I’ve just come across 24sevenoffice, a European based SaaS product for SMEs. 24sevenoffice seems to have unprecedented breadth of functionality. It includes;
- Accounting
- CRM (Contacts, Lead Mgt, SFA)
- Web conferencing functionality (via Webex)
- ERP (Supply Chain, Orders, Products, Inventory)
- Communication
- Group Calendaring
- HR
- Project Management
Thus far it would seem 24sevenoffice suffers from one of the biggest barriers to cross border uptake of SaaS ERP, that is varying taxation and regulatory standards. Thus far 24sevenoffce is available only in Europe.
They seem to be rolling out some of the value added features that Xero is also utilising such as automated daily feeds from bank accounts to save time and hassle reconciling accounts.
A flash demo of their offering can be seen here.
Ben Kepes is an analyst, an entrepreneur, a commentator and a business adviser. His business interests include a diverse range of industries from manufacturing to property to technology. As a technology commentator he has a broad presence both in the traditional media and extensively online. Ben covers the convergance of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users. 
Ben, is this a new blog or have you just changed themes? I don’t remember seeing it (I typically read feeds without clicking through).
Hi Zoli – new location and header for the existing blog
cheers
Ben