Etelos Launches Enterprise Implementations of Web App Distribution Platform
07.11.08
Etelos today announces the launch of enterprise
offerings with the Etelos Platform Suite(TM).
This represents a fundamental shift for the company as it focuses on
enabling enterprises to implement their own Software as a Service
applications and Marketplaces, as well as syndicated distribution
channels.
Etelos has long enabled applications to be distributed via the Web and
this new offering is exposing the core platform to enterprises for
greater benefit to their end users. On the surface, this signifies a
departure from a core direct marketing focus on the Etelos Marketplace(TM).
Etelos will begin supplying software makers and vendors with their own
custom implementation of a SaaS Marketplace and platforms for
distribution and channel management.
"I have long said that in this business, the
customer usually gets what it wants," Etelos
Founder & CEO Danny Kolke said. "Our
larger partners want the opportunity to have their own marketplaces and
tools to manage distribution channels. Additionally, they have
applications that they need to move to the web for implementation and
scalability. The future of all software is moving to the Web for
distribution, and we are proud to have Etelos powering part of that
shift."
Etelos also launches today with the support of NuOz, a Seattle,
Wash.-based Internet service provider and MTP, a software reselling
company. MTP will use the Etelos Platform Suite to support distribution
of Web applications to their customer and partner base. NuOz will launch
a Distribution Marketplace for its own VOIP phone services as well as
hosting and Internet service products. It also will syndicate
applications from third-party software vendors and Etelos Syndication
Partners.
Current partners and applications available on the Etelos Marketplace
can be syndicated and made available through each Marketplace using the
Etelos Platform Suite.
The Etelos Platform Suite consists of four key products:
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SaaS Application Platform: Technology that enables traditional ("shrink-wrapped")
software to be distributed as Software as a Service.
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SaaS Marketplace Platform: Easily managed Marketplace that
integrates licensing, billing and account management that is designed
for Web app distribution.
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SaaS Distribution Platform: Turnkey Marketplace with a company's
products or services integrated into it.
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SaaS Syndication Platform: Application developers can publish
their app via a network of distributors.
"Etelos is enabling us to move our sales to on demand distribution and
scale more quickly than we could just on our own," NuOz Founder & CTO
Brent Lindell said. "Beginning with our VOIP service 'Nuoz Web Phone',
our customers will be able to more easily deploy applications, products
and services with our new Web Marketplace. By implementing the Etelos
Platform Suite, we are able to provide additional value, additional
services and additional functionality that our customers are looking for
today."
The Etelos Platform Suite will be offered on a subscription basis.
Pricing, detailed features and implementation information are available
at the company's new Web site, http://www.etelos.com.