Internet Office: IOS SaaS, Total Cost of Ownership ISV vs. SaaS, Cost Basis For Revenues, Lower Operating Expenses

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TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP ISV vs. SaaS

IOS means your profit is up and costs are down. Check out the table below to see how IOS SaaS On Demand solution can save you significant money. IOS mitigates the risk of investing in on-premise or homegrown Software while at the same time allows you to enjoy a low cost entry point for a high-value and profitable solution.

Total Cost of Ownership ISV vs. SaaS
Metric	ISV	IOS SaaS
Delivery Model	High Upfront Dollars Immediate Cashflow Decrease Generally Capitalized Item	Periodic Subscription Fees (Genearlly monthly or annually) Small Upfront Dollars if Web Page/ECM Integration Predictable Cashflow Generally Expensed Item
Pricing	40-60% License Fee 20-30% Maintenance Fees and Costs 10-40% Programming and Support	90% Subscription Fees 10% Programming and Support
Cost Basis For Revenues Lower with IOS SaaS
License and Subscription	Varies Per Program	IOS SaaS Starts at $49.95 per month/5 Users Varies Per Subscription Level/Number of Users
Professional Services	Partnership with System Integrators Large Projects (2:1 Service to Product) 6-18 month Deployment Cycle	One Time In-house training Included Small Customizations often included in recurring price model Less than 2 month Total Deployment Cycle with Web page WCM/ECM adaptation Often can be Turn-Key Solution
Customer Service Application/System Support Management and Accessibility	ISV and Self Directed Technical Help Desk Training New Users/Hires Customer Support Upgrades generally every 12-24 months can require IT Support, QA Cycle, Interface and Testing Cycles Maintenance System Management ECM if applicable Manage Pipes/T1s Continuous Load Balancing VPN required for Mobile workforce SOA implementation required eventually	Technical Help Desk Provided x3 per month per seat Training New Users/Hires online/low cost Managed Uptime Managed Regular Upgrades Managed Maintenance Managed Performance One time ECM Integration Fee from Merchant System Management Managed and Co-located Pipes/Bandwidth Managed Load Balancing Fully Integrated Visibility and Accessibility without Private Networks
IOS=Lower Operating Expenses
Operating Expenses	Multiple code bases On Premises Single Tenant Delivery VPN required otherwise Pay For all Upgrades 2-3 year New Releases and/or Re-Deployment Cycles Maintenance Fees (generally> 20% of original license fees per year	Single code base – Web native Segregated Database per Company On Demand, Multi-Tenant Shared Application Free Upgrades Implemented Over the Internet Frequent New Feature Delivery, several per year User input on New Features Desired Free Maintenance and Support Customizable per Industry Custom Software Modules for fraction of the cost of in house application development Negate need to upgrade/patch individual PCs
Sales and Marketing	Single Sales Contact Generally Required employment of or partnership with System Integrators from ISV	Mutiple Indirect Channels No need to partner with System Integrators
IT Center	IT Remains a Cost Center	IT has opportunity to become a Profit Center

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