tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post4549710266311080653..comments2009-11-20T11:24:19.229-08:00Galit Shmuelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119270323184007583noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post-53621934281792959592009-11-20T11:18:46.116-08:002009-11-20T11:18:46.116-08:00

I&#39;m not certain if they had a previous branding for SODA. However, SaaS is what is used across industry for Software as a Service. Just kind of funny given that it&#39;s pronounced the same way as SAS.<br /><br />Jay

Jasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02947279665757849333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post-25914008385939702742009-11-20T10:45:47.078-08:002009-11-20T10:45:47.078-08:00

Thanks Jason. Is SaaS the previous acronym used for SODA?<br /><br />I don&#39;t know about pricing of SODA for small businesses, but I agree that if priced reasonably, such a market definitely exists. But first they have to get it to work more seamlessly with local non-SAS datasets.

Galit Shmuelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06119270323184007583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21831384.post-91331929533792667332009-11-20T08:16:36.197-08:002009-11-20T08:16:36.197-08:00

I notice they avoided the use of SaaS to describe this offering. SaaS for SAS might not be the best marketing. SODA works only slight better in my opinion.<br /><br />For its commercial applications I think SaaS for business intelligence products will struggle. They run headlong into privacy and security concerns that are often much stronger than concerns related to pricing and maintenance.

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