IBM buys SaaS business…

IBM has acquired WebDialogs. An interesting move - IBM isn’t a traditional software enterprise - they’re a traditional enterprise but not a traditional enterprise one. 数据挖掘研究院

I’ve posted in the past going out on a limb saying that it’ll be very difficult for traditional software companies to become viable and sustainable SaaS providers. IBM is different being predominantly a hardware business (kind of).

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So the question to be asked is;

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• Can a trad IT, non software business deliver SaaS effectively

This situation isn’t a good test case as Webdialogs will be bundled with Lotus Notes so it’s not pure SaaS. But it is an interesting development in the world of SaaS. 数据挖掘研究院