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The Cloud – your new Malware vector

Posted on Feb 4, 2013 in Cloud Info, Cloud News, Enterprise Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, SMB Cloud

They would like to figure out each and every website you go to so that they know if you bought from another website instead of their's. But some website are taking the need to know to new levels. Sears.com is one of those websites. They use a service called Netseer which explains their service like this:

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Topcon announces direct cloud-link between MAGNET Enterprise and AutoCAD … – Fort Mills Times

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Enterprise Cloud

LIVERMORE, Calif. --  Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., (TPS) a global leader in precision positioning technology, has announced the first results of its collaboration with Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software: A direct link to AutoCAD WS within Topcon’s MAGNET™ Enterprise cloud service.

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TOPCON CORPORATION : Topcon announces direct cloud-link between … – 4-traders

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Enterprise Cloud

01/30/2013| 03:10pm US/Eastern New capability streamlines the availability of critical field information onto mobile devices Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc., (TPS) a global leader in precision positioning technology, has announced the first results of its collaboration with Autodesk, Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software: A direct link to AutoCAD WS within Topcon's MAGNET? Enterprise cloud service

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Coveo Receives TMC’s CUSTOMER Magazine’s Award for 2012 Product of the … – MarketWatch (press release)

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Enterprise Cloud

QUEBEC, Jan 30, 2013 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Coveo announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Coveo for Salesforce Service Cloud as a CUSTOMER 2012 Product of the Year Award winner. Coveo for Salesforce injects Salesforce Service Cloud with data from multiple external sources and across the Salesforce Platform, automatically related to the customer service agent's work, directly within the Salesforce UI. Coveo for Salesforce automatically "reads" case information and presents relevant information and experts who can help solve the case, transforming customer service performance

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IBM Expands Enterprise Cloud Services – InformationWeek

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Cloud News

10 Cloud Computing Pioneers (click image for larger view and for slideshow) IBM has established a global network of eight data centers to supply infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and is now offering SmartCloud Enterprise+ for running production workloads, including SAP applications. Unlike Amazon.com or Rackspace IaaS, IBM customers will find System Z mainframes and System P servers running AIX in the IBM cloud

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The next revolution in cloud computing – Fortune

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Cloud News

FORTUNE -- Remember the Titan? No, not the comeback football team

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Cloud Migration Is Not Enough – SYS-CON Media (press release)

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Hybrid Cloud

By Greg Ness Article Rating: January 30, 2013 06:30 AM EST Reads: 219 Just as enterprises are dabbling in cloud migration by migrating virtualized instances into public clouds, along comes the hybrid cloud meme, offering enterprises the promise of building their own hybrid clouds out of both virtual and unmodified apps running in cloud- integrated data centers. Datamation predicted that the hybrid cloud management market would reach $3.6B by 2016.  That’s right; in three years that would make hybrid cloud a larger market in 2016 than Amazon's estimated $2B in 2012. Last fall Gartner struck a very aggressive hybrid cloud tone at their December Data Center Conference in Las Vegas, the week after Amazon’s stellar public cloud tribute conference (for more perspective see my Two Weeks in Vegas blog discussing both events).

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ServiceMesh Announces First Cloud Management Solution to Configure Cisco … – PR Web (press release)

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Hybrid Cloud

Santa Monica, Calif (PRWEB) January 29, 2013 ServiceMesh, provider of the industry’s only enterprise-grade cloud management platform, today announced its ability to centrally manage Cisco hardware built clouds, most notably through the integration of its Agility Platform with Cisco’s Virtual Network Management Center (VNMC) and Virtual Security Gateway (VSG).

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Latency ‘big issue’ in APAC cloud delivery – ZDNet

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Hybrid Cloud

The Asia-Pacific region's large geographical expanse means network latency is a challenge that needs to be thought through by cloud service providers. Despite this, 2013 is believed to be the tipping point for cloud adoption, according to one AT&T executive.

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Devicescape Shortlisted for "Best Cloud Based Technology for Mobile" in 2013 … – Marketwire (press release)

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Enterprise Cloud

SAN BRUNO, CA--(Marketwire - Jan 30, 2013) - Devicescape today announced that its Curated mobile experience solution has been shortlisted within the "Best Cloud Based Technology for Mobile" category for the GSMA's 2013 Global Mobile Awards. The solution combines intelligent network selection with the world's largest curated virtual network of Wi-Fi hotspots to enable operators to magnify network capacity-reach and offer an "always best connected" experience.

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NEC India and Vaultize Enter into Strategic Partnership – Enhance Cloud … – PR Web (press release)

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Enterprise Cloud

Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) January 28, 2013 NEC India, a leading IT solutions provider has entered into a strategic alliance with Vaultize (http://www.vaultize.com) – an enterprise cloud backup and file sharing solution provider, to jointly go to market with Vaultize’s enterprise cloud backup, sharing and mobility platform through NEC’s cloud aggregator platform. This will enable both companies to further penetrate the market and offer a bouquet of services to enterprises. NEC has built a global carrier grade Cloud Aggregation Platform to enable telcos and service providers offer cloud services to small and medium enterprises

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Davis + Henderson purchases outstanding shares of Compushare Inc., a … – MarketWatch (press release)

Posted on Jan 30, 2013 in Cloud News

TORONTO, Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Davis + Henderson Corporation /quotes/zigman/3456239 CA:DH -0.87% today announced that it has exercised its option to purchase all outstanding shares of Santa Ana, California-based Compushare Inc., a technology management and cloud computing provider to financial institutions.

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Cloud increases chance of denial-of-service attacks, report warns – CloudTech

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 in Cloud News

The eighth annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report from security provider Arbor Networks has revealed how cloud services and data centres are “increasingly victimised” by cyber attackers. The report, which looked at a 12 month period ending September 2012, asked nearly 200 security-based questions to 130 respondents in the enterprise and network operator fields.

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Two Top Picks in Cloud Computing – Barron’s

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 in Cloud News

Maxim Group We are initiating coverage on the software-as-a-service group with a positive overall view. We believe that the software-as-a-service (SaaS) group presents a number of compelling growth opportunities in the coming years, given our view that we are still ...

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VMware Earnings, Examined – InformationWeek

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 in Cloud News

VMware will soon eliminate 900 jobs among the 13,800 employees with which it ended 2012. But the layoffs will not amount to a reduction in force; it will also add a total of 1,000 more employees this year, as it brings its workforce in closer alignment with its key business objectives.

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