July 28, 2011 Off

Alibaba Cloud Computing Unveils Mobile Cloud Operating System

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Grazed from BUSINESS WIRE.  Author:  John W. Spelich.

Alibaba Cloud Computing ("AliCloud"), developer of advanced data-centric cloud computing services and a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, has unveiled its internally developed cloud-based mobile device operating system, "Aliyun OS." The K-Touch Cloud-Smart Phone W700, the first mobile phone powered by the cloud OS, was also unveiled here today and will be introduced to the Chinese market at the end of July. AliCloud also plans to integrate the OS with other devices including mobile phones with larger screens and tablet computers in the coming months…

July 28, 2011 Off

Cloud Computing “Will Unleash Huge New Opportunities for Companies” Reports U.S. Government Study

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Grazed from PRWEB.  Author: Cheryl Renton.

 j2 Global Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), the provider of cloud-based, value-added communication, messaging and backup services, today announced that TechAmerica Foundation’s Commission on the Leadership Opportunity in the U.S. Deployment of the Cloud (CLOUD2), which includes j2 Global’s CEO, Hemi Zucker, and president Scott Turicchi, has issued a “Cloud First, Cloud Fast: Recommendations for Innovation, Leadership and Job Creation” pre-publication report…

July 28, 2011 Off

Challenges of cloud computing in healthcare integration

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Grazed from ZD Net.   Author:  Eliot Muir.

Despite widespread adoption of cloud-based solutions by most industries, the healthcare industry has been slow to embrace cloud computing. While this slow adoption is partially due to concerns about safeguarding confidential patient information and compliance with key regulations such as HIPAA, many healthcare IT departments are simply burdened with outdated legacy systems and feel overwhelmed with the prospect of supporting yet another standard or protocol.

If these obstacles can be overcome, cloud computing solutions can bring tremendous benefits to healthcare organizations as well as help them improve patient care and reduce overall healthcare costs.

July 28, 2011 Off

CA’s Cloud Push Births New Wares For Service Providers, Enterprise

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Grazed from CRN.  Author: Andrew R. Hickey.

CA Technologies’ recent cloud assault has given way to a host of new products aimed at service providers and enterprise cloud users, many taking pieces from the multiple cloud-focused acquisitions CA has made in the past two years.

CA’s massive cloud push was kicked into high gear Wednesday with the launch of 10 new and enhanced cloud-specific products, and a new partner program for service providers to get them fully immersed in the cloud game.

July 27, 2011 Off

Do OpenStack clouds need “bootstrapping”?

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Grazed from Computer Weekly.  Author: Adrian Bridgwater.

Previously famed as a darling of the ‘box-shifting desktop’ market, Dell appears to be putting its boldest foot forward yet in the cloud solution space. This week sees the company launch what the company says is the "first available" cloud solution offering based on the OpenStack platform.

The launch of the Dell OpenStack Cloud Solution is being presented as a major play on the road to further advancing the adoption of the OpenStack open source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) technology.

July 27, 2011 Off

IBM launches services research lab

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Grazed from ZDNet.  Author: Larry Dignan.

IBM on Thursday will launch a research effort to bolster its services around cloud computing, analytics and delivery.

Big Blue’s creation, the Services Innovations Lab, will be staffed by 200 experts picked from around the company…

July 27, 2011 Off

CA launches cloud product barrage: Can it boost growth?

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Grazed from ZDNet.  Author: Larry Dignan.

CA on Wednesday stepped up its cloud computing push with a series of products designed to automate and manage data centers and allow customers to easily swap between various providers.

The initiative, dubbed cloud choice, revolves around deploying, planning, designing and delivering public and private cloud services…

July 27, 2011 Off

Cloud Sherpas Buys Google Apps Cloud Services Provider in New Zealand

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Grazed from PRWEB.  Author: PR Announcement.

Cloud Sherpas has acquired a Google Apps reseller and cloud service provider (CSP) in New Zealand as part of a strategy to dramatically expand its business in the Asia-Pacific region. WaveAdept, based in Wellington, is the third company acquired by Cloud Sherpas, a top Google Apps partner, in the past six weeks. To cement its commitment to helping Asia-Pacific clients go Google, Cloud Sherpas has opened an office in Sydney, Australia…