Ed Walsh, VP Portfolio Strategy of IBM, recently sat down with Wikibon founder Dave Vellante to discuss the company’s infrastructure integration approach and its virtualization platform strategy.  It’s an important area of implementation for IBM as it straddles the cloud’s many outlets for storage, analysis and beyond. Walsh highlighted various industries current trends about storage management, virtualization ...

There’s plenty of buzz around the storage portfolio, particularly how storage technology can lower costs, improve performance, and provide higher-quality services to business. That’s where IBM storage technology comes into play. IBM’s Storage Portfolio Strategist Randy Arseneau and VP of storage portfolio Ed Walsh talk to Wikibon’s Chief Analyst Dave Vellante about IBM’s commitment to ...

To guarantee its survival, BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) has decided to stake everything on the future Blackberry 10 platform. RIM on Tuesday presented initial software tools for developers, BB10 beta development toolkits and the BlackBerry 10 Developer Alpha device, looking to develop applications for its new Blackberry 10 platform. The BlackBerry 10 platform ...

It’s time for LG to join the ranks of other electronics manufacturers, many of which seem to be launching their own cloud service.  LG Cloud is the latest entrant to the consumer cloud market, launching tomorrow.  The free beta service will be available initially in the US and South Korea. The release comes just four days ...

Travora Media has taken in The Nile Project, Inc. a San Francisco-based company also known as Nile Media, the global travel content publisher that provides well-known websites such as NileGuide, Localyte and 10Best, as well as mobile apps for travelers. Founded in 2006, NileGuide offers up a platform to create customized travel itineraries. NileGuide recently raised $13 million ...

HotelTonight, the iPhone and Android app for hotel booking, is going international. The made-for-mobile app is now available on iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android in Canada with initial hotel booking offerings in Toronto and Vancouver and plans to add other Canadian and international cities later this year. The app is built for last minute travelers ...

This week Distimo published its latest report on Instagram. “The Rise of Instagram and the Significance of the First Billion Dollar App Acquisition” highlights how Facebook’s acquisition marks a significant achievement in the mobile app store landscape. Launched in October 2010, Instagram’s app grew from less than 10,000 daily downloads upon its release to more than 100,000 over several ...

We live in digital age where the evolution of cloud computing, social networks and virtual communications are making our daily tasks quicker and easier.  But ‘The Power of In-Person’ infographic from Cisco reveals some interesting observations, claiming in-person communication is powerful, and more effective than virtual communications (see full infographic below). Based on a survey ...

Business social network Yammer gained a good deal of attention with its explosive year of growth, a notable $85 million in funding in early March, followed by the acquisition of Scottish startup oneDrum.  Today brings Yammer’s first major update since the deal, integrating third party enterprise products to its business-ready social networking software and expanding its search, ...

Offerpop, the social content marketing provider that runs promotions across Facebook and Twitter for brands, released a new feature called Fan Profiles to stimulate e-commerce sales. The suite of Facebook marketing apps is built for Facebook’s new Timeline for brands format. Created for brands and social commerce, the Fan Profiles develop brand-specific profiles for fans ...