Oh no! Just one year left for SaaS!
November 5, 2009 Leave a comment
In an interview on ZDNet in August 2008, Lawson CEO Harry Debes predicted that the SaaS Market will Collapse in 2 Years.
That means users have just 10 more months to enjoy the benefits of SaaS.
We silly SaaS providers have only 10 more months to provide great solutions to eager customers.
Mr. Debes went on to say that customers won’t leave his software because it is too difficult and expensive to do so. Didn’t the mainframe companies say that? Where are McCormick & Dodge, Walker Interactive, Cullinet and the others?
He does have one valid point in the article:
“We use Salesforce.com, and I like it. But I would’ve bought the product even if it wasn’t SaaS. The success of Salesforce.com, in my opinion, has to do with their product being good, not because it’s SaaS.”
There is no question. The product has to meet the needs of the customer. That is how Plex Systems has grown – not because Plex Online is a SaaS solution, but because it is recognized as the #1 rated ERP for Manufacturers. Aberdeen’s 2009 Axis Report for ERP in Manufacturing ranked Plex Online as the only Champion.
I am very pleased to be CEO of Plex Systems. I have always been focused on how technology can add value to businesses. At Plex we live that mantra every day. We never develop software for technology's sake. I started my career with Arthur Andersen (the part that is now Accenture) in Boston. I have led and been part of business technology companies my entire career with a focus on manufacturers and distributors in various vertical industries. I've always loved the fast pace of innovation in the technology business and I am thrilled to be part of a discontinuous disruption.
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