The conversation continues.
This recent blog entry, entitled SAAS Doesn’t Pay, Oracle’s Ellison Says, noted that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison made comments that essentially knock SAP's recently unveiled midmarket on-demand strategy Business ByDesign. Ellison stated that Oracle is instead moving “beyond ERP [enterprise resource planning] to industry-specific software." You can’t get anymore industry specific than Plexus Online.
We here at Plexus Online were first to take the field with a proven, award winning on-demand software specifically designed for manufacturing enterprises.
That’s what we do, focusing 100% of our resources on the manufacturing market. This focus shows in the feature-set and architectural model of our system, Plexus Online. We were the first company in the world to provide manufacturing ERP and related functions via the software-as-a-service model, in 2001. We continue to lead the charge by providing functionality and services unmatched by even the largest companies in the world.
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Software as a Service Continues its High Growth Trajectory in Asia
This one arrived in my email. It was sent by: Bhoorender Panwar, it's interesting to see the global effect of Software as a Service (SaaS) growth. You can learn more about Springboard Research at: http://www.springboardresearch.com/
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Market Expected to Grow 83% in 2007 as Awareness and Adoption Rates Increase Significantly
Singapore – July 23, 2007 – Springboard Research, a leading innovator in the IT Market Research industry, today announced the results of its latest research on the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market in Asia (excluding Japan). Springboard’s data shows significant growth in awareness and adoption of SaaS across the region with the market increasing 92.5% in 2006 to reach a market size of US$154 million. Springboard forecasts that the SaaS market in Asia will reach US$1.16 billion by 2010, with a compound annual growth rate of 66%, to comprise 15% of the enterprise software application market.
Springboard recorded a substantial increase in SaaS awareness in the last year, with awareness among those surveyed (385 organizations) increasing from 41% in 2006, to 75% in 2007. This increase in awareness also led to a rise in adoption, with 46% of those enterprises surveyed replying that they were using some form of SaaS in their organizations (compared to 29% in 2006). Springboard also observed that the primary reason for adoption shifted from price to other factors that included ease of use, ease of implementation, and lower maintenance.
“We saw significant increases across the board for SaaS through our research, which proves that SaaS has market momentum for the long run,” said Dane Anderson, CEO & Executive Vice President for Research at Springboard Research. “It is a very dynamic time for SaaS in Asia with pure-play vendors like Salesforce.com, Netsuite, and WebEx gaining increased traction in Asia, together with smaller SaaS firms making moves into the region. Round that out with the large players in the industry like SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft becoming more aggressive with SaaS, and the market for the rest of 2007 and 2008 is going to be very interesting,” Anderson added.
Springboard found that although customer relationship management (CRM) remains the largest SaaS application segment by revenue in Asia, representing 45% of total SaaS revenue in 2006, data shows that organizations are aware of and use many different types of SaaS applications. Springboard also found satisfaction levels with SaaS applications ran very high, with all application segments scoring between a 7 to 8 on a 10-point scale.
“SaaS is definitely going beyond CRM, which is the area it has been associated with in the past,” said Ravi Shekhar Pandey, Research Manager for Springboard Research. “With all segments of SaaS growing, we are seeing applications across the board being adopted by enterprises in the region and more importantly, we are seeing enterprises being very happy with the SaaS applications they are using. This bodes well for the market, not only the small to medium businesses that have been the mainstay for SaaS vendors, but also those large enterprises looking at SaaS for non-critical applications;” added Pandey.
Springboard also saw the competitive landscape in Asia Pacific is beginning to change. Even though the regional SaaS market is still dominated by the top 5 vendors – Salesforce.com, WebEx, RightNow Technologies, Oracle and NetSuite – several other vendors, especially local players, are beginning to make their presence felt in the region. Vendors like Australia-based Saasu (accounting applications), Aussiepay (payroll application), Singapore-based JustLogin (collaboration), China-based 800CRM (CRM on-demand) and India-based Adrenalin eSystems (payroll/employee management) are gaining popularity in the local markets.
About This Study
The Springboard Research report, The Software-as-a-Service Market in Asia Pacific, 2006 to 2009: Expanding the Reach & Appeal of Software, examines key trends in the Asia Pacific enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market. A key focus area of the report is the inclusion of an array of market data, including market size and growth forecasts, for key application segments of the enterprise SaaS market in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan). Through our survey of 385 CIOs and IT decision-makers at enterprises in Australia, China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore, we’ve assessed the level of SaaS awareness, adoption and usage in more depth. Our report also profiles leading the SaaS vendors in the region, their offerings and business strategies.
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Market Expected to Grow 83% in 2007 as Awareness and Adoption Rates Increase Significantly
Singapore – July 23, 2007 – Springboard Research, a leading innovator in the IT Market Research industry, today announced the results of its latest research on the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market in Asia (excluding Japan). Springboard’s data shows significant growth in awareness and adoption of SaaS across the region with the market increasing 92.5% in 2006 to reach a market size of US$154 million. Springboard forecasts that the SaaS market in Asia will reach US$1.16 billion by 2010, with a compound annual growth rate of 66%, to comprise 15% of the enterprise software application market.
Springboard recorded a substantial increase in SaaS awareness in the last year, with awareness among those surveyed (385 organizations) increasing from 41% in 2006, to 75% in 2007. This increase in awareness also led to a rise in adoption, with 46% of those enterprises surveyed replying that they were using some form of SaaS in their organizations (compared to 29% in 2006). Springboard also observed that the primary reason for adoption shifted from price to other factors that included ease of use, ease of implementation, and lower maintenance.
“We saw significant increases across the board for SaaS through our research, which proves that SaaS has market momentum for the long run,” said Dane Anderson, CEO & Executive Vice President for Research at Springboard Research. “It is a very dynamic time for SaaS in Asia with pure-play vendors like Salesforce.com, Netsuite, and WebEx gaining increased traction in Asia, together with smaller SaaS firms making moves into the region. Round that out with the large players in the industry like SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft becoming more aggressive with SaaS, and the market for the rest of 2007 and 2008 is going to be very interesting,” Anderson added.
Springboard found that although customer relationship management (CRM) remains the largest SaaS application segment by revenue in Asia, representing 45% of total SaaS revenue in 2006, data shows that organizations are aware of and use many different types of SaaS applications. Springboard also found satisfaction levels with SaaS applications ran very high, with all application segments scoring between a 7 to 8 on a 10-point scale.
“SaaS is definitely going beyond CRM, which is the area it has been associated with in the past,” said Ravi Shekhar Pandey, Research Manager for Springboard Research. “With all segments of SaaS growing, we are seeing applications across the board being adopted by enterprises in the region and more importantly, we are seeing enterprises being very happy with the SaaS applications they are using. This bodes well for the market, not only the small to medium businesses that have been the mainstay for SaaS vendors, but also those large enterprises looking at SaaS for non-critical applications;” added Pandey.
Springboard also saw the competitive landscape in Asia Pacific is beginning to change. Even though the regional SaaS market is still dominated by the top 5 vendors – Salesforce.com, WebEx, RightNow Technologies, Oracle and NetSuite – several other vendors, especially local players, are beginning to make their presence felt in the region. Vendors like Australia-based Saasu (accounting applications), Aussiepay (payroll application), Singapore-based JustLogin (collaboration), China-based 800CRM (CRM on-demand) and India-based Adrenalin eSystems (payroll/employee management) are gaining popularity in the local markets.
About This Study
The Springboard Research report, The Software-as-a-Service Market in Asia Pacific, 2006 to 2009: Expanding the Reach & Appeal of Software, examines key trends in the Asia Pacific enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market. A key focus area of the report is the inclusion of an array of market data, including market size and growth forecasts, for key application segments of the enterprise SaaS market in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan). Through our survey of 385 CIOs and IT decision-makers at enterprises in Australia, China, India, New Zealand, and Singapore, we’ve assessed the level of SaaS awareness, adoption and usage in more depth. Our report also profiles leading the SaaS vendors in the region, their offerings and business strategies.
Thursday, July 12, 2007
AMR: SOA will kill ERP | Service-Oriented Architecture
A ZDNet.com Blog sees SOA, open source and on demand applications as the ERP killers by 2010. Let’s not give SOA all the credit for liberating our enterprises from the monoliths, however. There are other forces at work disrupting the ERP market as we now it. The growing volume of open source offerings in this space, such as Apache OFBiz, SugarCRM, Tiny ERP, and Compiere. Then there are the software-as-a-service offerings, from Salesforce.com for the CRM aspect to Plexus. (Oracle and SAP are already active in the hosted/SaaS space as well.) The Microsoft mass-market mid-market commodization threat also looms, via Dynamics GP/AX.
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Monday, July 2, 2007
SaaS Kills Legacy Apps
ERP (dull!) + Manufacturing (depressing!)+ SaaS (exciting!) = SUCCESS
$350 Million Auto Supplier
- Enterprise software is horrible, and everybody hates it
- 70% of ERP deployments are failures (Gartner)
- TCO far outweighs the benefits – yet average lifespan for an ERP deployment is 7 to 10 years (Forrester)
- New features and custom requests take months for implementation, often are not supported in upgrades
Software as a Service wins
- Salesforce.com has made the case for SaaS
- BUT, most think of SaaS as only for “point” solutions
- They’re WRONG – SaaS can deliver it all!
Plexus Online: True ERP via SaaS
Multi-tenant and on-demand since 2001
Full-featured system - 350 integrated modules – “shop floor to top floor”
Plexus Replaces Infor Globally
$1.2 Billion Global Manufacturer
- Dissolved JV in US and needed to replace aging Infor solution
- US operation selected Plexus
- Japanese parent then selected Plexus for global operations – 35 plants in 17 countries
- US went live with 6 plants within 10 months of purchase
$350 Million Auto Supplier
- Former Oracle shop
- Almost selected SAP when we were introduced
- PO within 3 months of first contact
- Many customizations
- 7 Plants, 3 countries – ERP, MES, EDI in 9 months
Company Abandons Oracle, Selects Plexus
$70 Million Company
- IT Department selected Oracle
- Company paid $500k for software then sought bids for implementation
- Best bid was $2.5 million and 2 years
- Walked away from the Oracle investment and put in Plexus Online
Plexus Wins Because The Product Is Great
- COMPLETE solution for manufacturers
- Ease of use drives “day 1” adoption by users
- Software evolves constantly
- 100% success rate for deployments
- 100% satisfied customer base
- 100% customer retention
- Results: Annual growth rate exceeding 45%, >350 current clients
- Plexus Systems: Shop Floor to Top Floor
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Is Software-as-a-Service for You?
Cognos's move into the so-called SaaS market follows the lead of other software vendors that have opted for one or more of these new delivery ideas. Such companies as NetSuite, Microsoft, Plexus, Oracle, and SAP, among others, all offer these various delivery options today for their applications.
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