applications
Salesforce.com makes more friends in the cloud
News BMC Software and CA have both teamed up with Salesforce.com to produce applications that are built and run on the latter's Force.com platform. The tie-ups were announced at Salesforce.com's annual Dreamforce user... [20 Nov 2009]
Salesforce.com plans social networking for business
News He suggested that, in the business world, content, applications and people have remained separate, unlike the consumer world where technologies such Twitter and Facebook have combined them. Users can create a network of... [19 Nov 2009]
Outsourcers to fall victim to cloud computing rush?
News One of the major obstacles he foresees is the number of bespoke IT applications used by companies. If everyone in a company only used MS Word on desktops then it could be done but companies use specialist... [19 Nov 2009]
Salesforce to launch social networking for businesses
Salesforce Chatter lets employees set up profiles to connect with co-workers, issue status updates to say what they are up to, and subscribe to feeds from people and from applications. Salesforce.com on Wednesday... [19 Nov 2009]
Firefox 3.6 beta aims to improve stability
Mozilla released a third beta of Firefox 3.6 on Wednesday, adding stability and performance features, and said it hopes to lock down the code soon for its first release candidate. The new beta — for Windows, Mac and Linux — includes a... [19 Nov 2009]
Naked CIO: Cloud computing more expensive than we thought?
Comment With the advent and popularity of cloud computing, software as a service such as Salesforce.com applications, managed datacentres and other services with ongoing costs, the impact to the expense side of IT is increasing... [19 Nov 2009]
Clouds clear as Microsoft gives Azure a January launch date
News Dallas will provide developers with access to third party datasets - both public and commercial - to allow them to build applications using the information. Microsoft's cloud-based computing platform Azure has been given... [18 Nov 2009]
Photos: How Dubai's driverless trains get their wi-fi
Photo The company also installed this GPS/Ethernet switch (pictured above) on each train, which can convert the system's GPS signal to IP data for connection to on-board applications such as passenger information systems. [17 Nov 2009]
When your data matters, once a day is not enough
White Paper Remote offices are often the front line for direct client contact and are the heart of your mission critical applications. You need a backup and recovery solution that can offer enterprise-class data protection without... [17 Nov 2009]
Webinar: Securing the Cloud Dec 10th, 2pm ET / 11am PT
White Paper Hear security experts explain recent key learnings on designing secure cloud computing applications Learn how to apply these concepts to your current cloud applications Cloud computing promises to... [16 Nov 2009]
Cloud Computing: Save Time, Money, and Resources
White Paper Testing your applications before they launch is essential, but so is the right environment. This IBM® Redbook® explains how a private test cloud can help you organize and streamline your test environment, allowing for... [16 Nov 2009]
Streamline core business processes with IBM WebSphere MQ
White Paper In today's constantly changing business environment, it is essential for applications and business processes to remain connected and integrated. View this interactive PDF and see how IBM WebSphere® MQ provides the... [16 Nov 2009]
IBM WebSphere Portal for z/OS taps into System z, Web 2.0: Executive update
White Paper See how to lower costs and extract value faster with more responsive, interactive and intuitive business applications from WebSphere Portal Version 6.1. "Executive Update: IBM WebSphere Portal enhancements [16 Nov 2009]
Create new value from System z assets, reduce costs with Web technology
White Paper With version 6.1 you can deploy applications across your enterprise, reduce costs and increase flexibility with workloads centralized on System z servers. "Executive Update: IBM System z and Web 2.0 deliver value together. [16 Nov 2009]
Microsoft Online Services Business Value
White Paper Microsoft® Online Services provide businesses with subscription-based Microsoft-hosted online services that offer access to rich communication, collaboration, and productivity applications from anywhere. [16 Nov 2009]