Streamlining delivery of software-as-a-service proving big business for EMS-Cortex.

EMS-Cortex, a developer of systems that automate provisioning of hosted applications, today announced that it is fast growing a stable of international clients wanting to streamline the provision of hosted software applications to satisfy the growing worldwide demand for software-as-a-service.

The company declared that, Melbourne IT, an internet services company, is the latest to roll out their EMS-Cortex's provisioning platform, called Cortex, using the system in its WebCentral hosting business to spearhead the delivery of a Microsoft-based managed email service, called Corporate Exchange, to large businesses.

It also avers that it has notched up a veritable who's who of international customers, mainly large data centre companies and application service providers, who want to automate the setup of hosted services and software applications. In addition it also states that this platform allows different customers to share the same application both directly and through service providers. Cortex manages the secure provisioning of customers, users, contacts, distribution lists and public folders.

"It makes complete sense for most larger businesses to buy these applications on a software-as-a-service basis, which obviates complex setup and new investment in underlying hardware," says General manager Ivan Wells.

"The most important aspect of the Cortex interface is the level of control it delivers to end users," West says. "It establishes tiered administration, allowing service providers to manage client environments through the interface, without having to run custom scripts; and clients the ability to retain day-to-day control and administer tasks such as adding and deleting users, managing mailbox limits, and setting up user groups and distribution lists."