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Software as a Service. That little term receives plenty of hype. MSPmentor’s own SaaS 20 Stock Index — down roughly 15 percent so far this year — shows that the SaaS hype isn’t quite living up to expectations this year.

Now comes word that Lawson Software — a key ERP (enterprise resource planning) software company serving the mid-market — doesn’t believe in SaaS. In fact, Lawson CEO Harry Debes predicts the SaaS market will collapse within two years.

SaaS certainly faces some challenges. But Debes is wrong. SaaS is here to stay. And it’s going to be dominant. Here are five reasons Debe and other SaaS doubters will wind up eating their words.

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Software as a service (SaaS) and open source continue to converge. The latest example is Apatar On-Demand, which now synchronizes Salesforce.com CRM and Intuit QuickBooks accounting software.

Apatar specializes in open source tools for data integration. And filling the gap between Salesforce.com and QuickBooks should be of great interest to VARs and managed service providers. Here’s a bit more about some of the trends here.

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Welcome to MSPmentor Live: Podcast edition.

• Episode #: 008 (June 19, 2008)
• Featured Guest: John Roberts, Co-founder and CEO, SugarCRM
• Topics Covered: We explore SugarCRM’s position in the open source applications market. The company’s growing role in the world of software as a service (SaaS). Partner engagements and hosting partners. And potential long-term plans for a SugarCRM IPO (initial public offering).

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