Jeff Kaplan of THINKstrategies has just launched a series of Market Leader webcasts showcasing SaaS industry leaders and the innovative, on-demand solutions they are developing. The very first webcast in the series features Aria's own VP of Sales & Biz Dev, Steve Booth. Steve and Jeff discuss the operating challenges businesses are currently facing as a result of the rapid growth of the SaaS model and how Aria's Monetization Maturity Model can offer insight as to how to overcome these challenges. Check out the webcast and learn more.

Are you passionate about technology? Obsessed with on-demand? Fanatical about BILLING? (we can work on that one). The Aria Systems team is expanding to meet the needs of our ever-increasing customer base. We are accepting applications from candidates with related industry experience in the areas of sales and sales engineering (both east and west coast) and also web development/PHP, software development, marketing, and customer support/ implementation. Send your cover letter and resume to jobs@ariasystems.com.

Aria was mentioned (yet again) in Phil Waineright's blog last week. After a brief run-down of some of the competitors in the SaaS billing space, it was no surprise to us that Phil reached the conclusion that "Probably the most complete offering -- and certainly the most mature as a provider to the SaaS market -- is Aria Systems." Read his blog entry and decide for yourself who to trust with your SaaS billing needs.

Today, Aria client, Serena Software announced their move to SaaS applications.

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Buy a bestseller from Amazon. End up turning left into a lake thanks to your trusty GPS system (don't you hate when that happens?). Grab some new music from iTunes. Watch someone make an ass of himself on YouTube. Perhaps most of us take it for granted, but we truly work (and play) in an on-demand world. No matter what our urge, it can most often be satisfied by heading for the nearest internet browser and these days that often only involves reaching into your pocket for your mobile device.

The ease with which we purchase the products and services from the trusted companies named above is often taken for granted. Few web-based businesses have been able to succeed as they have in creating mutually rewarding, recurring relationships with their customers. In order to support businesses in their efforts to meet the needs of the on-demand world, Aria has partnered with Jeff Kaplan of THINKStrategies. Jeff's whitepaper, "Overcoming the Transaction Management Challenges in the On-Demand Services" provides insight into how businesses can differentiate themselves and increase customer satisfaction by optimizing their transaction and customer management capabilities.

Read the white paper, and download a copy for yourself...