IBM on Thursday announced its acquisition of Atlanta-based Internet marketing firm, Silverpop, to boost its business services portfolio. The take-over deal, which is still to get a regulatory approval, is expected to…
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SAP acquires workforce management firm Fieldglass
Frankfurt-based SAP on Wednesday announced it is acquiring Fieldglass, a Chicago-based contingent workforce management firm. Financial details of the deal have not yet been disclosed. Fieldglass’ cloud-based Vendor Management System (VMS) solution…
Office for iPad, EMS expected during Satya Nadella’s press briefing today
Satya Nadella is holding a press briefing webcast today at 10 AM PST [18:00 GMT] where he is expected to unveil Office for iPad and Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS). Microsoft hasn’t detailed…
Amazon drops AWS pricing by 65% to counter Google
Amazon announced price cuts on most of its cloud computing services, marking the 42nd price reduction since its introduction eight years ago. Speaking at the Amazon Web Developers conference in San Francisco,…
Microsoft wants SMBs to make the cloud jump; announces trade-in scheme
Microsoft has announced a trade-in scheme for SMBs in India to help them make the jump to the cloud by giving away their old hardware in return for cloud setup and credit….
Google cuts Google Drive prices steeply
Google announced big price cuts for the 100GB and 1TB tiers of Google Drive cloud storage. 100GB of storage, previously £3 ($4.99), will now cost £1.19 ($1.99) per month; 1TB will be…
Virgin Media Cloud announced with 5GB free cloud storage offer
Virgin Media on Thursday announced launching of a new online storage service dubbed Virgin Media Cloud. Developed in partnership with security firm, F-Secure, Virgin Media’s new cloud service will let users instantly…
IBM shifts focus to cloud based services
IBM is all set to expand its cloud service by putting into use its recently acquired Softlayer global cloud. As part of the expansion plan, the company has decided to move all…
Leaked screenshot of OneDrive reveals new features
Microsoft recently announced that it is renaming its cloud storage service SkyDrive to OneDrive as promised earlier in its trademark dispute settlement with broadcasting firm BSkyB which owns the trademark ‘Sky’ in…
Dell Wyse Cloud Connect brings Android to any HDMI capable display
Dell has rolled out Wyse Cloud Connect, a portable HDMI dongle that can toss up any HDMI or MHL enabled display into a thin client. With this Cloud Connect, clients can access…
Parallels to support Windows Azure Pack through APS
Parallels, a global leader in hosting and cloud services enablement, now supports Windows Azure Pack through APS (application packaging standard) for Parallels Automation. This service allows the hosting service providers to use…
Amazon hosts 16% of global malware as cyber-criminals go cloud hunting
Amazon Web Services is a popular choice among cyber-criminals for hosting their warez – a whopping 16 percent of global malware – security company Solutionary claims through its Quarterly Threat Intelligence Report…
Microsoft Windows Azure validated for PCI DSS compliance
Microsoft Windows Azure has earned level ‘Level 1 complaint’ status under Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) thereby making it easier for its customers to achieve PCI DSS certification. The…
IBM to splash over £730 million on data centres this year
IBM announced its plans of investing a whopping $1.2 billion (£730 million) to boost and expand its cloud footprint in the international market through a number of new data centres all across…
Box rebuilds iPhone, iPad app; offers free 50GB storage for life
Box has rebuilt its iPhone and iPhone apps and to mark the launch of the redesigned apps, the company is offering 50GB of cloud storage free for life to all those who…