August 25, 2012
Cloud Computing: Microsoft seeking former OnLive employees to join Xbox team
Grazed from ShackNews. Author: Andrew Yoon.
OnLive’s collapse means that many talented people are currently without a job. However, many of them may find a new home: Microsoft. The company is hosting an OnLive "networking mixer" at its Mountain View campus, not far from OnLive’s Palo Alto HQ.
Although Perlman and OnLive are attempting to get as many people back with the newly restructured company, there will still be many unable to (or unwilling) to return to the game streaming company. Microsoft’s pursuit of former OnLive employees is particularly interesting, especially when considers Sony’s recent acquisition of Gaikai, a competitor in the game streaming space…
As virtualization and cloud computing have risen to prominence, so has the need to reduce the costs and complexities of virtual machine management. Vendors are starting to address the issue with user portals that offer services like virtual desktops and ERP and CRM applications, which may require several back-end processes to be set up.
Stoneware, the leader in Unified Cloud computing, announced the availability of webNetwork version 6.1.1. The webNetwork 6.1.1 release adds new features and enhancements that ensure customers will continue to have a robust platform on which to deliver files, applications and reports through a secure browser-based webDesktop, whether those resources reside in their private data center, the public cloud or on a local device.
Nearly 95 percent of Backupify’s business comes from corporate users and 75 percent of that revenue comes from companies with more than 100 employees. That’s why the cloud backup company is formalizing an enterprise support and service program.
Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leader in sales effectiveness and cloud computing, announced today that Citrix Systems, a recognized leader within the technology industry, has selected the CallidusCloud® Commissions solution to drive the performance of its sales organization, automating commissions and outsourcing its sales compensation operation processes. The agreement was signed in the third quarter of 2012.
Salesforce.com now has six cloud-computing lines of business: sales force automation, customer service, marketing, collaboration, human capital management, and Salesforce.com development platforms (Force.com, Heroku, and Site.com). Sales force automation is already a $1 billion-plus business, and if predictions by CEO Marc Benioff hold true, the customer service, development platform, and marketing businesses will catch up soon.
Ron Ross, the NIST IT security and risk guru, sees cloud computing as a vehicle to help organizations implement an information risk management framework.