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GigaSpaces Partners with CloudTran, Growing Virtualized Platforms
Virtualization vendor GigaSpaces announced today it has partnered up with cloud-based transaction management software developer CloudTran. Partnerships are still a very applicable strategy structure for cloud companies, and CloudTran is only the latest one for GigaSpaces. Its previous partnerships include Protogen and Yazino, as well as the more prominent team-up with Citrix, which we covered ...
Criteo Re-targeting Sees Tremendous Growth in 2010
PCC re-targeting company Criteo just released a report on its remarkable expansion and growth throughout the past year, both in the U.S and on the global scene. According to the release, Criteo served more than 50 billion ads in 2010 and tripled its client base, among others. “Now, nearly two-dozen of the Top 100 U.S. ...
FalconStor Names James McNiel as Official President and CEO
Cloud data protection solutions provider FalconStor today announced it has named former interim president and interim CEO as president and CEO of the company. McNeil joined FalconStor in 2009 as chief strategy officer from his previous position as executive VP at Cheyenne Software which was acquired by CA Technologies. “This is an auspicious time for ...
Commtouch Reports Spammers Are Back from the Holidays
Internet security vendor Commtouch released an update on the latest spam figures, and as it turns out, spammers everywhere are back from their holiday vacation too. After one of the quietest spam periods record by Commtouch (Dec. 25 to Jan. 9), a sudden spike of activity is reported by the company, which exceeds the spam ...
Citrix Makes Strategic Investment in GlassHouse Technologies
GlassHouse Technologies has received a strategic investment from virtualization solutions provider Citrix Systems. The sum of the investment was not disclosed, but Citrix became “…a premier desktop virtualization partner of GlassHouse Technologies” afterwards. “Citrix is leading the transformation of the data center into a virtualized and flexible environment. By investing in companies such as GlassHouse, ...
Bump Technologies Raises $16.5 Million for Proximity Sharing App
According to the New York Times, app developer Bump Technologies will announce it has raised $16.5 million in venture capital this Tuesday. Investors include the existing Sequoia Capital and Ron Conway as well as a new participant, the Andreessen Horowitz venture capital firm. “Bump started in 2008 as a way for people to exchange contact ...
Google Science Fair Goes Online, Global
After getting involved with just about everything in tech, Google had announced it is delving into high school science with the first ever Google Science Fair, an online global science fair targeting students between the ages of 13 and 18. The fair is by CERN, LEGO, National Geographic, and Scientific American, with participant judges including ...
Intel Agrees to Pay Nvidia $1.5 Billion in Patent Case
According to sources, Intel agreed to pay Nvidia $1.5 billion in order to settle a 2009 legal dispute between the two concerning chipset patent infringements. The sum will be paid to Nvidia in 5 annual installments starting at Jan. 18, and Intel will receive full access Nvidia’s patents – a life saver for Intel’s upcoming ...
BitDefender reports Social Networking Mobile Threat
According to security vendor BitDefender, a recent massive Facebook scam, which downloaded a worm to users’ computers generated 28,672 clicks, 24% of which in turn originated from mobile devices. “When data security researchers focus on finding malware specifically designed for mobile platforms, they lose sight of an important mobile platform threat source — the social ...
AMD CEO Dirk Meyer Resigns
AMD CEO Dirk Meyer, who served in the position ever since 2008, has left the company. The chip maker and long time Intel competitor announced that Meyer’s departure was agreed upon and concluded mutually, but that doesn’t really seem to be the cases in light of the circumstances. “MD is spinning Meyer’s departure as the ...