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newScale Wins Best of VMworld 2010 Gold Award for Private Cloud Computing

VMworld 2010 Conference SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–newScale® Inc., pioneers of the self-service IT storefront for the enterprise, today announced that newScale 9, the latest version of the company’s market-leading FrontOffice™ Suite, has been named the Gold Winner in the “Private Cloud Computing” category of the Best of VMworld 2010 awards. Announced today, the Best of [...]

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An Important Compliance Concern When It Comes to The Cloud

I think that, at this point, it’s pretty safe to say that cloud computing has gained mainstream acceptability. However, there are still some myths that remain.  Many of these revolve around the idea of privacy, compliance and control when storing data with a third party. A few IT decision makers have been reluctant to adopt [...]

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New Cloud Plugin! Add File Sharing to your Website

(Nice looking Cloud Service for Businesses) Add file sharing to your website Add secure file sharing to your website with one simple link.  Easy to use and customize Demo Link:  https://ftp.hostedftp.com/~instantdemo/share One click file sharing Adding file sharing to your website is as easy as adding a link. Or a button (see the right) We [...]

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SaaS no silver bullet for piracy

Software-as-a-service (SaaS) has been seen as a potential solution for piracy, but an expert says it is no silver bullet. Victor DeMarines, product vice president at V.i. Labs which sells anti-piracy tools to software vendors, said SaaS’ reach against piracy only goes as far as the delivery mechanism’s ability to replace on-premise software. SaaS may [...]

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SAP’s SaaS strategy: On demand add ons, Business ByDesign starter packs

Updated: SAP on Tuesday will demonstrate the latest portion of its on-demand strategy: A focus on “orchestration” and additional capabilities added as a service to its core systems such as Business Suite. Think of it as “on-premise on demand.” In addition, SAP plans to launch “starter packs” for Business ByDesign and lower the minimum seats [...]

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PerspecSys overcomes cloud security concerns that hinder adoption of SaaS

For widespread SaaS adoption, security solutions to control and protect critical data cannot come at the expense of functionality PerspecSys Inc. (www.perspecsys.com), maker of a cloud data security platform that ensures full control and protection of sensitive data used in the public cloud, said today that the knowledge and governance gap that hinders the adoption [...]

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SAP Aims for SaaS Suite Spot with Business ByDesign

Remember the old Paul Masson commercials with Orson Welles featuring the master thespian intoning, “We will sell no wine before its time”? SAP has been using essentially the same line to explain the delay of its first software-as-a-service product. The global giant announced its intent to enter the SaaS market in 2007 and has been [...]

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Business ByDesign: SAP Delivers a Quality SaaS Service

SAP’s Business ByDesign (BYD) will be released at the end of July, marking the company’s next steps into the world of subscription services for enterprise customers. It certainly is a small step into the SaaS world for SAP. And it has been a long time in coming for the company. But it’s a start even [...]

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