Here are some thoughts on the subject to spark off discussion:
The SaaS (Software as a Service) model is an interesting development in the enterprise software segment. My predictions are that:
We could see investment in SaaS companies in the India-US corridor with a lot of development and support located out of India.
I also think the SaaS model offers an opportunity for Indian IT companies to enter the software product space. Indian IT companies have hitherto acquired niche consultimg companies. They may acquire enterprise software product compoanies and morph them to a more managed services organizations.
Some more detailed thoughts are here
www.myopen-window.blogspot.com
I would love to connect with folks who are thinking of these opportunities.
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We are a SaaS provider in the HR space http://www.smileserm.com
Would like to connect with those of you in this space especially Leonard Fernandes whose ideas in HR would be of interest to us.
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Indian companies has achieved many destinations in the past, and will definitely be an achiver in SaaS in a short run.
Great to read about Saas in India. Just returned from the SaaSCon in Santa Clara, USA. I am a young entrepreneur here in Mumbai, India, returned from the States 2 years back. We started out doing the usual offshoring but being in the “product” space is a “high” in itself. Spent the last year developing a saas based service for smb’s – to help them get clarity and visibility in their work and potentially increase the value of their business. We have 5 companies in beta stage currently and going to ramp this up in the next few months. Feel free to drop me a line. Would love to discuss Saas and its potential in India.
Hi,
Yes, I too am convinced about the opportunity in this area and actually have a couple of ideas in the HR area..
Talk to you sometime,
Leonard J Fernandes
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Hey Guys
Fantastic Read.
It is always nice to see that lot of interest has been generated in SaaS Space and being a part of same revolution in OpSource (www.opsource.net) we are looking for list of companies who are part of SaaS bandwagon. if any one has any information about any such list please share it with on this email ID — agilkar@opsource.net
Thanks