Industry Buzz
- July 30, 2008
SAP Partner Snapshot: Cast Iron SystemsAlong with training, integration is one of the toughest parts of implementing and maintaining an ERP system, SAP's in particular. Using SAP's NetWeaver middleware platform and in house developers to craft application programming interfaces (APIs) can cost a company hundreds of thousands of dollars. On the other hand, customers can integrate processes and applications by deploying one of a family of integration devices from Cast Iron Systems...
<more> - July 29, 2008
Cast Iron Systems and Taleo Partner to Deliver Fast and Flexible Migration and Integration for Leading On-Demand Talent...Cast Iron Integration Solution for Taleo Business Edition Furthers Mid-market Taleo Adoption
<more> - July 28, 2008
Cast Iron Beefs Up Data Integration ApplianceCast Iron has introduced an iA4000 series data-integration appliance that includes new data migration capabilities...
<more> - July 28, 2008
Cast Iron Rolls Out Updated Appliance to Ease SaaS-to-enterprise Integration ManagementNo one has said that the road to software as a service (SaaS) was going to be smooth, but Cast Iron Systems is trying to soften some of the bigger bumps with the latest offering in its "configuration not coding approach" to integration...
<more> - July 25, 2008
Cast Iron's Lifecycle SaaS Integration PlayIntegration appliance vendor Cast Iron Systems showed great foresight a few years back when it decided to target its business development energies at the SaaS market...
<more> - July 23, 2008
Cast Iron Announces Next-Generation iA4000 Series of SaaS Integration SolutionCast Iron Systems announced the Cast Iron iA4000 series, expanding the capabilities in SaaS integration. New data migration capabilities include data conversion and profiling tools to accelerate SaaS adoption and use, a library of pre-configured integration templates to enable out-of-the-box synchronization of one-to-one and many-to-many application endpoints, and an advanced process flow designer to help users manage and document business process and data flows...
<more> - July 23, 2008
Overcoming A SaaS HurdleOne of the biggest problems faced by service and solution providers that work with software-as-a-service applications is overcoming customer worries that on-demand software can't be easily integrated with other applications and IT systems.
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Cast Iron Systems this week released a new version of its SaaS integration appliance that offers new data conversion, profiling and migration capabilities, as well as pre-built templates that simplify application integration tasks... - July 22, 2008
Cast Iron Announces Next-Generation iA4000 SeriesCast Iron extends SaaS integration leadership with new capabilities that simplify integration and accelerate SaaS adoption across industries
<more> - July 22, 2008
Cast Iron Adds Data-cleansing to Integration ApplianceCast Iron Systems, maker of an appliance for integrating SaaS and on-premise applications, is introducing a new version that adds data cleansing and migration tools, along with a library of prebuilt integration templates for connecting many commercial software-as-a-service products.
<more> - July 22, 2008
Cast Iron Opens Data Integration BottleneckSoftware-as-a-service is becoming so popular that SaaS providers have a backlog of orders. One appliance maker has updated its solution to hand-coding software for migrating data from the client to the cloud, addressing at least part of the backlog...
<more> - July 21, 2008
Cast Iron Adds Data-cleansing to Integration ApplianceCast Iron Systems, maker of an appliance for integrating SaaS and on-premise applications, is introducing a new version that adds data cleansing and migration tools, along with a library of prebuilt integration templates for connecting many commercial software-as-a-service products
<more> - July 21, 2008
Cast Iron Adds Data-cleansing to Integration ApplianceCast Iron Systems, maker of an appliance for integrating SaaS and on-premise applications, is introducing a new version that adds data cleansing and migration tools, along with a library of prebuilt integration templates for connecting many commercial software-as-a-service products.
<more> - June 30, 2008
Partly Cloudy: Enterprise Software, Onsite and OffMoving enterprise software to the cloud is a process, not an event, says Patrick Eischen, CIO of IBA Group, a fast-growing medical equipment and products company...
<more> - June 25, 2008
Cast Iron Systems Announces Integration Solution for NetSuite On-Demand Business Management SuiteSecure, scalable integration solution helps mid-market companies accelerate NetSuite adoption
<more> - June 25, 2008
Cast Iron Systems Introduces Solution for NetsuiteCast Iron Systems, the SaaS integration provider, today announced the Cast Iron Integration Solution for NetSuite. Using Cast Iron's NetSuite-optimized solution, whether on-premises or hosted in the cloud, businesses can reduce integration costs by as much as 80 percent as compared to traditional software-based integration alternatives.
<more> - June 24, 2008
Cast Iron Simplifies NetSuite Integration with ApplianceSimplicity is the number-one benefit of software as a service (SaaS) applications, like the popular NetSuite ERP offering. However, when users need to integrate their old applications with their new SaaS stuff, it can require complex coding, thereby hurting the SaaS value proposition. Cast Iron Systems today announced a new integration appliance that promises to alleviate the pain of connecting NetSuite installations with other SaaS apps or on-premise software, such as JD Edwards and Salesforce...
<more> - June 23, 2008
Integrate on-demand servicesSimon Peel acknowledges that "90 percent of SaaS integration is with on-premises applications," but that hasn't stopped his company from introducing an appliance for SaaS to SaaS integration...
<more> - June 10, 2008
SaaS CRM Integration: Is It Still a Deal Killer?For years, the standard objections to deploying CRM applications via the Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-demand model were threefold: security, uptime and integration.
<more> - June 10, 2008
SaaS CRM integration: Is it still a deal killer?For years, the standard objections to deploying CRM applications via the Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-demand model were threefold: security, uptime and integration....
<more> - June 1, 2008
Awana Hears a SaaS SermonAn international youth ministry gets the CRM it needs, integrated with the enteprise resource planning system it knows.
<more> - May 6, 2008
Saaspoint and Cast Iron Systems Team Together to Simplify Integration for Salesforce.com’s European CustomersCast Iron products combined with Saaspoint services will reduce integration time and costs by 80%
<more> - May 6, 2008
Using Integration Appliances to Maximize SaaS ValueIf you need to integrate legacy systems with SaaS applications, your smartest approach may be to use an appliance.
<more> - April 30, 2008
Cast Iron Releases SPS Integration SolutionThe company eases the integration of back-end systems with SPS Commerce EDI service.
<more> - April 29, 2008
Cast Iron Systems and SPS Commerce Team to Provide Rapid B2B Integration Between Suppliers and America's Largest RetailersCast Iron Integration Solution for SPS Offers Fast, Cost-Effective Integration of SPS Commerce's EDI Services and Major ERP, Database, and Warehouse Management Systems
<more> - April 22, 2008
Software Integration: The Next GenerationSoftware integration is a familiar challenge for CIOs, but these days it comes in a new flavor: making your installed systems work with those running somewhere else.
<more> - April 17, 2008
SaaS Clients Face Growing ComplexityWith adoption of SaaS among both large enterprise and small and medium-size business (SMB) clients on the rise, according to recent data from Forrester’s Business Data Services, gone are the days when large corporations could afford to let buyers make software-as-a-service (SaaS) investments without IT’s input. This is because integration with other SaaS solutions and legacy systems, along with other factors, makes the involvement of IT increasingly important. Moreover, with increasing use of SaaS and the rapidly evolving SaaS infrastructure, the involvement of sourcing and vendor management professionals is also important to evaluate SaaS solutions with the required due diligence. When executing on this, watch out not only for the challenges and important differences between SaaS and other types of delivery but also for the opportunities that SaaS solutions make possible.
<more> - March 26, 2008
SaaScon '08: Interviews and CommentaryMicro-Podcast Interview
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by Mitchell Ashley,
CEO and Chief Strategist of Converging Network, LLC
One of the first companies [Mitchell Ashley] talked to was Cast Iron Systems. ...Cast Iron Systems provides an integration appliance that lets IT staff integrate SaaS applications with internal on premise business applications. This sounded at first like a software play, but CIS delivers their integration capabilities on a hardware appliance. One of the issues for SaaS from a business perspective is integrating and sharing sensitive data beyond the firewall, a big driver behind why CIS elected to go the appliance vs. software only route. Here's [his] interview with Simon Peel, SVP marketing and strategy at Cast Iron Systems. - March 25, 2008
Cast Iron Systems Announces Record First Quarter 2008 ResultsSaaS integration leader builds on 2007 momentum with substantial growth in new customers, partners, and solutions
<more> - March 12, 2008
IT Appliances: Too Good to Ignore?Vendors of IT appliances claim their offerings can provide substantial relief to several of the challenges confronting typical user IT organizations. Their claims sound much like those of many SaaS providers, in that appliances can:
- Simplify IT infrastructure complexity,
- Control or reduce IT management costs,
- Improve service levels, and/or
- Reduce or eliminate integration challenges.
- March 5, 2008
Vision Report: Unified Customer ServiceExploring ROI and drivers of investment...
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Unified customer service is still rare, and little return on investment (ROI) proof exists to support wholesale or rip-and-replace integration. However, opportunities exist to incorporate key business processes and address customer-interaction voids without wholesale integration. - March 3, 2008
Integration Speedbumps Loom Large with Software as a ServiceSaaS is being proclaimed as the greatest thing since the microchip, why is it that most companies continue to run the their systems using in-house package software?
<more> - February 29, 2008
Cast Iron Systems Introduces New Integration Appliances for OpSource Connect - Enabling Rapid Integration of SaaS and On-PremiseCast Iron launches virtual and physical integration appliances for OpSource ISVs to securely connect on-demand and on-premise applications in days.
<more> - February 29, 2008
OpSource Sees SaaS Reigning In the CloudWith its new OpSource Connect, the provider of software-as-a-service infrastructure sees mainstream acceptance of SaaS as a sign that the industry is primed to tackle integration now.
<more> - February 29, 2008
Cast Iron's Appliances for OpSource Connect; Reports from FloorFollowing OpSource's announcement earlier this morning of its SaaS integration solution OpSource Connect, Cast Iron Systems has also announced integration appliances for OpSource Connect.
<more> - February 29, 2008
Using Integration Appliances To Reduce Complexity in SOA and Increase Business ValuePoint-to-point integration dramatically increases the complexity of building and maintaining corporate business processes.
<more> - February 12, 2008
Movers & ShakersDaniel Moore was named VP of services at Mountain View's Cast Iron Systems Inc. He formerly was director of operations and advanced programs for SaviNetworks.
<more> - February 11, 2008
Red Herring Movers & Shakers: CEO Ken ComéeEpisode 3: Ken Comée, CEO of Cast Iron Systems, holds forth on how his company is making SaaS integration easier and less expensive...
<more> - February 5, 2008
Cast Iron Systems Announces New Vice President of Services Daniel J. MooreVeteran Global Services Executive to Expand Integration Company's Offerings
<more> - February 5, 2008
Cast Iron Systems Announces New Vice President of Services Daniel J. MooreCast Iron Systems, the fastest growing SaaS integration appliance vendor, today announced the appointment of Daniel J. Moore to the position of vice president of services.
<more> - February 5, 2008
Cast Iron Systems Announces New Vice President of Services Daniel J. MooreCast Iron Systems, the fastest growing SaaS integration appliance vendor, today announced the appointment of Daniel J. Moore to the position of vice president of services.
<more> - February 1, 2008
Integration Appliances -- Simplifying Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) IntegrationMore and more companies are adopting Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications, fueled by a fiercely competitive business environment. However, 62 percent of IT executives report "Integration with non SaaS applications" as their number one challenge when trying to roll out these applications. This article investigates why traditional methods of integration are failing to solve the problem and highlights the new technologies that are emerging to fill in the gap.
<more> - January 23, 2008
On-demand CRM and SaaS takes hold in midmarketUsers at midmarket companies will get more out of a customer relationship management (CRM) system delivered through Software as a Service (SaaS) if it's integrated with back-end systems like financial applications.
<more> - January 15, 2008
Top Five Reasons to Use Appliances for Your Integration ProjectsThe need for application integration is greater than ever as companies seek to link legacy applications with newer applications to improve internal processes and work more effectively with partners, customers, and vendors. Traditionally, companies had just two choices for their integration needs: use complex platforms such as Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) or write custom code. The platform approach evolved to meet the needs of large enterprises and is very expensive to procure, install, deploy, and maintain. Therefore, most companies chose to develop custom code for integrating their applications and, as a result, custom code has become the most widely used integration solution.
<more> - January 2, 2008
Winner! - Intelligent Enterprise 2008 Editors' Choice AwardTurning data integration into a drag-and-drop affair, Cast Iron's appliances are a no-brainer for those connecting enterprise applications to SaaS (software as a service) environments.
<more> - December 18, 2007
Cast Iron Reports Record Growth during FY2007Fastest Growing Appliance Vendor Extends Lead In Software-as-a-Service Integration
<more> - December 18, 2007
Cast Iron Reports Record Growth During FY2007Cast Iron Systems, the fastest growing integration appliance vendor, today reported breakthrough results for Fiscal Year 2007, which ended on November 30th. The company experienced 192 percent growth in contract value over FY2006, and more than doubled its installed base over the same period. Cast Iron continued its strong momentum with the introductions of innovative new products and partnerships, particularly in the dynamic Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market.
<more> - November 28, 2007
The Five Tenets of SaaS IntegrationThe success of software as a service rests on IT
Contrary to what SaaS (software as a service) vendors claim -- namely, that their wares are pay-and-play -- SaaS requires intervention from IT...
<more> - November 13, 2007
Cast Iron Wins DM Review's Innovative Solution AwardInaugural award features companies with groundbreaking software applications that provide real business value.
<more> - November 12, 2007
Montgomery Research Thought Leadership Interview: Simon PeelInterview:
Midmarket Strategies: "What are the key trends driving the need for application integration today?"
Simon Peel: "There’s no doubt that the demand for application integration has never been higher than it is today, accounting for nearly 35 percent of the total IT cost of design, development and maintenance in a typical company, according to Gartner..."
<more> - November 7, 2007
Cast Iron Provides RightNow CRM IntegrationCast Iron Systems, an integration appliance vendor, has introduced a family of new appliances -- cute li'l darlings named iA2500-RN, iA3000-RN and iA3000HA-RN, traditional family names from the father's side, the mother wanted to name them Cooking Pot, Stomach and Dakota -- designed for RightNow's on demand customer relationship management (CRM) products...
<more> - November 7, 2007
Rolling Review Introduction: SOA AppliancesAs service-oriented architectures move into the IT mainstream, can appliances reduce complexity? We'll find out in our latest Rolling Review.
<more> - November 6, 2007
Cast Iron Adds RightNow-Flavored Integration AppliancesPromising configuration rather than coding, hardware-based approach links SaaS-based CRM suite to back-end order management systems.
<more> - November 1, 2007
RightNow Gives a "Big Sky" Experience to Consumer-Focused EnterprisesRightNow Technologies (NASDAQ: RNOW) wants to help consumer-focused enterprises deliver an "exceptional customer experiences at lower costs." In a way, this is a return to its eService roots.
<more> - October 29, 2007
RightNow Partners for a MashupThe Bozeman bunch signs partnerships with Demandware and Cast Iron Systems to expand its e-commerce and integration capabilities.
<more> - October 17, 2007
Cast Iron Systems forges integration applianceCast Iron Systems this week introduced its iA2000 integration appliance for small businesses, enabling companies to integrate with applications such as salesforce.com or Oracle...
<more> - October 1, 2007
The Integration ApplianceIn the past, small to mid-sized businesses had only two options for integrating applications. They could spend a lot of money and use complex software tools or they could develop custom code. Now there's an appliance.
<more> - September 21, 2007
Application Integration for Midmarket CompaniesTechnology leaders of fast growing companies face a really complex problem - how to integrate their key applications in a way that keeps risks low, costs down and schedules short. Companies on a growth path don't have the IT resources they need, nor do they have the financial slack to invest in expensive and complicated software-based integration tools. Nevertheless, they must integrate their core applications in order to gain the most value for their business.
<more> - September 14, 2007
TMCnet: First CoffeeReed DataLink for CRM, SFA Released, Accelerate4Pharma Released, Auto CRM in Iraq, Cornerstone and Microsoft, Kintera CRM, Open Solutions and Netupdate
<more> - September 13, 2007
Cast Iron Systems Integration Appliance to Be Showcased at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce ConferenceCast Iron's Appliance Enables Salesforce.com Customers to Rapidly and Easily Integrate Their Applications
<more> - July 19, 2007
Tech Firms Plug Into 'Appliances'Just as household appliances reduce the drudgery of housework, emerging "software appliances" are cutting down on the cost and complexity of business chores...
<more> - July 12, 2007
Customers Integrate Salesforce.com With Cast Iron Systems ApplianceSalesforce.com [NYSE:CRM], the "market and technology leader in on-demand business services," and Cast Iron Systems, the "fastest growing application-integration appliance vendor," today announced that salesforce.com customers, ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to large enterprises, have successfully integrated Salesforce with their IT environments using Cast Iron's Integration Appliance...
<more> - May 23, 2007
Quick Take: Cast Iron Systems iA3000-SPntegrating SAP and other corporate applications can be time-consuming and complex. Cast Iron Systems aims to simplify integration for enterprise customers with its iA3000-SP appliance, which can migrate and synchronize data between SAP and other apps in real time...
<more> - April 16, 2007
New Appliances for SAP; Salesforce.com Versus Outlook?Cast Iron Systems is rolling out for general availability three new integration appliances designed specifically for SAP customers. The entry-level iA2500-SP product links SAP to an additional third-party application, the [iA3000-SP] provides support for "SAP-to-many" applications, and the [iA3000HA-SP] is a high availability version of the latter. It consists of two appliances linked together for redundancy and fail-safe operations...
<more> - March 19, 2007
Field Report: Appliance-based Integration Offers a Shortcut to Salesforce.comNortheastern University deploys Cast Iron's integration appliance to link PeopleSoft, DB2 and an on-demand sales force automation application.
<more> - March 6, 2007
Beagle Honors the Wizzes in the BizBeagle Research releases its third annual WizKid awards, which honors both big companies and niche players that have been frontrunners of innovation in the industry.
<more> - March 1, 2007
Beagle Research Group Announces Cast Iron Systems 2007 CRM WizKids Award WinnerBeagle Research Group, LLC, today announced the winners of its annual CRM WizKids award for innovation in front office software. The WizKids award is given to emerging software companies that demonstrate new and innovative solutions to business problems encountered in the rapidly changing front office.
<more> - February 5, 2007
12 Quick IT Productivity WinsAlready lapsed on your New Year's resolutions? It's not too late. These quick IT fixes will make you and your department look good
<more> - February 5, 2007
Ozzy Osbourne thrashes Silicon Valley geeksWhat does Ozzy know about technology? More than you might think! See him thrash a bunch of Silicon Valley geeks at their own game. Rock on Ozzy!
<more> - January 29, 2007
Cast Iron Puts Application Integration in a Box"...Cast Iron Systems attempts to simplify [EAI] by packaging all the production components of an EAI system in one preconfigured server..."
<more> - November 15, 2006
Emerging Tech Award Winners AnnouncedThirty-three of Silicon Valley's hottest up-and-coming companies were honored Tuesday night at an awards ceremony for the winners of the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal emerging technology awards.
<more> - November 2, 2006
Application Integration Made SimpleCast Iron Systems offers appliances to address the growing need for data integration
<more> - September 27, 2006
Five Reasons to Use an Appliance for Integration (Part II of II)Integration Appliances – the Alternative to Custom Code...
<more> - September 24, 2006
Five Reasons to Use an Appliance for Integration (Part I of II)Integration Appliances – the Alternative to Custom Code...
<more> - September 18, 2006
App Integration: Easy as Plugging in a Box?Sometimes simple beats sophisticated. Harminder Tunwar, an I.T. project leader at Emerson Climate Technologies, used sophisticated integration technology from SeeBeyond for the first of several manufacturing floor to back office integration projects for the maker of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration products. But today, he is instead using an integration appliance from Cast Iron Systems.
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