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RCharlotte, NC - (8/15/07) The Carolina SaaS User Group's Charlotte chapter, a forum where best practices, resources, and experiences
within the SaaS vertical can be shared, today announced its October key note speaker will be Jeff Kaplan, one of the nation's foremost
authorities in the SaaS vertical, Managing Director of THINKstrategies (www.thinkstrategies.com), and founder of the SaaS Showplace (www.saas-showplace.com), the largest vendor-independent directory of SaaS offerings and insights online.
Jeff Kaplan will be speaking on understanding the business implications of on-demand services and how to capitalize on these rapidly evolving opportunities.
In addition to moderating a panel of local SaaS practitioners, Kaplan will provide his perspective regarding SaaS market trends, and give
his candid feedback and advice regarding individuals SaaS strategies and solutions; go-to-market plans; target markets and buyers, packaging and pricing of offerings, sales tactics, competitive strengths, weaknesses, and threats; and future business
opportunities. The event is sponsored by Hosted Solutions, Liquid Computing, Logical Advantage,
NCTA, and Juniper Networks.
"With the recent explosion of On-Demand applications, industry knowledge and best practices have become increasingly important to the
flourishing of the software marketplace. As such, this venue was created to provides a forum for leaders in the industry to share their
experience. By securing Kaplan's participation in the event we have been able to truly capture one of the leading minds in the industry.,"
said Josh Wolff, General Manager for Hosted Solutions Charlotte data center and President of the Carolina SaaS User Group. "We are
excited for this unique opportunity to gain Jeff's perspective and gain nationwide acumen of on-demand services."The Carolina SaaS User
Group events are gatherings where area SaaS leaders can come together to discuss market trends, information and experiences. The
events take the form of guest speakers, panel conversations, and roundtable discussions. "It's refreshing to see a grass roots initiative like
the Carolina SaaS User Group emerge into to such a powerful concept within the local technology community . I'm proud to be a part of
this effort and look forward to addressing the NC / SC SaaS organization," said Kaplan.
The event will take place on Tuesday, October 2nd, from 11:30AM to 1:30PM on the club level of Bank of America Stadium. To attend the event, or for more information on the Carolina
SaaS User Group visit: http://www.carolinasaas.org/ or call Josh Wolff at (704) 295-7961.
About the Carolina SaaS User Group:
The Carolina SaaS User Group is a conglomerate of industry professionals promoting growth in the
software industry through events, education, promotion, and the fostering of strategic industry relationships. The Carolina SaaS User Group
was created by Hosted Solutions (www.hostedsolutions.com) as an educational endeavor to provide a forum for business leaders involved
in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution, and integration of software as a service products, as well as related services that
are sold through on-demand channels. Carolina SaaS User Group's resources are available online at http://www.carolinasaas.org/. The
Carolina SaaS User Group is the definitive source for information about North Carolina's Software as a Service industry.
About Hosted Solutions, Inc.:
Hosted Solutions' high quality Data Center and Managed Hosting solutions maintain and protect customers' mission-critical, back-office IT
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their top business objectives. The company operates four SAS 70 Type II audited Data Centers in Boston MA, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC,
and Cary NC providing best-of-breed data center operations with hardened physical infrastructure, the highest level of security, and a
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