Software as a Service (SaaS)
In Life Sciences, the Software as a Service (SaaS) model has been around for quite a while. Examples of this model in Life Sciences include clinical trials EDC software. Examples in the consumer space are e-mail applications such as Hotmail. Both types of software are provided completely hosted, completely managed, so that the customer need not worry about servers or storage capacity or infrastructure management. Examples of Software as a Service include software in such categories as:
- Business Productivity
– Email
– Collaboration Services - CRM and XRM services
- Electronic Data Capture (EDC) in Clinical Trials
- Regulated Document Management services
- Clinical Trial Portal