New SaaS Providers Join Jamcracker Service Delivery Network at Unprecedented Pace in Q1

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April. 09, 2008 – Jamcracker, the on-demand services delivery company, today announced the Jamcracker Integration Toolkit (JIT), which makes it quick and easy for Software as a Service (SaaS) vendors of all sizes to make their applications available within the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network (JSDN). JIT is an XML-based do-it-yourself service integration framework that greatly simplifies the effort required for publishing SaaS solutions to the JSDN Global Services Catalog. Several vendors have already used JIT to publish their applications on the JSDN, including Averiware, Brainshark, LongJump, RHUB, Topia Technology, and XOffice International.

“As business acceptance of SaaS accelerates, software vendors of all sizes are seeking easier and quicker methods to start reselling their SaaS offerings to respond to rising customer demand,” said Jeffrey M. Kaplan, Managing Director of THINKstrategies, an independent consulting firm, and the Founder of the SaaS Showplace, an online directory of SaaS solutions and best practices. “The Jamcracker Services Delivery Network is emerging as one of the industry’s leading SaaS aggregation and distribution hubs for both software vendors and service providers because of its rapid on-boarding capabilities.”

SaaS ISVs who are part of the JSDN have the ability to leverage Jamcracker’s ecommerce WebStores, billing, provisioning, customer support, helpdesk, and administrative services. WebStores allow ISVs to resell their services directly, as well as through Jamcracker’s global service-delivery channel partners including Telcos, Value Added Resellers (VARs), Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Web Hosting providers that rely on the JSDN to offer SaaS products.

Fast and Simple Integration

To provide on-demand as well as traditional software partners with a fast on-ramp for selling SaaS versions of their applications, Jamcracker created JIT. This XML based integration framework makes it easy for vendors to make their products JSDN-ready without in-depth knowledge of the Jamcracker Platform and its associated provisioning and billing mechanisms. All that is required to use JIT is a working knowledge of XML. Jamcracker provides ISVs with developer support as well as certification and acceptance-testing of the their JSDN adapter.

“Until now, Jamcracker would develop adapters on behalf of our ISV partners.  However, demand for specialized and vertical software applications from service providers, resellers, and their end-user customers has necessitated the creation of an open integration framework to allow self-service solution publishing,” said Steve Crawford, vice president of marketing for Jamcracker. “The Jamcracker Integration Toolkit allows software vendors to get their applications into our delivery network quickly and easily, so service-delivery partners can create custom solution bundles for their customers. Meanwhile, it enables us to grow our ecosystem of services at a compounded rate.”

Large and Growing Catalogue of SaaS Applications

Well over one hundred applications, services, and solution bundles are currently available on the JSDN in several categories including: IT services, security and continuity, communications and collaboration, business application solutions, mobile access, and vertical solutions. These solutions include SaaS offerings from Microsoft, Cisco, IBM, McAfee, Motorola, BlackBerry, and dozens of other ISVs and service providers.

Availability
Access to the Jamcracker Integration Toolkit is available immediately for qualified software partners. For more information, and to start the registration process, visit: www.jamcracker.com/partners.

About Jamcracker
The Jamcracker Services Delivery Network enables Telcos, Internet Service Providers, VARs, MSPs and SaaS vendors to profitably deliver on-demand services to businesses and consumers. Founded in 1999 by K.B. “Chandra” Chandrasekhar, the founder of Exodus Communications and chairman of e4e Services and Aztec Software, Jamcracker’s mission is to enable on-demand service delivery on a global scale.  Jamcracker is a privately held company with headquarters in Santa Clara, California, and offices in Bangalore, India. For more information, visit www.jamcracker.com.