Why Platform as a Service (PaaS) is now a viable alternative to on-premise middleware

Putten, The Netherlands, 29 January 2013 - Cordys, the Enterprise Platform provider, will host a webinar with special guest Stefan Ried, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research, Inc.. The webinar we be broadcast live on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 11.00am EST / 3.00pm GMT / 4.00pm CET and is free to the public.

Attendees of the webinar will learn about the latest Forrester research on PaaS and the way the Cloud transforms large enterprises and service providers. Featured guest speaker Stefan Ried will discuss the economic impact of public and private cloud implementations and how enterprises and cloud service providers can take full advantage of its unique properties.

Attendees of the webinar will get insight on how to:

• Generate customer value with innovative new solutions

• Create new offerings by combining existing IP with new technology (cloud, Internet of Things)

• Extend existing core business capability into applications, channels, cloud products and services

• Manage the complexity of building new solutions to give speed to market

When: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 10.00am EST (Americas) / 3.00pm GMT (UK) / 4.00pm CET (Europe)

Where: Registration is free to the public here.

Featured Speaker: Stefan is a member of Forrester's Business Technology Futures team, which serves CIOs and their business partners by predicting the long-term business impact of information technology. His research focuses on as-a-service business models and tech-driven business transformation, analyzing shifts in the IT industry caused by the ongoing move to business process platforms and the development of new-generation middleware capable of addressing the fresh challenges presented by cloud computing.

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About Cordys
Cordys is a global cloud platform software provider that helps businesses move to the cloud quickly and with minimal risk. The Cordys platform combines Platform as a Service, enterprise application development, a complete Business Process Management Suite (BPMS) and the next generation of high productivity middleware. Global 2000 enterprises choose this analyst-recognised platform to improve their business operations, deliver better customer service and release additional value from existing IT. Service providers implement the platform to leverage cloud business opportunities, create new high value products and services in the cloud and reduce cost while driving innovation. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Cordys has offices in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. For more information on Cordys please visit http://www.cordys.com.