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- Cloud Computing
- (1) Running applications in an Internet server or downloading the software from the Internet each time it is used. The phrase "in the cloud" may refer to a company's...
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- Where SOA and cloud computing intersect: the loosely coupled business
- Panel discusses cloud and SOA convergence; how a service company acquired 100% of its IT assets from the cloud by Joe McKendrick
- Tags: Cloud Computing, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-12-04
- Google Gmail keyboard - the Gboard
- Google debuts the Gboard, a specialized mini-keyboard loaded with shortcuts for Google's Gmail service. It has an asking price of $19.99. Gmail has long had keyboard shortcuts, though learning them can be difficult. Enter the Gboard, a specialized mini-keyboard for Google's e-mail service. It debuts this Friday at an...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Gboard, Keyboards, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Peripherals, Internet, Google, Gmail, Josh Lowenstein CNET News
- News items 2009-12-04
- EMC sustainability czar explores cloud computing's green credentials
- Amazon Cloud AlternativesMost of the cloud offerings that I know of aren't extremely user friendly or feature rich compared to the traditional setups one gets with their own dedicated server. Anyone know of some cloud computing systems that are better than Amazon's cloud?
- Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing, sustainability, EMC Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- EMC sustainability czar explores cloud computing's green credentials
- EMC sustainability director Kathrin Winkler is the latest to extol cloud computing's green credentials. by Heather Clancy
- Tags: Sustainability, EMC Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-12-03
- Office Web Apps in the wild: Screenshots galore!
- More screenshots than a Windows release-candidate! An in-depth look at Office Web Apps in all of its paid-for goodness. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Web Application, Screenshot, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-12-03
- Office 2010 OneNote Web App: SharePoint style
- A look at the will be widely available paid-for version of the Office 2010 "OneNote Web App". by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Web Application, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Office 2010, Beta, Microsoft, Office Web Apps, Productivity, User interface, Features, Pre-release, iGeneration, OneNote Web App, Zack Whittaker
- Image galleries 2009-12-03
- Office 2010 Word Web App: SharePoint style
- A look at the will be widely available paid-for version of the Office 2010 "Word Web App". by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Web Application, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Office 2010, Beta, Microsoft, Office Web Apps, Productivity, User interface, Features, Pre-release, iGeneration, Word Web App, Zack Whittaker
- Image galleries 2009-12-03
- SendLink 1.0.1 (Windows)
- This extension has the ability to configure whether to use Gmail to send mail directly or the client system. Use Chrome Api for create a new page when use GMail Client. If you select a text in the page will insert as the body of the email before the link....
- Tags: Google Gmail, Microsoft Windows, Hexstudy, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-12-03
- Admin fired for incompetence, not alien search
- The story of Brad Niesluchowski shouldn't teach us not to use SETI@home or other distributed computing tools. It should teach us to be really good at our jobs and to look closely at the way we interact with other staff and students. by Christopher Dawson
- Tags: Administrator, Distributed Computing, Cloud Computing, Network Technology, Networking, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- The real Office Web Apps: SharePoint style
- A look at the will be widely available paid-for version of Office Web Apps. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Web Application, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Office 2010, Beta, Microsoft, Office Web Apps, Productivity, User interface, Features, Pre-release, iGeneration, Zack Whittaker
- Image galleries 2009-12-02
- Office 2010 PowerPoint Web App: SharePoint style
- A look at the will be widely available paid-for version of the Office 2010 "PowerPoint Web App". by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Web Application, Cloud Computing, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Office 2010, Beta, Microsoft, Office Web Apps, Productivity, UI, Features, Pre-release, iGeneration, PowerPoint Web App, Zack Whittaker
- Image galleries 2009-12-02
- Microsoft sells off part of its FAST enterprise-search acquisition
- Microsoft has sold off two units of Fast Search and Transfer, the Norweigian enterprise search company it bought in 2008 for $1.23 billion, to Rocket Software. Rocket announced the sale on December 2. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Enterprise Search, Acquisition, Microsoft Corp., Rocket Software Inc., Cloud Computing, Search, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- SaaS and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence
- Cloud Computing as a Good OptionCloud computing is revolutionizing the way users interact with applications and access computing power. Cloud offerings may come in the form of a single application, like e-mail or CRM, or may be bundled into entire suites of applications and tools required to run a particular...
- Tags: Virtualization, E-mail, software-as-a-service, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Remote access and virtualization: Not one and the same
- Some of you may have seen me tweeting recently about a little experiment that I have going on where I'm using a small PC (perhaps we can call it a netbook, but that's a semantics issue) â€" the Nokia Booklet 3G â€" as my primary computing device outside of the...
- Tags: Remote Access, Cloud Computing, Telecommunications, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware, Chris Silva
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- Pondering a rogue cloud; Will platform providers cave to business, government interests?
- Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain played the contrarian when it comes to cloud computing: Is the cloud really the backbone of the future we want? Do we all want to be slaves to a tethered device? by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Cloud, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Telecommunications, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- Responding to "Getting started with Virtualization"
- Virtualization is more than just deploying virtual machine software. Working from the big picture usually provides better results. by Dan Kusnetzky
- Tags: Virtual Machine, Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- Pondering a rogue cloud
- Our future[i]Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain plays the contrarian when it comes to cloud computing: Is the cloud really the backbone of the future we want?[/i]I will [u]never[/u] consider storing personal files on anything even remotely considered "The Cloud".The amount of privacy concerns here are mind boggling. Yet, so many...
- Tags: Virtualization, Patches, cloud computing, benefit
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Gmail Studio 2.1.0.8 (Mac)
- Gmail Studio is the must have Gmail integration for the OSX desktop. Gmail Studio gives you unobtrusiveness desktop access to your Gmail and Gmail for Google Apps accounts. Gmail Studio allows you to check unlimited number of Gmail accounts. You can also view messages right on your desktop, in the...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Apple Macintosh, BlueCrestStudios, Gmail Studio, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-12-02
- BOINC 6.10.21 (Mac)
- BOINC is a software platform for distributed computing using volunteered computer resources. Many different projects can use BOINC. Projects are independent; each one operates its own servers and databases. Participants can participate in multiple projects; they control which projects they participate in, and how their resources are divided among these...
- Tags: Project, Apple Macintosh, University Of California At Berkeley, BOINC, Projects, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Network Technology, Management, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-12-02
- Amazon CTO: Cloud's advantage
- At the Supernova Conference in San Francisco, Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels broadly outlines the benefits of a cloud-based infrastructure. He says Web services offer businesses the ability to lower costs, increase agility, and run a more secure platform within their organizations.
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Cloud Computing, Web Services, Benefits, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Marketing, Amazon, Supernova
- Videos 2009-12-01
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