[On-demand] is the type of disruptive innovation that has re-energized the single-digit growth software industry and provided a new method for obtaining the type of software that departments of large organizations, as well as small and medium-sized businesses, previously may not have been able to purchase due to cost or lack of I.T. resources.

The number of on-demand providers is increasing, as is the level of M&A activity in the HR software space.

Ultimately, customers want their business problems solved and the on-demand model provides another option to help accomplish that important and necessary feat.