VirtuStream Acquires Enomaly and China Plays a Factor
I had not heard from Reuven Cohen for a while. And now I know why. VirtuStream acquired Reuven’s company today for an undisclosed amount. Reuven is a CloudCamp founder and one of the first…
Facebook’s Timeline Rolls Out Worldwide
Facebook’s much awaited Timeline is finally going public. The profile was first unveiled during Facebook’s f8 developer conference on September 22. New Zealand was first to experience the new look on December 6, and…
Big Data Predicts the Weather: Green Tech Goes Open Source
Pattern Energy Group, which is currently working on setting up the largest wind energy project in Chile, is using Gluster software to power its in-house weather analytics. Red Hat acquired Gluster a few months…
Finally! The Galaxy Nexus Arrives in the US!
The much anticipated Google-Samsung Galaxy Nexus finally lands on US soil, as it begins selling in stores today. Verizon is the official carrier partner of the Galaxy Nexus, though StarkInsider reported that it is…
Amazon Web Services First Major Cloud Provider to Open in South America with New Sao Paulo Data Center
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is opening a new data center in Sao Paolo, Brazil, making it the first major cloud provider to launch in South America. It’s the eighth data center for AWS and…
Freemium Validation: SurveyMonkey Acquires MarketTools, Valued at $1 Billion
By Klint Finley
It’s been a good week for Portland startups. Jive Software, which is headquartered in Palo Alto but started in Portland and still has many employees here, launched its IPO. And now SurveyMonkey, another Portland…
Deloitte Launches “Postdigital Enterprise” to Help Companies Understand Developers, Social Data
By Klint Finley
As the big data explosion continues and cloud, mobile and social change both customer and employee expectations many businesses struggle to determine how to navigate this new landscape. The role developers are playing in…
Yes, Tagged is Still Around, and They Just Bought Hi5
By Saroj Kar
Hi5 used to be a social network-turned-gaming platform, and one of the most popular some years ago, along with other has-beens like My Space. Faring better than the once-popular Facebook predecesor, Hi5 is being…
Storage Wars Pt. 2: Converged Infrastructure Requires a Strong Sales Channel
The second Storage Wars post by Wikibon looks into the industry’s reaction to VCE, the joint effort that provides the Vblock converged infrastructure solution –it’s a combination of EMC, Cisco and VMware technology. Vblock…
Can NFC Tech Help Intel Gain in Mobile Markets?
By Maria Pila
Inside Secure has signed an agreement with Intel to provide the company with Inside’s NFC products and technologies. Intel will have access to Inside’s software, firmware and core hardware technology for development of future…