IBM Enables ISVs to Deliver Software as a Service

IBM Enables ISVs to Deliver Software as a Service

IBM today announced new resources to help ISVs develop and adapt business solutions — such as accounting, human resources and ERP — to be delivered as services. Continuing its commitment to help business partners be successful, IBM is providing ISVs with technical, sales and marketing resources to more easily plan, build and transition to a services delivery model, resulting in faster deployments of software as services (SaS) offerings and the opportunity to earn increased profits.

According to IDC, the Software as a Service (SaaS) market reached revenues $4.2 billion in 2004. IDC expects that from 2004-2009, the SaaS market will grow at an annual compound rate of 21 per cent until it reaches $10.7 billion in 2009. . This growth can be attributed to customers’ increased desire for flexibility and the ability to access business functions remotely as a service with usage-based pricing. Software as a service can help customers achieve an On Demand business model and reach new levels of innovation while obtaining the increases in productivity that are necessary to improve their bottom line. To address this growing customer need, IBM’s is providing new tools and resources that will help even more ISV partners easily transition to a services delivery model.

To help customers take advantage of the SaS model, IBM also unveiled the “Software as Services Showcase,” an online directory which allows customers to search for ISV solutions that are available to them as a service. The Showcase includes ISV solutions that span a range of solution areas – compliance, human resources, CRM – in addition to specific industries, such as retail and insurance. More than 40 solutions from 20 ISVs are currently listed in the Showcase, which are designed to be implemented quickly and with minimal upfront expense so customers can achieve faster time to value. The ISV solutions are expected to reach tens of thousands of customers and millions of users.

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