Redmond (ip-192.com): Microsoft will work with eBay to create the next generation infrastructure and develop a private cloud technology. The private cloud will not compete with its current public cloud Azure, Microsoft said. It will be used to accommodate online transactions as well as private data not suitable for a public cloud environment. "The Windows [...]
Armonk (ip-192.com): IBM announced that it has acquired Mountain View based Cast Iron Systems, a company specializing in cloud integration software, appliances and services. IBM expects the global cloud computing market to grow at a compounded annual rate of 28 percent to $126 billion by 2012, according to a press release. Integrating disparate systems running [...]
London (ip-192.com): Lucid Lynx, the next generation of Ubuntu’s Linux distribution, has been released. Ubuntu 10.04, available in desktop, server, and netbook editions, features a number of new tools geared towards social network integration. Gwibber, an open source microblogging client for Linux, is integrated in Ubuntu's new LTS (Long Term Support) release. Gwibber provides a [...]
Dallas (ip-192.com): Both AT&T and IBM announced a new cloud-based computing service that gives businesses near instant on-demand access to computing resources via an online portal. Cloud computing already offered by companies such as Amazon, Google, Salesforce, and Verizon Communications, allows companies to run software and store information in remote, large-scale data centers that can [...]
Menlo Park (ip-192.com): Google launched a new search engine service specifically designed for large e-commerce retailers. Google Commerce Search puts a key element of a retail website's shopping experience in Google's hands: the consumers' ability to find the merchandise. With a starting price of $50,000 per year, Google Commerce Search will run on Google servers. [...]
Seattle (ip-192.com): Amazon announced a limited beta version of its Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) service, which connects a company's existing computing resources and Amazon's cloud as if they were part of one data center. Companies can use a Virtual Private Cloud to move corporate applications, including e-mail, financial systems and CRM applications, into the Amazon [...]
