AccountMate has launched AccountMate SaaS, an application that the Petaluma Calif.-based vendor says enables customers to have modifications made to software on the AccountMate SaaS remote server. VARs make develop and install modifications via the hosted server. AccountMate modules, including CRM and BI, can be purchased and hosted as part of the subscription.
Approved ISV software can also be installed on the hosted server and Exchange email and Office are also available. The new product is available on a subscription basis. One reason for the approach “is that our business partners haven’t changed their business models,” says AccountMate sales VP Donna DeRosa. The company is initially offering the application for new client sonly “just to see how it goes,” she continues. However, DeRosa commented that could change, depending on market conditions. The monthly fee encompasses registered software licenses (by module and user license), maintenance, hosting fees and payroll tax subscriptions. Resellers, who bill the client for modifications, are paid monthly for the products and other services.