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March 3, 2011

Daily Cloud Feed – Mar 3, 2011

This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @onsaas. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.

  • Revstone Industries rescues Vassar from the dead with Plex Systems
  • ZDNet (blog)By Dennis Howlett | March 2, 2011, 2:32pm PST Can a SaaS system truly be
    regarded as a factor in rescuing a failing company? This Plex Systems casestudy implies a firm ‘yes.’ Dennis Howlett has been providing comment andanalysis on enterprise …(more)

  • Software Licensing Providers Rely on Flexera Software to Advance
  • VirtualizationTMCnetThese solutions can be deployed in private or public clouds so thatsoftware licensing providers can leverage the market potential of SaaS(News – Alert) solutions. Revenues can grow by entering new markets,providing customers with more scalable …(more)

  • Software-as-a-service ‘offers ability to outsource…
  • QAS.co.nzPrint service providers are among the companies which can benefit from theuse of software-as-a-service solutions. This is according to a recentarticle from MPS Connect, which has been examined on the ZD Net website. Itnoted businesses working in the …(more)

  • Cloud Computing Definition
  • Cloud Computing – Definition of Cloud Computing on Investopedia – A modelfor delivering information technology services in which resources areretrieved …(more)

  • WOLF introduces Cent-based, Pay-as-you-Grow pricing for its
  • Platform-as-a-ServiceThe Open Press (press release)Bangalore (OPENPRESS) March 3, 2011 — WOLF Frameworks, a leading Cloudbased Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Venture, headquartered in Bangalore,today announced a unique ‘Pay-as-you-Grow’ pricing. Developing softwareusing traditional development …(more)

  • Pulse 2011: Cloud computing driven by innovation not cost
  • IT PROBy Maggie Holland, 3 Mar 2011 at 03:31 Cloud computing adoption is being
    driven by the desire to innovate rather than save money. That was themessage sent out during IBM’s Pulse 2011 event this week in Las Vegas asthe man in charge of the cloud for …(more)

  • Malcolm Berko: Taking Stock
  • The State Journal-RegisterBy Anonymous Dear Mr. Berko: Please explain cloud computing. And what do
    you think of cloud computing stocks like Salesforce.com? I am thinking ofbuying 100 shares at its current $140 price because I heard it may be atakeover candidate and lots of …(more)

  • Sfile Technology Corporation Appoints Industry Veteran Kevin O’Connell
  • as …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)The Sfile platform is delivered in a true Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)model and operates in a multi-tenant environment with high performanceparallel processor engines to support ESI processing and analysis. Thisenables Sfile to offer a …(more)

  • Magnet-Schultz America Selects CDS Catalog, ModelServer SaaS
  • Ten LinksCatalog Data Solutions, Inc. is a leading SaaS provider of product search,configuration, and online CAD solutions for Industrial Suppliers. Foundedin 2005 with headquarters in San Jose, CA, Catalog Data Solutions enablesIndustrial Suppliers to …(more)

  • How It’s All Coming Together for Ubuntu as the Cloud OS
  • GigaOmUEC is now shipping with Dell cloud servers, UEC now includes bothOpenStack and Eucalyptus as private cloud IaaS layers, and a government …(more)

  • Amazon extends remote computing to Japan
  • Network WorldIt has referred to other regions as datacenters. In this case, AWS was notspecific and was not immediately available to clarify. Amazon Web Services,started in 2006, is believed to have signed up 330000 developers for cloudcomputing. …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: is your Business Prepared for the Inevitable?
  • NewsbycompanyVienna, VA, March 03, 2011 — With two months behind us in 2011, can youcount the number of times that you’ve already encountered the term “CloudComputing” so far this year? It is certainly probable that you have heardit, read it or even said it at …(more)

  • Galileo Processing Unveils Cloud Computing for Payment Processing
  • PR Newswire (press release)New Galileo Processing solutions provide the benefits of enterprise-gradecloud computing while meeting the specific needs of payment card issuersand card program managers. SALT LAKE CITY, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –Galileo Processing, …(more)

  • IaaS, PaaS and SaaS Terms Clearly Explained and Defined
  • I really like the last slide, because it clearly breaks down hierarchy ofsoftware layers into what is each vendor service (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS) is…(more)

  • OmniTI ~ On the Engineering of SaaS
  • SaaS engeering couldn’t be more different. Why? The typical softwareproduct driving a SaaS architecture has exactly one customer: you. You haveone version …(more)

  • Winvale Adds SAManage SaaS ITAM 2.0 Solutions its GSA Schedule
  • PR Web (press release)Versus alternative ‘trouble-ticketing’ tools, SAManage is organically aSaaS based solution designed to provide powerful metrics and cross-databaseanalytics on asset data. As an organically SaaS tool, SAManage helps toprovide greater analytics and …(more)

  • What is the Difference Between Multitenancy and Virtual Machines
  • Guys I want to know your take on this. What do you think is the thin linebetween multitenancy and Virtual Machines?(more)

  • MUSA Announces Validated Cloud Computing
  • San Francisco Chronicle (press release)MUSA, a leading provider of qualification and information technologyconsulting services to companies within the Life Sciences industry, todayannounced the immediate availability of The MUSA Validated Cloud andQualification Outsourcing featuring …(more)

  • Atlantic.Net Adds Cloud Computing API
  • PR Web (press release)Net, a privately held leading hosting solutions provider, announced todaythat it has released a free application programming interface (API) for itsworld-class cloud computing platform, allowing customers to moreefficiently utilize its robust …(more)

  • BioID Announces World’s First Biometric Authentication as a Service (BaaS)
  • Marketwire (press release)”BioID’s Biometrics as a Service platform offers high availability anddependability, is in accordance with security best practices, and providesclearly defined biometric and other security features,” said Ho Chang,BioID CEO. …(more)

  • SAP pins hopes on Business ByDesign ERP platform
  • ZDNet UKBy Nick Heath , silicon.com, 3 March, 2011 10:56 Software giant SAP is
    staking the success of plans to almost double revenue by 2015 on itssoftware-as-a-service ERP platform, Business ByDesign. SAP co-chairman JimHagemann Snabe says that the company …(more)

  • Salesforce.com Customers Emit 95 Percent Less Carbon than …
  • PR Newswire… multitenant cloud platforms are on average 64 percent morecarbon-efficient than so-called “private clouds” that don’t usemultitenancy. …(more)

  • Salesforce Debuts A More Social Service Cloud 3 With Chatter, Facebook
  • And …TechCrunchAnd today, Salesforce is injecting social into the new version of ServiceCloud 3, the company’s customer service SaaS application. As we’ve writtenin the past, the Service Cloud aims to capture crowdsourced pools ofknowledge floating across the …(more)

  • GlobalSpec enters into partnership with Catalog Data Solutions
  • istockAnalyst.com (press release)(Source: Datamonitor)GlobalSpec, a specialized search engine, informationresource, e-publishing and online events company, has announced itspartnership with Catalog Data Solutions, a SaaS provider of online catalogsand CAD solutions for industrial …(more)

  • Salesforce.com Unveils Service Cloud 3, the Next Generation of Social
  • Contact …PR Newswire (press release)NEW YORK, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — CLOUDFORCE 2011 — Salesforce.com(NYSE: CRM), the enterprise cloud computing company, today unveiled ServiceCloud 3, the next generation of social contact centers. Service Cloud 3will let organizations engage …(more)

  • Cloud Computing: Gazzang Named Mike Frank as Director of Products
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)”Gazzang is on the forefront of innovation in theinfrastructure-as-a-service space,” said Frank. “I’m thrilled to be joiningsuch a talented team in developing enterprise-class solutions for opensource stacks and platforms in the cloud. …(more)

  • Payroll Strategy Poises Intuit For Profit From Job Growth
  • Wall Street JournalTwo years ago, the company revamped its payroll software and acquiredprivately-held online payroll processing company PayCycle. Now, it plans tocatch the next wave of expansion with Intuit Full Service Payroll, asoftware-as-a-service product that …(more)

  • Aryaka “Democratizes” WAN Optimization as a Service
  • SYS-CON Media (press release)Key advantages of the Aryaka solution include a secure, scalable andreliable WAN optimization and application acceleration platform as aservice, rapid deployment, ease of integration, complete visibility and asignificantly lower total cost of …(more)

  • HVCI Makes Move To Capitalize on Technology and Cloud-Computing
  • OpportunitiesPR Web (press release)This move reinforces HVCI’s strategy of investing in companies with strongrecurring revenue streams by targeting companies that use Cloud-computingor other information technology as a competitive advantage. Grant bringssignificant expertise based on …(more)

  • You are here: CenterBeam Industry News
  • CenterBeamGoogle’s web-based email service, Gmail, is one of the world’s most popularcloud computing applications, with approximately 200 million users eachmonth. It is therefore unsurprising that the company faced immense pressureto fix a bug that saw …(more)

  • Software As A Service in Europe on Reportlinker – November 2010, 12p.
  • Reportlinker gives you unlimited access to Software As A Service in Europe… The crm is the electronic platform that acts like support in theprocess of …(more)

  • Cloud Provider recovers from Downtime
  • ERP Cloud NewsAt ERP Cloud News, we see this as an opportunity to debate the benefits ofSaaS and outsourcing. As you may have heard, over this weekend, Gmail lostthe data of around 40000 users, or 0.02 percent of Gmail’s estimated 200million users that subscribe …(more)

  • Acquia Selects Leading SaaS Application Performance Management Tool for
  • Drupal …DigitalJournal.com (press release)New Relic is the leading provider of SaaS application performancemanagement services for Ruby, PHP, Java and .NET. It allows development andoperations teams to monitor applications in production, proactivelyidentify performance issues, …(more)

  • NetSuite Teams With Informatica To Sync ERP
  • InformationWeekNetSuite says its OneWorld ERP is used in two-tier deployments not only forcost reasons but because its SaaS-based ERP application can be deployedmore quickly and easily than conventional on-premise software. The keywrinkle in two-tier deployment is …(more)

  • Xen.org Unveils Ultimate Cloud Development Environment with First …
  • TradersHuddle.comAs a result of the close alignment between the Xen.org and Openstackcommunities, XCP 1.0 integrates seamlessly with the OpenStack Bexarrelease, …(more)

  • Guest column: Chossing SaaS provider
  • Financial TimesA number of service-centric VARs are looking to third-party software orcontent providers delivering under a Software as a Service (SaaS) model toincrease their overall product offering. As an example, such applicationscould include HRIS, …(more)

  • Beijing Uses Geolocation To Monitor ‘Traffic’
  • eWEEK Europe UKThe pilot scheme to develop a software platform for the monitoring servicewill be completed in June but it has already caused a stir among privacyadvocates around the world. In the West, companies such as Facebook andTwitter are offering mobile …(more)

  • CeBIT Shows Cloud Computing Remains a Hazy, Fearful Concept in Europe
  • eWeekNews Analysis: Fears about personal data privacy and security are delayingthe adoption of cloud computing in Europe. The problem is made worse by thelack of clarity in discussions of what cloud computing is all about. …(more)

  • Managing Your Cloud Computing Risks
  • CTO EdgeI’ll be the first to admit that I love cloud computing platforms, ie,Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) andInfrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). To be honest about it, I’m utterlyaddicted to them. I use Basecamp HQ for a lot of …(more)

  • Placing a Premium on Cloud Computing Performance
  • IT Business Edge (blog)By date: As cloud computing services gain more momentum, the question that
    many IT organizations are starting to ask is not when they will embrace theconcept, but rather who to go with. After all, cloud computing is a nascentmarket where the volume …(more)

  • Apple Protesters: Publishers Should Boycott App Store (APPL)
  • San Francisco ChronicleHe’s also worried that this will set a precedent for software-as-a-servicecompanies, like Salesforce.com and Ning, both of whom are Zuora customers.”What happens tomorrow? Apple can say ‘your users want an app experience onthe iPad, so we’re taking …(more)

Daily Log News Feed – Mar 3, 2011

This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @logzilla. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.

Daily ITIL News Feed – Mar 3, 2011

This post is a daily aggregation of all news links from @itilpedia. This post is automatically generated everyday at 11:45PM UTC.

  • How a trucking firm drove out big errors in big data – Page 1 …
  • IT Service Management Solutions – This white paper offers concrete examplesof how IBM IT Service Management helps companies optimize processes thatextend across traditional IT silos, while delivering better service to thebusiness …(more)

  • Android Market spiked with malware-laced apps – Page 1 – Security
  • Virtualization, standardization and other fundamental features of cloud arelowering the cost of IT, simplifying IT service management and acceleratingservice delivery. Read this paper to learn more. more: White Papers …(more)

  • Ascend Telecom to merge ITIL with itself PTI
  • In an instance of consolidation in the capital-intensive telecom towersspace, Ascend Telecom today announced the merger of India Telecom InfraLimited …(more)

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  • Software Development And IT Services Are Not Just For Information …Information Technology Infrastructure Library Wikipedia The. InformationTechnology Services Management ITSM Information Technology IT DevelopmentAnd IT It …(more)

  • Dell Services bags IT outsourcing contract from TUI Travel
  • To deploy managed infrastructure services and utilise IT InfrastructureLibrary (ITIL) systems and cloud-based asset management capabilities forTUI Travel …(more)

  • IT Service Delivery Manager
  • ashdowngroup.comTo be suitable for this opportunity you MUST have proven experience ofworking in an IT Service Management capacity, building high performingteams within a strict SLA environment. You must also be experienced inmanaging situations of operational …(more)