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A simple SaaS maturity model was proposed by Microsoft in 2006. This four level model uses three basic fundamentals to define its various stages. These are:

1. Scalability - the applications should be scalable
2. Multi-tenancy – the

Android is a software stack for mobile devices that includes an operating system, middleware and key applications. The Android SDK provides the tools and APIs necessary to begin developing applications on the Android platform using the Java programming language.

Google Inc. purchased

Mobiles touch our world in many ways. Today's mobiles are getting smarter and assist in wide variety of tasks thanks to growing number of mobile apps. This article presents top 10 mobile applications for 2012 as predicted by Gartner. Many of them are already available in

Virtualization can play an important part in

If virtualization means to create a virtual version of some entity, then desktop virtualization should mean creating one or multiple virtual copies of a desktop for independent use. Though,

Cloud service broker sits above cloud providers, add value reduce complexities and risks for cloud computing customers. There are significant opportunities for players in cloud brokerage space today. Gartner expects the revenue from cloud services brokerage to increase from just USD 50 mn in

Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) is one of the three main categories of cloud computing service. PaaS is the middle layer which is basically a platform (could be tools,

Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) is one of the three main categories of cloud computing service. The other two are Platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-service (SaaS) which rest on the top of the IaaS layer.

Infrastructure as a service which is also referred as Cloud

As SaaS applications are rapidly gaining popularity. Today enterprises large and small use SaaS applications as integral part of their IT. It is not easy to identify top applications for SaaS as being at “top’ can be defined in many ways:

1. How many companies are

The initial SaaS applications were developed to target small businesses

SaaS is changing the software development, delivery and usage space. It is deservingly substituting the pervious less efficient third party hosting model. SaaS offers advantages such as reduction in Total Cost of Ownership, higher accountability and others for enterprises.

Software as

Nanotechnology finds its applications in various industries today. This article discusses in brief its application in heavy industries such

Medical Spa is one of the fast growing segments in Spa industry. In simple terms a Medical Spa or Medi-Spa is combination of a doctor’s office and a Spa. A medi-spa focuses on beauty treatments. Generally doctors offer aggressive and invasive treatments and Spa just basic ones. A medi-

India is second largest producer of tea in the world (2010).

US tea market has grown at a CAGR of 7.4% during last 20 years, a remarkable growth rate for an industry in long term. US tea market stood at USD 7.7 bn in 2010 (wholesale value) from USD 1.84 bn in 1990. According to the Tea Association of the USA, in last 19 years, the tea sales have always

Various estimates put UK tea market in the range of GBP 700-800 mn (2010). The market is estimated to have grown at a healthy 8% between 2008 and 2010, despite the economic slowdown. Few analyst attribute this to increase in prices (because of shortage of supply) rather than increase in

China is the leading producer of tea in the world. According to estimates China’s tea market (off trade) is estimated to be worth USD 3 bn in 2010. The tea market has witnessed an explosive growth in last five years, during this period it is estimated that China’s tea market almost

According to various estimates, soup market in India was in the range of INR

About 62% of US households (73 million homes) own a pet, this percentage was 58% in 1998. In terms pet ownership, freshwater fish is has the highest ownership of close to 151 mn, followed by cats (38.9mn) and dogs (46.3 mn).

US pet care industry has proven to be recession resistant