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Google Apps and Google App Engine Get SSAE-16 Certification
With security as its main priority, Google has received a SSAE 16 certification for both the Google Apps cloud productivity and collaboration suite and the Google App Engine platform. This makes the company as one of the first major cloud service provider to be certified for compliance. In a blog post last weekend, Google announced ...
Rival Security Companies Skeptic on McAfee’s Shady Rat Report
Top security companiesare downplayng McAfee’s claim of a five-year hacking operation which was dubbed as Operation Shady Rat. Last Tuesday, McAfee reported a grand scale cyber attack which has infiltrated 72 organizations in 14 countries. The hacking operation has been stealing documents and spying government agencies, organizations and businesses for the last five years. The ...
For the CIO: 9 Trends That Will Shape the Mobile Industry Over Next 3 Years
Who would have thought a decade ago that today’s phones could extend beyond voice calling? Mobile technology has undergone a lot of changes over the last decade and trends suggest that it will continue to evolve in unprecedented ways. Looking at those changes, figuring out the next generation of mobile devices seems limitless, only bounded ...
CIOs Still Need a Lot to Learn About the Cloud
A recent study revealed that the majority of CIOs still lack adequate skills and understanding about the cloud. The study, originally developed by EquaTerra in 2004 and currently performed by KPMG Sourcing Advisory, provides current insights about shared services, outsourcing and third-party business and IT services. Respondents of the study are cloud service providers and ...
The Cost of Cybercrime: More Attacks and More Expensive Than Ever
The cost of dealing with cybercrime has increased more than 50% compared to last year, a sign of why enterprises of all sizes need to reconsider their approach to protecting corporate assets and intelligence. In a study that was funded by Hewlett-Packard, the Ponemon Institute found that the annual median cost of cybercrime from 50 ...
LivingSocial Extends its Asian Expansion With Acquisition of Ticket Monster
Continuing its Asian expansion, LivingSocial has acquired Ticket Monster Inc., one of the leading daily deals website in South Korea. Over the year, LivingSocial has been actively expanding its reach, including the seemingly impenetrable Asian market. Last month, LivingSocial has started to operate in Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia, through the acquisitions of Ensogo and DealKeren. ...
CA Technologies Seeks to Boost Cloud Strategy with Latest Acquisition
Continuing its cloud acquisition streak, CA Technologies announced the acquisition of privately-held SaaS-based monitoring for the cloud WatchMouse B.V. Within the last couple of years, IT management software and solutions company CA Technologies have been focusing on its cloud strategy and made a string of acquisitions reaching over a $1 billion. The WatchMouse purchase would ...
Healthcare Spending for Cloud Services Making a Big Jump
Even though there has been wide adoption of the cloud by most industries, the healthcare industry continues to be slow in adopting cloud computing. This slow pace in embracing the cloud is mainly due to prevailing concerns in safeguarding highly sensitive patient information and compliance with HIPAA, HITECH Act and other laws that apply to ...
SAP and Google Collaboration Integrates Enterprise Analytics and Maps
SAP AG is teaming up with Google to bring together business analytics software and location-based data capabilities to help users make better business decisions. The two companies announced the collaboration last Wednesday at the Silicon Valley Summit, which would incorporate Google’s Maps and Earth software to SAP’s business analytics tools. The German company SAP is ...
Dell Takes on the Personal Cloud with Stage Media Hub Update
Dell announced the release of Stage software update this week, which further enhances the services initially offered. Dell’s Stage makes it easy for users to access music, videos and images among Dell devices. The Stage update comes with an added feature called the Stage Remote. This feature lets any Stage-enabled device to stream content to ...