SECURE, ON-DEMAND ACCESS TO OUR NLG TECHNOLOGY

GLOBAL SALES CHANNELS — ARRIA NLG SaaS SOLUTIONS

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) will distribute Arria NLG
software to the market from Arria secure servers while
maintaining the security and integrity of our clients’ data

IN THE SAAS SOLUTIONS Channel we plan to provide a proprietary deployment of the Arria NLG Engine— hosted on Arria NLG secure servers. This includes a complete suite of related services, including training, support, data migration and data security/backup.

As we analyse industry verticals and as we work with Tech Transfer clients in a vertical we will look for opportunities to create proprietary NLG-centric products in that vertical that can be deployed via the SaaS model. In such cases, we will seek to own the solution completely—designing, developing, and deploying the solution on a per user basis.

In each case, the key differentiator for the SaaS solution must be that it will enable the user to act as an expert in that vertical via the Arria NLG Engine embedded in the product.

We expect our planned SQM3 SaaS solution (see sidebar) to do exactly that—to enable any retailer in the world to become an expert in optimising the performance of the shelf space in their store and give them access to expert information in a directly actionable way that, without Arria NLG, they may never have access to.

For those who are not familiar with the SaaS model, it is characterized by a company providing on-demand access to its complex software through a web-based interface in return for a subscription-based license fee.

The most widely-recognized on-demand solution is Google, as its users access its complex search algorithm (located on Google servers) from any internet-connected computer in the world.

The SaaS delivery system offers many benefits to clients:

•  SaaS providers can cost-effectively share one application with many clients;

•  Clients can accelerate the deployment process and eliminate additional infrastructure costs;

•  A continuing decline in the cost of bandwidth means web-based solutions become even more viable;

•  Low cost of implementation. Clients do not pay exorbitant sums for a product with a long development and implementation timeframe with no guarantee of success. Instead, clients pay an almost nominal installation fee, a recurring subscription fee, can begin to use the product after a short development cycle and retain the ability to cancel.

The success of on-demand services in the consumer market. For instance Google, iTunes and YouTube have made accessing content and services commonplace in professionals’ personal lives. Professionals are now demanding similar features in business software; and the success of early leaders such as salesforce.com has demonstrated the viability and value proposition of the SaaS solution model.

 

Arria NLG software solutions and products are marketed to industry through one or more of three Arria NLG Global Sales Channels.
SaaS Solutions Info Tech Transfer Info
 

ARRIA’S SQM3 SaaS SOLUTION

Arria NLG calls its first planned
SaaS offering SQM3

 

The term SQM3 relates to the fundamental dilemma faced by retailers— how to be sure that they are getting the best return possible from each square metre of retail space that they use. Trying to solve this retail dilemma drives a store owner to question product mix, product placement, buyer behaviour, instore display, marketing, and promotion. Increasingly the answers are lost in the deluge of data retailers now have access to.

 

Nowadays store owners may need to be Big Data analysts if they are to compete meaningfully. It may no longer be enough that they know their customers, local products, and local promotions. Customers are more global in their outlook; they have access to a world of purchase options via the web. Even small retailers may need access to global Big Data analytics if they are to compete at a local level.

 

Our planned SQM3 retail solution will be Cloud based.

 

Retailers will be able to subscribe to SQM3 online. It is being designed so they have a choice of how they wish to engage with the application—via their desktop computer, via their mobile device, or a combination. The design will allow retail subscribers to get anytime, anywhere access to the SQM3 solution— they will be able to view the performance of their stores, historical trade information, and forecasted revenue projections wherever they can connect to the Internet.