Dan Muse

Web service provider NetLedger today announced a partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA), allowing the Oracle Small Business Suite, which is based on NetLedger software technology, to better reach small businesses in Northern California. As part of the agreement, the Oracle Small Business Suite will be introduced to small business owners and entrepreneurs through […]

What are software developoers thinking about these days? According to the Evans Data North American Developer Survey, software developers say the Internet/Web is the number one applications target, edging out client-server and desktop application development. The study, which is based on interviews with more than 800 U.S. and Canadian software developers, aims to provide detailed […]

PortfolioScope, an ASP of private-label portfolio accounting services, and CashEdge, a provider of account aggregation and funds transfer services, have announced a strategic alliance to provide financial advisors with enhanced investment tracking and reporting services. According to PortfolioScope and CashEdge officials, under terms of the agreement the companies will integrate their services. CashEdge will provide […]

Website Pros, a provider of Web site design and support services, announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of NetObjects, a Web services platform vendor whose technical sophistication proved to be considerably deeper than its pockets (see NetObjects Says It’s Short on Cash). Darin Brannan, Website Pros’ founder and senior […]

What’s the best way to sell small businesses software-as-a-service? At Your e-Service thinks the best approach is the way software has always been sold — in stores and through mail-order catalogs. On Monday, the Campbell, Calif.-based publisher of Web-based applications will announce an agreement with mail-order giant PC Connection (NASDAQ, PCCC) to sell its stable […]

The way businesses and consumers use software will change dramatically as component-based Web services start to become available in the coming months and years. If you have any doubt just ask Microsoft and Sun. We won’t have to wait long to feel the impact of Web services, predicts Gartner. The Stamford, Conn.-based market research company […]

Frost & Sullivan, a marketing consulting company, today released survey results that indicate growing awareness of the ASP model among small and medium-sized businesses across Europe. The company questioned a sample of 150 predominantly IT managers at companies with up to 250 employees, drawn from a range of vertical markets. According to the study, overall […]

Not only do companies that use ASP services benefit from a hefty return on investment, they enjoy peace of mind, clearer focus and a better work environment, according to Framingham, Mass.-based research firm IDC. IDC’s “The Financial Impact of Application Service Providers” investigated the return on investment (ROI) realized by organizations that have successfully implemented […]

Citing the phrase “knowledge is power,” the Department of the Navy and Plano, Texas-based managed hosting provider EDS (NYSE: EDS) today announced a seven-month, $9 million order to implement Web-based portal technology under the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) program. This integration framework will permit users controlled access to applications and data anytime and anywhere. […]

When Web-based accounting maker eLedger ceased operation in May (see eLedger Shuts Down), source code for version 3.0 of its product was complete. The general consensus in the industry was that some company would purchase it. What industry watchers may not have expected was who the buyer would be: SecureLedger, a company headed by Lew […]

Concur Technologies (NASDAQ: CNQR), a Redmond, Wash.-based expense management independent software vendor and ASP, today announced it has been named to Deloitte & Touche’s Washington State Technology Fast 50 for the second year in a row. Winners of the 22 regional Technology Fast 50 programs in the United States and Canada are automatically entered in […]

Progress Software (NASDAQ:PRGS), an infrastructure independent software vendor (ISV), announced today that its third quarter revenue was $66.7 million, up from $65.4 million for the same quarter last year. The two percent increase is for the three-month period that ended on August 31, 2001. However, while total revenue was up, both operating income and net […]