June 2011

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• YouTube – OpenStack Incubation Program

Dell’s Barton George interviews Jonathan Bryce, chairman of OpenStack’sproject policy board about their new incubation program. Recorded atStructure 11 in …(more)

• Cloud Computing’s Present and Future: What You Need to Know

Network WorldBy Bernard Golden, CIO I had the opportunity to participate in two
conferences over the past couple of weeks, and got what are essentiallyheadlines ripped from today’s newspapers about the state of cloud computingin the real world as well as a …(more)

• InfoPrint Offers ADF Software as a Service

IT JungleInfoPrint has partnered with software as a service vendor Savis to runProcessDirector as part of the Managed ADF Services offering. All types ofserver output is supported by the solution, including any line data, PCL,or Advanced Function Printing …(more)

• vCloud EnvironmentBluemile Inc

vCloud Environment. What does Bluemile offer me? Bluemile offers flexiblecloud computing at a reduced cost, with the infrastructure running on …(more)

• TelcoExpenses Launches New Wireless Expense Management SaaS Solution

Newswire Today (press release)TelcoExpenses is releasing their new Wireless Expense Managementapplication on a SaaS architecture allowing all different sizes ofenterprises to manage their mobility assets through 4 modules Inventory,Users, Billing and Policies. …(more)

• Microsoft to make big move into the ‘cloud’

MarketWatchSoftware as a service, or SaaS, applications powered by the cloud willbring in about $8 billion in US sales in 2011, analysts at technologyresearch group IDC estimate. Although that figure is expected to rise to$12.6 billion in 2015, some companies …(more)

• How to configure a multi-tenancy hadoop cluster – Apache Hadoop …

Re: How to configure a multi-tenancy hadoop cluster? Harsh Chouraria 2011-06-24 06:04:49 GMT. Your /tmp is probably not writable byyour current …(more)

• AppHarbor PaaS provider aims to simplify app deployment for developers

ZDNet (blog)By Rachel King | June 27, 2011, 9:01pm PDT AppHarbor, a Platform as a
Service (PaaS) provider, is rolling out a new interface with an add-on APIintended to simplify app coding and deployment for .NET developers. LarryDignan is Editor in Chief of …(more)

• Microsoft puts Office in the cloud confronts Google

Moneycontrol.comMicrosoft Corp is making its biggest move into the mobile,Internet-accessible world of ‘cloud’ computing this week, as it takes thewraps off a revamped online version of its hugely profitable Officesoftware suite. The world’s largest software …(more)

• HP launches Sydney-based Government cloud

iT NewsBy Brett Winterford on Jun 28, 2011 2:42 PM (8 minutes ago) HP Australia
has launched a cloud computing service hosted in Sydney, designed to appealto small and medium-sized public sector agencies. The vendor has patientlywaited for agencies to get a …(more)

• Vcloud found warez soft downloads

vcloud Crack, vcloud Serial, vcloud Keygen, Direct Download ResultsDownload vcloud from Filesrvers or from Archive. View the links anddownload below. …(more)

• Do business leaders understand the scale of cloud computing?

ZDNet (blog)By Rachel King | June 28, 2011, 3:00am PDT Enthusiasm for cloud computing
is catching steam, especially amongst developers and IT departments. Yet,how much of this trend is being looked at from a business angle? LarryDignan is Editor in Chief of …(more)

• Why airlines should think more like Apple

TnoozCloud computing, of course, isn’t new. Essentially it is on-demandcomputing paid for by the drip rather than for the individual component ofhardware, software and managed services. It is a shared platform on whichcomputing resources are provided to …(more)

• BBH Solutions CEO: Environmental Benefits of Cloud Computing More

Apparent …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Bruce Hoernecke, President and CEO of BBH Solutions (www.bbhinc.com ), saysthat business owners are becoming more aware of the environmental benefitsof cloud computing and hosting. The reductions in emissions realized bymoving to the cloud come as …(more)

• Reportlinker Adds Cloud Computing Among Indian Small And Medium Businesses

Sacramento BeeBy Reportlinker eprobe Research’s report on “Cloud Computing Among Indian
SMBs” provides the latest information and market opportunity analysis foradoption of Cloud Computing by the Indian SMBs. It has captured the overallcurrent market size in India …(more)

• Microsoft moves into ‘cloud’ computing

Insideireland.ieBy Patricia Austin Microsoft is to move into the world of ‘Cloud’ computing
as it prepares to unveil its revamped Office software suite. The world’slargest software company is shifting its old set of applications, includingOutlook, …(more)

• Yahoo’s Impending Cloud Computing Spinoff Could Crush A Bunch Of …

By Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
Cloud computing is an internet-based model for groups to become moreefficient through sharing. It does not bog down your server and no softwareinstallation is required. Businesses may create a private cloud within. …(more)

• ETF Pipeline: Nigeria Fund, Cloud Computing ETF On Tap

By ETF Database
The latest round of new product launches has pushed the total for the ETFtotal to 1300, close t…(more)

• Reportlinker Adds Cloud Computing Among Indian Small And Medium …

eprobe Research’s report on “Cloud Computing Among Indian SMBs” providesthe latest information and market opportunity analysis for adoption ofCloud Computing by the Indian SMBs. It has captured the overall currentmarket size in India …(more)

• NetApp bolsters management capabilities, provides foundation for …

AME Info… last month NetApp and Cisco introduced a new design guide for FlexPodthat supports SAP applications, as well as the new NetApp Hyper-V CloudFast Track …(more)

• A Little More on SaaS Service Providers

Business InsiderMake sure to take the time to choose your SaaS service provider. Photo byBruce Clay. Small businesses today have a more secure and cost-effectivesoftware delivery method with cloud-based service providers. Popularlyknown as SaaS or Software as a …(more)

• IndiSoft Partners with Hosting.com to Provide Business Continuity

Business Wire (press release)The partnership results in guaranteed, consistent compliance and SaaSintegration services for IndiSoft’s clients. IndiSoft selected Hosting.combased on the company’s flexible Partner Program, integrated support modeland business continuity solutions …(more)

• Envysion Releases Next Generation MVaaS Application

PR Newswire (press release)Leveraging its Software as a Service (SaaS) model, Envysion has immediatelydeployed the significantly enhanced application, including an even moreintuitive interface and several new features. The new application isalready available for and in use by …(more)

• Experienced Inside Sales – Software as a Service (SaaS …

View and apply for the Experienced Inside Sales – Software as a Service(SaaS) … 2010 – Launches A3 – “Acteva Advanced Architecture” platform andthe new …(more)

• ApacheCon 2011 Announces “Open Source Enterprise Solutions, Cloud

Computing …PR Newswire (press release)More than a dozen Apache projects form the foundation of today’s Cloudcomputing. Five of the top 10 Open Source downloads are Apache projects:understanding their breadth and capabilities has never been more importantin today’s marketplace. …(more)

• Microsoft Wants to Tap Cloud Computing Growth with Office 365

NASDAQMicrosoft launched the beta version of Office 365 in the autumn of 2010,and the market release represents a major product release from Microsoftand a symbolic move away from the traditional way of selling software tocloud computing. …(more)

• Autonomic Continues Steps to Foster Open Standards in Virtualization and

Cloud …PR Newswire (press release)CARY, NC, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Autonomic Resources, a Governmentprovider of cloud and emerging technologies is joining in the OpenVirtualization Alliance (OVA) whose charter is to provide education, bestpractices and technical advice to …(more)

• 8×8 Announces New Cloud-Centric Channel Program

MarketWatch (press release)We offer integrated business communications and cloud computing servicesthat are designed to meet the highest levels of availability, reliabilityand scalability. Increasingly, businesses are finding they can reducecosts, improve productivity, …(more)

• Ballmer Unveils Online Version Of Office Software

Wall Street JournalThe launch of Office 365 takes the Redmond, Wash., company further intocloud computing, the delivery of software and computing power as a serviceover the Internet. Proponents of that approach have argued that it canreduce technology costs and free …(more)

• Augme Technologies Launches AD LIFE(TM) v4.0 SaaS Mobile Marketing

Software …MarketWatch (press release)… leader in interactive media marketing that offers the only patented andinnovative end-to-end mobile marketing platform, today announced that ithas launched its AD LIFE(TM) v4.0 software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) mobilemarketing software platform. …(more)

• SaaS and IaaS: Expert guide to choosing a provider

InfoWorldBy Jeff Caruso | Network World Two types of cloud computing — SaaS
(software as a service) and IaaS (infrastructure as a service) — promiseto bring great changes to the role of IT in the enterprise. ITprofessionals really need to learn how to talk …(more)

• Steelwedge Announces Breakthrough S&OP Service Delivery Platform

Broadcast NewsroomWith more software-as-a-service (SaaS) S&OP deployments than all of ourcompetitors combined, Steelwedge serves industry leaders including AppliedMaterials, Canon, Emerson, NVIDIA, Sara Lee, Sony and Syngenta. To learnmore, visit www.steelwedge.com …(more)

• One To Watch: Augme Sees Continued Growth, Launches SaaS Mobile Marketing

PlatformTechCrunchAs a SaaS platform, AD Life helps mobile advertisers avoid infrastructureobstacles, as enterprises have the ability to go mobile by customizedrendering for mobile web content, while delivering and managing coupons,rebates, social connections and all …(more)

• Global Consultancy Selects inContact Cloud-Based Contact Center Solution

MarketWatch (press release)inContact /quotes/zigman/112982/quotes/nls/saas SAAS -1.65% , the leadingprovider of on-demand contact center software and contact center agentoptimization tools, today announced that a global consultancy has selectedthe inContact call routing, …(more)

• Time Warner Inc. Selects Workday Human Capital Management and Payroll

MarketWatch (press release)Workday is the leader in enterprise-class SaaS-based Human Resources (HR),Financial, and Payroll solutions. — Workday’s multi-tenant SaaS HCMsolution will provide Time Warner with a single system to organize itsemployee data and payroll information …(more)

• New Company Launched to Provide SaaS Marketing Solutions to Automotive

IndustryPR Web (press release)uNotifi, a national provider of customer-centric inbound marketing programsfor automotive dealers, service centers and aftermarket retail operations,has been launched to provide SaaS marketing solutions to the automotiveindustry. …(more)

• A Little More on SaaS Service Providers | Small Business Technology

By Anuradha Shukla
Popularly known as SaaS or Software as a Service, it enables businesses toreceive software applications from a Saas service provider via webbrowsers. All the software and related data are hosted centrally on thecloud and for a …(more)

• Lucini & Lucini Announces Plans for China Headquarters, Ramps Up …

Leading global Consumer Web Company seeks 10M in Series A funding as itcontinues to capitalize on emerging market opportunities | Virtual StrategyMagazine is an online publication devoted entirely to virtualizationtechnologies.(more)

• Determining a Private Cloud Delivery Model

NetworkComputing.comVMware’s vCloud Director offers IaaS capabilities to VMware environmentswhile organizations like OpenStack.org and Eucalyptus are building out opensource …(more)

• Electronic Signature Lets ICon Clients Transact Business Faster, Easier –

and …San Francisco Chronicle (press release)… provider of comprehensive Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions forindependent contractor compliance and contingent workforce management, hasintegrated electronic signature technology into its iConnect platform andrelated business processes. …(more)

• Enterprise Social Vendors Play Own Game Of Survivor

InformationWeekWho are the big fish in the social software and enterprise collaborationecosystem? Which relationships will prove symbiotic, parasitic, predator,and prey? I saw a software (and software-as-a-service) ecosystem rapidlyevolving at Enterprise 2.0, …(more)

• Why Microsoft Office 365 Is Not Good Enough

ConceivablyTechOffice 365 is Microsoft’s first attempt to sell a software-as-a-service ona larger scale. The target market is still just the business world, butthere are potentially millions of customers, especially existing Officecustomers who Microsoft thinks …(more)

• Oracle’s CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results Earnings Call Transcript …

… say what Salesforcecom is using more than almost a 15yearoldmultitenancy technology We are offering that much higher degree of securityand much higher …(more)

• New ETF Targets Cloud Computing Sector

Data Center KnowledgeA new exchange traded fund (ETF) will offer investors the ability to investin an index of public companies in the cloud computing sector. The FirstTrust ISE Cloud Computing Index Fund will be based on the ISE CloudComputing Index, which tracks 40 …(more)

• VMware and Cloud Computing’s Growth: Look Beyond the U.S.

Motley FoolBy Eric Bleeker | More Articles In today’s world, most companies span
several regions and sell across the world. As Foolish colleague MorganHousel notes, 10 years ago, less than a third of S&P 500 revenue came fromoverseas. …(more)

• NEC Announces Availability of its VMware Software-Based Virtual Appliance

TMC Net”NEC’s new communication-as-a-service solution based on VMware vSphere(R)is designed to help customers virtualize additional datacenter resourcesfor building enterprise hybrid clouds.” An ideal choice for a wide range ofcommunication services, …(more)

• Microsoft throws select partners a bone with Office 365

SearchITChannel.comThe privilege extends to Office 365 syndication partners — 20 or sotelcos, hosters and Software as a Service partners, but no rank-and-fileVARs. That means the vast majority of Microsoft’s partners will still notbe able to own the customer …(more)

• VMware Heads To $95 As vFabric 5 Rolls Out To Enterprise Market

Forbes (blog)[1] Earlier in April this year, VMware announced the Cloud Foundry, an opensource Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) platform that supports public cloudsand private clouds regardless of whether the underlying server runs VMwareor not. …(more)

Current results from Data Survey #1: Data Scientists. Thanks to everyone for helping the world understand Big Data better!

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

• Innovation to adoption the real digital divide

ZDNet AustraliaWhile cloud computing through pure-play Software as a Service (SaaS) isgoing a long way to addressing this feature and function lag, it, too, willcontinue to experience adoption drag in the decade ahead, as organisationsstruggle with the …(more)

• Phillip Pollard / VMware-vCloud-1.2 – search.cpan.org

This Release, VMware-vCloud-1.2, [Download] [Browse], 23 Jun 2011. LatestRelease, VMware-vCloud-1.3, [Download] [Browse], 25 Jun 2011. OtherReleases …(more)

• Private Platform as a Service (aka. Windows Azure Appliance …

Microsoft will be the first to provide a comprehensive “Private” Platformas a Service (PaaS) offering based on the current Windows Azure Platform,…(more)

• Cloud Computing: Just Another Word for the Internet?

IT JungleThis is the case with the term and the concept behind “cloud computing,”which has spread like a west Texas prairie fire. However, for all the hypesurrounding cloud computing, surveys show that only a fraction oforganizations have adopted or are …(more)

• Survey: 28 Percent of US Organizations Maintain, Manage Cloud, CDW Finds

Integration DevelopersCDW’s first Cloud Computing Tracking Poll found 28% of US organizations areusing cloud computing today, with most reporting (73 percent) their firststep into cloud was implementation of a single cloud application.Respondents now implementing or …(more)

• Why should you consider VoIP and UC as a service?

Network WorldThe enterprise does not necessarily buy hardware (though in reality theenterprise needs endpoints, like IP phones, and some internal network toaccess the services) or software. The use of a pool of servers, eitherdedicated or shared at the …(more)

• A revolutionary cloud service powered by VMware vCloud Director …

A revolutionary cloud service powered by VMware vCloud Director – NowAvailable! Cloud Hosting Offers.(more)

• Cloud-based patient records a potential security risk

Telecoms NewsFunding the programme is the Technology Strategy Board and Engineering andPhysical Sciences Research Council. Does your business rely on cloud-basedtechnology? How do you feel about cloud computing and data security?Comment below or email us your …(more)

• ZTE to Make $150m Investment for Cloud Computing

Shenzhen PostSenior Vice President of ZTE, Wang Wei, in charge of informationtechnologies of the Cloud Computing made a public announcement on June 23that the Company will make an investment of 150 million dollars next yearfor strengthening the Cloud Computing …(more)

• OrderDynamics Announces Integrated Mobile Commerce Solution

PR Web (press release)OrderDynamics, Canada’s leading On-Demand eCommerce Platform provider,announces upcoming mobile commerce solution fully integrated into itseCommerce SaaS Platform and Order Management System. By investing instandards-based mobile technologies and …(more)

• The 10 worst cloud outages (and what we can learn from them)

IDG News ServiceThe company’s vCloud Express service took a nosedive that day, with aMiami-based data center going offline for about seven hours. …(more)

• Google bets big on cloud computing for India

Economic TimesCompanies go Google by becoming a part of cloud computing through GoogleApps for business which in turn saves them the cost of setting up serversand spending on subsequent maintenance. Doug Farber, enterprise managingdirector (Asia Pacific) revealed …(more)

• SITA and Orange Business Services join forces to build a global cloud …

Travel Daily News InternationalSITA, the air transport industry IT specialist, and Orange BusinessServices, the leading global integrated communications service provider forbusinesses, have agreed to jointly build a global, high performance,managed cloud computing infrastructure. …(more)

• Enterhost Launches a New Array of Cloud Computing Services

TMC NetBy Mini Swamy, TMCnet Contributor Established in 2000 as one of the very
first Windows-only web hosting providers , Enterhost has strengthened itscloud portfolio considerably by launching a new array of cloud computingservices, disaster recovery and …(more)

• Interphase Debuts clouDevice(TM) Cloud Client Portfolio

MarketWatch (press release)Supporting all major virtual desktop host environments and end-user types,the debut of clouDevice marks the company’s entry into the cloud computingmarket. The clouDevice product line includes multi-seat clients thatsupport Microsoft(R) Windows …(more)

• Orange Business Services Launches Business Together as a Service

MarketWatch (press release)Business Together as a Service will benefit from the upcoming dedicatedcloud computing infrastructure recently announced with partner SITA. Thisinfrastructure will provide an even higher level of network reach with sixcloud-ready data centers on …(more)

• Software Industry Veteran Rodger Weismann Joins Reval Board

Business Wire (press release)… industry veteran who has served in a variety of executive roles, hasbeen appointed to the Board of Directors at Reval (www.reval.com), thepremier provider of a single version Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutionfor financial risk management. …(more)

• iWay Streamlines B2B E-Commerce for CenterStone

Marketwire (press release)CenterStone, which operates a multi-tenant, software-as-a-service (SaaS)platform that helps specialty retailers order merchandise frommanufacturers, implemented iWay’s robust data integration platform after aninitial selection of Cast Iron Systems. …(more)

• ZeroDesktop Launches ZeroPC Private Cloud for Education and Business

PR Newswire (press release)SAN FRANCISCO, June 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — ZeroDesktop, Inc., developerof next-generation Web Desktop solutions for public and private cloudcomputing, today announced ZeroPC Private Cloud(http://www.zeropc.com/schools), providing education and …(more)

• Market Publishers Ltd and Taiyou Research Sign Partnership Agreement

Gamut News (press release)Potential of Cloud Computing. The report provides an overview of the cloudcomputing concepts, benefits of cloud computing, discuses the variousscenarios about the actual figure of cloud computing usage in the world,analyzes over 140 market players …(more)

• Cisco and OpenStack

The Hby Simon Bisson OpenStack is the new star in the open cloud business, butsome of the companies working with it aren’t known for their open sourcecredentials. Take Cisco, which has more often run into trouble with opensource than been known as a …(more)

• DreamHost Offers Support for the Development of OpenStack

TMC NetBy Rajani Baburajan DreamHost, a global full-service Web hosting company,
announced its decision to support the development of OpenStack, an opensource cloud operating system. DreamHost has been supporting open sourcesoftware and the open source …(more)

• AcctTwo Expands Successful Partnership With Intacct

SYS-CON Media (press release)AcctTwo joined the Intacct Accountants Program last year to take advantageof the benefits of cloud computing for its business process outsourcing(BPO) practice. With its business growing rapidly and interest in cloudcomputing at an all-time high, …(more)

• VCP VMware Senior EngineervCloudHosted Services London London …

VCP VMware Senior Engineer (Vcloud/Hosted Services) – London. Specialisingin Hosted & Managed DataCenter Solutions, my client are looking to expandthe …(more)

• Cloud Computing Interest Tempered By Public Cloud Concerns, Survey Reveals

Internet.comNew survey finds that despite the widespread interest in cloud computingamong CTOs, architects and IT pros, most won’t relinquish total control tothe public cloud. There is widespread interest in cloud computing amongCTOs, architects and IT …(more)

• Digital Reef’s Founder Steve Akers to Moderate Panel on Cloud Computing

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)Digital Reef, a leading software provider of the first massively scalableand open solutions for eDiscovery, Early Case Assessment (ECA) and digitalinformation governance, will host a meeting of the eDiscovery BreakfastClub Tuesday July 19 where …(more)

• WatchDox Announces First Virtual Appliance for Secure Document Sharing

Insurance News Net (press release)Delivering the same rich feature set and ease-of-use as its provensoftware-as-a-service (SaaS) solution, WatchDox’s virtual applianceaddresses the needs of organizations that are required to meet specialized,strict security and privacy requirements. …(more)

• IT pros still not sold on SaaS

SearchDataCenter.comLast week, the company said it can support internal servers as well asthose running on Amazon EC2 and VMware vCloud Director platforms. …(more)

• First Trust Plans Cloud Computing ETF

IndexUniverse.comBy Olivier Ludwig | June 27, 2011 1:31 pm First Trust, the Wheaton,
Ill.-based money management firm behind the First Trust Dow Jones InternetFund (NYSEArca: FDN), is planning to launch an ETF focused on cloudcomputing, a growing piece of the world …(more)

• Cloud Computing: Five Entities Vie for Nortel Patents

SYS-CON Media (press release)Five entities started vying Monday to buy the Nortel portfolio of 6000choice US and foreign patents and patent applications that the AM Law Dailysays could be “key to the future of mobile computing.” The auction couldtheoretically take days if hotly …(more)

• Virtual Premise Formalizes Mission Statement and Plan for 2011-2012

Customer …SYS-CON Media (press release)ATLANTA, GA — (Marketwire) — 06/27/11 — Virtual Premise, a leadingSoftware as a Service (SaaS) provider of real estate information managementsolutions, today announced that it has formalized the roles andresponsibilities of its Customer Advisory …(more)

• Office 365: Analyst Explains Limitations and Nuances

Redmondmag.comIn general, Office 365 will be an update to Microsoft’s current BusinessProductivity Online Suite (BPOS), a collection of software-as-a-serviceofferings based on 2007-branded Microsoft applications. Office 365 willupdate those offerings based on …(more)

• Enterprise Customer Interest in ERP Gaining at Mid-Year

Network WorldOne other big change in the ERP mood of clients since last fall, she says,is that nowadays more of them are discussing interest in ERPSoftware-as-a-Service (SaaS), which hadn’t been such a big attention-getterin the past. …(more)

• Nonprofit helps government expand open source software usage

Network WorldNASA teamed up with Rackspace to develop OpenStack, software for buildingcloud computing networks. “NASA, they’re sort of the summa cum laude whenit comes to open source,” Jaghori says. OSSI has worked with the governmenton projects including the …(more)