Dan Muse

Thanks in large part to its subscription and services revenue growth, Concur Technologies Inc. , a corporate expense management ASP and ISV (independent software provider), reported its highest quarterly revenue ever. For fiscal 2003 first quarter, which ended on Dec. 31, 2002, Concur reported net revenues of $14.6 million, up 41 percent from the first […]

As Web-native customer relationship management ASPs battle for market share and the industry awaits Microsoft’s MS CRM (see Microsoft CRM Release Hits Speed Bump), NetLedger will announce on Tuesday that it has added what it describes as “advanced CRM features and enhancements” across its product line, which consists of the Oracle Small Business Suite, NetCRM […]

Most people are quick to send messages for a variety of reasons. But how many people really trust e-mail in cases when they need a response — and they need it fast? Looking to make messaging a more reliable, two-way communication vehicle, San Diego-based MIR3 announced the launch of INlogicNOW, which it describes as an […]

Like so many other ASPs, it seems as though Interliant has been struggling for survival for as long as there has been an ASP market (see Related Articles box). However, the Purchase, N.Y. managed infrastructure service and hosting provider — which in August filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy […]

Like so many other ASPs, it seems as though Interliant has been struggling for survival for as long as there has been an ASP market (see related article box). However, the Purchase, N.Y. managed infrastructure service and hosting provider — which in August filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy […]

Citing a lack of the resources needed to execute projects, the Strategic Sourcing Advisory Council (SSAC) announced Tuesday that it will cease operations. The announcement comes just three months after the Concord, Mass.-based trade association changed its name from the MSP Association in a move designed to allow it to broaden its focus to include […]

Looking to provide a bit of control for IT managers responsible for managing Web services, Freshwater Software, a Boulder Colo.-based software provider, today announced what it describes as the first agentless product for monitoring Web services. Freshwater Software, a subsidiary of Mercury Interactive, says that SiteScope 7.6’s agentless architecture is especially well-suited to monitoring highly […]

Interland Inc. , a Web hosting service provider that focuses small and medium businesses (SMB), continued its long-year buying spree yesterday, announcing its plans to acquire fellow hosting provider Hostcentric for $25.8 million in cash and stock. Interland’s CEO Joel Kocher said in a conference call yesterday that the purchase of Hostcentric, along with last […]

It’s getting nasty out there in the new world of software. Earlier this week, the gloves came off in the battle between Web-based ASPs and enterprise software giants. While that skirmish is heating up, today one Web-based application pioneer unveiled its plans to lure customers from a fellow bellwether ASP. PeopleSoft Lashes Out In Sunday’s […]

Looking to consolidate its certification initiatives in the post-Compaq merger era, HP today announced the HP Service Provider Certification Program. According to Sean Hehir, managing director, worldwide service provider partnerships and programs at HP, the certification program “combines the best of both [HP and Compaq] worlds” and is available to any provider that offers hosted […]

The phrase “on demand” is in high demand these days. Last month, IBM unveiled its “computing on demand” strategy. Today, Apptix and HP announced a three-year agreement in which the private-label Microsoft Exchange ASP will provide application and managed services as well marketing support to drive HP’s Exchange on Demand program. Sterling, Va.-based Apptix specializes […]

Targeting software providers that want to deliver their wares more securely over the Internet, VeriSign Inc. today announced its Trusted Content Delivery service. TCD is designed to be an open platform that allows ASPs and Web-based application providers to secure the transmission of updates to customers, according to VeriSign spokesman Patrick Burns. Software updates, such […]