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Grazed from GameSpot.  Author:  Laura Parker.

The Tokyo Game Show kicked off today with a keynote address on the future of gaming industry from three of Japan’s leading video game industry figures. Square Enix CEO and Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association chairman Yoichi Wada, Sony Computer Entertainment worldwide studio president Shuhei Yoshida, and Sony Computer Entertainment senior vice president Yoshio Matsumoto took to the stage in the Makuhari Messe convention centre this morning to speak about evolving business models in the industry and the need to create new gaming experiences as the gaming audience continues to grow and diversify…

Grazed from CenterBeam.  Author: PR Announcement.

With its popularity seeing a big increase in large, small and medium companies, cloud computing, specifically software-as-a-service, has grown over 20 percent across the world this year and will continue its huge growth over the next four years, according to a new Gartner study…

Grazed from IT Business Edge.  Author: Michael Vizard.

A lot of IT organizations are in a rush today to be seen doing something about cloud computing. Most of that pressure is coming from the corner office, which has become convinced that the path to lower IT costs is through the cloud…

Grazed from Data Center Knowledge.  Author: Bob Deutsche.
 

Grazed from CRN.  Author:  Andrew R. Hickey.

Cloud computing services have captured consumers. From commercials during Monday Night Football ordering viewers "to the cloud" to tech giants like Apple pulling the curtain off of its iCloud service, which is sure to be a massive consumer hit, consumers can’t escape the cloud.

And as the consumerization of IT continues to unfold, these consumer-focused cloud services will likely make their way into the business world — like it or not. Much like Apple (NSDQ:AAPL)’s iPhone and iPad infiltrate businesses, and the continuing onslaught of smartphones and tablets breaking through enterprise walls, cloud apps aren’t too far behind…

Grazed from MarketWatch.  Author: PR Announcement.

Tomorrow at ITEXPO Austin, Spiceworks(TM) manager of IT Marketing Nicole Tanzillo will join executives from Broadview Networks and Telesphere to explore the various benefits cloud computing can deliver to small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs). During the session, the speakers will discuss many of the concerns SMBs have about cloud-based solutions, and how they can overcome them to embrace the cloud for everything from communications to business applications and IT resources…

Grazed from Bloomberg.  Author:  Kenneth Wong.

Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Systems information technology unit is pushing regulators to introduce a certificate for German or European cloud operators to help companies guard data from the U.S. government.

T-Systems plans to lure customers by emphasizing the security of its servers, over which it delivers its Internet- accessed computing services, Reinhard Clemens, the division’s chief executive officer, told reporters in Bonn on Sept. 12. This includes shielding clients from government access such as that allowed by the U.S. Patriot Act, he said…