Several elements are critical to creating a successful SaaS solution: security, privacy, pricing, and desired features.

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Splashtop also partners with mobile device management (MDM) vendors, system integrators, security networking vendors, and service providers to deliver flexible SaaS and on-premise solutions for businesses.

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Along with powerful tools for collaboration, security and delivering performance in cloud-based software services will continue to separate the leaders in SaaS from the rest of the pack.

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Beginning with the well-known Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) structure, Gartner added in a Business and Information Systems layer that includes brokerages, management and security.

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