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Thursday, September 18,
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New On-Demand Commerce Consortium Unveils Ecommerce White Paper
at the 2008 Shop.Org Annual Summit
White Paper Commissioned by Independent Software Vendor
Association to Show How SaaS Can Bring Retailers Competitive
Advantage
LAS VEGAS, NV — September 16, 2008 —The On-Demand Commerce
Consortium, an association of independent software vendors dedicated
to the advancement of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for
retail organizations, today announced at the 2008 Shop.org Annual
Summit that it will unveil a white paper from strategic consulting
firm, THINKstrategies titled, Leveraging On-Demand Retail Solutions
to Achieve a Competitive Advantage. The white paper provides
valuable insight into the growing number of online retailers turning
to on-demand, SaaS offerings to reduce costs, simplify IT
management, accelerate revenue growth opportunities and improve
overall business practices.
According to a recent Gartner, Inc report[1],”90% of eCommerce
sites will rely on at least one SaaS solution by 2013, and 40% of
all eCommerce sites will rely entirely on SaaS solutions by that
same year.” Given this growth, there is an immediate need to educate
the marketplace on what these solutions entail and how they are
being adopted to satisfy retailers’ mission-critical business
requirements.
The Leveraging On-Demand Retail Solutions to Achieve a
Competitive Advantage white paper answers the following questions to
help today’s retailers obtain the insight needed to make an informed
decision as to how on-demand, SaaS solutions will impact their
bottom-line:
- What are the key macro-market trends driving retail companies
to seek different tactics for executing their eCommerce
strategies?
- What are the direct and indirect costs of in-house, custom
solutions?
- What are the most important business and technical benefits of
leveraging on-demand eCommerce solutions?
- Who are some of the retail companies that have successfully
leveraged on-demand eCommerce solutions?
- What are the steps for success when adopting on-demand
eCommerce solutions?
“While many retailers have
sought to build and manage on-premise eCommerce infrastructures,
many have found that due to the complexity and cost of these
solutions, they have failed to meet important business objectives,”
said Jeff Kaplan, Managing Director, THINKstrategies, Inc.
“On-demand, SaaS alternatives can eliminate these challenges, and
deliver significant cost and operations benefits.”
The
recently formed On-Demand Commerce Consortium will convene at the
2008 Shop.org Annual Summit to discuss future joint initiatives,
expansion plans and policy issues that will help shape the ways in
which the organization continues its advancement of on-demand,
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for retail organizations.
To download a copy of Leveraging On-Demand Retail Solutions
to Achieve a Competitive Advantage, click here.
About the
On-Demand Commerce Consortium
The On-Demand Commerce Consortium
is an association of Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) dedicated
to the advancement of on-demand, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
solutions for retail organizations. The group invests in market
education, practical research and standards advancement that
encourage the adoption of the on-demand delivery model. Members of
the Consortium include Akamai Technologies, Certona, ChoiceStream,
CyberSource, Demandware, ExactTarget, Fifty One Global E-Commerce,
Mercent, MyBuys, Omniture, Profitcenter Software (PCS), PFS Web,
PowerReviews, richrelevance, RightNow, Riversand, Sitebrand, SLI
Systems, and Vcommerce.
About
THINKstrategies
THINKstrategies is the only independent strategic
consulting firm dedicated to helping enterprise IT decision-makers
and technology solution providers achieve their business objectives
by leveraging the value of IT/telecom services, ranging from
professional services to on-demand services, including application,
hosting and managed services, as well as IT and business process
outsourcing (ITO/BPO).
Media Contact:
Shannon
Breen
Racepoint Group
(781)
487-4607
sbreen@racepointgroup.com
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