Category: News

May 12, 2016 Off

ImageWare launches biometric SaaS on AWS cloud

By David

Grazed from BiometricUpdate. Author: Stephen Mayhew.

ImageWare Systems, Inc. announced it will offer its biometric authentication service GoVerifyID as a SaaS solution on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. IWS will launch the end-to-end enterprise-ready service with an integration of TransUnion’s IDManager, a fraud detection and authentication identity decisioning solution.

The company said that several of its customers are already in the midst of signing contracts as resellers of the new service. AWS delivers a series of cloud computing services that comprise its on-demand computing platform. Having officially joined the AWS Partner Network in March, ImageWare is a member of the AWS Partner Network’s SaaS Program…

May 11, 2016 Off

New Relic CEO ‘Amazed’ by C-Suite Embrace of Public Cloud

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Grazed from Barron’s. Author: Tiernan Ray.

Following a report this afternoon by software management and analytics tools maker New Relic (NEWR) of fiscal Q4 revenue that topped analysts’ expectations and a an outlook for this quarter and the year above consensus, CEO Lew Cirne was kind enough to spend a few minutes talking with me by phone.

Cirne was “thrilled” with the results, including both a 10% improvement in the company’s operating profit margin, on an adjusted, non-GAAP basis, and the company’s further expansion into enterprise accounts after a history of selling mostly to small and medium businesses…

May 11, 2016 Off

Huawei rallies businesses on cloud tech adoption

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Grazed from Today.ng. Author: Editorial Staff.

Leading Chinese technology firm, Huawei, has described cloud technology as the future of entrepreneurship, adding that hardware innovation, software re-architecture, and data intelligence have become the three most important factors for business success. It stated this during its second Open Cloud Congress West Africa summit in Lagos, with the theme, ‘Transforming with Cloud: Setting New Benchmark.

Huawei said that by depending on joint innovation, technology innovation and cooperation innovation, it had devoted itself to build an open, collaborative and win-win cloud ecosystem together with customers and partners. It also said that it would strengthen cooperative relationships with its customers, and seek greater marketing opportunities…

May 9, 2016 Off

IIX Announces Name Change to Console

By David
Grazed from Console

IIX, the enterprise software and interconnection company, announced today its name change to Console. The new name reflects the company’s focus on its principal solution, Console, the next-generation interconnection platform that is changing the way businesses directly connect to partners, cloud and SaaS providers from global locations, bypassing the public Internet.

May 9, 2016 Off

Ixia Announces CloudLens Platform to Deliver Visibility Across Private, Public, and Hybrid Clouds

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Grazed from Ixia

Ixia, a leading provider of network testing, visibility, and security solutions, today announced CloudLens, a platform consisting of existing Ixia solutions and planned products that will integrate network visibility across private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. Combining the power of Ixia’s virtual network taps, packet and application flow filtering, Netflow with advanced application identification and geographic location, SSL decryption, and industry-leading deduplication capabilities, Ixia’s CloudLens platform provides service providers, cloud providers, and enterprises with unprecedented insight into network traffic in both physical and virtualized environments.

Hyperscale deployments are characterized by continuous configuration changes based on demand. While resource pooling and elastic scale are part of the cloud value proposition, the ability to monitor virtual traffic flows at the same scale has been limited. Ixia’s CloudLens platform will provide the framework for virtual taps and data filtering to meet the elastic demands of cloud customers in a multi-tenant self-serve model. Using products in the CloudLens platform, users will be able to deploy a highly scalable traffic monitoring system in a matter of minutes, not hours or days.

May 6, 2016 Off

Nimbix Included in Top Industry Analyst 2016 Cool Vendor List for Compute Platforms

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Grazed from Nimbix

Nimbix, a leader in cloud-based, High-Performance Computing (HPC) infrastructure and applications, today announced it has been showcased in the list of "Cool Vendors" in the "Cool Vendors for Compute Platforms, 2016" report by Gartner, Inc. Nimbix provides customers with an innovative HPC processing platform as a Pay-per-Use or Subscription-based computing service.

The rapid adoption of containers and "software defined" abstraction from hardware, have created renewed interest in server and virtualization technology. The Cool Vendors seek to guide I&O leaders on how to assess and expand server functionality beyond traditional OSS and hypervisors.
May 6, 2016 Off

Kaseya Announces Industry’s First Cloud-Based ID as a Service (IDaaS) Solution for MSPs

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Grazed from Kaseya

Kaseya, the leading provider of complete IT management solutions for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and small to midsized businesses, today announced the immediate availability of Kaseya AuthAnvil On-Demand, its cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution. Kaseya AuthAnvil incorporates the first and only Universal Directory enabling MSPs to manage all of their customer IAM needs in a comprehensive, standard and consistent fashion while seamlessly supporting the broad mix of directory management technologies deployed in their customer base.

According to Kaseya’s 2016 Global MSP Pricing Survey, high-growth MSPs consider security services as a key competitive advantage to enable them to address their client’s number one concern, which is "heightened security risks." The release of AuthAnvil On-Demand enables MSPs to empower their customers to gain authenticated and secure access to both on-premise and cloud applications from virtually any device.

May 6, 2016 Off

Microsoft-Centric Innovators Gridstore and 5nine Software Showcase Advanced Security With HyperConverged Infrastructure

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Grazed from Gridstore and 5nine Software

Gridstore, the leader in hyper-converged all flash infrastructure for the Microsoft Cloud-Inspired Datacenter and 5nine Software, the leading global Hyper-V virtualization security and management provider, today announced they will be presenting their recently launched integrated solution that delivers advanced security for hyperconverged infrastructure at the upcoming Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Summit, May 10-12 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Washington. Delegates at this exclusive invitation-only event are invited to visit Gridstore and 5nine at booth #27.

The 2016 Microsoft Cloud and Hosting Summit provides a unique opportunity for dialogue with industry leaders including Microsoft executives, technologists and the Microsoft hosting team. Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of Microsoft’s vision for the hosting industry and its strategy for growth with hosting providers. Attendees can collaborate with fellow innovators on meeting the challenges of the hosting industry. Ultimately, professionals will leave the Summit empowered with a better understanding of how to create, optimize, and grow their business.

May 5, 2016 Off

Asiasoft Solutions Partners with Stratoscale to Bring Cloud Capabilities to the Data Center

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Grazed from Asiasoft and Stratoscale

Asiasoft Solutions, a leading IT solutions provider that specializes in cloud technologies, today announced a partnership with Stratoscale, the software company revolutionizing the data center, to deliver comprehensive, flexible and scalable data center cloud solutions to its customers.

Stratoscale’s 360 degrees partner program, PartnerFirst, was created with an all-inclusive approach to maximize partner’s technology, products and services with the goal of bringing mutual benefits to customers and partners. By partnering with Stratoscale, Asiasoft Solutions is bringing new innovation to market and delivering value to its customers by leading them into the next generation of private cloud data centers.

May 5, 2016 Off

InvestCloud Announces the Launch of BB8; Next Generation Digital Platform

By David
Grazed from InvestCloud

InvestCloud, Inc, the first of its kind Digital Applet Platform for the financial services industry, supporting 660+ advisors and institutions with $1.5 trillion on platform, announced today the launch of their most advanced group of applets, BB8. This next generation of financial service applets consist of a fully integrated CRM, Pipes, and a full-suite of Client Communication, Client Management, and Client Automation capabilities on the InvestCloud Digital Platform.

At the firm’s annual global user conference in Las Vegas today, InvestCloud announced that it is taking its mission of any investment manager and financial institution can have a first-class integrated platform in the cloud much further. InvestCloud is delivering an integrated client experience with every member of the client’s relationship team such as portfolio managers, middle/back office professionals, and financial advisors into one platform. InvestCloud is significantly enhancing and streamlining every aspect of a client’s digital financial relationship from prospecting and onboarding to portfolio implementation and relationship building.