This document introduces the Real-Time Cloud, a cloud computing platform tailored for the software industry. It highlights challenges software companies face around sales, customers, and competition. The cloud delivers lower total cost of ownership through no upfront license fees, lower implementation costs, free upgrades, and predictable expenses. Customers can succeed immediately in the cloud with rapid implementations and fast business results like increased sales and improved customer satisfaction. The Real-Time Cloud provides cloud solutions for software companies' executive teams, R&D, marketing, sales, service, professional services, and more.