Who:

Greg Gianforte, president and CEO of leading on demand CRM provider, RightNow Technologies

What:

Gianforte will be participating in a keynote panel at SaaScon 2006. The SaaS CEO Hot Seat Panel, moderated by Network World president and editorial director John Gallant, will focus on how software as a service (SaaS) is revolutionizing the software industry. SaaScon is the only independent event for business and IT professionals that need to understand the important issues surrounding software as a service

When:

September 26, 2006, at 8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. PST

Where:

San Francisco Marriott 55 Fourth Street San Francisco CA, 94103

Why:

Gianforte and other SaaS CEOs will examine the critical issues involved with the SaaS trend, including:

• How enterprise users shift critical applications, data and infrastructure to a hosted model rather than on premise.
• Availability, reliability and functionality requirements for delivering SaaS.
• The market landscape, is this a paradigm shift?