On SaaS…
Nikkei Electronics Asia — 2009-02:
Jaswinder Ahuja, corporate vice president and managing director, Cadence Design Systems (India) Pvt Ltd - and chairman of the India Semiconductor Association (ISA) was quoted by Pradeep Chakrabort:
In these tough economic conditions, Ahuja added, flexible engagement models such as Software as a Service (SaaS) capability, allows companies access to state-of-the-art design environments and provides design teams with a faster time-to-productivity with reduced risk and cost.-
Forbes Technology — 2009-02-23:
The Great Software Showdown — Article by Dan Woods on the SaaS vs. traditional software debate.
Berkeley EECS — 2009-02-10:
Above the Clouds: A Berkeley View of Cloud Computing
Enterprise Irregulars, Dennis Howlett — 2007-04-05:
Jason Maynard, Credit Suisse analyst on the broad benefits that SaaS delivers:
Regardless of what specific application you might be evaluating, you stand to benefit from SaaS in five major ways. When you subscribe to a software service instead of purchasing a software license, you:
- Save money
- Save time
- Focus your technology budgets on competitive advantage rather than infrastructure
- Gain immediate access to the latest innovations
- Join a community of interest

