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This past week in the cloud had its fair share of news and updates, especially when it comes to open cloud initiatives. This field has become so attractive it not only spurred OpenStack and a number of other major presences, but also …
Check Out These Business Apps for iPad, Android Tablet
The invasion of tablets into the workspace has been going on for quite some time now, and its gaining momentum by the day. This is represented by all the ever-more powerful and handy apps, as well as the first product to enter …
Growing Support for VMware’s Open Initiative Cloud Foundry
VMware’s Cloud Foundry, the first of open PaaS offerings, is currently in beta but having quite a start. We’ve heard of quite a bit of developments related to the offering in the past few weeks in particular, and now, the support for …
WiFi Hotspots Prove Mobile Ad Gold Mine, JiWire Raises $20M
JiWire, a provider of mobile and location-based marketing solutions, announced it has raised $20 million in a third round of funding. The round was led by Palo Alto, Calif.-based Trident Capital, and existing investors Comcast Interactive Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Norwest Venture …
Does Skype Need Another Daddy?
Reuters broke the news last night that social networking titan Facebook may just be buying Skype. A source reportedly said that CEO Mark Zuckerberg is amidst deep talks about buying Skype. This multi-billion deal would be valued at $3 billion to $4 …
The Cloud M&A Scene Too Hot to Handle?
The cloud industry represents a constantly maturing and expanding trend, and it seems that every spark of innovation can trigger quite a bit of interest from some of the biggest players in IT. This phenomenon is the main driver behind the exceptional …
Oracle vs. Google: Judge Removes Vast Majority of Claims
Oracle and Google have been clashing in court over alleged Android and Java-related infringements on seven of Oracle’s patents. And now, it turns out that Google won the latest battle. The California judge handling the case, Hon. William Alsup, has released an …
Cisco Overhauling Management In light of Skidding Market Share
Cisco’s stock skidded by roughly 34 percent in the past year or so, and after four very weak quarters, CEO John Chambers is carrying out his intentions, which he outlined in a memo he sent out a few weeks ago. Chambers has …
Failed Phone Authentication Costs Companies Money: ClickFox Report
Analytics company ClickFox released its latest Customer Experience Analytics Insights report, which focuses on customer service phone systems. It turns out that 10 percent of all customers are transferred to an agent due a failed authentication attempt by the system. Assuming that …
Cisco Introduces its First Datacenter Container
Today Cisco made a serious push in the datacenter hardware market, introducing its first ‘datacenter in a shipping container’ offering. This move represents a huge leap for the networking giant, who has now intensified its competition with one-stop-shop datacenter providers HP, Dell, …