Daily Deals Industry Preps for 2012
This year might be considered as the year of the daily deals sites, as more and more companies venture out into this market. There are daily deals sites dedicated for travelers, moms, spa-holics and…
IBM Buys Cloud Analytics Firm, Nirvanix’ Cloud Gets “Immortalized”
By John Furrier
Big moves continue to be made in the fast growing cloud space—a market projected to be over $20B in four years. Just this morning IBM announced that it’s spending $440M to acquire cloud-based analytics…
The Big Data Behind User Engagement: Get Smart (Fast!)
By Cherr Aira
Social media feeds on user engagement. Our interactions are the industry’s bread and butter, and whoever wants a piece of the hype should unlock the secrets of social media. Marketing your brand, products and…
SnapLogic and Orchestra Networks Team Up for Cloud Data Management
By Klint Finley
SnapLogic, which makes it easy for customers to integrate multiple cloud applications via a simple Web based interface, today announced a partnership with Orchestra Networks to power the integration aspect of smartdatagovernance.com, a cloud-based…
Symantec Confirms Adobe Reader Zero-day Exploits Used Against Defense Contractors
By Kyt Dotson
Yesterday, a zero-day exploit in the Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat software had been discovered and revealed to be extant in the wild. After being updated on this problem, Adobe released a public security…
IBM Bets $440M on Retail Analytics, Acquires DemandTec
IBM announced it has acquired the San Mateo, California-based DemandTec in an all cash deal for $13.20 a share, or about $440 million. DemandTec offers analytics software-as-a-service for the retail industry, helping companies identify…
Could Patriot Act Be the Public Cloud Killer? Microsoft Loses BAE Contract
By Cherr Aira
Integrity is everything when talking about data. A simple loss could mean fatality, more than ever if it escapes your own jurisdiction. And what a scare if you here the statement: if US wants…
Xbox LIVE Coming to an iPhone Near You, Microsoft Launches Official iOS App
By Kyt Dotson
Xbox LIVE continues to get more mobile as they move into the world of iOS devices with the unveiling of an app that will run on any device running iOS 4.3 or higher (including…
Google Readies First Asian Data Centers
Google announced that it will spend $300 million on a new data center in Hong Kong which will be operation by 2013. “We’re working as quickly as we can to get this facility operational so…
Fab.com Gets More Fabulous with $40M in Fresh Funds
Fab.com, one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies out there, announced a $40 million round of Series B funding led by Andreessen Horowitz. It doesn’t come as much of a surprise–Fab.com has taken off…