March 2011

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• Microsoft-HP Cloud platform introduced

Peninsula On-lineBoth companies in association with Citrix presented Hyper-V Cloud FastTrack programme, a $250m joint investment that simplifies technologyenvironments with solutions built on an infrastructure-to-applicationmodel, during a recently held roundtable …(more)

• IT Integrator CSC Launches TelePresence Cloud Service

eWeekIT integrator and cloud service provider CSC on March 28 launched itsTelePresence as a Service offering, an end-to-end managed videoconferencingpackage that serves up TelePresence’s product suite without the need forusers to purchase any equipment. …(more)

• The Right Tools Make All the Difference

IDG News ServiceApptio, which developed a software-as-a-service for technology businessmanagement (TBM), was among the companies featured. I recently did afeature for Computerworld on start-ups that are aiming to ease IT’s pain.Apptio, which developed a …(more)

• The next revolution in networking is months away

ITWorld CanadaMcNab said OpenFlow can be included in the OpenStack cloud computingplatform backed by Cisco, Citrix and others. Access to IT World Canada isrestricted to …(more)

• Cloud computing ‘helping small businesses catch up to larger rivals’

QAS.co.nzCloud computing solutions are giving small businesses the chance to competeon a more level playing field with their larger rivals. Writing for NZBusiness magazine, columnist Duncan Campbell explained most companies ofthis size want the opportunity …(more)

• Cloud is Secure Enough for the Pentagon. Why Not You?

Forbes (blog)I don’t typically read the Army Times, but a few days ago I ended up therewhile searching for info on the US federal government’s adoption of cloudcomputing. The page I landed on was all but astonishing. Army General KeithAlexander, commander of US …(more)

• Workday Opens its Integration Cloud Platform

SYS-CON Media (press release)Workday, the multi-tenancy SaaS outfit Dave Duffield (pictured) started tomake up for his loss of PeopleSoft to Oracle, has opened its in-houseIntegration Cloud Platform to customers and partners. It’s supposed to makeit easier, cheaper and quicker …(more)

• 8. Multitenancy

Multitenancy. Nowdays, cloud computing has been widely adopted byindividuals and large enterprises for agility, scalability and low cost….(more)

• Multi-tenancy and the Mainframe | The Future of Enterprise …

Conversations from around the web of relevance to large scale computing.(more)

• Q&A with Pat O’Day of BlueLock

Virtual Strategy MagazineBy leveraging VMware technology, BlueLock is able to provide certified
VMware vCloud Datacenter services to the enterprise that are fullycompatible with their existing VMware investments, enabling a hybrid cloudstrategy. This approach provides a …(more)

• SingTel ties-up with VMware for cloud

CIOLNEW DELHI, INDIA: Telecommunication service provider SingaporeTelecommunications Limited (SingTel) and virtualisation software makerVMware announced the launch of SingTel PowerON Compute, enabled by VMwarevCloud Datacenter Services. …(more)

• Skytap Recognized as Top Cloud Computing Vendor

PR-USA.net (press release)Skytap, the leading provider of self-service cloud automation solutions,today announced it was named to the “100 Top Cloud Computing Vendors” listby Everything Channel’s CRN Magazine. The comprehensive list features themost innovative vendors and …(more)

• Cascio Interstate Music Selects OrderDynamics eCommerce SaaS Platform

PR Web (press release)As part of their long term digital strategy, Cascio Interstate Music willre-launch their flagship B2C eCommerce website,http://www.interstatemusic.com, on the OrderDynamics eCommerce SaaSPlatform to set the stage for significant retail and wholesale …(more)

• Workday raises bar on integrationasaservice | ZDNet

Gardner tracks and analyzes a critical set of enterprise software …That’s why integration platform as a serviceiPaaS and a multitenancy cloudenvironment …(more)

• The Driving Factor to Cloud Computing | Cloud Computing Journal

Cloud Computing Journal: A very general question first, about cloudcomputing itself: Surely we’ve heard all of this before in various formsand guises – grid computing / utility computing, etc.? What is differentthis time – why is …(more)

• Aggressor Leverages Workday Integration Cloud Platform for AAA Success

SYS-CON Media (press release)”Getting data into and out of applications in the cloud is critical,especially now that SaaS alternatives for core systems, such as WorkdayHuman Capital Management (HCM), Payroll, and Financial Management, havereached parity with the previous …(more)

• CERTPOINT Announces New Webinar Series

PR Web (press release)The first in the series of five webinars, “Learning Management Systems:Trends and Issues” will feature Tom Werner, Brandon Hall’s Chief ResearchOfficer, discussing topics such as the credibility of SaaS learningmanagement systems and the nine …(more)

• Oracle’s journey to the cloud — and to the bank

InfoWorldOracle credits cloud computing for the revenue jump; indeed, Oracle’sdatabases posted a 29 percent gain in new license sales. This is due to thefact that we’re hooked on Oracle, we’re moving to the cloud, and we’rebringing Oracle along for the ride, …(more)

• Vcloud

Dominant force in a limited Open source version of release of vcloudexpress, which allows Newmelbourne it appears is vmware vcloud vcx mobileDavi …(more)

• Uploading a VMware Guest into vCloud Director

Uploading a VMware Guest into vCloud Director. Posted on: Sunday, March 27,2011 5:47:00 PM, Running Time: Uploading a VMware Guest into vCloudDirector …(more)

• GXS Acquires RollStream

Citybizlist (press release)GAITHERSBURG, MD — GXS today announced that it has acquired RollStream, asoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) leader of enterprise community management.This acquisition accelerates GXS’s strategy to speed and simplify theintegration of global business …(more)

• ClearCenter CEO Michael Proper Appointed Chair of the CompTIA Cloud

CommitteePR Newswire (press release)SALT LAKE CITY, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — (RPRN) CompTIA, the leadingglobal provider of vendor-neutral IT certifications and the current CompTIACloud/SaaS community elected ClearCenter’s CEO Michael Proper to be thechair of the CompTIA …(more)

• Amazon launches Cloud Drive ‘digital locker,’ Cloud Player

Digitaltrends.comThe era of mainstream cloud computing officially arrived today withAmazon’s launch of three cloud products: Cloud Drive, Cloud Player for Weband Cloud Player for Android. Through this release, Amazon has catapulteditself over the competition, …(more)

• NetApp to Help Advance Computing Education and the State of Cloud and

Linux …Marketwire (press release)The Cloud Plugfest is a forum for vendors to test, identify, and refinetheir implementations of the CDMI and Open Cloud Computing Interface (OCCI)in a collaborative setting with the goal of helping companies developinteroperable products. …(more)

• iland and Vocal Partnership Combines Enterprise Cloud Disaster Recovery

with …PR Web (press release)iland provides a cloud and physical IT infrastructure solutions includingredundant, standby computing resources based on VMware vCloud Director,vCloud Director and vSphere. Customers can enhance their disaster recoveryplans by utilizing Vocal’s …(more)

• EasyVista Combines SaaS, Codeless ITSM Solution With LogMeIn Rescue’s

Remote …PR Newswire (press release)The initial integration of EasyVista combines the ease of codeless ITSM,process automation wizards, SaaS and advanced ITIL v3 functionality withthe powerful remote support capabilities of LogMeIn Rescue. Customers cancollaborate in real-time with …(more)

• Overtis looks to SaaS audit with browser plug-in

Computer Business ReviewIt will also audit any SaaS activity that is blocked. The plug-in can showor hide application tabs, hyperlinks and buttons and mask sensitive data,depending on the role, location and device status of the person using theSaaS application, …(more)

• SailPoint takes identity management to the cloud

Network WorldSailPoint announced it is now supplying connectors for pulling userinformation related to Salesforce.com and Google Apps, thesoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) applications its customers may use, so thatidentity-based information can be centrally stored …(more)

• Emergence Capital Promotes Kevin Spain to General Partner

Marketwire (press release)SAN MATEO, CA–(Marketwire – March 29, 2011) – Emergence Capital Partners,the leading venture capital firm focused on Technology-Enabled Serviceswith investments in such SaaS leaders as Salesforce.com and SuccessFactors,today announced that Kevin …(more)

• GXS Acquires RollStream, Deepens Commitment to the Social Supply Chain

Marketwire (press release)GAITHERSBURG, MD–(Marketwire – March 29, 2011) – GXS today announced thatit has acquired RollStream, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) leader ofenterprise community management. This acquisition accelerates GXS’sstrategy to speed and simplify the …(more)

• Amerinet Selects 4medica’s Integrated Health Record to Help Its Hospital …

Marketwire (press release)CULVER CITY, CA–(Marketwire – March 29, 2011) – 4medica, provider of theindustry’s leading cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) clinical integrationplatform, announced today that Amerinet, Inc. selected it as a healthcareIT connectivity supplier to …(more)

• Cisco to buy newScale to boost cloud computing

ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Cisco Systems Inc said on Tuesday it plans to buyprivately held software company newScale Inc, in a deal that would ramp upits cloud computing services. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed.Cisco said the deal would be …(more)

• Cloud Computing and ‘Power to the People’

DatamationBanners promoting EMC’s cloud computing capabilities hung above theelevated walkway between central parking and the terminals at Boston’sLogan Airport (my home base) as I kicked off my travels. The firstbillboard greeting me as I drove out of …(more)

• Sorenson Media to Demonstrate Cloud-based Products, Participate on Cloud …

Business Wire (press release)The company will be represented on the Cloud Computing Deployment panel byDavid Dudas, vice president of video solutions and a prominent expert inthe areas of hosted digital media platforms and software-as-a-service,including cloud applications. …(more)

• Znode’s Ecommerce Software the World’s First on Microsoft Azure Cloud

ServicesBenzingaThis achievement will combine Znode’s innovative ecommerce technologieswith the benefits and advantages of a cloud computing environment,resulting in a truly streamlined and efficient way for companies to managetheir ecommerce strategy and website …(more)

• Password Recovery Software utilizes cloud computing.

ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)Passware Kit allows the use of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2,http://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) – a highly scalable cloud computing platform -for accelerated password recovery, without the need to buy expensivehardware. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, …(more)

• Cisco Buys NewScale for Self-Service Clouds

GigaOmCisco joined the OpenStack project in February. Given Cisco’s enterprisefocus, it’s likely that future deals will involve smaller, serviceofferings that …(more)

• Legacy IT v Cloud Computing in China

SYS-CON Media (press release)”How are we supposed to rip out millions of dollars of legacy IT andreplace it with Cloud?” This question came from a petrochemical industryexecutive in China, during a get-together of a few hundred IT managers inBeijing in late March. …(more)

• Workday Extends Cloud Integration Options

InformationWeekWorkday, the SaaS-based ERP system provider, announced on Monday that it’stackling the problem with a new cloud-based integration platform. TheWorkday Integration Cloud Platform combines the vendor’s existingEnterprise Interface Builder (EIB) with a …(more)

• Sharepoint 2010 – multi tenancy security principles

I’m looking for the following regarding Multi tenancy and any help would beappreciated.Say 2 organisations that must be kept singular both with.(more)

• Cisco Builds Cloud Offerings with newScale Purchase

eWeekCisco Systems is looking to bolster is cloud computing services offering byacquiring privately-held newScale, a company that offers software thatenables businesses to more efficiently provision resources across their ITenvironments. …(more)

• Cloud Computing: Advice for App Control Freaks

ComputerworldCloud computing presents an analogous challenge with services we want touse, but don’t really control. You might not see it the short run, but ifyou plan to have clouds applications operational over years, this canpresent a very real issue. …(more)

• HP’s New Cloud Computing Channel Partner Strategy: Analysis

MSPmentorGive Hewlett-Packard credit. At the HP Americas Partner Conference thisweek, Channel Chief Stephen DiFranco (pictured) provided multiple updateson HP’s channel strategy. Plus, VP Meaghan Kelly described a successful SMBmanaged services engagement …(more)

• Hosting firm taps software-based net tool to add granular cloud controls

Network WorldThe Vyatta net tools introduce an interesting new dimension to cloudcomputing because they can be evoked at will, where and when needed,something that is impossible with hardware, says Carpathia CTO Jon Greaves.Network World Editor in Chief John Dix …(more)

• Simple vCloud Director Architectual Overview | Tech Blog

Last week I took part in the VMware vCloud Director: Architecting theVMware Cloud class. I’ve talked to a bunch of people that took the sameclass at PEX …(more)

• Here’s Why Cloud Computing Is So Hot Right Now

The Business InsiderPlatform as a service. Here, service providers offer a set of application”components” which developers can put together into applications — a bitlike building with Legos. Examples here include Salesforce.com’s Force.complatform and Microsoft’s …(more)

• VMware vCloud Director Essentials Hotfile Filesonic Downloads

Hotfile Filesonic Fileserve Rapidshare Torrent downloads.(more)

• SGI Offers Free Technical Computing Cloud Services in Japan to Help

Customers …TradersHuddle.comCyclone is the cloud computing offering for technical computingapplications such as computational biology, computational chemistry andmaterials, computational fluid dynamics, finite element analysis andcomputational electromagnetics. …(more)

• Cloud Computing: Cloud Analytics – The Big Four Offerings

SYS-CON Media (press release)As detailed out in my earlier articles, Cloud Computing & BusinessIntelligence , OLAP & Cloud, analytical applications on the large amount ofdata is a key component that can take advantage of agility of Cloudplatform. Extensive support for Cloud …(more)

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• MPS provide SaaS service to Costain in Wales for highways projects

Cambridge NetworkManagement Process Systems Limited (MPS) today announced that theirinnovative ContractChange Management (CCM) system, which supports the NECform of construction contract, has been selected for three importanthighway projects in Wales. …(more)

• Telepo Announces Sergio Giacoletto-Roggio as its new Chairman

istockAnalyst.com (press release)Telepo is an innovative software vendor enabling any type of ServiceProvider to offer advanced business communication as a Service under itsown brand/s. Telepo’s Business Communication Solution (BCS) integratesmobile, fixed, and IP-based …(more)

• Security: The Biggest Holdup to Cloud Computing

Server WatchBy Jeff Vance (Send Email) A lack of understanding of security risks is
hampering cloud computing adoption. Virtual machine launched attacks,multi-tenancy risks and hypervisor vulnerabilities all challenge cloudcomputing security. …(more)

• Sign Up For A Summer Freestyle Camp On Saas-Fee’s Glacier

OnTheSnow.comRock the pipe and park in spring, summer, and autumn with a freestyle campon Saas-Fee’s Allalin Glacier. The camps, open to all ages, are led byQuiksilver/Roxy pro riders and Eskimos coaches. The camps are held: April24 to May 1, July 24-31, …(more)

• SingTel and VMware Launch On-demand Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Solution

HardwareZone.comSingTel and VMWare today announced the launch of SingTel PowerON Computeenabled by VMware vCloud Datacenter Services. This ground-breakingenterprise hybrid cloud computing solution enables enterprises to upgradetheir IT resources without the heavy …(more)

• Sentrigo Recognized by CRN Magazine as a Top 100 Cloud Computing Vendor

PR Web (press release)Sentrigo, Inc., the innovator in database security and compliance solutionsfor on-premise and cloud deployments, today announced that it has beennamed one of the Top 100 Cloud Computing Vendors by Everything Channel’sCRN Magazine. …(more)

• Cloud Computing in China Taking Small Leap Forward | Cloud …

One executive from the petrochemical industry noted that Cloud Computingwas in the newly launched, 12th Five-Year Plan. Oh yes, I had forgottenabout these and how so many things on China hinge on them. But he seemeddubious as to how …(more)

• CombineNet Rights the Sourcing Ship: Full Software/SaaS Steam Ahead! (Part

2)Spend MattersIn the first post in this series, I provided a general update onCombineNet, an advanced sourcing vendor that has made the transition fromfocusing on leading with technology enabled solutions to now driving intoaccounts with software — SaaS, …(more)

• SMEStorage Announce Support for Visual Versioning for Their Cloud File

ServerPR.com (press release)London, United Kingdom, March 28, 2011 –(PR.com)– SMEStorage todayannounced support for visual versioning of files in the web platform fortheir SaaS Cloud File Server offering, which enables small businesses toreplace their office file server with …(more)

• IT channel: Will cloud rain on resellers’ parade?

IT-Director.comFor example, an infrastructure-as-a-service offering still needs somesystems and application software licences to make it functional, whereassoftware as a service includes all that, and so just needs user-accessdevices and connectivity. …(more)

• Storebrand Bank chooses Tieto’s SaaS solution for capital markets business

FundamentalsStorebrand Bank has selected leading Nordic IT service company Tieto toprovide Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for its capital marketsbusiness. Tieto runs the service from its carbon-neutral data centre,taking full responsibility for ensuring …(more)

• Tieto signs Storebrand Bank to SaaS offering

FinextraStorebrand Bank has selected leading Nordic IT service company Tieto toprovide Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for its capital marketsbusiness. Tieto runs the service from its carbon-neutral data centre,taking full responsibility for ensuring …(more)

• How to cash in on cloud computing

InfoWorld (blog)Think of it as a golden opportunity to upgrade your infrastructure In thepast year or two, I wouldn’t be surprised if some excitable businessmanagement type has come up to you and asked a loaded question: “So whatare we doing about cloud computing? …(more)

• Cloud Computing in Healthcare Information System

AddPR.com (press release)The firm cloud computing deal with anything that involves delivering hostedservice over the Internet. Cloud computing is applied more on theinformation technology today which helps the business reduces the cost forhost computer. …(more)

• Adara Venture Partners Adopts Navatar Private Equity CRM Built on

Salesforce …GlobeNewsWire (press release)One of the first to bring Wall Street experience to Cloud Computing,Navatar Group is a leading provider of cloud solutions for the financialsector, with customers in more than 20 countries. We pioneered the conceptof cloud products where customers …(more)

• Software as a Service testing, red-design, QA – QA Freelance Job …

Software as a Service testing, red-design, QA is a QA Freelance Jobavailable on iFreelance.com. I have designed a web-based softwareapplication that is …(more)

• Leveraging Networks for Cloud Testing

India Infoline.comBecause cloud computing is both a service and a platform for hostingnext-gen service features and content, cloud testing is a major priority.Cloud testing gives visibility to enterprises how their applications wouldperform on a cloud platform form a …(more)

• VMware: Asean cloud adoption fragmented

ZDNet AsiaAnnounced last September, the partnership saw VMware provide the cloudplatform, management and security features for SingTel’sinfrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering, or PowerON Compute, he noted.SingTel is one of seven industry partners …(more)

• VMWare Education Services VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals …

VMWare Education Services VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals VMWareEducation Services VMware vCloud Director Fundamentals English | Video:TSCC .(more)

• Ask the experts: Cloud Computing Questions Answered

AnandTechby Johan De Gelas on 3/28/2011 7:25:00 AM For SME’s (Small and MediumEnterprises) I would definitely advise against an on-premise (Exchange)mailserver. Not only is there the Capex cost of buying and the Opex cost ofhosting the server, …(more)

• Cloud computing needs tighter regulation, says EU

THINQ.co.ukEurope could be on the brink of a multi-billion euro investment in cloudcomputing – but a senior figures has warned that it could come hand in handwith a massive increase in market regulation. Neelie Kroes, EuropeanCommission vice-president for the …(more)

• Telogis Enhances Its Telogis Route SaaS Multi-vehicle Route Planning,

OptimizationThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)Additionally, this Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) system bundles routing anddispatching functionality from Telogis Fleet and Telogis GeoBase into asingle application for strategic and dynamic planning. “Telogis Route givesa powerful tool to companies …(more)

• SingTel bullish on cloud computing

Channel News AsiaCloud computing is Internet-based, and shared services, resources andsoftware are provided to users on demand. The destruction caused by themassive earthquake and tsunami in Japan more than two weeks ago has leftmany companies to pick up the pieces. …(more)

• Cetrom’s Mitch Jones Spoke About Cloud Computing at Ziff Davis Virtual

ConferenceBusiness Wire (press release)(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cetrom Information Technology (www.cetrom.net), a pioneerprovider of cloud computing and hosted information technology (IT)solutions, announced Mitch Jones, director of business development forCetrom, spoke about cloud computing to …(more)

• SaaS MultiTenancy approaches for JavabasedGWT Spring Hibernate web …

Browse other questions tagged java saas multitenant multitenancy or askyour own … Configuration Settings From database for multitenancy UsingCastle …(more)

• vSphere Support Added to Next OpenStack Compute Release

Virtualization ReviewVMware customers looking for openness in cloud solutions might see vSpheresupport in the forthcoming OpenStack Compute “Cactus” release as aopportunity. …(more)

• Jobvite Chosen By AlwaysOn As OnDemand Top 100 Winner For 2011

TheStreet.com (press release)The OnDemand 100 recognizes leaders in cloud computing and SaaS who aredeveloping game-changing approaches and technologies likely to push outsidethe bounds of existing markets and away from entrenched players. “Theexplosive growth in social media …(more)

• ReportsnReports: SaaS Based Expense Management Market 2010-2014

SBWire (press release)Dallas, TX — (SBWIRE) — 03/28/2011 — In comparison to othertechnologies, the SaaS based expense management market is relatively smallwith low adoption rates. Despite this, the market is expected to see goodgrowth with several big players driving …(more)

• Record Growth Proves Value of Digital Fuel’s IT Financial Management

SolutionsTMC NetIn fiscal 2010, which ended in January 2011, the company logged a 342%increase in committed monthly recurring revenue for its suite of SaaS (News- Alert) ITFM products which gives CIOs the unprecedented ability to managethe business of IT. …(more)

• PivotLink Selected by AlwaysOn as an OnDemand Top 100 Winner

Marketwire (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire – March 28, 2011) – PivotLink, the leadingprovider of business intelligence (BI) solutions delivered via Software asa Service (SaaS), today announced that it has been chosen by AlwaysOn asone of the OnDemand Top 100 …(more)

• NetSuite Expands Special Reseller Deal to UK

PCWorldSaaS (software as a service) vendors have had an uneasy relationship withthe channel at times, since the fact that the software is delivered fromthe vendor’s own data centers means the line is blurred over who “owns” thedirect customer relationship …(more)

• Data Gaps Plague Process Initiatives

InformationWeekLooking at information quality as a service, IT must take on the role ofnot just service provider but also educator. Data quality, in fact, liessmack at the intersection of BPM and data governance– the cross-hairs, ifyou will, of what Forrester …(more)

• Cloud Computing: Healthcare Savings, Accessibility and Opportunity

HealthNewsDigest.comThe cost advantages that cloud computing offers are enticing, especially ina time when healthcare organizations are investing in robust computingtechnology as part of their plan to qualify for the federal government’s$20 billion-plus HITECH …(more)

• Neelie Kroes calls for stronger cloud computing regulations

V3.co.ukby Dan Worth Neelie Kroes, the vice president for the Digital Agenda, hasoutlined her belief that cloud computing needs stronger regulations inorder to ensure its continued growth. In a blog post, she said it wasnecessary for the European Commission …(more)

• Workday raises bar on integration-as-a-service

ZDNet (blog)By Dana Gardner | March 28, 2011, 9:31am PDT Solving this is no small feat,
but it may be one of the greatest long-term benefits of the cloud computingmodel, both in terms of cost and agility. It’s the processes, after all,that count most and should …(more)

• Cybercriminals Selling Exploit-as-a-service Kit

PCWorldBy Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Cybercriminals are taking a page from the
software-as-a-service playbook: they’re now selling exploit kits completewith hosting services, with customers paying for the length of time theexploits are actively infecting …(more)

• Bullhorn Recognized Among Top 100 Leading SaaS and Cloud Computing Companies

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)”As the SaaS pioneer of our industry, Bullhorn continues to raise the barwith game-changing cloud-based staffing and recruiting innovations thatprovide our customers with an unfair competitive advantage.” All companieshonored on the The OnDemand Top …(more)

• Digital Defense’s Newly Released Vulnerability Scanning Engine Receives

Patent …CUinsight.comThe patent applies to DDI’s proprietary scanning engine as well as to theSaaS-based (Software as a Service) Frontline Solutions Platform (FSP),which delivers automated security solutions as well as the results of bothautomated and analyst-assisted …(more)

• Cloud Girlfriend Promises the Perfect, Fictional, Girlfriend

Complex.comBy Reggie Ugwu, | Mar 28, 2011 | 3:13 pm | Permalink Ever since shrinking
memory costs made online data storage all the rage, a lot of companies havestaked their name on the promise of “cloud computing.” A new startup calledCloud Girlfriend is taking …(more)

• Security Manager’s Journal: Helping out the in-house developers

ComputerworldWe use a lot of software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications over theInternet, and I’ve put each of them through a thorough vendor securityreview. I want to do the same thing for our new service, now that we aregetting into the SaaS business. …(more)

• LOCAL THEATER: The Jewel Box scores a big success with Miller’s intimate

dramaKitsap SunRICHARD THORNTON, JEWEL BOX THEATRE/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Esther, played byChristine Salo, is comforted by Victor, played by Fred Saas. The 1968 dramaabout estranged brothers who reunite dispose of the family’s dusty pastfinds Miller at his most …(more)

• Defining and allocating vCloud Director resources

The first four steps of VMware vCloud Director configuration includecreating a virtual data center and linking vCloud Director to the vSphereenvironment.(more)

• SingTel service to help companies cut IT cost

TODAYonlineSingTel said it has tied up with the US virtualisation software leader,VMware, to launch SingTel PowerON Compute, enabled by VMware vCloudDatacenter Services. “This ground-breaking enterprise hybrid cloudcomputing solution enables enterprises to …(more)

• China Intelligence Information Systems, Inc. Reports Full Year …

These services are broadly divided into three categories:Infrastructure-as-a- Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) andSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS). The name cloud computing was inspired by thecloud symbol that’s often used to …(more)

• Cloud Computing To Grow Among Small Businesses Over Next Three Years,

Survey SaysSmall Business News from Gaebler.comA new survey from Microsoft finds that the number of small businesses whouse cloud computing services is expected to increase by 34 percent in thenext three years. While social media may have been one of the biggest itemsin technology news for …(more)

• China Intelligence Information Systems, Inc. Reports Full Year 2010 Results

PR Newswire (press release)In December 2010, the Company released the first version of its Green2Ccloud computing platform: Calm 1.0. The Company developed the Platformafter projecting that cloud computing would be the future development trendfor the virtualization industry. …(more)

• Cloud Computing Moves Into New Growth Phase

Investor’s Business DailyBy J. BONASIA, INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY Posted 06:18 PM ET Web-based cloud
computing is transforming how tech resources are bought and used.Cloud-based software makers should grow three to five times faster thantraditional firms over the next …(more)

• Cloud Computing: Mentor Graphics Rebuffs Icahn’s Purchase Offer

SYS-CON Media (press release)Mentor Graphics’ board Monday unanimously rejected Carl Icahn’s month-oldoffer to buy the joint for $1.9 billion, which translates into $17 a share.It says it’s too little. It also said that “Icahn’s proposal that Mentorput itself up for sale to a …(more)