Microsoft targets SaaS program

Set to debut on Monday, program puts current SaaS infrastructure and services under one umbrella for Web hosters. Microsoft Corp. has consolidated some of its efforts to help Web hosting companies offer software-as-a-service (SaaS) into a new program tailored for offerings to independent software vendors (ISVs).

The Microsoft SaaS Incubation Center Program is set to debut Monday. The program provides both infrastructure and services that Web-hosting companies can offer to ISVs to help them turn their applications into SaaS offerings, said Michael van Dijken, a marketing manager in Microsoft's communications division. Read more ....