Citrix Systems has acquired ShareFile, a cloud storage, file sharing and collaboration solutions provider, the companies announced this morning. ShareFile enables businesses to securely store, sync and share business documents and files, both inside and outside the company, across multiple devices. The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ShareFile CEO, Jesse Lipson, will […]
Posted on October 14th, 2011 by admin
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TwinStrata, which offers cloud-based data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions, this morning announced that it has secured $8 million in a Series B round of funding led by Avalon Ventures. The company will use the fresh capital to ramp up sales and marketing efforts for its CloudArray solution. TwinStrata’s CloudArray cloud storage gateway connects […]
Posted on October 13th, 2011 by admin
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“We’re at an inflection point”, eBay CEO John Donahoe said from the stage at Innovate, eBay’s brand new developer conference that launched today in San Francisco. “We’ll see more change in how consumers shop and pay in the next three years than we’ve seen in the last 15 years”. Donahoe’s prediction for the future came […]
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In 2012 there will be new and increasingly sophisticated ways used to capture and exploit user data, as well as escalated battles over the control of online information which will threaten to compromise content and erode public trust and privacy. In the Georgia Tech Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2012 reportspecific issues which are expected […]
Posted on October 13th, 2011 by admin
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IBM has today expanded its cloud computing services for enterprise with the launch of new IBM SmartCloud services. These new offerings include SmartCloud Application Services, IBM’s new PaaS for enterprise, a portfolio of hardware and software called SmartCloud Foundation, and SmartCloud Ecosystem, which includes new services for IBM partners and ISVs. The company plans to […]
Posted on October 12th, 2011 by admin
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The “reduction in workforce” telegraphed by HP a few weeks ago appears to finally be taking place, according to a source inside the company. Apparently the formal emails have gone out and the entire San Diego Software unit is being rolled up. The number laid off is around 500, which tallies with previous estimates of […]
Posted on October 12th, 2011 by admin
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Cloud storage platform Box.net has raised $81 million in Series D funding from strategic investors Salesforce.com and SAP Ventures with Bessemer Venture Partners, NEA, and prior investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth participating in the round. The new investment brings Box’s total capital raised to $162 million (the $50 million round we reported […]
Posted on October 11th, 2011 by admin
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Access to data on demand and full transparency are imperative for managers in the professional services sector looking to grow their business efficiently and optimise performance and margins. Exact’s Oliver Wright looks at the challenges faced by managers in establishing exactly how and where their business is performing best, and the steps they can take […]
Posted on October 11th, 2011 by admin
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Checkmarx, an Israeli provider of static application security testing solutions, this morning announced that it has raised an undisclosed amount of financing in a round led by earlier backer Ofer Hi-Tech, with participation from cloud computing company Salesforce.com. The additional capital will be used to promote Checkmarx’s cloud-based source code scanning service CxCloud and ramp […]
Posted on October 11th, 2011 by admin
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In many respects the gargantuan project that is the tech behind the Olympics and ‘tech bubble’ startups don’t have a lot in common. One is a massive systems integration exercise involving large corporate players like ATOS, ACER, BT, Samsung, Panasonic, Cisco and multiple others. The other is a wave of fast moving companies filled with […]
Posted on October 10th, 2011 by admin
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