Worldwide SaaS to Hit $5.1 Billion in 2007, Gartner Says

"SaaS adoption is highest in applications that support simplified, common business processes or large, distributed virtual workforce teams," says Sharon Mertz, research director of Gartner. "Ease of use, rapid deployment, limited upfront investment in capital and staffing, plus a reduction in software management responsibility, all make SaaS a desirable alternative to many on-premises solutions, and they will continue to act as drivers of growth."
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Plexus pioneers 'software as a service' model

Bob Anderson, an analyst with the Gartner Group who follows SaaS for small and mid-sized businesses, said the idea has been popular for a few years when it comes to human resource and billing applications. "But there has always been question relative to the applicability of software as a service in kind of mission critical office settings," he said



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