Software as a Service's Functional Catch-up
P.J. Jakovljevic - January 15, 2007

One should not readily dismiss software as a service (SaaS) as an effective solution for front-office functions only (that is, e-mail, messaging, calendaring, and similar team-oriented collaboration functional nuggets), or for juvenile purposes like managing personal web sites or music and movie downloads. SaaS solutions are emerging to address nearly every "mission critical" business application need. These needs range from financial and accounting, asset management, and human capital management (HCM) applications to supply chain management (SCM) and channel management solutions...