Delivered Innovation founder Michael Topalovich will be presenting with SilverTree Systems CEO Jonathan Sapir at the Day of Cloud event, to be held October 16 at the Illinois Technology Association in Chicago.  Michael and Jonathan will be discussing the Force.com cloud computing platform from salesforce.com and its impact on application development and delivery processes.

Additional speakers will discuss cloud computing technologies such as: Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services.

For more information, visit http://www.dayofcloud.com

How Force.com enables an analyst-driven approach to development projects

Michael W. Topalovich, CTO
Delivered Innovation

For years, the rallying cry for the CIO has been to align IT with “The Business.”  This presupposes that there is a wall between IT and other functions and processes within an organization, which of course we know to be the case. While nearly every business function that lives in its own silo has challenges integrating with other functions within the organization, IT has been particularly challenged because of the technology-centric reality of its world; while other functions may not necessarily have a direct impact on the value chain, IT is often viewed as being completely disconnected from it in many organizations.

Technology vendors have long targeted the CIO with messaging that implies an understanding of ITs alignment pain, and they have offered myriad remedies for closing the gap between IT and the underlying business processes that create value in an organization. Everything from enterprise applications to network management tools have promised to lead beleagured CIOs to the Shangri-La of “IT-Business-Alignment.”  Ironically, the technology with the most promise for bridging the IT-business divide has been right here under our noses, but only a relative handful of visionary organizations have embraced it to drive business value.

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Situational Application Resource Center website brings together a consortium of cloud computing and on-demand technology thought leaders to provide insight into SaaS applications and other solutions that can rapidly address situational business challenges.

CHICAGO, IL – January 20, 2009 – In challenging economic times, businesses of all sizes need every advantage they can get. The Situational Application Resource Center provides a wealth of information on cloud computing technologies that can offer such advantages to forward thinking organizations.

Delivered Innovation, a leading SaaS application developer, has joined the Situational Application Resource Center as a charter participant and will be contributing content and strategic insight to help business leaders and decision makers leverage cloud computing for competitive advantage. The company designs and develops custom SaaS applications on the Force.com platform from salesforce.com, and also offers a wide array of development services to customize Salesforce CRM deployments.

“Most companies find themselves in the same boat, trying to navigate through rough economic waters,” explains Michael Topalovich, founder and CTO of Delivered Innovation. “Cloud computing technologies like situational apps provide companies with strategic weapons to take advantage of new growth opportunities while competitors are riding out the storm.”

Situational applications are limited-scope software tools that address specific business requirements, and are characterized by targeted functionality that usually extends or replaces software functions in larger enterprise applications.

Cloud computing technologies such as Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) have enabled situational applications to be developed and delivered far more rapidly than traditional software projects. In many cases situational applications are developed and managed directly by business users, without having to rely on the IT department.

“Delivered Innovation is a great example of a new breed of SaaS developers that leverage situational application platforms to deliver highly customized software solutions. These solutions are possible because the barriers of traditional application development are being broken down by cloud computing,” notes Jonathan Sapir, CEO of SilverTree Systems and the creator of the Situational Application Resource Center.

The Situational Application Resource Center includes information on evaluating and implementing situational applications, as well as educational resources for other cloud computing technologies. Site content includes tutorials and best practices, guest blogs from leading authors such as Jeff Kaplan, and links to additional situational application resources.

In addition to Delivered Innovation, participating companies include: SilverTree Systems, Coghead, Caspio, LongJump, and THINKstrategies.

The Situational Application Resource Center can be found at: www.powerinthecloud.com.

About Delivered Innovation

Delivered Innovation designs and develops custom Software as a Service (SaaS) situational business applications using cloud computing technologies such as Platform as a Service (PaaS). In addition to developing SaaS applications for Salesforce CRM and the Force.com platform from salesforce.com, Delivered Innovation also provides SaaS go-to-market strategy services to help entrepreneurial individuals and companies create new revenue opportunities with SaaS applications. For more information, visit www.deliveredinnovation.com.

About SilverTree Systems

SilverTree Systems leverages cloud-based application development and delivery platforms to deliver on-demand solutions that are risk-free, affordable and guarantee immediate value. SilverTree also builds extensions for these platforms, including the integration of external desktop, enterprise and cloud data sources and web services. To learn more, visit www.silvertreesystems.com.