Ultimate Software (Nasdaq:ULTI), the leading provider of unified, end-to-end human capital management (HCM) SaaS solutions in North America, announced today that Mike’s Express Carwash, a national... Business Wire

Back in December I wrote a post wondering whether the automated software updates widely pitched as a benefit by software-as-a-service providers were always a good thing. While a Google Apps product manager promoted frequent incremental updates to Apps

Last January I wrote about industry concern over the viability of vendors selling software-as-a-service solutions . And the year did see some notable SaaS failures , including that of business intelligence-as-a-service provider LucidEra. I couldn't

On Friday I wrote about the economy's impact on software-as-a-service adoption, noting that cost consciousness may have accelerated the use of SaaS for many companies. Without the push to cut costs experienced by many companies over the past 18

It's been just about a year since I wrote about the down economy's positive impact on the software-as-a-service market . I cited a Forrester Research analyst's opinion that SaaS "has an element of being recession-proof" and noted that SaaS was

It was a long and circuitous road for SAP in trying to bring its first software-as-a-service offering, Business ByDesign, to market. And SAP is currently facing a slew of business challenges , most of which are summarized in this Barron 's piece.

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Central Desktop on Monday unveiled a comprehensive 2.0 upgrade to its hosted collaboration suite with a redesigned user interface that is more intuitive and easier to use. Founded in 2005, Central Desktop makes a complete software-as-a-service (SaaS) product that it calls a "social technology platform." In a nutshell, Central Desktop merges traditional tools such as WYSIWYG editing, document management with search, discussion threads, together with wiki-based and project-centric solutions.

New features in Central Desktop 2.0 include an online file viewer that supports more than 200 different file types--including PDF, CAD and Adobe Photoshop files, improved Wiki navigation. A single click from within Central Desktop will also convert any file types into a downloadable PDF document.

The privately held company has 30 employees, and says its goal is to allow more efficient communication and collaboration between business teams. According to PC World, clients include Nielsen, CBS, The Ritz Carlton, Netflix, Harvard University and DirecTV.

For more on this story:
- check out the official press release  
- check out the article at PC World 

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The session is described as:

Whatever the future holds, technology will play a major part in it. Today’s technology is already old and a day doesn’t go by when we don’t wish for something new. Join these technology experts in agreeing what you think the technology will need to do in the future, how applications will develop, the impact of cloud and what you want to see in the future.

There are really two kinds of shopping lists I think.  The one's that adults make when they go to the grocery store (milk, eggs, bread, etc.) and the ones kid's make for their Birthday or send to Santa Claus at Christmas, full of the latest toys, games, and other desires that (mostly) are not really needed, but will make them overjoyed with delight come the big day.

Aside - with all the recent major snow storms in the USA you have to notice the phenomenon of everyone rushing to the store to stock up on milk, eggs, and bread. Has French Toast been declared the staple food for

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