Cloud computing has opened up a new set of opportunities for the Independent Software
Vendors (ISVs) to develop and deliver their solutions via the web. However, many
ISVs face a strong challenge in preparing their development teams for the transition
to SaaS application development.
While on one hand SaaS application development requires you to build the architecture ground up and continuously maintain and upgrade the technology, on the other hand the sales, marketing and support processes may not be well suited to a web offering.
While leveraging an easy to use multi tenant platform does seem a promising solution, ISVs do not want to be restricted to a standard user interface and need the flexibility to white label their applications. As they add more users to the application they would like to host the applications in their own infrastructure to control delivery and SLAs.
SolutionThe crucial focus in our engagement with ISVs is to understand their core competency and the processes they want to retain in-house. Additionally, they can either outsource the product development to our network of solution partners or gain competency on the platform through training sessions and undertake product development in house.
Majority of ISVs decide to purchase a onetime run environment license of the platform and install it on their private server (behind the firewall) which gives them complete control on the infrastructure, SLAs and delivery of the applications.
BenefitWe help ISVs assess their needs and make informed decisions on what is core to their business and what they must retain in-house, and where they can benefit from outside services that are still closely integrated with your team.
WOLF is based on a subscription model where customers are charged only when they start adding users to applications. WOLF offers a competitive and value based pricing to accommodate a variety of business usage scenarios with options to cocreate custom pricing based upon your existing user numbers. In-fact with a guaranteed user base, you can even get FREE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES from a WOLF certified partner.
Risk Mitigation| Technology | Intellectual Property |
| WOLF is built using a web Service SOA architecture which uses AJAX, XML and Microsoft .NET framework in the backend. Every WOLF based application is a web service with the built-in ability to communicate with third party applications or cloud services. | The intellectual property of all your applications resides with you. You have the ability to extract the business design in a highly readable and portable XML format. You are no longer tied down to a single platform and can shift to any other cloud platform that supports XML. |
| DATA Lock-in | Service |
| WOLF gives you the option to extract & save your application data in a Relational Database format in your own preferred location at the click of a button. You also have the option to install & run your WOLF based applications from your own private cloud (behind a corporate firewall) with a license purchase. | High performing – 99.97% Service Level Agreement (SLA) with associated discount levels and access to complete WOLF source code via ESCROW services (charges extra). |