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Salesforce.com To Acquire InStranet For $31.5 Million
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Mary Hayes Weier
- August 20, 2008
The purchase of a customer-service technology software provider is the largest acquisition to date for the software-as-a-service vendor.
Microsoft Drops Virtualization Fees For SQL Server 2008, Other Apps
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Paul McDougall
- August 19, 2008
The fee-elimination program applies to 41 Microsoft server applications, including certain editions of SQL Server 2008, Exchange Server 2007, Dynamics CRM 4.0, and SharePoint Server 2007.
Outages Force Cloud Computing Users To Rethink Tactics
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J. Nicholas Hoover
- August 16, 2008
IT departments scramble to devise backup plans following service disruptions at Amazon, Citrix, and Google.
Google Apologizes For Gmail Outage
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Thomas Claburn
- August 12, 2008
Millions of users were unable to access Google's Gmail service for several hours on Monday.
AT&T Jumps Into Cloud Computing With Synaptic Hosting
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J. Nicholas Hoover
- August 5, 2008
Synaptic Hosting will allow companies to host Windows Server or Linux client-server applications and Web apps in AT&T's data centers, rather than in their own data centers.
SAS Acquires SaaS-Based Specialist in Dynamic Price Optimization
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Doug Henschen
- August 4, 2008
Deal nets online profit optimization platform. New global practice will branch out from hotels to events, online advertising and other potential markets.
Ready Or Not, Here Comes SaaS
by Antone Gonsalves
- August 4, 2008
Saugatuck Technology says SaaS is spreading throughout the enterprise, "whether the vendors -- or their offerings -- are ready to support and deliver what users want."
IBM Brings Cloud Computing To Earth With Massive New Data Centers
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Richard Martin
- August 1, 2008
Big Blue plans to build a data center in North Carolina and open a "cloud computing center" in Tokyo at a cost of nearly $400 million.
HP, Intel, Yahoo Join Government, Academia In Cloud Computing Research
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Antone Gonsalves
- July 29, 2008
Each of the founding members will host a cloud-computing infrastructure largely based on HP computers and Intel processors in six data centers.
NetSuite Launches CRM+
by Antone Gonsalves
- July 28, 2008
CRM+ uses a number of Ajax-built features that streamline business processes through more drop-down windows and drag-and-drop functionality.
Cast Iron Beefs Up Data Integration Appliance
by Antone Gonsalves
- July 28, 2008
The iA4000 is an upgrade and replacement of the iA3000 appliance. New data migration capabilities include data conversion and profiling tools to accelerate software-as-a-service use.
Enterprise in the Cloud: Q&A with Google's Rishi Chandra
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Doug Henschen
- July 21, 2008
As product manager at Google Enterprise, Rishi Chandra is responsible for spreading search appliances, Google Apps and a growing portfolio of services into the business world. Continuing a series of interviews on cloud computing, Intelligent Enterprise asks Chandra about Google's plans for applications, underlying infrastructure and meeting the demands of the enterprise.
Panorama Upgrade Incorporates Hybrid On-Premise-SaaS Capabilities
by Antone Gonsalves
- July 20, 2008
The latest version of NovaView enables customers to retain their data warehouse in-house while combining its information with Web-based public data sources.
Microsoft Lands 35,000-Seat SaaS Deal
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J. Nicholas Hoover
- July 19, 2008
Coca-Cola Enterprises signs the largest deal yet for Microsoft's online collaboration and e-mail services.
SnapLogic Adds Amazon EC2 Support In Data-Integration Tools
by Antone Gonsalves
- July 13, 2008
SnapLogic's technology maps data from one source to another, letting companies create new types of Web applications and mashups.
Three Startups To Solve SaaS Integration Problems
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Mary Hayes Weier
- July 3, 2008
Boomi, SnapLogic, and Cast Iron are rolling out new offerings designed to help companies integrate software running in the cloud with onsite software.
Ride the Next Wave of Flexible 'BI Workspaces'
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Doug Henschen
- June 30, 2008
Forrester Research says SaaS and in-memory options will let power users and analysts gain insight without IT bottlenecks. Embrace the trend, but beware the costs and risks.
Cast Iron Offers Integration Appliance For NetSuite
by Antone Gonsalves
- June 30, 2008
NetSuite is the latest software-as-a-service vendor supported by Cast Iron integration appliances, which are billed as supporting application integration through configuration rather than coding.
Cloud9 Analytics Brings Forecasting to Salesforce.com Users
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Doug Henschen
- June 26, 2008
Data warehouse in the cloud gains forecasting app, Excel-based visual report builder.
Google, Salesforce Expand Integration Of Cloud Computing Platforms
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Antone Gonsalves
- June 23, 2008
The Force.com Toolkit for Google Data APIs merges content from Google services with Salesforce.com's database, logic, and workflow capabilities.
Guide To Cloud Computing
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Richard Martin
J. Nicholas Hoover
- June 21, 2008
The market is getting crowded with Web-based software and storage offerings. Here's what you need to know about the cloud computing strategies of Amazon, Google, Salesforce, and five other leading vendors.
Inside Microsoft's $550 Million Mega Data Centers
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J. Nicholas Hoover
- June 17, 2008
A tour of Microsoft's gargantuan, under-construction San Antonio data center reveals a state-of-the-art IT infrastructure on an immense scale.
NetSuite Adds SaaS Applications For Light Manufacturers
by Antone Gonsalves
- June 15, 2008
The vertical suite includes functionality for assembly, work order and bill of materials. The new services are aimed at midsize companies.
Q&A: Amazon on Enterprise Computing in the Cloud
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Doug Henschen
- June 9, 2008
Speaking at this week's Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston, Amazon's Adam Selipsky says enterprises are already embracing the agility and economies of scale of cloud computing.
Panorama Launches Online BI Service
by Antone Gonsalves
- June 8, 2008
PowerApps is a Web-based hosted online analytical processing (OLAP) platform that offers application programming interfaces to create scorecards, dashboards, and reports from within Google Apps.
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