Software AG has acquired cloud applications platform vendor LongJump for an undisclosed sum in a bid to boost its end-user, self-service application development and platform-as-a-service portfolios. The Germany-based technology firm will continue to develop LongJump’s products for cloud-based development and case management software applications, Software AG said Thursday. Wolfram Jost, Software AG chief technology officer, said [...]
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Computer Sciences Corp. is seeking to help chief information officers enable their information technology and non-IT staff to manage enterprise-wide cloud services through a new self-service portal. The portal provides an interface through which end users can log into a secure account and choose services from CSC’s catalog to manage cloud works from a single [...]
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Nimble Inc. has developed a validated reference architecture to support private clouds that implement Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Server and System Center on Cisco Systems Inc.‘s unified computing system, according to an Eweek article. Nimble’s Storage SmartStack receives certification to accommodate up to 75 virtual machines hosted by Microsoft’s fast track reference architecture comprising three-rack-unit Nimble storage [...]
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Intel Corp. has acquired application programming interfaces manager Mashery Inc. for undisclosed terms as part of its strategy to transition to the software business, according to an AllThingsD article. The acquisition will move 125 employees to Intel’s services division from Mashery, which operates APIs to help developers integrate cloud services and software solutions, Arik Hesseldahl writes. [...]
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Hewlett-Packard has selected an E2open cloud-based platform for the company to collaborate with its global supply chain partners across all of HP’s product lines. HP intends for the system to handle different methods of managing inventory and help connect the company with its trading partners across purchase orders, returns and sales orders, E2open said Tuesday. [...]
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Kratos Cyber Unit Validates Federal Cloud Provider Under FedRAMP; Christopher Fountain Comments
April 16, 2013 No Comment
Kratos SecureInfo, a Kratos Defense & Security Solutions company, has served as a third-party assessment organization to help an unidentified cloud service provider secure a federal license to operate. The commercial CSP’s cybersecurity platform meets Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program standards to deliver secure cloud services to U.S. government agencies, Kratos said Tuesday. “We [...]
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Accenture to Spend More Than $400M on Cloud Technologies; Jack Sepple Comments
April 8, 2013 No Comment
Accenture plans to invest more than $400 million in cloud computing as it looks to shift its public, private and hybrid offerings to the cloud, according to an Economic Times article. The company will focus on cloud technologies, capabilities and training by 2015 to deploy cloud services from its chain of providers and combine its offerings with [...]
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Accenture has introduced a new product and services suite aimed at helping enterprises operate in hybrid cloud environments and derive value out of cloud computing. The Accenture Cloud Platform is already being used on more than 200 projects and represents a step in Accenture’s strategic plan to invest more than $400 million in cloud solutions [...]
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Microsoft Helping Local Govt, Universities Move to Office 365 Cloud; Curt Kolcun Comments
April 3, 2013 No Comment
Microsoft has announced that eight universities and local governments are making the move to its Office 365 cloud platform, according to a GCN article. Curt Kolcun, vice president of U.S. public sector at Microsoft, said the new sign-ups reflect the requirements of budget-conscious government and education organizations who see savings in the cloud that don’t compromise [...]
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Smartronix has won a contract from a blanket purchase agreement and an initial task order to continue providing web hosting services to the U.S. Treasury Department for a cloud computing environment. The company will continue to host the Treasury’s cloud, manage and deliver content and provide security and service desk support to the department under [...]
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