Why is a 'Software as a Service' perfect to collaborate on projects?

Planzone is a Software as a Service. Software as a Service (SaaS, typically pronounced 'sass') is a model of software deployment whereby a provider licenses an application to customers for use as a service on demand. SaaS software vendors may host the application on their own web servers (Wikipedia definition).

More and more software developers reach the Saas model because it is economic and easy to manage for users. Others termsare used - like cloud computing, on demand software, web-based applications  or asp software are often used to define applications that can be used from any computer with an internet connexion. Here are some advantages for using a project management saas.

A strong adhesion
Access to you data anytime anywhere. You just need an internet connexion to access to your data.

Easy upgrades
No patch, no old-fashioned sotware that you don’t want to upgrade, no big deals with your IT. Planzone is upgraded 5 times a year and customers do not have to do anything when it happens. Each upgrade adds significant new features. And all users can take benefits from all new features without any change in their information system.

Cost-killing
Thanks to the Saas model, Planzone is about 100 times cheaper that its competitors. You do not have to pay a licence to get the service, you can stop to use it when you want and if several users of your company use Planzone, you will not pay a licence/user – most of Planzone Plan are user unlimited. Off course you save also money because you do not have to maintain a server for the application – no hosting, no maintenance!

Internet software (SaaS) is perfect for collaboration on your project

Did you ever try to share big documents, planning or data with other departments or other companies? If yes you now how long and complex it is: collaborators are not allowed to access your data, the information is split into many place (emails, usb keys, servers, computer…)

Planzone service concept is very simple: get one place with all your documents, data, planning, discussions, and videos – so if a new partner joins your project, you just have to enter its email address in Planzone and he will receive an email and password to access to you workspace.
This concept is simple and powerful but impossible to reproduce if you host your software and your data.
Planzone is different from traditional project management software because it is web based and most of Planzone feature uses the enterprise Web 2.0 principles: emails notifications, RSS feeds, alerts, wiki…

Why Planzone Saas is most secured than traditional software?

If  you ever have lost some data (documents, emails, photos, videos, …), you know the price of not secure all you important information.
Hosting data is our job and we attach the most importance to your data integrity, confidentiality and availability of your data.
To ensure that your data will not be lost, all the system is redounded every second. About availability, we provide a 24/7 availability from anywhere in the world, with over 99,9% of availability in 2008, not including any unplanned downtime. 

For more information about Saas, you can visit the Wikipedia page.