Sunday 14 March 2010
SuccessFactors, Inc., the global leader in business execution software, pledged further support for Europe’s first ever Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud services business community, EuroCloud, by adding its weight to the UK launch event in London. EuroCloud UK is launching Wednesday 25 November from 4:00-5:30pm, hosted at Sun MicroSystems Customer Briefing Centre in the City.
“The UK event is a chance for industry figures to not only pledge their support, but to start in earnest a real and pragmatic dialogue as to what is happening in the industry, how we as an industry can work together, share information and experiences and further build momentum at this exciting time,” said Tom Fisher, Vice President of Cloud Computing, SuccessFactors. “SuccessFactors is delighted to be a part of the UK launch and has a strong belief in what EuroCloud is creating as a community.”
Led by Pierre-Jose Billotte, President and Founder of the French ASP Forum, with a team of SaaS and cloud computing players from the UK, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, with discussions under way in ten other countries including Germany, Italy, Poland and the Ukraine, EuroCloud gathers together leading SaaS vendors, enablers, integrators and industry experts to share best practice, and facilitate expansion of their respective businesses across the continent.
As one of the market’s leading cloud-computing vendors, SuccessFactors recently unveiled its Business Execution (BizX) Software suite, which enables companies to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. The Business Execution Software suite empowers the C-level and human resources professionals alike to tie the performance of their people directly to overall business goals and execute more effectively everyday.
About EuroCloud
EuroCloud is a European network of local SaaS and cloud computing communities from Denmark, UK, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, France and Spain, including vendors and industry experts. It is aiming at developing the next generation of added value applications. EuroCloud plans to create further local communities in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden, and will set up its headquarters in Brussels. Through its diverse membership, EuroCloud will promote cloud computing in Europe, including current state of the markets and future innovations, and will become a critical exchange platform across the different continents. For further information, please visit: http://www.eurocloud.org/
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About SuccessFactors, Inc.
SuccessFactors is the global leader in Business Execution Software. The SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite improves business alignment and people performance for companies of all sizes. More than 5 million users and 2,800 companies use SuccessFactors every day. For more information, visit: www.successfactors.com.
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SuccessFactors)
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Today SuccessFactors, Inc. (Nasdaq: SFSF), the global leader in business execution software, announced that SuccessFactors’ Vice President of Cloud Computing, Tom Fisher, will present on an executive panel at the inaugural Business Cloud Summit 2009, organised by Sift Media, publisher of BusinessCloud9, taking place on Wednesday 2 December 2009 at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London. http://www.businesscloud9.com/businesscloud9-summit-home-page
Mr. Fisher will participate on a panel at 16:30 GMT entitled, “The Great Cloud Debate” with additional C-level executives from within the industry, moderated by Stuart Lauchlan, editor of online publication, BusinessCloud9.
Tom Fisher joined Success Factors as Vice President of Cloud Computing in 2009. Mr. Fisher is responsible for the company’s Cloud initiatives, its Application Programming Interface (API’s) programme, supporting third party developers and Cloud to Cloud integration.
SuccessFactors recently unveiled its cloud-based Business Execution (BizX) Software suite, which enables companies to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. The Business Execution Software suite empowers the C-level and human resources professionals alike to tie the performance of their people directly to overall business goals and execute more effectively everyday.
About SuccessFactors, Inc.
SuccessFactors is the global leader in Business Execution Software. The SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite improves business alignment and people performance for companies of all sizes. More than 5 million users and 2,800 companies use SuccessFactors every day. For more information, visit: www.successfactors.com.
Today SuccessFactors, Inc., the global leader in business execution software, added its weight behind Europe’s first ever Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud services business community, EuroCloud. Led by Pierre-Jose Billotte, President and Founder of the French ASP Forum, with a team of SaaS and cloud computing players from the UK, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, with discussions under way in ten other countries including Germany, Italy, Poland and the Ukraine, EuroCloud gathers together leading SaaS vendors, enablers, integrators and industry experts to share best practice, and facilitate expansion of their respective businesses across the continent.
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As one of the market’s leading cloud-computing vendors, SuccessFactors recently unveiled its Business Execution (BizX) Software suite, which enables companies to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. The Business Execution Software suite empowers the C-level and human resources professionals alike to tie the performance of their people directly to overall business goals and execute more effectively everyday.
“With capital budgets under pressure, customers are demanding more cost effective alternatives to on-premise systems, fuelling the growth of cloud computing. As a company, we are at the forefront of that growth and innovation,” said Tom Fisher, Vice President Cloud Computing, SuccessFactors. “SuccessFactors is one of the leading vendors spearheading the cloud-computing adoption model with more than five million users globally as demand for cloud computing continues to mature and grow at the enterprise application level. The EuroCloud initiative is a fantastic opportunity to create a regional cloud services community, influence other existing communities on the financial and operational benefits of the cloud, and harness the huge potential market across Europe.”
According to industry analysts IDC, worldwide IT spending on cloud services will grow almost threefold, reaching US$44.2 billion by 2013 (IDC eXchange, “IDC’s New IT Cloud Services Forecast: 2009-2013″ - http://blogs.idc.com/ie/,October 5, 2009)
SuccessFactors continues to win large scale deployments across EMEA in 2009, including previously-announced Siemens AG, the world’s largest enterprise cloud deployment with 420,000 users across 80 countries in 20 different languages, and Veolia Environmental Services, part of the Veolia Environment Group, in support of its enterprise cloud initiative, deployed to almost 3,000 executives and managers across five countries. Major European customers also include companies such as Kellogg, Orange, and Cadbury Schweppes.
About SuccessFactors, Inc.
SuccessFactors is the global leader in Business Execution Software. The SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite improves business alignment and people performance for companies of all sizes. More than 5 million users and 2,800 companies use SuccessFactors every day. For more information, visit: www.successfactors.com.
Execution Is The Difference(TM)
Follow us: http://twitter.com/SuccessFactors
Fan us: http://facebook.com/SuccessFactors
Contacts:
SuccessFactors
Dominic Paschel, 415-262-4641
Director of Public & Investor Relations
dpaschel@successfactors.com
Vanessa Land, +44 (0) 870 242 7469 (U.K. Public Relations Agency for
SuccessFactors)
vanessa@devonshiremarketing.com
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Ping Identity
Ping Identity®, the leader in Internet Identity Security, today announced it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) to help develop and promote industry best practices for cloud computing security assurance. Ping Identity CTO Patrick Harding will serve as a member on the CSA Advisory Council, sharing Ping Identity’s experiences in developing secure Single Sign-On to the industry’s leading SaaS applications including Salesforce, Google Apps, WebEx, Concur, SuccessFactors and other.
“Companies large and small are turning to cloud computing for greater cost savings and improved global mobility,” Harding said. “As a result, protecting user identities and securing user access is quickly becoming a business imperative. In joining the Cloud Security Alliance, Ping Identity is bringing more than seven years of Internet SSO experience together with a broad range of security disciplines to help overcome the security barriers to long term success in the cloud.”
A non-profit organization established to promote cloud computing security best practices and educate on the uses of cloud computing to help secure all other forms of computing, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is focused on:
* A common level of understanding between the consumers and providers of cloud computing regarding the necessary security requirements and attestation of assurance.
* Independent research into best practices for cloud computing security.
* Awareness campaigns and educational programs on the appropriate uses of cloud computing and cloud security solutions.
* Consensus lists of issues and guidance for cloud security assurance.
“Cloud computing is a very real and fundamental shift happening today, with unlimited potential,” said Jim Reavis, Co-founder of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). “We are pleased to welcome Ping Identity to the CSA as we continue to work with cloud and security providers, and practitioners alike to solve the issues and risks introduced by this new, powerful model.”
About Ping Identity Corporation
Ping Identity is the market leader in Internet Identity Security, delivering on-premise software and on-demand services for Internet Single Sign-On (SSO), Identity-Enabled Web Services and Internet User Account Management. More than 350 enterprises, government agencies, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendors and online service providers worldwide rely on Ping Identity to streamline application access, reduce administrative costs, generate additional revenue and improve security. Visit www.pingidentity.com for additional information.
About the cloud Security Alliance (CSA)
The Cloud Security Alliance is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. The Cloud Security Alliance is led by industry practitioners and supported by founding charter companies PGP Corporation, Qualys, Inc. and Zscaler, Inc. For further information, the Cloud Security Alliance web site is www.cloudsecurityalliance.org.
NetSuite OneWorld
SuccessFactors Inc has automated some of its business processes with NetSuite OneWorld, the supplier of cloud computing business software suites said on Tuesday.
According to the company, SuccessFactors is integrating its multinational sales operations with NetSuite at a cost which is one-third less than on-premise solutions. In addition, the company saves approximately USD250,000 annually on IT staff expenditures compared to typical on-premise alternatives. No other financial details were disclosed.
The company uses NetSuite OneWorld for ERP, general ledger, revenue recognition, foreign subsidiary consolidation, expenditures and approvals, as well as providing data for reporting and analysis.
SuccessFactors is a provider of on-demand employee performance and talent management solutions.
SuccessFactors leverages WhiteHat’s Website Vulnerability Management and Imperva’s SecureSphere Web Application Firewall (WAF) as a part of a comprehensive security strategy that delivers unprecedented prevention, mitigation and protection for its on-demand platform. We’re continuing to build the biggest cloud computing company in the world and our on-demand applications help more than five million end users and 2,700 customers everyday to bridge the gap between strategy and execution at their organizations.
Our high security standards and partnerships with WhiteHat and Imperva ensure the security of our customers’ sensitive data, and really are helping to set the standards for the industry as a whole,” said Joe White, information security architect, SuccessFactors. “Our security is leaps and bounds ahead of on-premise solutions, and it’s making the decision to migrate over to cloud solutions even easier for large enterprises. he joint solution couples WhiteHat’s industry-leading website vulnerability management solution, WhiteHat Sentinel, with Imperva’s award-winning SecureSphere WAF. The integration provides customers like SuccessFactors with a robust website security program
SuccessFactors
SuccessFactors, Inc., a provider of on-demand performance and talent management solutions, announced one of the world’s largest enterprise cloud deployments of 300,000 users by one of the world’s largest retailers.
In addition, SuccessFactors said it has named former eBay Executive and cloud visionary Tom Fisher as Vice President of Cloud Computing, who will lead the company’s cloud strategy and initiatives.
Former VP of Technology Strategy and acting CTO at eBay, technology industry veteran and cloud visionary Tom Fisher will lead SuccessFactors’ Cloud strategy and third party developer programs.
“The breadth, impact and speed at which companies of all sizes are joining the SuccessFactors Enterprise Cloud and using us as the backbone for their entire organization is immense,” said Lars Dalgaard, chief executive officer for SuccessFactors. “Our massive volume of transactions and deep business analytics across an enormous pool of users are unprecedented. We’re driving intense value throughout our customers’ organizations - something that can’t really be compared with existing enterprise software applications or services - and Tom Fisher, with his awesome experience at eBay is the perfect man for this job of continuing to dominate the cloud space while innovating and increasing our leadership here.”
According to a release, Fisher’s extensive experience includes executive positions at:
- Stratoform - Co-founded and helped develop the first multi-tenant Cloud application environment.
- DriveCam - CIO and Senior Vice President of one of the first and largest Microsoft based SaaS applications.
- Qualcomm - Vice President of IT for the largest fabless semi-conductor in the world managing both business and engineering systems globally. Worldwide responsibility for the business and engineering systems that support semiconductor and global positioning businesses.
- eBay - VP of Architecture and IT Strategy and acting CTO - Managed the development and replacement of eBay’s underlying infrastructure and established the first of its kind Developers Program in the internet including managing the development of externally callable set of APIs. Program has over 2000 members.
- Gateway - Chief Architect - Led the creation of a Global Architecture organization at Gateway.
