Software as a Service Satisfies PEO Technology Appetite: WebApps’ Software Proves to be a Great Fit for the Technology Dependent PEO Industry

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. —November 2, 2006— WebApps, Inc., a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS), with a major push in Time and Labor Management, offers web-based solutions that allow for higher levels of automation within areas such as Business Logic Processing (BLP), one of the five areas noted in the October 2006 edition of PEO Insider as being ripe for exploitation in terms of using technology to return outstanding results within a PEO (Professional Employer Organization).

The article, titled “Winning with Technology”, focuses on technology in general as the main area in which PEOs are dependent because of the paper intensive and repetitive work involved within the industry. The article goes on to point out that PEOs offer services to their customers that are quite personal and important, and accuracy is essential. Using technology to satisfy these points can create the most success for a PEO.

WebApps offers solutions that automate those tasks that can take the most time and resources to accomplish. With such functionality as allowing employees to request Paid Time Off (PTO), and have the system automatically accrue, track, and maintain this information, PEOs can take advantage of SaaS, rather than an installed application, to secure more business, lower operating expenses, and improve client retention.

Utilizing SaaS can be beneficial on many different levels. Without requiring technical resources on site, a PEO can use a variety of applications internally to simplify tasks that are error-prone and paper intensive. The same PEO may also elect to provide an extended set of software features to its client base, treating this area as a profit center by increasing recurring revenue and controlling operating costs. With applications that are easily integrated across a number of other software platforms, WebApps’ Time and Labor Management software easily exchanges data with other systems used by a PEO.

“WebApps offers tools that alleviate most of the work-related pressures a PEO might face on a day-to-day basis,” said WebApps Product Manager Rudy Roca. “With technology being one of the most important factors in a PEO’s success, combining high levels of functionality with ease of use is essential to ensuring solutions are, in fact, beneficial.”

Looking beyond traditional, client-installed options toward SaaS alternatives is advantageous to a PEO. SaaS options are accessed remotely via the Internet, and thus offer mobility that cannot be matched by client-installed applications. Also, upfront licensing fees are eliminated and replaced with more affordable recurring payments based on a subscription agreement. In terms of functionality, SaaS solutions today are able to compete with traditionally installed software as the depth of web-based applications continues to grow. With current SaaS offerings that range from Human Resources related tools (such as WebApps’ application) to solutions that deal with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and communications issues, a PEO could satisfy many of its technological needs using the SaaS model.

About SaaS -
The SaaS model is predicated on a one-to-many or multi-client deployment, whereby an application is shared across customers. This centralized approach towards code management reduces implementation, training, and ongoing support time while minimizing business risk for service providers. End-users benefit from single-source accountability that typically leads to a successful software rollout at a lower total cost of ownership. Also commonly known as an On Demand model, customers pay for system usage on a recurring basis for a broad spectrum of applications.

About WebApps, Inc. -
WebApps is a leading developer of web-based business applications for improving human productivity and organizational processes in the workplace. Delivering Software as a Service (SaaS), client sensitive data is collected, processed, and stored remotely without the need for technical resources on site. Software features are easily expanded or scaled back, making it easier to support a variety of size and industry specific clients with a single platform. Under a pay-as-you-go model, clients gain access to software that is more intuitive, easier to deploy, and offers lower total cost of ownership than client-installed software - www.SaaS.com.

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