The new initiative will promote the benefits of SaaS and cloud computing.

EuroCloud is Europe’s first ever SaaS and cloud services business community. Led by Pierre-José Billotte, President and Founder of the French ASP Forum, with a team of SaaS & cloud computing players from the UK, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Spain, EuroCloud gathers together leading SaaS vendors, enablers, integrators and industry experts to share best practice and expand their businesses across the continent.

"The cloud model stands for global reach, ecosystem partnerships and integration. My goal in developing EuroCloud is to promote SaaS and cloud services and applications across Europe and encourage its take up. EuroCloud will be an accelerator of business, of technological relationships and application integration. It will represent the cloud industry in Europe -- taking into account local differences -- and be an excellent platform for exchanges with America or Asia,” explained Pierre-José Billotte, EuroCloud general coordinator and head of EuroCloud France.

Cezanne Software was selected as EuroCloud UK launch promoter because of their strong interest in SaaS and cloud services. A leading European supplier of HR software, including systems for HR management (HRIS), career and succession planning, performance management and compensation planning and management, Cezanne Software has a long history of providing its HR systems on a SaaS basis. Customers using their SaaS HR solutions include Swarovski, Parkeon, TNT, Wind & Schweppes.

Sue Lingard, Marketing Director for Cezanne Software comments: “SaaS and cloud computing are fundamentally changing the way software is delivered, offering companies a way to reduce costs and maintenance overheads while still benefiting from the latest technologies. We believe that this is a very important initiative and we are delighted to be a EuroCloud UK launch promoter.”

About EuroCloud

EuroCloud is a European network of local SaaS and cloud computing communities from Denmark, UK, Belgium, Finland, Luxembourg, France and Spain, including vendors and industry experts. It is aiming at developing the next generation of added value applications. EuroCloud plans to create further local communities in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and Sweden, and will set up its headquarters in Brussels. Through its diverse membership, EuroCloud will promote cloud computing in Europe, including current state of the markets and future innovations, and will become a critical exchange platform across the different continents.

For further information, please visit: http://www.eurocloud.org/