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ISVs vs SaaS: What’s the Difference?

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SaaS companies deliver software applications over the internet on a subscription basis, simplifying access and management for users. While they operate under different business models, ISVs and SaaS share similarities in software development, cross-platform accessibility, and industry reach. Consider Stax’s partner program.

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Is Quickbooks Desktop Being Phased Out?

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QuickBooks Desktop is something of a linchpin in the accounting software world, with the first version of the program launching in 1998. This makes the apparent new direction of Intuit, the developer of QuickBooks, symptomatic of the wider transition within the SaaS space towards cloud-based software solutions.

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The Benefits of SaaS and Implementing SaaS Payments

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SaaS business applications are web-based, which means that they are hosted on cloud infrastructure. It’s an alternative to traditional software distribution and on-premise software installation—companies don’t need to build and maintain servers or data centers. So users don’t need to worry about updating the software.