Kristen Nicole

Named by Forbes as a top influencer in Big Data, Kristen Nicole is currently a Senior Editor at SiliconANGLE.com. She got her start with 606tech, a Chicago blog she dedicated to the social media space, going on to become the lead writer and Field Editor at Mashable. Kristen Nicole has also contributed to other publications, from TIME Techland to Forbes. Her work has been syndicated across a number of media outlets, including The New York Times, and MSNBC. Kristen Nicole published her first book, The Twitter Survival Guide, and is currently completing her second book on predictive analytics.

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VMware Launches New Platform, Combining Spring Java and vFabric

It’s day two at VMworld, and there’s big news coming from all sides. Of course, that includes big news from VMware itself. The company is announcing its VMware Cloud Application Platform, combining its Spring Java development framework with the new VMware vFabric. The new products bring an integrated set of application services, including lightweight application ...

BlueArc Goes OEM with Permabit Technology Partnership

BlueArc and Permabit Technology have announced a new partnership today, enabling BlueArc to expand its deduplication offerings. The deal revolves around a long-term OEM partnership, with BlueArc utilizing Permabit’s Albireo technology specifically for its deduplication capabilities. BlueArc will embed the Albireo technology into its own upcoming solutions, focusing on a few key areas: * High ...

TweetPhoto Is Now Plixi. Girlie is Good for Mobile, Social Photo Sharing.

TweetPhoto is expanding beyond Twitter, which is a smart move considering the current social networking environment. The massive changes to the service of course warrants a major name change, seeing as the company will no longer be pigeon-holed as a Twitter app. The new name is Plixi, which I found to be pretty darn cute. ...

Male Shoppers Need Mobile Discounts Too: Millennial Media’s July SMART Report

Millennial Media’s monthly SMART report has been released today, bringing a few expected trends to the table. Mobile advertising is still on the rise, with discount alerts continuing to be a primary area of focus. There are a few special report sections that Millennial Media has looked at, including male shoppers, and some new metrics ...

Citrix Systems Acquires VMLogix, Helping the Virtualization Journey for Private and Public Clouds

One of the bigger news items from VMworld is Citrix System’s acquisition of VMLogix, a virtualization management tool for private and public clouds. The financial details of the acquisition were not revealed, and the deal is expected to close before the end of the year. The addition of VMLogix is planned for the acceleration of ...

Hylla Cumulus, A Literal Take on Cloud Storage

Given that we’re at VMworld all week, we found this literal take on cloud storage quite fitting. Cute, right? If you have blue walls… The Hylla Cumulus, by DesignTorget source: Gizmodo

We’re Live! #VMworld 2010 Schedule #theCube At Blogger Lounge

We’re live!  The team at VMware and SiliconANGLE is rolling live, at VMworld.  We’ve got a great lineup of guests that are dropping by The CUBE, doing interviews with John Furrier and Dave Vellante.   Here’s the schedule of VMworld 2010 Live “The Cube” powered by SiliconANGLE.com. John Troyer, VMware community manager and VMworld Live’s ...

Atlantis Joins The VMware Technology Alliance, Adding to Virtualization Offerings

Atlantis Computing, a provider of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure storage and performance optimization, is launching its VDI Solution Partner Program today. This comes through a new partnership with VMware Premier and Citrix Platinum Solution Partners, offering a more complete solution for enterprise clients. The announcement comes on the first day of VMworld, where we’re hosting live ...

Intel Acquires Infineon for $1.4 Billion, Getting Back Into the Mobile Chip Game

Intel has agreed to acquire Infineon Technologies’ Wireless Solutions business, for approximately $1.4 billion. The announcement came over the weekend, with Intel looking to further its mobile presence. This acquisition comes on the tail of Intel’s announcement to buy McAfee, a securities software company, for nearly $8 billion. Based in Germany, Infineon is a major ...

OpenStack Launches iPad App, Based on Rackspace Cloud Pro

Cloud storage and services provider OpenStack has launched an iPad app to boost clients tools. Based on the Rackspace Cloud Pro iPad app, the new OpenStack iPad app presents a mobile access point for managing certain aspects of clients’ accounts (read more about Rackspace’s backing of OpenStack here). The OpenStack iPad app is a front-end ...