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• Cloud Computing, SaaS, the Recession and Retail Store Credit Cards …

By admin
SaaS ISVs: On February 18, 2009, IBM UK will be hosting an informationseminar and networking event in London on how SaaS ISVs can use the cloudas part of.(more)

• Bad Economy Good for Cloud Computing, Microsoft Exec Says

ENT News - USAHe said it was pretty much accepted that the small-to-medium business andconsumer spaces are “looking at [cloud computing] adoption anyway,regardless of …(more)

• Are You Considering SaaS On Your Project Or Program?

By John Reiling
SaaS, an acronym for Software as a Service, continues to evolve in themarket today. Any project or program manager involved with softwareapplication implementation needs to be very familiar with SaaS. But anyproject manager on any …(more)

• Cloud Computing Expo: CSC Kicks Off Cloud Initiative

SYS-CON Media - Montvale,NJ,USAComputer Sciences Corporation, the big consulting and outsourcing servicescompany, has put in motion a company-wide cloud computing and softwareservices …(more)

• Kashflow vs Sage: SaaS Battles in the Tornado

ReadWriteWeb - CA,USAIf you sell SaaS, security is the big concern you have to deal with. Getpast that one and you’ll draw serious attention from potential customers….(more)

• Perspective 2020 - the NASSCOM-Mckinsey study | NASSCOM India …

By Ganesh Natarajan
These could be delivery optimisation through lean factories, customercentric full service provider approach in chosen verticals, domainexpertise or even new solutions like Software as a Service etc, all ofwhich would need strateic …(more)

• The Infusion of Community and Product Management for Social …

ONEsite: Despite the Social platform acquisition, ONEsite is still a smallorganization with just over 50 employees. Open Text: Despite capabilityenhancements in Livelink ECM - Extended Collaboration and the RedDotproduct line, some gaps will …. His interests & experience drive him inthe Product Owner / Manager direction focusing on outside-in agile softwaredevelopment, software as a service, mobile computing and the business valueof enterprise social computing. …(more)

• Lotame, AdNectar, Buddy Media tap Vizu for social media campaign …

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) does not track clicks, but instead testsbrand lift. Currently being used in test segments, after a user is exposedto the advertisement or social media application, a one-question surveyappears for …(more)

• Berkeley gives forecast for cloud computing

EETimes.com - USA12) that lays out a broad road map for cloud computing. They called for astandard application programming interface (API) to spark adoption among abroad …(more)

• Microsoft Set to Reveal Cost of Azure Services

InternetNews.com - USAAzure is Microsoft’s entry into the software-as-a-service arena, althoughthe company refers to its version as software-plus-services in order toemphasize …(more)

• Cloud computing in Canada: The enterprise obstacles

ITWorld Canada - Scarborough,Ontario,CanadaWhile the hype around cloud computing may have been tempered somewhat bythe worldwide recession, one of the bigger challenges may begin amongtechnology …(more)

• The FeedRoom Sees Rapid Adoption of Online Video Within Fortune 500

MSNBC - USADelivered in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, FeedRoom 4.0 EnterpriseVideo Platform(TM) (EVP) enables organizations to more easily manage allaspects …(more)

• So has Lord Carter just never heard of “software”, or what?

guardian.co.uk - UKBut the music industry is gradually getting into music-as-a-service throughstreaming and so on. But let’s continue. “The point is that theentertainment …(more)

• Cloud Computing: Freedom From the Matrix

Minyanville.com - New York,USACloud computing, the notion that computers will eventually serve asgateways to online storage, software and communications, is gainingmindshare throughout …(more)

• IBM To Deliver Software Via Amazon’s Cloud

InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USAUnder the so-called cloud computing arrangement, IBM will offer a number ofproducts through Amazon Web Services, including DB2, Informix DynamicServer, …(more)

• The Case Against Cloud Computing, Part Four

CIO - Framingham,MA,USABy Bernard Golden In the previous parts of this series, I blogged about
issues commonly raised in objection to cloud computing: difficulty ofmigrating …(more)

• The Case Against Cloud Computing, Part Four

Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USABy Bernard Golden February 12, 2009 (CIO) In the previous parts of this
series, I blogged about issues commonly raised in objection to cloudcomputing: …(more)

• SOA mistakes are being repeated in the clouds

InfoWorld - San Francisco,CA,USAYesterday IBM tossed more weight behind cloud computing, and othermega-players are doing the same thing. However, the quick movement to cloudcomputing …(more)

• Cloud computing’s impact on the network: How to prepare

Search Networking - USACloud computing is one of the hottest topics in all of informationtechnology today. This is the outsourcing of data center functionality andresources to a …(more)

• Cloud Computing: A Technical Perspective | Kaizar Amin

By kaizar
Conceptually, cloud computing offers a high level of abstraction to itsusers without revealing any details regarding hardware, software, andscalability. … Paas: Platform as a Service. A cloud platform serviceoffers an application development environment to its users enabling them todevelop cloud applications sans the low-level details of the cloud. It isanalogous to a programming language that shields the programmers fromtechnical details of operating system and …(more)

• Cloud Computing defined by Berkeley RAD Labs - O’Reilly Radar

By Artur Bergman
Written by the Berkeley RAD Lab (UC Berkeley Reliable Adaptive DistributedSystems Laboratory) the paper succinctly brings together Software as aService with Utility Computing to come…(more)

• Web Hosting Services Firm, Right Servers, Selects 3Tera Cloud Platform

AppLogic has created a significant competitive advantage for ourSoftware-as-a-Service customers by allowing them to get their solutionsinto production faster, with low development costs.” By using gridhosting, SaaS vendors can focus …(more)

• The Human Side of Self Service

… ASP, Biometrics, CaaS, Call Centers, Communications as a Service,Contact Centers, Hosted, IVR, Interactive Voice Response, Margulies,Multi-Channel, SaaS, Software as a Service, Speech, Voice 2.0, green.(more)

• Over 15 Top Open Source Tools for Web Developers

By Sam Dean
Software as a Service (SaaS) applications are increasingly either employingopen source or are built entirely on it. And all of this adds up to anincreasing premium on web development skills and good tools for webdevelopment in the open source … This looks like an awesome way to get asite going with a good theme, look and platform to build on. In a similarvein to Open Source Designs, check out Open Designs. This site relies onThe Open Design Community (TODC), …(more)

• Open-Xchange Launches Free Webmail Promotion

… Server Edition and Open-Xchange Appliance Edition, along withOpen-Xchange Hosting Edition, which enables web hosting companies toprovide an easy-to-use and feature-rich application delivered as Softwareas a Service (SaaS). …(more)

• New iPhone apps let you control Amazon cloud services | The …

By IDG News Service
Ylastic, which makes a browser-based management dashboard for EC2 and otherAWS services, released a version for the iPhone and Google’s Androidplatform this week. The company is charging US$10 per user per month forthe mobile application . … The company is hoping to have the application,directEC2, ready for sale on Apple’s App Store within a month, said seniorsoftware architect David Kavanagh. The company believes there’s a readymarket for directEC2. …(more)

• Savvis bursts into cloud computing

NetworkWorld.com - Southborough,MA,USABy Carolyn Duffy Marsan , Network World , 02/12/2009 Savvis (NASDAQ: SVVS)
on Thursday announced cloud computing services aimed at companies withbursty Web …(more)

• Report: SaaS Lowers IT Costs

TMC Net - Norwalk,CT,USABy Vivek Naik, TMCnet Contributor Retailers lowered their IT expenditure by
17 percent after deploying SaaS (News - Alert), claims Aberdeen in itsreport, …(more)

• Forrester: Platform-As-A-Service Is Here And Now

InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USAThe 13-page report, titled Platform-As-A-Service Is Here; Can It Help You?,was written by Forrester analyst John Rymer and colleagues. …(more)

• How to Choose a Managed Hosting Provider for Your SAAS Solution

eWeek - New York, NYBy Larry Steele Selecting the right managed hosting provider for your
software as a service solution requires a number of importantconsiderations. …(more)

• Ex-Salesforce President Resurfaces At Xactly

ChannelWeb - Manhasset,NY,USAbased Xactly provides Software-as-a-Service applications for developingsales performance management programs, including sales quotas andterritories, …(more)

• AOpen and Rise Vision to Power 20+ Displays at Digital Signage …

MSNBC - USAAt Digital Signage Expo, we will display our solution combining RiseVision’s SaaS content management software, plus AOpen’s ruggedized,commercial-grade …(more)

• Mariah Power selects Plex Online as SaaS ERP manufacturing solution

Manufacturing Business Technology - Oak Brook,IL,USAMariah Power is a provider of low-noise wind power appliances for use withresidential, business, and commercial buildings. According to Plex Systems,…(more)

• Savvis bursts into cloud computing | The Industry Standard

By IDG News Service
Savvis (NASDAQ: SVVS) on Thursday announced cloud computing services aimedat companies with bursty Web traffic that are looking for a cost-effectiveway to handle peaks without over-provisioning …(more)