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Nexsan CEO Philip Black to Present at Red Herring Americas 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:53:49 EDT

Nexsan®, a leading independent provider of data storage systems, today announced that company CEO, Philip Black, will be presenting at the Red Herring Americas 2012 event on May 23rd in Santa Monica, Calif. Nexsan is among the 2012 Red Herring 100 Americas Award finalists, and is featured for its radical price/performance innovations in Hybrid Storage.

Broadview Networks Wins 2012 Cloud Award

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:47:15 EDT

Broadview Networks, a leading provider of hosted voice, data and cloud computing solutions, announced today that it has won the B2B Customer Strategy Award in the inaugural 2012 Cloud Awards.

Document Capture Technologies-DCMT IP Initiative for Scanning and Cloud Computing Security

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:26:31 EDT

Document Capture Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: DCMT), a global IP-driven leader in the design, development, manufacture and sale of advanced imaging technologies is pleased to announce significant additions to the company's Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio for the scanning industry and other data capture and device technologies. The IP addresses the critical emerging "Secure Scan to Cloud" market.

New Research Computing Cluster for Childhood Cancer Ready to Help Fast-Track Targeted Treatments

Thu, 17 May 2012 10:01:05 EDT

The childhood cancer research computing cluster created and donated by Dell for the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is ready to support the world’s first precision medicine clinical trial for pediatric cancer. The computation performance of the cluster is expected to accelerate analysis and identification of targeted treatments beyond initial projections.

SSE Telecoms Lights 100G Between UK Data Centres

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:08:38 EDT

Ciena^® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced the UK’s fourth largest asset owning telecoms operator, SSE Telecoms, has selected Ciena’s coherent 100 Gb/s optical networking technology as the exclusive solution for deployment in its UK national network. By utilising Ciena’s WaveLogic^™ coherent optical processors, the 100 Gb/s network, which is operational, can now connect the operator’s main data centres and enable a far more efficient provisioning of high-capacity services.

MORE Introduces Free Real-time Database Monitoring and Performance Analysis Software Solution

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:01:33 EDT

More IT Resources Ltd. (MORE) today introduced a new real-time database monitoring solution – MoreDB Lite – the first ever MORE solution to be made available to users at no cost. Available for free download until September 30, 2012, MoreDB Lite provides database administrators (DBAs) with advanced database performance monitoring and analysis capabilities, including the industry-unique ability to monitor database transactions in real time. This free entry-level solution package provides a real-time database monitoring dashboard, basic statistical analysis features, and rules assignments with automatic email alerts triggered when anomalies arise.

MORE Unveils New Entry-level and Enterprise-class Software Solution Packages for Real-time Database and Big Data Application Monitoring and Performance Optimization

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:01:19 EDT

More IT Resources Ltd. (MORE) today unveiled software solution packages designed to provide database administrators (DBAs) with the flexibility to choose from a wide range of advanced database performance analysis and optimization capabilities, including real-time transaction monitoring and instantaneous database performance acceleration. These solutions, ranging from a free entry-level edition (see separate announcement) to a full-featured enterprise edition, equip DBAs with unprecedented database visibility and control to maximize the performance of database infrastructure spanning traditional databases and ‘big data’-optimized database appliances.

Riverbed to Showcase Next-Generation Storage Consolidation at EMC World 2012

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:18 EDT

Today, Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD), the performance company, announced its participation at EMC World 2012 from May 21-24 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. EMC World brings together IT professionals who are responsible for designing, building, and operating advanced IT environments. Both Riverbed® (booth# 837) and EMC (booth# 237) will showcase a joint proof of concept comprised of EMC storage solutions with Riverbed Granite that demonstrates a next-generation storage architecture for globally distributed enterprises looking to achieve the highest levels of consolidation. Granite makes it possible to move any data on a server to a secure, centralized location while maintaining high performance access just as if the data was stored locally. In addition, Riverbed representatives will discuss performance as the critical factor for successful backup and replication, and storage solutions in the cloud.

Acme Packet Charts the Course to Cloud-Based IP Communications Networks

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:32:00 EDT

Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), at its annual Interconnect customer conference, today unveiled a series of groundbreaking new solutions for its session delivery network portfolio. These solutions advance the company's strategy to provide customers with the broadest range of platforms, from purpose-built hardware to virtual machines to elastic cloud infrastructures.

Acme Packet Dramatically Simplifies SIP Trunking Implementations

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:31:00 EDT

Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), at its annual Interconnect customer conference, today announced new solutions to simplify session initiation protocol (SIP) trunking implementations and extend these services to medium enterprises. These new solutions include new software-based Acme Packet enterprise session border controllers (E-SBCs), as well as SIP Trunk Xpress, a new application to automate E-SBC configuration for SIP trunking services. The new offerings help service providers deploy Acme Packet's Net-Net Enterprise Session Director (ESD) E-SBCs quickly and easily, providing their enterprise customers with a faster path to secure, interoperable session delivery networks based on SIP trunking.

Acme Packet Unveils New Products to Scale the Next-Generation Signaling Core

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:30:00 EDT

Acme Packet® (NASDAQ: APKT), at its annual Interconnect customer conference, today unveiled new offerings to help service provider customers address the explosion in signaling traffic across IP communications networks and scale their next-generation signaling cores as they expand to support long term evolution (LTE) and voice over LTE (VoLTE). These offerings include a new platform for Acme Packet's Diameter signaling controller (DSC) and session routing proxy (SRP) solutions, new features for the DSC, and new management capabilities to improve planning and troubleshooting for session delivery networks.

Numerix Recognized for Pricing, Insurance and Cloud Computing Innovation by Structured Products Magazine

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:03:43 EDT

Numerix (www.numerix.com), the leading provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, today announced it was named Technology Innovation Provider of the Year for the Americas by Structured Products Magazine. This is the sixth consecutive year that Numerix has won the award, a testament to the company’s commitment and success in the Americas region for the modeling, pricing, valuation and risk management of structured products.

ViaWest Introduces KINECTed Network Attached Storage (NAS) Offering

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:02:00 EDT

ViaWest, one of the largest privately-held data center, cloud computing and managed service providers in North America, today announces the addition of a Network Attached Storage (NAS) product, delivered in partnership with industry leader, NetApp. Addressing the need of its clients for flexible storage options, ViaWest launches this new NAS product as part of its KINECTed Storage family, which also includes a high-performance Storage Area Network (SAN) offering.

SC Magazine Lauds LogLogic MX as Only Recommended SIEM Product

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:01:00 EDT

TIBCO LogLogic, provider of the only scalable log and security intelligence platform (LSIP) for the enterprise and cloud, today announced that SC Magazine, the information security industry's leading news and product evaluation publication, named the LogLogic® MX its only "Recommended" Product in the SIEM group test category for 2012. This is the fourth consecutive year the LogLogic MX product has received a perfect 5-star rating in the SIEM category.

TIBCO Spotfire Webcast to Showcase Data Discovery in Financial Services to Address Risk, Compliance, Trading, and Performance

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:00:27 EDT

TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced a complimentary webcast on Thursday, May 24, 2012, titled "Intelligent Enterprise: Data Discovery and Analytics for Financial Services." Hosted by TIBCO Spotfire®, the webcast will address how an enterprise analytics platform can help financial services organizations access the right information at the right time and within the appropriate context in order to make faster, more accurate decisions for their business.

Huawei Selects Metaswitch for PCE and Unified Control Plane Software

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:17 EDT

Metaswitch today announced an expansion of its ten-year technology relationship with Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, to include licensing of DC-PCE, Metaswitch's Path Computation Element software.

Finally, a 21st Century Customer Service Solution: Our A+ Review of Zendesk

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:30:21 EDT

20th century customer service consisted of packed call centers, phones ringing off the hook, and large, convoluted databases of information to manage a never-ending stream of support requests. Cloud computing, and the introduction of powerful, business-specific software solutions, has changed that. There are hundreds of systems out there for handling contact management (CRM), project management, [...]

Insight Recognized as an HP Cloud Center of Excellence

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:17:00 EDT

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSIT), atechnology provider of hardware, software and service solutions, today announced its U.S. operating division has unveiled its HP Cloud Center of Excellence in its Bloomingdale, Ill., facility. Insight is a Premier HP Partner, and its HP Cloud Center of Excellence provides clients convenient access and an interactive learning environment with live demonstrations and briefings for HP Cloud Solutions. The Insight HP Cloud Center of Excellence includes systems with complete and integrated solutions for building and managing services across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. The center is fully equipped with HP software, servers, storage, and networking products allowing clients to see how HP cloud solutions seamlessly work together.

Application Delivery Heavyweight F5 to Showcase Diameter Signaling Solutions and Expertise at LTE World Summit

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:16 EDT

F5 Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIV), the global leader in Application Delivery Networking (ADN), today announced that it will participate in several conference sessions and host a booth as a Bronze sponsor of the LTE World Summit 2012, taking place May 22–24 at the International Convention Center (CCIB) in Barcelona. F5 will also participate in the conference as a Gold sponsor of the “Handling the Signaling Surge” Focus Day on Tuesday, May 22. Visit F5 at booth #43 to learn more about the compelling business value that F5^® Traffix solutions deliver to Carrier Service Providers.

Eric M. Elfman, CEO of Onit, to Lead Discussion on Cloud Computing at the In-House Counsel Summit

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:24:27 EDT

Onit, a leading provider of business productivity and process management Apps, today announced that the Texas Lawyer's In-House Counsel Summit has invited its CEO, Eric M. Elfman, to present on cloud computing. The summit, which will be held in Houston on May 17, helps corporate counsel explore best practices in multiple areas ranging from legal technology to intellectual property.

Perficient Joins EMC Information Intelligence Group Consulting Preferred Partner Program

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:04:19 EDT

Perficient, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT), a leading information technology consulting firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, today announced that it has been selected to join the EMC Information Intelligence Group Consulting Preferred Partner Program (C3P). C3P is a new EMC program that consists of a small group of elite, “go to” partners who will work in conjunction with the IIG Consulting team to drive customer success. C3P partners, like Perficient, have been selected based on their certified, highly-skilled consultants and proven track record of meeting customer requirements with Documentum-based technology.

Acme Packet Pinnacle Partner & Persistent Systems Showcases Compliance-Based Workflow Communications Solution at Interconnect 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:56:20 EDT

Interconnect 2012: Persistent Systems (BOMBAY: PERSISTENT) (NSE: PERSISTENT), the leader in outsourced software product development (OPD) services, and an Acme Packet Pinnacle Partner, today announced that its compliance-based workflow communications cross vertical customer service solution, which utilizes the Acme Packet Net-Net Application Session Controller (ASC), will be showcased at Acme Packet's Interconnect 2012 event, being held in Miami Beach, FL on May 16-18, 2012.

DCIA & CCA Forge Strategic Alliance, Announce CCW: 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:54:44 EDT

The Distributed Computing Industry Association (www.DCIA.info) and the Cloud Computing Association (www.cloudcomputingassn.org) today announced a strategic alliance to better serve expanding industry needs driven by the explosive growth of cloud computing in the software sector.

What Isn’t Cyber War, Healthcare Vulnerabilities, and More

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:42:00 EDT

Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: U.S. Army Cyber Command operational attorney Robert Clark said that the legal frameworks are not keeping pace with cyber operations and said that claims of “cyber war” do not qualify as war defined by international laws of armed conflicts. More here. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program named 9 third-party assessment organizations to evaluate federal cloud computing vendor security controls for FedRAMP compliance. More here. The Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center warned healthcare organizations about the danger of insecure networked medical and mobile devices. More here. The Army is looking to fill an urgent need for tactical radios and may turn to General Services Administration contractors for help. More here.

Balboa Capital Leading the Way With Fast, Dependable Financing for Cloud Computing Services

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:21:13 EDT

Balboa Capital Corporation, a top equipment leasing company in the United States, is a leader in cloud computing services financing. The company, which has a long and successful track record in software equipment leasing, helps businesses acquire cloud solutions with affordable finance plans. Plus, Balboa Capital's rapid funding capabilities helps companies speed their time to market with a variety of cloud-based applications.

C-Labs Receives the Frost & Sullivan Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award for Plant-to-Enterprise Integration Solutions, North America, 2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:04:00 EDT

C-Labs announces the release of their new C-DEngine that integrates smart connected devices with mobility and cloud computing to deliver real-time distributed business intelligence to manufacturers. Business decision makers can now easily access complex shop floor data to see production capabilities and bottlenecks, and then collaborate globally to solve problems and improve efficiencies. The C-DEngine integrates mobile and stationary devices, in-browser applications, enterprise servers and cloud services providing secure and firewall friendly communications while complying with all existing enterprise policies.

Silver Peak to Highlight WAN Optimization for Big Data and the Cloud at EMC World

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:00:22 EDT

Silver Peak Systems, an EMC Select partner and the leader in data center class wide area network (WAN) optimization, today announced it will present and exhibit at EMC® World Las Vegas 2012, May 21-24, 2012 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. EMC World is the premier educational forum for EMC customers, partners, and IT professionals. Silver Peak will be showcasing its Virtual Acceleration Open Architecture (VXOA) in booth #521.

3M Technology Enables Ultra Low Power All-in-One Smart Zero Client from HP

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:35:22 EDT

3M Optical Systems Division today announced that it has enabled a new zero client, the HP t410 All-in-One Smart Zero Client, which operates within 13 Watts of power. Leveraging its Dual Brightness Enhancement Film for LED backlight monitors, 3M has enabled the first all-in-one zero client capable of being powered by Type 1 PoE (IEEE 802.3af). This eliminates the need for AC power cords and consumes as much as 78 percent less power than a standard desktop. Through a collaborative approach focused on the total system power, HP has launched a new device well suited to the trends of virtual desktops and cloud computing.

Pure Storage Unveils Next Generation FlashArray With High Availability, FlashCare(TM) Technology and Data Integrity Fabric

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:35:19 EDT

Pure Storage, the all-flash enterprise storage company, today announced that its next generation FlashArray 300 Series with the 2.0 release of the Purity Operating Environment is generally available. The FlashArray delivers higher resiliency via active/active high availability, FlashCare Technology and an enhanced Data Integrity Fabric. Additional advances include always-on encryption with zero key management, a new web user interface, command line interface, and VMware vStorage API for Array Integration (VAAI) support. Pure Storage makes it affordable for enterprises and cloud providers to broadly deploy all-flash storage for their performance workloads, including virtual servers, virtual desktops, and databases and analytics workloads. With over 100 units shipped and production deployments for over a year, the FlashArray's performance, reliability, deduplication and compression are enterprise proven.

TraceLink Is a Finalist for the 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Americas Award

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:33 EDT

TraceLink Inc., helping businesses securely supply every global market opportunity on-time and in-full with the TraceLink Business Cloud, announced today that it has been selected as a Finalist for Red Herring's Top 100 Americas award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region.

Groupon Manages Rapidly Growing Finance Needs With Host Analytics

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:13:00 EDT

(Host Analytics' Decisions 2012: Bridging the GAAP User Conference) - Host Analytics, the leader in Cloud-based corporate performance management (CPM) solutions, today announced Groupon, a popular global daily deals website, is using its award-winning technology to drastically improve its financial consolidation and reporting processes. In fact, Groupon has reduced its financial consolidation process from three days to just one hour.

Nicira Virtualizes the Network for Offshore Cloud Specialist Calligo

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:10:21 EDT

Nicira, the network virtualization company, today announced that Calligo, a full-service cloud service provider based in the Channel Islands, has adopted Nicira’s Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) to support its customers in the offshore industries in the region. Calligo is using NVP to make two data centers – one in Jersey and one in Guernsey – operate as a single facility, with computing capabilities and applications utilizing the virtual and physical capabilities in either location.

Clarabridge Named a 2012 CRM Excellence Award Winner from Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:04:09 EDT

Clarabridge, Inc., the leading provider of sentiment and text analytics for Customer Experience Management, announced today that TMC, an integrated media company, has named Clarabridge Enterprise as a recipient of a Customer Interaction Solutions 2012 CRM Excellence Award. Customer Interaction Solutions has been the premier publication in the CRM, contact center and teleservices industries since 1982.

Neo Technology Wins TiE50 2012 Award

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:03:00 EDT

Neo Technology, creators of Neo4j, the world's leading graph database, today announced that it is a winner in the prestigious 2012 TiE50 Awards, a highly influential list of the most innovative and promising startup companies worldwide. The TiE50 judging process included meticulous screening and evaluation by forty prominent entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, corporate executives and other domain experts, as well as voting by the wider segment community.

ClickSquared Selects First Line Software as Services Partner

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02:18 EDT

First Line Software, a premier provider of custom software development services, announced today that it has been chosen by ClickSquared, a global provider of cross-channel marketing software and services, as a strategic technology partner. By selecting First Line, ClickSquared gains access to both recognized application development capabilities and First Line’s position as a trusted, global reseller.

ClickSquared Selects First Line Software as Services Partner

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:32 EDT

RightScale Drives Business Success in the Cloud; Hosts 6th Conference on June 13 in NYC

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:25 EDT

RightScale, the leader in cloud computing management, today announced it is hosting the sixth RightScale Conference on June 13 in New York. From large enterprises to start-ups, companies today are looking to gain business agility and scale with cloud computing. Whether companies are developing or evolving their cloud strategies, they are looking to leverage public, private and hybrid clouds in their IT architecture. At the upcoming RightScale Conference, industry luminaries, cloud experts and customers will share their multi-cloud strategies as well as discuss best practices for achieving success in the cloud.

GlobalWise Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:23 EDT

GlobalWise Investments, Inc. (OTCBB: GWIV) (OTCQB: GWIV) (www.GlobalWiseInvestments.com) and its wholly owned subsidiary Intellinetics, Inc., a leading-edge technology company focused on the design, implementation and management of cloud-based Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems in both the public and private sectors, today announce financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

U.S. Companies View Cloud Computing as Key to Improved Data Protection

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00:14 EDT

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced the results of a survey which highlights the appeal of the cloud as an antidote to the chronic loss of data in conventional IT environments.

DNAnexus Appoints Marc Olesen as President and COO

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:15:22 EDT

DNAnexus, a DNA data management and analysis platform, today announced that it has appointed Marc Olesen as President and Chief Operating Officer. With deep experience in cloud computing and data security, Olesen will complement the company’s existing executive team as DNAnexus gears up for the commercial launch of its new genomics data management and analysis platform.

CloudCamp reaches Leeds on 14 June

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:10:21 EDT

The global CloudCamp movement continues to grow, with events over the next few weeks in Denmark, Germany, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and across the United States. And now, I’m very pleased to announce that the English city of Leeds is joining the party. CloudCamp events have been taking place in the UK for years, and the [...]

REPEAT/CSRHub Scores Join RampRate’s SPY Index

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:01:43 EDT

RampRate Sourcing Advisors, the premier sourcing advisor for IT infrastructure and cloud computing, has integrated CSRHub’s corporate-social-responsibility scores into its proprietary SPY Index decision hub, enriching it so that IT decision makers can evaluate how well vendors align with their corporate environmental, social, and community values.

Pano Logic Transforms PCs Into Zero Client Desktops

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:28 EDT

Pano Logic, the leader in zero client desktop virtualization (VDI), today announced the general availability of Pano System 6 software that provides a new way for organizations to abandon costly PC-based computing. Pano System 6 introduces the Pano Virtual Client (PVC), which transforms PCs or laptops into virtual desktop clients. The newest version of the Pano System also features enhanced security, incorporating RSA SecureID's two-factor authentication for Pano Remote users, further securing mobile employee access.

Big Data Hosting

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 EDT

When it comes to building new cloud services, there is a large opportunity for new services built around Big Data. So when you look at consulting firms that provide application development and integration services, are there opportunities for them to leverage Big Data in their service portfolio? For enterprise consultancy, cloud platforms and tools such as enterprise integration framework and development software can be used to provide line-of-business, e-commerce and system integration services. And the nice thing about Big Data is that it helps provide opportunities to build financially sustainable services. While there is a large market for cloud computing and mobility solutions, one of the services that consultants are seeing traction with is through offering Big Data analytics, especially in the Healthcare and Automotive verticals. The nice thing is that these engagements are usually lengthy and comprehensive, which is important for consulting firms who survive on stable, long-term projects to help raise cash flow and utilization rates to help lower overall cost of sales.

Federal Cybersecurity and IT News Round-Up

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:30:00 EDT

Today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The U.S. Office of Naval Research is partnering with Chilean scientists to develop a mobile application to provide information helpful in countering pirates, arms traffickers, and illegal fishermen. More here. The Army’s 780th Military Intelligence Brigade. which handles cyber systems security and intelligence, is looking to hire 400 civilian employees. More [...]

Fujitsu Launches New Enetune Cloud-based Energy Management System

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:20:11 EDT

Fujitsu today announced the development of Enetune, a cloud-based energy management system (EMS) service to be available starting at the end of June. The service collects energy data from all of a company's business locations, including leased or rented buildings and retail locations. By consolidating and centrally managing this data in the cloud, businesses can bring integrated and cross-sectional clarity to their energy usage.

Research and Markets: Professional SharePoint 2010 Cloud-Based Solutions

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:04:15 EDT

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6rnm4h/professional_share) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Professional SharePoint 2010 Cloud-Based Solutions" to their offering.

Gateway Health Plan Selects CallidusCloud's ActekSoft ACom3 Suite to Manage Its Broker Distribution Community

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:12 EDT

Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that Gateway Health Plan, a leading Medicaid and Medicare managed care organization, has selected the CallidusCloud ActekSoft ACom3 Commission and Incentive Compensation System and ACom3 License and Compliance System. The agreement was signed in the first quarter of 2012.

Infinitely Virtual Selected as Intuit Host Provider, Enabling QuickBooks Hosting in the Cloud for Virtualization Clients

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:05:23 EDT

QuickBooks, Intuit’s market-leading financial management software, is now available on a cloud-hosted basis to clients of Infinitely Virtual, the hosting company announced today. Infinitely Virtual, a leading provider of virtual server cloud computing services for businesses, has been approved as an Intuit Commercial Host, enabling it to provide QuickBooks capability to clients via its virtual server platform.

Cisco Helps Iceland’s Farice Play a Key Role in Green Cloud Computing

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:45:00 EDT

One of the topics we covered this week at the Cisco Packet Optical Networking Conference was cloud computing. A benefit of cloud computing is that the physical infrastructure – the storage and compute resources – can be located almost anywhere as long as there is reliable network access. Several countries are leveraging their low cost green power to grow their economies with new data center facilities. A publicly announced example of this is Facebook which has built an enormous facility in northern Sweden.height="1" width="1"/>