-service solutions are particularly suited to small and medium-sized businesses.
He said that it gives them access to cutting-edge technology at an affordable cost, allowing them to compete on a more level playing field with their larger rivals.