In an effort to join the cloud computing race, HP which has lagged behind Dell and IBM in its cloud computing efforts, launched this week Enterprise Cloud Services—Compute and HP CloudSystem. HP Enterprise Cloud Services—Compute, offers enterprises the ability to run key applications and securely access them over a network—without investing in unnecessary assets or processes. Client…
To enhance its cloud computing capabilities Verizon acquired Terremark, a Miami-based cloud services and data center hosting provider, for $1.4 billion. With this acquisition Verizon will be competing with major cloud services players such as Amazon. Verizon, which already offers its own Infrastructure-as-a-Service product, as well as managed hosting for enterprise customers, will pay $19…
Netsuite, a leading provider of cloud based ERP announced this morning the release of a new version of Netsuite Software Company Edition. The new version will help software companies tackle the challenges of managing revenue models and in particular the complex processes of recurring revenue management streams. The new software limits customer churn and allows…
Google Inc. announced that co-founder Larry Page will replace Eric Schmidt as chief executive in a surprising management reshuffle announced with the Internet company’s fourth-quarter earnings, which jumped 29%. Schmidt said in Google’s press release that the change will “create clearer responsibility and accountability at the top of the company.” Schmidt holds 9.2 million Google shares…
We have been covering data center management and also managed services in the cloud e.g. Rackspace’s new offering. ScaleXtreme focuses on a cloud based IT systems management. The Palo Alto company is backed by Accel Partners, a leading venture capital firm. ScaleXtreme took a $2.5 million investment in a series A round in August 2010….
Salesforce is known as the leader in CRM, but wouldn’t it be great if you could also used it for Marketing Automation? A marketer’s life would be so much easier if he or she can have one solution to capture, store, score and nurture contacts. Lauren Carlson from Software Advice wrote a great article today…
Intacct, a leader in cloud financial management and accounting applications, today announced an exclusive partnership with SCORE, America’s premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs, which will benefit more than a million entrepreneurs that are using SCORE to help start and grow their businesses. In today’s press release, Intacct and SCORE said…
With the recent completed acquisition of Dimdim, announced Thursday Jan 6, salesforce aims to bring real-time messaging and collaboration tools to its Facebook-style enterprise collaboration service Chatter. Founded in 2007, Dimdim provides its users with a cheap alternative for setting up online and remote meetings. That includes real-time messaging, screen sharing and other additional services….
With more than half a billion users, Facebook is practically a goldmine for marketers to advertise their business. Facebook social marketing helps deepen relationships with existing customers, improve ROI, and build communities around the business. With a low advertising budgets, you can effectively choose your audience by location, demographics, and psychographics, as well as A/B…
Private cloud computing has some advantages over public could for small and midsized companies (SMBs). While public cloud’s advantage includes low upfront cost, with practically infinite scalability, it has a significant downside especially in accountability, security, and lock-in. Like their large enterprise counterparts, SMBs must store and protect critical data – often customer data –…