Facebook no doubt hoped to minimize the repercussions from its latest privacy change by announcing it late on Friday, but there could be a heavier blowback from its move than the company anticipated. "Many [users] won't realize that they have given permission for...
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Jan 18, 2011
SOURCE: OCO Oco, Inc., announced today a major upgrade to its family of on-demand Analytic Applications built on the Oco business intelligence software as a service (SaaS BI) platform. For years, Oco has offered the most complete, turn-key SaaS BI applications for...
Jan 17, 2011
Cloud computing, once an object of skepticism, even taunts, is taking center stage at a handful of companies. There's InterContinental Hotels Group, which is building a private cloud environment to move its core CRM systems off mainframes and onto industry-standard...
Jan 14, 2011
A cloud computing storage specialist has snapped up virtualization management software developer Akorri as it vies to boost the performance of both its virtual and cloud environments. NetApp picked up Akorri Networks for an undisclosed sum and hopes that the...
Jan 14, 2011
The global healthcare industry will have to adopt cloud computing if it is going to cope with diminishing budgets. According to new research from Markets and Markets, the cost-efficiency benefits of the technology far outweigh the pain associated with overhauling...
Jan 14, 2011
Hybrid cloud computing is increasingly coming to the forefront as companies begin to realise that server virtualization is not a standalone solution. According to GoGrid technology evangelist Michael Sheehan, despite the claim that cloud computing will do away with...
Jan 13, 2011
CIO — Despite so many optimistic predictions from Gartner, IDC and other surveys about the growth of cloud computing that they're almost an industry in themselves, there's no better indication of real interest from real companies than spending on a new technology. And...
Jan 13, 2011
A hacker claims he's used Amazon's cloud services to bust open SHA-1, a wireless network security standard, and he says he'll be demonstrating his process at an upcoming Black Hat get-together. Malicious hackers could quickly set up brute-force attack systems using...
Jan 12, 2011
SOURCE: BMC As cloud computing continues to top the list of priorities for IT organizations, BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMC) is at the forefront of helping customers embrace the next important phase in cloud computing, namely, controlled customization of cloud environments...
Jan 12, 2011
At the Gartner Data Center Conference, Nimbula, the Cloud Operating System Company, today announced the availability of the public beta of its flagship Nimbula Director product. The software is now available for free download at http://nimbula.com. Based on Nimbula's...
