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Blog on RIAs, SaaS and User Experience

Catalyt Resources Offices in Silicon Valley and Washington D.C.

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Recent Catalyst Resources Client and Project News

Catalyst Resources registers as US Federal Central Contractor
Jul 27, 2011

Catalyst Resources helps Priava migrate enterprise event management software to SaaS
Mar 17, 2011

Best Web Design Agencies ranks Catalyst Resources as the top GUI firm in the U.S. Jun ‘10 - Jan ‘11
Jan 28, 2011

Catalyst Resources opens Europe and Australia offices for UI design in SaaS and financial services
Sep 30, 2010

Catalyst Resources Expands User Interface and RIA Services to Include Contract Staffing
Feb 09, 2010

Catalyst Resources Reports Another Banner Year for SaaS and RIA Design Services
Feb 02, 2010

Paul Giurata Selected as Judge for Adobe’s PDF Portfolio Navigator Contest for Flex Developers
Jan 28, 2010

Roche and Catalyst Explore RIA Healthcare Collaboration Solutions for Enhanced Clinical Diagnosis
Jan 20, 2010

Best Web Design Agencies gives top recognition to RIA & SaaS design firm Catalyst Resources
Nov 30, 2009

Operative Teams with Catalyst Resources to Explore Modular UI and RIAs in Digital Advertising
Apr 02, 2009

Penta Taps Catalyst Resources for Next Generation Construction ERP Software User Interface Design
Mar 11, 2009

Catalyst Resources Redesigns InterCall Online Conferencing Application
Dec 03, 2008

Cisco Systems selects Catalyst Resources for Product Usability Research
Nov 06, 2008

Catalyst Resources & Backbase to Present Webinar on Fast Tracking AJAX Rich Internet Applications
Aug 11, 2008

Catalyst Resources uses RIAs and SaaS to shrink carbon footprint by 21,000 lbs of CO2 per month
Jun 26, 2008

Catalyst Resources and Backbase Announce Business Alliance
Apr 23, 2008

AJAX Toolkits Wiki Helps Developers Evaluate UI Components for Building RIA User Experiences
Mar 20, 2008

Catalyst Resources to Present Webinar on the 9 Key Elements of a Successful SaaS Strategy
Mar 17, 2008

Xythos Enlists Catalyst Resources for “On Demand” SaaS Application Design and AJAX UI Strategy
Mar 06, 2008

Catalyst Resource’s Paul Giurata to Speak on Software-as-a-Service at Red Herring North America
Feb 14, 2008

Catalyst Resources sharpens focus on AJAX and SaaS in financial services
Feb 06, 2008

Paul Giurata to speak at AJAXWorld 2008: “How to choose the right AJAX Tookit, Framework or IDE”
Jan 23, 2008

User experience will be the secret weapon of the 2008 get-out-the-vote campaignTraditional political
Jan 02, 2008

Unique service helps companies get on a fast track to enhancing applications with AJAX
Nov 14, 2007

Tech Decisions for Insurance: High performance user interfaces for insurers and agents

Sep 14, 2010

Michael Voelker of Tech Decisions for Insurance interviewed Paul Giurata for the feature story on high-performance user interfaces, and strategies that leverage emerging technologies to improve the way insurers and agents communicate, collaborate, and get business done. Agents need more information, easy access to multiple accounts, and the ability to do multiple tasks. They need a job support tool. Firms are not just competing with other insurance companies, they’re competing with user expectations, which are being set by consumer SaaS, web applications and mobile apps.
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Paul Giurata featured on Sand Hill Group’s On-Demand/SaaS Reality strategy blog

Oct 10, 2008

On-Demand/SaaS Reality, from the Sand Hill Group, is one of the industry's leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) blogs. Paul Giurata has been invited to be a frequent contributor
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AJAXWorld 2008 West: RIAs & SaaS - Like Bees & Honey

Jul 17, 2008

Paul Giurata is a featured speaker at AJAXWorld RIA Conference 2008 West. In his session he will identify how SaaS is unique from other web applications and how RIAs can expose internal business systems to automate the marketing, trial, purchasing, configuration, support and social referral processes that are essential for scalable and profitable SaaS.
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Feature Story (Part II) on the differences between SaaS and traditional enterprise software

Apr 23, 2008

Part II of the feature article in ebizQ written by Paul Giurata continues the discussion of how SaaS-enabled applications differ from traditional enterprise application. SaaS is not just another software delivery mechanism; it is a fundamentally different paradigm that centers around creating an optimized and "sexy" user experience for the application itself, (e.g. CRM or payroll) , and providing a constellation of "service" application user experiences that enables the customer to self-serve on tasks outside of the basic application such as purchasing, customization, provisioning, accounting and data analytics.
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SaaS Week podcast: The Right and Wrong Way to Do SaaS

Apr 16, 2008

The differentiation between true SaaS and hosted traditional software has been the subject of much debate. Krissi Danielsson of the SaaS Week blog and podcast talks with Paul Giurata about the matter, plus tips that companies can keep in mind when developing a SaaS solution (interview available as a podcast and transcript).
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ebizQ Feature Story: Application Strategy and Design for a Profitable SaaS (Part I of II)

Apr 16, 2008

Feature article in ebizQ written by Paul Giurata dicusses application strategy and design challenges that distinguish a successful SaaS-enabled application from a traditional enterprise application. Part 1 of this 2 part feature compares the two software models along the dimensions of feature set, design modeling, and performance.
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ABA Banking Journal April 08 cover story: 2008 The Year of Rich Internet Apps

Apr 09, 2008

Lauren Bielski, senior editor of the American Bankers Association (ABA) Banking Journal interviewed Paul Giurata for the April 2008 cover story on Rich Internet Applications in banking. More and more banks are recognizing the need to adopt RIAs and modernize their web presence into a full-service channel. Giurata talks about how RIA features can drive business and help banks enhance self-service capabilities.
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CNET’s Buzz Out Loud podcast talks about AJAX UI Toolkit Wiki

Mar 20, 2008

Buzz Out Loud podcast from CNET.com talks about the new AJAX UI Toolkit wiki launched by Catalyst Resources
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Paul Giurata talks with ComputerWorld on the release of Adobe AIR

Jan 25, 2008

ComputerWorld interviewed Paul Giurata for perspectives on Adobe AIR. "The trend we have seen is almost all people developing new software applications are moving toward the software-as-a-service model," he said. "Over 80% of [our clients] have said they don't want to have to distribute software."
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