(Essen, 25.10.2007) mediadefine GmbH considerably extended its software services (content management systems, E-Commerce), which can be used as software-as-a-service (SaaS) via internet, for small and medium-sized enterprises by October 15th, 2007. Single software services can be used at a price of EURO 18,- (plus 19 % sales tax) incl. hosting per month.

According to the current market predictions of numerous IT analysts software-as-a-service (SaaS) will take a great part of the market next to the traditional software, especially among the small and medium-sized enterprises. Big software providers like SAP and Microsoft intend to or already offer the first SaaS ranges and "Software plus Services" in the segment ERP and office at the market. mediadefine GmbH, who has got offices in the Ruhr city Essen and in the federal capital Berlin, soonly recognised the chances of software-as-a-service and offers its content management system content2project.CMS and its E-Shop content2project.E-COMMERCE as software service in combination with the according hosting plans via the internet since 2004.

Open Source TYPO3, Joomla! and osCOMMERCE as software-as-a-service

Managing director and IT-chief architect Tim Hildebrandt explains: "Our hosting plans are ideally fitted to small and medium-sized enterprises. Our customers are provided with up to three open source systems as software-as-a-service in our medium hosting plans as a standard. They can be used via internet. Part of the three licence-free software plans are the open source content management systems "TYPO3" and "Joomla!" as well as the open source webshop "osCOMMERCE".

Providing software programmes as web application - the principle of SaaS

Software-as-a-software, shortly SaaS, is a model for providing software via web. mediadefine provides the customers with the software fitted to the internet, maintains it and administers it. Thus, customers can use the applications via internet without installing or buying them.The customer pay a monthly fee for the hosting and the use.

High security and user-friendliness wih content2project.CMS

The mediadefine inhouse content management system content2project.CMS and the E-Shop content2project.E-COMMERCE, which can be used via internet for several years, are especially dedicated for professional and companywide use of editorial systems and E-Commerce. "Enterprises can reduce the operating costs in contrast to open source systems because of the high security, immediate operational readiness, free updates and free support", Tim Hildebrandt explains the advantages of his inhouse SaaS applications. "We have learnt that customers prefer software applications which leave them in the familiar Look & Feel of their office programmes. And our software products assure this." mediadefine offers a light plan of its content management system content2project.CMS as web application for new custaomers at a price of Euro 25,- (plus 19 % sales tax) per month until November 30th, 2007.

Big function range and surpluses at low using fees

The content management system content2project.CMS offers many advantages for enterprises which maintain websites in several languages or edit their website from different offices. Apart from editing texts and provide photos enterprises also benefit from personalised newsletters, electronic postcards, RSS-feeds and from the possibility to dispose protected areas for customers, partners or employees (intra- and extranets). Thus, the process costs, especially the costs for internal and external enterprise communication can be decreased.

The customer decides whether he wants commercial or open source CMS

"The customer decides himself whether he rather pays a use fee for our content management system content2projects.CMS and is able to work in the familiar Look & Feel, that is a bit higher, or if he works with a open source system, which only offers little comfort; you can get both possibilities at a good cost-performance ratio as software-as-a-service", Tim Hildebrandt describes the alternatives.

• Hosting plans incl. three open source systems (TYPO3, Joomla! and osCOMMERCE) at a monthly price of at least Euro 18,- (plus 19 % sales tax) per month.
• Hosting plans incl. content management system content2project.CMS from Euro 25,- (plus 19 % sales tax) per month onwards.

Further product links:

http://software-as-a-service.content2project.net
http://cms-light.content2project.net