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Ooyala Named as a US Online Video Platform Leader

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:26:52 EST

Ooyala, a leading provider of end-to-end video platform applications and services, today announced that it was recognized as a leader in “The Forrester Wave: US Online Video Platforms, Q4 2009” (November 2009), an independent research report. In Forrester's 37-point evaluation of online video platform vendors, Ooyala was ranked as a leader, earning its highest marks in monetization and analytics technology.

NuMobile, Inc. and Kaizen Communications, Inc. Present Mobile Commerce Technology Strategy for 4.1 Billion Messages per Day Market Place

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:00:26 EST

NuMobile, Inc. (OTCBB: NUBL) recently announced a letter of intent (LOI) to acquire a controlling interest in Kaizen Communications, Inc. (www.kaizencommunications.net) of Jacksonville, Florida. Today, the two companies have jointly released an on-demand Webcast discussing the acquisition strategy and more on Kaizen's applications and technology for the mobile commerce industry. Kaizen is an application provider for several markets including SMS, also known as text messaging, MMS, which involves multi-media messaging, and IVR, interactive voice response. Kaizen's technology provides real-time information updates to keep consumers informed and provides valuable response and demographic data back to companies. The Webcast is hosted by the NewMarket Technology, Inc. Greenfield Partnership Program and is available here.

Guardium and The Herjavec Group Co-Host Executive Seminar on Best Practices for Data Security, Privacy & Compliance

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:06:24 EST

Guardium, the database security company, and The Herjavec Group (THG), a leading provider of turnkey security solutions, are hosting an executive seminar entitled “Best Practices for Data Security, Privacy & Compliance.”

Franklin Street Properties Corp. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:56:23 EST

Franklin Street Properties Corp. (the "Company" or "FSP") (NYSE Amex: FSP), an investment firm specializing in real estate, announced today Funds From Operations (FFO) of $17.5 million or $0.25 per share for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009, which was sequentially flat compared to the second quarter of 2009. The Company also announced Net Income of $6.9 million and Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.10 for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Sybase 365 iPhone Mobile Banking Application Enables Financial Institutions to Further Extend Full-Service Mobile Banking to Their Customers Anywhere in the World

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:31:51 EST

Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce, today announced the release of its mobile banking application for the iPhone available to financial institutions worldwide through the Sybase® mBanking 365™ platform. The new application serves as a turnkey mobile banking solution for financial institutions, allowing them to quickly and easily roll-out full-service banking capabilities to their customers with Sybase 365 managing the entire infrastructure. Sybase 365 also announced BBVA Compass as one of the first adopters of the Sybase 365 mBanking iPhone application solution.

Sybase Advances iPhone Adoption in the Enterprise

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:27:48 EST

Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software, today released new product offerings for the iPhone that extend enterprise functionality to service both internal employees and external end users. The new capabilities enable secure device management, rich application development, as well as a complete solution for mobile banking. With these releases, Sybase enables organizations to adopt iPhone as a strategic platform.

Sybase Addresses Market Need for Hosted Device Management and Personally-Owned Devices in the Enterprise

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:25:36 EST

Sybase, Inc. (NYSE:SY), an industry leader in delivering enterprise and mobile software, today announced the latest release of Afaria®, the industry’s leading mobile device management and security solution. Afaria 6.5, a key component of the comprehensive mobile platform from Sybase, comprises new hosting options via a highly-secure multi-tenant infrastructure, enhanced security updates, and a new policy based model for enabling simplified device management across a range of platforms and smartphone devices including iPhone.

Sybase 365 to Provide SMS Notifications and Mobile Marketing Services for Western Union

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:18:19 EST

Sybase 365, a subsidiary of Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), the global leader in mobile messaging and mobile commerce services, today announced it will provide services to enable The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a global leader in money transfer, to interact with and engage its consumers with SMS-based notifications and mobile marketing campaigns.

Eloqua Unveils SmartXchange, the First Library of Marketing Best Practices, Programs and Templates Proven to Drive Business Results

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:00:15 EST

Eloqua, the category-defining leader in marketing automation, today announced Eloqua SmartXchange, a new on-demand resource that gives marketers instant access to marketing best practices, programs and assets right within the Eloqua platform. SmartXchange, which is currently in beta, was announced to the largest-ever gathering of marketing automation users, experts and thought leaders at Eloqua Experience 2009, the company's annual international user conference.

Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite 2 for Cloud Computing

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:00:00 EST

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the availability of Adobe® LiveCycle® Enterprise Suite 2 (ES2), a major software release enabling businesses and governments to build applications that improve interactions with customers and constituents across devices and channels. Delivering significant productivity improvements to IT and line-of-business managers, LiveCycle ES2 provides a rich Internet application (RIA) framework for building customizable RIA workspaces, mobile and desktop access to critical applications, and deployment in the cloud.

Logicstudio Announces Virtual Provisioning for Cloud Data Centers

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:00 EST

Information Technology infrastructure is being transformed by virtualization, and today Logicstudio announces the transformation of the service request system. Logicstudio is a leader in providing service and product catalogs to the Federal government through its Logicstudio Enterprise eXchange (LEX) service management system, and the LEX auto-provisioning module allows for an enterprise-facing service catalog to render requested services from the cloud automatically, creating efficiencies that will revolutionize the way large organizations procure, manage and employ technology and technology services.

New-Generation Virtualization Technologies with Ultra Low-Cost Endpoints

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:15:00 EDT

Cloud-based computing infrastructures deliver broad-based functionality to end users in far-flung locales but too often the destination device remains a PC. Developments in virtual desktop technology are creating a new generation of ultra low-cost endpoints such as network monitors, set-top boxes, next-generation netbooks, and kiosks. These devices can deliver a full multimedia experience over the cloud, and enable subscription-based and application-specific computing services.

Bringing Cloud Computing Down to Earth with Ultra Low-Cost Endpoints

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Analyst Report Recognizes Eloqua as a Top Lead Management Automation Platform

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:00:12 EDT

A new research report from analyst firm Forrester Research Inc. recognizes Eloqua for its leadership in lead management automation (LMA). The report, "B2B Lead Management Automation Market Overview" by Vice President and Principal Analyst Laura Ramos calls Eloqua "the inventor of the LMA category" with the "longest tenure and most impressive customer list among pure-plays."

Akamai Named “Silver Sponsor” of Cloud Computing Expo

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Akamai, the leader in web application acceleration and performance management, was named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. The event is expected to attract over 1,500 developers, engineers, architects, IT managers, and hardware and software professionals of every stripe.

Migrating an Enterprise Application to the Cloud: A Case Study

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:45:00 EDT

Migrating enterprise applications to the Cloud raises multiple questions: user experience, data security and compliance, cost of migration, and a framework to assess return on investment. In his session at Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, Anil Parambath, VP, Operations at CSS Corp., will highlight a step-wise evaluation framework for migrating an enterprise payroll application to Amazon's EC2 / S3 / EBS infrastructure.

Christophe Bisciglia Will Discuss Technical and Business Issues of Hadoop at Cloud Computing Expo

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Many in the industry have heard of Hadoop, and in his session at Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, Christophe Bisciglia, Co-Founder of Cloudera, gets a little deeper. Hadoop is based on the same methods Google uses to store and process petabytes of data, but thanks to contributions from many in the open source community you can leverage these same methods to make sense of every increasing volumes of enterprise data. Bisciglia will highlight the technical and business issues that make Hadoop so powerful for large scale data processing.

Which Cloud Is Right for You?

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:45:00 EDT

When enterprises and data centers evaluate cloud technologies and various solutions move their applications to the cloud computing paradigm, there are many important decisions to consider, such as Will the applications be portable? Are there significant code changes and workflow changes related to moving to the cloud?

Virtual Infrastructure: What Is Required for the Cloud

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Too often organizations have deployed virtual infrastructure tactically to reduce server sprawl or speed application deployments. Without a higher level view of organizational priorities, bad habits persist; unused snapshots and zombie VMs become more the rule than the exception causing budgets to continue their upward spiral.

To Stop the Cloud Storm, You Must See Inside the Running Cloud Application

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:45:00 EDT

When application performance is not what the cloud customer expected, who’s at fault? The cloud provider’s infrastructure? The application owner’s code? The platform vendor’s deployment tools? The external services the application uses? The database tier? Only by seeing inside the production application as it is running can developers, cloud and platform providers, and IT operations teams find the answers and fix the problems. At the Cloud Computing Conference and Expo, Lewis Cirne will discuss how everyone concerned about application performance will need to monitor, troubleshoot and optimize cloud-based web applications. Visibility into the application layer is critical to successful cloud use.

NewMarket Technology, Inc. Releases White Paper on African Investment in Kenya and Beyond

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:08:51 EDT

NewMarket Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NWMT) today released a White Paper titled 'African Investment: Kenya and Beyond.' NewMarket Technology is focused on expansion to the African continent, with initial operational development in Kenya and targeting the surrounding emerging economies in East Africa. NewMarket began exploring technology expansion opportunities in East Africa in 2007 as an extension to the Company's established operations in the growing economies in Asia and Latin America. NewMarket is a twelve-year-old, global systems integrator and emerging technology provider with operations in Asia, Latin America and North America.

Introduction to Private Cloud Computing – An Access Story

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:30:00 EDT

Without application development, organizations can easily plug their web, Windows, and hosted applications into the private cloud. Users connecting to the private cloud will be presented with a virtual web desktop that delivers all of their applications, services, documents, and data from ANYwhere, using ANY device. The session will include a live product demonstration.

Fiorano Wins "Best SOA Tool"

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:48 EDT

Fiorano Software, a pioneer in virtualizing distributed services to unlock value in packaged, custom, and legacy applications, today announced that readers of SOA World, a leading SYS-CON Media publication, awarded Fiorano "Best SOA Tool" - defeating IBM, Oracle, and Sun - in the SOA World 2008 Annual Readers' Choice Awards. SOA World readers also recognized Fiorano as a finalist in the "Best SOA Platform", "Best Integration Tool", and "Best SOA or XML Site" categories.

Push It Up! Implementing Apple's Push Notifications for Fun and Profit

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Ever looked into Apple’s Push Notification? If you thought it was as a simple as flicking a switch, think again! Enabling Push in your app is just the start and Joe Pezzillo, Co-Founder of Push IO LLC and the founder of Metafy LLC, will show you how to get your application up and running with Push Notifications in no time.

Eloqua Receives Acclaimed Industry Award for Excellence in Using Social Technologies

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:51:26 EDT

Eloqua, the category-defining leader in marketing automation, was honored for its success with The Conversation with a Forrester Groundswell Award in the Business-to-Business Talking category. The third annual Forrester Groundswell Awards were announced this week at the Forrester Consumer Forum in Chicago.

Texas Identified as Software Piracy Hotspot

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:01:07 EDT

NewMarket Technology, Inc. Anticipates Possible Milestone Recognition From Pending $36 Million Aoyuan Electronic Agreement in China

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:00:37 EDT

NewMarket Technology, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NWMT) recently announced a letter of intent to provide outsourcing services to Aoyuan Electronic Co. ltd in Dalian, China, for $36 million over three years. The letter of intent was executed by NewMarket's operating subsidiary in China and would be the third major outsourcing contract signed this year, bringing the total long-term revenue value of outsourcing contracts signed in 2009 to approximately $100 million.

GSMA Announces Nominees for Asia Mobile Awards 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:51:59 EDT

The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced a shortlist of 43 nominees for the Asia Mobile Awards 2009, as well as five 'finalists' for the Asia-Pacific leg of this year's Mobile Innovation Grand Prix competition. Winners for both the Asia Mobile Awards and the Mobile Innovation Grand Prix - APAC Tournament will be presented at the forthcoming GSMA Mobile Asia Congress, which is taking place in Hong Kong, China on the 18-19 November.

GSMA Announces Nominees for Asia Mobile Awards 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:51:44 EDT

Cloud Expo Keynote Speaker Shelton Shugar to Discuss Yahoo! Cloud Services

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:45:00 EDT

Yahoo! is developing and utilizing Internet-scale cloud computing services to improve Yahoo! consumer experience, speed innovation, simplify operating environments, and reduce costs. Yahoo! Cloud Services are in production today supporting web-serving properties and data processing environments. Keynote Speaker Shelton Shugar will also discuss how Yahoo! Cloud Services store and deliver web content, personalize content for consumers, optimize Ad selection and placement, improve search results, provide scalable virtual computing environments, and process and store enormous amounts of data to improve consumer experiences and drive innovation.

CA to Discuss Cloud Security and Management at Cloud Computing Expo

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:30:00 EDT

CA today announced that two executives will present standalone sessions at the Cloud Computing Conference & Expo about how both service providers and IT organizations can help mitigate risks, such as performance, availability, change and security, in cloud environments. Tim Brown, CA distinguished engineer and chief security architect of CA's Security Management business unit, will present "Securing the Cloud and Establishing a Level Trust" on Wednesday, November 4 at 5:25 p.m. PT. The session will discuss security risks in cloud computing and the need for multiple organizations to establish a level of trust and security within the cloud, to manage and protect personal and business-confidential data and information.

Provisions To and From * Cloud with Virtual Application Appliances

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EDT

As hype cools and work gets under way, there is a general hunger for practical, experience-based advice. In his session at the Cloud Computing Conference, Greg O’Connor follows a real world customer’s use of a single gold server-application image for cross-domain provisioning of the data center, to multiple clouds and back. The ability to move server-based applications into a stateless world across VMs – VMware, Xen, and Hyper-V – without any modifications freed this Fortune 100 Company from infrastructure lock-in.

Rapid Application Delivery - Going Hybrid

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT

According to Lee Barney, “You will learn how and why to use the standard UIWebView in your applications in any way from a simple display of easily formatted text.” Barney will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Key Steps to Developing VoIP-enabled Apps for the iPhone

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:30:00 EDT

According to Jan Skoglund, “Trying to cobble a VoIP solution is likely to cause developers severe headaches, time delays and frustration.” Skoglund will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Selling Products with StoreKit

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:30:00 EDT

According to Ernest Svehla, “Iwill include a quick review of key components then present best practices for organizing your products, selecting a selling model, and implementing your approach.” Svehla will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Design Patterns for Distributed Mobile Applications

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EDT

According to Jason Christensen, “Patterns are important for consuming ReST based web-services, TCP stream based services, and Push notifications from the iPhone.” Christensen will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Enabling Enterprise Mobility on the iPhone

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EDT

According to Senthil Krishnapillai, “As pressures mount on IT departments to allow devices access to complex types of corporate data, iPhone business use must go beyond secure email access.” Krishnapillai will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Rhomobile CEO to Speak at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDT

With the iPhone more than earning its place in the consumer market, it is now being adopted by enterprises. But just how easy it is to create robust enterprise applications for the iPhone, as well as all the other major mobile platforms? With Ruby and HTML in the cloud, according to Rhombobile CEO Adam Blum, the answer is "Very easy." Blum will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Addressing Data Privacy, Residency, and Security with Cloud Applications

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:15:00 EDT

This session will be reviewing some of the most pressing public cloud adoption challenges facing organizations today regarding security, regulatory and standards compliance. At the Cloud Computing Conference and Expo, Terry Woloszyn, will then outline the approaches to addressing Data Privacy, Residency, and Security (PRS) when adopting the cloud, focusing on new technologies and techniques that allow sensitive data to appear to be in the cloud, but really remain behind the enterprise firewall.

Building and Managing a Multi-petabyte Storage System

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Storage systems and technologies have come a long way, benefiting from continual advancements. However, these improvements have not kept pace with the rate of storage capacity growth at enterprises. In his session at Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, Jeff Whitehead, CTO of Zetta, will discuss expanding storage footprints stress the limits of today's storage solutions.