While we are waiting for the wonderful world of SaaS to emerge in the financial software world, there’s going to be a period in which hybrid business environments dominate. That’s not an earthshaking conclusion. But the fact that vendors are increasingly describing that world shows a growing consensus about the short-term product path. At Barclays Capital Global Technology Conference this week, Epicor’s CFO Michael Pietrini told investors that the adoption rate of SaaS remains slow in the ERP industry. Read more...