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Software Consulting Firm Delivers New SaaS Product

October 5th, 2011

Surge Consulting Group, a US-based software development and consulting firm, today announced the completion of a new SaaS-based software product for Senior Care Software, Inc. This new software product is designed to assist seniors’ housing operators to accurately and securely collect, analyze and report on all operational aspects, and was created using cutting-edge programming technologies and methodologies, including:

– “Specs Illustrated” design method, which produced visual software specifications that closely resembled the final product.

– The latest programming technologies, including MVC, jQuery, HTML 5, and JSON, resulting in a rich, highly responsive, and robust web application.

– Surge Platform, a development framework and code library that simplifies the development of rich internet applications and mobile apps.

– Industry-leading team of technology professionals.

Surge handled all aspects of the product creation, including design, development, testing, and deployment, and continues to provide ongoing support and maintenance services.

“Senior Care is the result of the perfect combination of Surge’s technology and our seniors’ housing operations expertise,” said Jeff Christie, Chief Business Officer of Senior Care Software, Inc. “Surge has been a fantastic technology partner for us. They successfully captured our vision and delivered a modern, web-based, software product that has no equal in the marketplace. Our project was completed in a few short months and even includes a tool to help migrate data over Senior Care’s web application when new clients decide to come on with us.”

“Senior Care is a good example of what can happen when art and science converge,” said Matt MacKay, CEO of Surge Consulting Group. “It is a beautiful software product, in both functionality and design. We are excited to help Senior Care Software grow their business.”

About Surge Consulting Group

Surge Consulting Group is a leading software development & consulting firm specializing in web, cloud, SaaS, RIA, mobile, tablet, and integration solutions. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in the Seattle area with satellite offices around the US and Canada, Surge has successfully delivered cutting-edge web and mobile software solutions to hundreds of clients in a variety of industries. For more information visit www.SurgeForward.com .

About Senior Care Software

Senior Care Software provides innovative, easy-to-use software solutions for private, public, and not-for-profit Seniors’ Housing environments. Based in Alberta, Canada, Senior Care has provided software solutions to hundreds of clients in Canada and the US.

Source:http://www.marketwatch.com/story/software-consulting-firm-delivers-new-saas-product-2011-10-04

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Cloud Computing and SaaS to Drive Software Spending in 2011

April 20th, 2011

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Majority of the more than 100 software company CEOs and CFOs feel cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS (News – Alert)) will fuel the largest amount of spending in the software industry in the next 12 months.

Majority of respondents expect their company will grow by at least 20 percent in 2011. Further, these companies will see significant hiring during the period, according to a Sand Hill Group survey.

According to the “Software CEO/CFO Outlook 2011” study conducted by Sand Hill Group and underwritten by Adaptive Planning and Intacct, the software industry continues to come out itself out of recession.

While many industries continue to struggle, the CEOs and CFOs are extremely bullish on the outlook for their own companies.

More than three-quarters said that their company had already returned to pre-recession growth levels or would reach those levels this year. Nearly two thirds of the surveyed expect their company to grow by at least 20 percent, including more than one quarter of the respondents who expect their growth rate to top 50 percent in 2011.

According to the survey, majority of respondents feel cloud computing and SaaS/on-demand will be the two most frequent types of software projects driving business spending in the next 12 months. For more than 50 percent of the respondents, the biggest influence driving software spending would be the need to increase efficiencies and reduce costs.

The global cloud computing market is continuing to grow at high speed. Analyst firm 451 Market Monitor predicted that it expects the cloud computing marketplace to reach $16.7 billion in revenue by 2013, up from $8.7 billion in 2010.

Source:http://it.tmcnet.com/channels/cloud-computing/articles/166030-cloud-computing-saas-drive-software-spending-2011-survey.htm

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SaaS-based ERP software ‘growing in popularity’

April 12th, 2011

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More and more companies are using software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology as a means of delivering enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions.

A new report from market analyst TechNavio suggests that demand for SaaS-based applications on the whole is rising, a trend that is also being reflected in the ERP software sector.

According to the organisation, SaaS-based ERP systems are becoming seen as a cost-effective option by businesses of all sizes, providing them with on-demand access to utilities without the need for on-site hosting and updating.

Some companies find that this arrangement allows them to operate more flexibly, helping them to maintain their focus on core business areas.

The report added: “Moreover, the businesses can easily meet the fluctuating demands through this model.”

Last week, Softworx managing director Jane Thomson stated that many companies are looking into more diverse ERP setups, considering options such as cloud-based services and two-tier infrastructures to meet their business needs.

Source:http://www.codestone.net/news/story/saas-based-erp-software-growing-in-popularity/800495909/