FiREapps to Present at Software Association of Oregon Engineering Executive Forum
FiREapps CTO and Vice President of Product Development Lougie Anderson to Address How to Best Deliver Software as a Service (SaaS)
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — April 30, 2007 — FiREapps™, the leading provider of Corporate Foreign Exchange Management Technologies, announced today that CTO and Vice President of Product Development Lougie Anderson will be providing guidance at the SAO Engineering Executive Forum in Portland, OR. Anderson will present on how to best set up a software as a service (SaaS) business model.
The session will be led by Eric Hayes, co-founder and chief technology officer of Attensa, a Portland start-up software company that is considering whether and how to deliver their software as a service. Hayes will interview Anderson and Vice President of Engineering, Hamid Bahadori, of web analytics company, WebTrends, about how each has architected their company and product offerings as a service. Anderson and Bahadori will cover the pros and cons of various SaaS approaches, including their own challenges at FiREapps and WebTrends, as well as the ultimate benefits of a SaaS model.
Topic:Software as a Service (SaaS)
Date: Thursday, May 3, 2007
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. PDT
Location:The Governor Hotel614 SW 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
(503) 224-3400
To register: https://db.sao.org/calendar2/event_registration.htm?cart=addone&itemID=5/3/07b
$25 members, $45 non-members
Breakfast will be provided
Substantial adoption of enterprise applications through a SaaS delivery model and an ever increasing positive reception to the use of the Web as a delivery mechanism for information of all kinds, has put SaaS at the forefront of the technology sector agenda. While traditional SaaS vendors focused on simply delivering software through a Web browser interface, the next generation of SaaS leverages the real-time interactivity of the Internet to provide a dynamic offering that combines technology with services. Financial services providers, like FiREapps are already on the cutting edge of implementing this next generation of SaaS. This panel will be an opportunity for software vendors to learn how to extend this vision to their vertical industries.
“Though SaaS is a significant trend in the software industry, FiREapps is one of the first vendors offering a SaaS application to corporate treasury departments,” said Anderson. “FiREapps was architected from day one as a SaaS application, which enabled us to build in the necessary high availability, reliability and security features while providing our customers with technology and services that enable them to understand and manage their foreign exchange exposures in a timely fashion without IT involvement.”About Anderson
As CTO and Vice President of Product Development, Dr. Anderson oversees product development, IT and the overall technology direction of the company. A 26 year veteran of the computer industry, Anderson has an extensive background in architecting and implementing complex, highly secure, distributed enterprise systems and a history of innovative research. Prior to this appointment, Anderson was vice president of product development at Sabrix Inc. Before her tenure at Sabrix, she was vice president of engineering at GemStone Systems. She has also been a senior manager/director at Sequent Computer Systems, Servio Corporation, Tektronix and Burroughs Corp. Anderson holds a Ph.D. and master's degrees in computer science from University of Washington as well as dual bachelor's degrees in physics and mathematics.
About FiREapps
FiREapps™, a subsidiary of Rim-Tec, Inc., is the leading provider of Corporate Foreign Exchange Management Technologies. The company provides technologies and services that help corporations optimize foreign exchange processes. These solutions help customers mitigate risk while increasing profitability and operational efficiencies. FiREapps has offices in Scottsdale, Arizona and Portland, Oregon.
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Dara Sklar or Michael Kellner
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