Oracle said it plans to buy online customer service company RightNow Technologies for approximately $1.5 billion. The world’s second- largest software maker is looking to add software that helps companies serve customers using call centers, Internet and social networks. This would be Oracle’s biggest purchase since Sun Microsystems Inc. last year after introducing the Oracle…
Last week Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced a partnership with Facebook designed to facilitate employment for America’s jobless through the use of social networks. The Social Jobs Partnership will launch a central Page on Facebook that hosts resources, and content designed to help job seekers and employers (facebook.com/socialjobs). Facebook will launch public service announcements on…
Yahoo’s recent management shakeup and the run up in the stock price add to the speculation flying around about a bid for the company by industry titans. The most recent rumors indicate that Google may help finance a possible deal by others to acquire Yahoo. According to the Wall Street Journal, unnamed source familiar with…
After much anticipation, the date for Groupon’s IPO is set for November 4th where the company seeks to raise $621 million from the offering, valuing it at $11.4 billion. Groupon is planning to offer only 5% of its shares to the public for a price between $16 and $18, listed on the Nasdaq under the…
Ping Identity announced today that it is hosting a special Cloud Identity Summit in partnership with Google. The event will take place on Nov 3 from 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and will include experts in cloud identity, security and enterprise who will discuss what the future holds for securing the enterprise, its applications and…
For the millions of developers who are looking to develop for the cloud, Zend Technologies announced today phpcloud.com, an innovative technology platform and partner ecosystem using Amazon Web Services for cloud application development and delivery. Developers looking to tap the dynamic and elastic nature of the cloud and the agility of PHP Data to keep…
Yesterday at the Gartner Symposium, David Cearley listed the top ten technology trends that Gartner believes will impact Human, Business and IT Experiences in the coming year. Human Experience: 1- Media tablets: Cearley expects people will increase their use of phones and media tablets and no single platform, form factor, or technology will…
The OpenStack Developer’s Summit held in Boston was a display of how the open-source community makes serious efforts to create a statement in the cloud community. This was clearly displayed by the jam-packed rooms when the Quantum network services project was introduced. Quantum is relevant to cloud computing because of its virtual networking platform. Virtual…
Flash storage startup Fusion-io doubled capacity with its new product this week and EMC took center stage in the recent Oracle OpenWorld to introduce its new product, Project Lightning Card. Flash data storage remains to be obliging and at the same time disruptive much like an enterprise puzzle. The question is how current computer solutions will…
The long awaited second gathering of Cloud Mafia is coming up. Easily the most fun cloud event in the Bay Area. Don’t miss it. Wednesday, October 19 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm Manor West 750 Harrison St San Francisco, CA Schedule: 6 to 7pm Networking 7 to 7:30pm Welcome/Introductions 7:30-to 10pm Networking/Party Cloud Mafia is a community built of…