Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Laef Olson, CIO Of RightNow (Part 1)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini The Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model of cloud computing has seen steady and overwhelming growth that has cut across industries, verticals, and big and small enterprises. Worldwide SaaS revenue in the enterprise application software market was pegged at $8.5 billion in 2010, up 14.1% from

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1Mby1M Deal Radar 2010: iCIMS

iCIMS is a Web-based talent management platform that is designed to handle the entire talent life cycle. Colin Day founded iCIMS.com in 1999 and is the company’s president and CEO. Prior to founding iCIMS, Day worked at Comrise Technology in sales and new business development, where he was responsible for opening and growing branch offices.

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1Mby1M Incubation Radar 2010: SurgeForth

By guest author Praveen Kumar The next generation talent management suite TalentWeaver, created by SurgeForth helps companies to assess, acquire, develop, and align their workforces for improved business performance. TalentWeaver integrates competency management, competency-based learning management, a career development workbench, and predictive analytics offered to enterprises and academia on a subscription model. The solution is

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The 1M1M Deal Radar 2010: Jobscience ,San Francisco

Jobscience makes Force.com-based recruiting and talent management applications that help companies to improve the quality of their talent base by helping them find, train, and retain the most highly qualified employees.

Deal Radar 2010: nowHIRE, Detroit, Michigan

nowHIRE provides recruiting and hiring management technology for the human capital management (HCM) vertical. The company’s line of Web-based applicant tracking systems were designed for clients seeking measurable results in corporate, hourly, and internal recruitment. Its solutions feature fully integrated talent management software modules, including I-9 compliance, sourcing, and E-Verify.

SaaS Talent Management Roundup

In the SaaS talent management space, Taleo is expanding with its acquisition of Worldwide Compensation. SuccessFactors has yet to make such a move, but I had suggested earlier that it could roll up a smaller company like Salary.com. Let’s take a closer look at these two players’ recent performances. 

Top 8 SaaS Stocks

We’ve been looking at SaaS closely for a while now. Let’s do a recap of the Top 8 SaaS Stocks that I am tracking. Also, I want to reiterate that I believe SaaS stocks are recession-proof.

More SaaS: Concur, Taleo, RightNow

Concur, the expense management software maker, released its earnings for the second quarter of 2008. Subscription revenue growth was the main driving force behind their robust earnings. The company posted net income of $4.5 million or $0.09 a share, compared with $1.8 million or $0.04 a share in the corresponding quarter last year. Total revenue is

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