NetSuite is one of the SaaS (software as a service) market's pioneers, having sold its growing family of ERP, e-commerce, and other applications since 1998. The vendor's results have been beating Wall Street's predictions and may yet again in a few weeks when NetSuite is expected to announce its fourth-quarter and year-end results. NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson spoke with IDG News Service this week on a wide range of topics. The following is an edited transcript of that conversation.