The media-sharing application Color was launched amidst much hype – and criticism – at the end of March. Color allows users to make and share photos, videos and commentary, and stores the content in the cloud. This content is considered “public” and instantly shared with anyone also using Color in the user’s immediate vicinity, as…
Vivek Kundra Moves Federal IT to the Cloud The US government is facing a revolution in IT infrastructure. The country’s first CIO, Vivek Kundra has taken early steps towards moving federal IT to the Cloud. Back in November 2010, Jeffrey Zients, the federal government’s first chief performance officer, announced that the Office of Management and…
In an effort to support the cloud computing community with the latest thought leadership on cloud computing, security and virtualization, CloudTimes is proud to announce our own Research Library. The library consists of whitepapers, articles, documents and webinars which can be downloaded for free on http://research.cloudtimes.org/ Popular Topics include Cloud Computing Design and Facilities Distributed…
Salesforce announced it is acquiring social media monitoring platform Radian6 for $276 million in cash and $50 million in stock. The transaction is set to be completed by July 31, 2011, subject to certain terms and conditions. This acquisition represents a huge opportunity for Salesforce as it is expected to gain a leadership position in…
Deloitte issued today it’s annual Technology Trends report which identifies the 10 disruptive and emerging technologies that are expected to play a crucial role in how businesses will operate globally over the next 18 months. For 2011 Deloitte identified 10 important trends, grouped in two categories: 1. (Re)Emerging Enablers: represents 5 trends that CIOs are…
Facebook has agreed to acquire London based Israeli startup, Snaptu, that makes apps for feature phones, for an estimated $70 million. Snaptu offers a service that makes social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn easily available on regular, non-smartphones, that make up more than 80 per cent of handsets sold globally. According to market…
The Cloudforce event which starts this week on March 3 in New York, is expected to receive more than 4,000 attendees. Cloudforce, salesforce.com’s second biggest event after Dreamforce, is a free one day event with 18 role-based breakout sessions for sales, customer service, developers, and IT. Salesforce.com’s CEO Marc Benioff will deliver the keynote focused…
Sophos, a security software company, posted a warning on its blog page (Naked Security) about a Facebook Valentine’s Day scam. Some scams currently circulating on Facebook read: “There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. Happy Valentines!” “My Valentine this 2011 is going to be [name] 🙂 See your now!.” Another…
Twitpic, Twitter media sharing site launched video support this morning enabling Twitter users to share their video clips in real time. Users can post photos or videos to Twitpic from their phones, the Twitpic site, or via email. This new feature is key considering worldwide company’s growing reliance on Twitter for marketing, customer service and…
Recently marketing strategies have shifted from traditional print advertising and direct mail to online campaigns, mass emails, webcasts and webinars to name a few. Automating the marketing process, enhances cross-channel communication and lead generation, decreases the cost of acquiring new business to the organization, and provides tools for the marketing and sales teams to increase…