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Yahoo Re-Thinks the Open Cloud, Drops its Own Hadoop Distribution
Yahoo is dropping its own Hadoop distribution, deciding to instead focus on Apache Hadoop, It was an arduous decision for team members at Yahoo, especially since the project was one very near to many employees’ hearts. The news came in conjunction with the O’Reilly Strata Conference, held in California this week to discuss many pressing ...
Puppet Labs Goes Enterprise, Simplifies IT Management for the Open Source Cloud
Open source systems management solutions provider Puppet Labs is extending its services with the launch of Puppet Enterprise, the first commercially supported version of Puppet. Seeing as the company addresses cloud management needs of several large enterprises, from Match.com to Zynga, and even Twitter, it’s high time for Puppet to provide a more dedicated product ...
GigaSpaces’ New Cloud Scalability Supports Most APIs
GigaSpaces is adding to its cloud management services, launching the eXtreme Application Platform (XAP 8.0) today. It’s based on the ideals of openness, designed to help businesses scale up and out. It’s a centralized management tool, taking GigaSpaces further into the realm of unified communications efforts, harping on a core issue with current cloud management ...
QLogic Earnings Beat the Street, Big Plans for 2011 in FCoE and Beyond
QLogic, provider of data, server and storage networking infrastructure solutions, has released its earnings report this week, beating expectations for Q3 2010, surging 76% on broad revenue growth. The company’s margins are up across the board, making all its business segments shine. With a net revenue of $155.8 million and cash generated reaching $60 million, ...
Verticals Dominate Mobile Ad Campaigns, Where Location and Social Media Rule
Mobile verticals are really starting to take off, as app downloads soar and mobile platforms offer increasingly integrated ways to access and manage these pieces of mobile software. The December 2010 SMART report from Millennial Media captures this growth as far as mobile advertising is concerned, noting six verticals tripling in growth year-over year. The ...
Super Rewards Brings Virtual Goods System to Android Games, Expects 9 Figure Revenue in 2011
Super Rewards is well known for its in-app montization, taking over social gaming on Facebook’s platform from relatively early on. The company has its sights set on another platform (and sector, for that matter): Android. Launching today, Adknowledge’s Super Rewards program now comes with an Android SDK, making it easier for game developers to integrate ...
Cirtas Sitting Pretty with Another $22.5M in Funding, New CEO
Cirtas is one of those cloud startups with a fairy tale story you don’t tire of hearing. Launched last September with $10 million in funding, the cloud storage company gained early support from investors like Amazon, NEA and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Having a few months to acclimate, Cirtas is ready for round two, with a ...
Tablets, Cloud to Drive Mobile App Development in 2011: Appcelerator Report
Many wonder where the mobile industry is headed—it’s poised for so many directions in software distribution (can we say app-happy?), mobile web access (hello HTML5), and much, much more. So what happens when you combine location, the web and a “pocket PC” into one device? A massive opportunity for growth from industry players like Appcelerator. ...
Pixability’s New Video Grader is the Litmus Test for Online “Commercials”
There are several ways in which services find their way down to the consumer level; the finance industry, for example, is making strides in customer service thanks to personalized mobile apps that provide on-demand access and account management. Video marketing is another service making its way to consumers, making use of the cloud while taking ...
Mavenlink Finds New Ways to Tap the Human Cloud
The web has changed a lot since I was a pre-teen fighting over my “turn” to use the computer, log on to a few chat rooms and maybe even play a low-res game or two. Back then, I never would’ve imagined I’d make a career of it–I still wonder how I’ve managed to sustain this ...