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Salesforce.com makes more friends in the cloud
News The IT service desk software maker is planning to bring its Service Desk Express product to the Force.com platform so businesses can operate their IT support in the cloud. While... [20 Nov 2009]
Salesforce.com plans social networking for business
News Speaking at Salesforce.com's Dreamforce user conference in San Francisco, CEO Marc Benioff said Chatter was the company's "fourth cloud" - joining its Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Custom Cloud. Salesforce.com recently... [19 Nov 2009]
Outsourcers to fall victim to cloud computing rush?
News Carr rose to prominence with the release of his book IT Doesn't Matter in 2003, in which he argued IT is destined to be delivered as a commodity service that is invisible to its users, similar to the way that homes and... [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... [19 Nov 2009]
Clouds clear as Microsoft gives Azure a January launch date
News For the first month after release the service will be free while Microsoft tests out its production provisioning systems and validates its billing systems Ozzie said, with charges kicking in from February. [18 Nov 2009]
Accelerate Your Cloud Implementation with IBM CloudBurst and Intel Xeon Processors
White Paper Come listen to industry experts from IBM and Intel talk about how to build a private cloud infrastructure using IBM CloudBurst running on the latest IBM blade servers powered by Intel Xeon processors - helping you reduce cost, improve... [16 Nov 2009]
Microsoft Online Services Business Value
White Paper Simplified software subscription license management for attractive pricing and a predictable cost.percent availability service-level agreement (SLA) and certified by third-party audit. No upfront cash... [16 Nov 2009]
Law Firm Cuts IT Costs by 90 Percent, Dismisses Server Worries with Online Services
White Paper Owner James Nolan uses technology to deliver excellent customer service and achieve paperless efficiencies, but his technology costs were too high, and it was too difficult to connect part-time workers to his firm's... [16 Nov 2009]
Online IT Training Company Deploys Web Conferencing Service, Saves Time and Money
White Paper The company had been using diverse Web conferencing software, including WebEx, Sametime, and ON24, but it wanted a new solution that had advanced tools and cost-effective. Intelliem, an Internet-based company that... [16 Nov 2009]
Federated Identity and Software as a Service (SaaS): Single Sign-On to the Cloud
White Paper As companies seek efficient ways to cut costs, many are turning to Software as a Service (SaaS) as an option for outsourcing certain types of IT services, like sales management, human resource... [13 Nov 2009]
Managed Services and SaaS Security Solutions: Increase Revenue, Reduce Costs
White Paper 5oftware as a Service or SaaS is rapidly shifting from just a trend to the accepted way of delivering software, with special benefits for small to mid-sized enterprises. SaaS, however, also refers to... [13 Nov 2009]
Secure Internet Single Sign-On 101
White Paper With the success of Single Sign-On (SSO) inside the enterprise, users are calling for interoperability outside of the enterprise's security domain to outsourced services, including the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and... [13 Nov 2009]
Saving Money in Your Security Spending During a Financial Crisis
White Paper The answer is Software as a Service, or just "SaaS". Belts are getting tighter around all budgets and IT budgets are no exception. Now is the time for administrators and executives to look at ways of... [13 Nov 2009]
Federal Guide to the Value of Encryption: Encryption From Check Point Can Reduce Recurring Financial Risks of Security Exposure by 90 Percent
White Paper The use of these solutions is transparent to users and provides a vital infrastructure service similar to electricity or gas. The software allows authorized users to automatically decrypt files for use... [13 Nov 2009]
Key Regulations and Standards: How AirPatrol Products Can Protect Against Violations and Breaches
White Paper At the center of AirPatrol's protection suite is its Wireless Endpoint Client software (WEC); a small application that runs as a system service on wireless laptops. To enhance productivity and... [13 Nov 2009]