SANTA CLARA, CA, November 14th, 2005- Jamcracker, the leading provider of On Demand Delivery Software, announced the creation of the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network (JSDN), an On Demand ecosystem designed to help Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), Software-as-a-Service Vendors (SaaS) and channel providers rapidly create new revenue streams.
The traditional IT channel has played a minor role in the increasing prevalence of the Software On Demand delivery model. However, the channel continues to be the trusted IT advisor to small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises. The channel also possesses the vertical expertise needed to aggregate and tailor solutions based on its clients' customized needs, but it does not have easy access to a catalog of On Demand services.
JSDN will help the channel leverage the On Demand model by providing a certified catalog of software/services that customers can easily consume directly and through downstream channel partners. JSDN will address common challenges facing the channel providers that want to build a business around Software On Demand. These challenges include access to a comprehensive services catalog, common administration of disparate systems, and the ability to re-brand and integrate.
According to IDC, - A direct sales approach can only go so far. Indirect channel relationships will be a key component of the next wave of software on demand adoption." said Erin Traudt, Research Analyst for Software as a Service delivery. -Jamcracker's Service Delivery Network will help to foster these important relationships."
Software/SaaS Vendor Benefits from JSDN membership: Access to new Channel Providers On Demand Certification Rapid time to market Lead Generation
Service Provider Benefits from JSDN Membership:
Access to a certified and pre-integrated Services Catalog Rebranding & Customization options Differentiation via Dynamic Bundling Revenue Enablement
"We founded Jamcracker with the sole purpose of re-inventing how On Demand Services are consumed," says K.B. Chandrasekhar, CEO of Jamcracker. -The growth of On Demand Services has been impressive, but to make the market explode, the channel must be enabled. The Jamcracker Service Delivery Network will go a long way to make this happen."
Charter Members of the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network include: Aztec Software, Bankers Code, Bell Solutions, Culminis, Exchange My Mail Inc. Inforonics, Intellireach, Kontiki, Navisite, OMS Safeharbor, OpenAir, OpSource, Progress Software, Salesnet, Securusnet, ServePath, Spikesource, StrikeIron, Symphoniq, UNIFY Corporation, VeriCenter, Vinciti, VIPTone
About Jamcracker Jamcracker provides comprehensive solutions for software companies and service providers that want to rapidly generate revenue by delivering On Demand Services. Jamcracker's Pivot Path software provides the process efficiencies required to profitably scale an On Demand business and the flexibility to rapidly add new services and distribution channels. Pivot Path is an integrated solution that features access management, provisioning, service management, delegated administration, change management, channel enablement, billing, auditing and help desk capabilities. For more information about Jamcracker, visit visit www.jamcracker.com
