Opus Research tries not to promulgate rumors, but I’ve heard from two different sources that BT, which acquired phone-app specialist Ribbit in late July 2008 for $105 million, has initiated some major changes in the organization.
Cloud Computing
The “IBM Cloud Service Provider Platform” Fuels Telco Dream of a Service Grid
By introducing the “IBM Cloud Service Provider Platform”, Big Blue signals that it “gets it” when it comes to competing for its rightful share of enterprise spending on the amorphous idea of “cloud computing.
Orange, Cisco, EMC and VMWare Offer “Flexible 4 Business”
Branding may turn out to be an issue, but 4’s are definitely wild for a formidable team of technology providers and their initial package of four, “cloud-based” service offerings.
Google Has People Talking About Two-Factor Authentication
Earlier this week, Eran Feigenbaum, Director of Security for Google Apps posted this on the Google Enterprise Blog. In an effort to attain greater acceptance among enterprise IT departments, Google has added a second factor – in this case a four-digit code transmitted to a registered wireless devices as an SMS-based text message – to its log-in procedures.
Time For Enterprise IT to Publish API’s
When Alcatel-Lucent bought Programmable Web in late June, it acquired a company that, over the years, had aggregated a dynamic and lively repository of API’s (application programming interfaces), mashups and, most importantly documentation.
RackSpace Meets Apache (and promotes NASA)
Now that we’re well into the second year of Scobleizer’s affiliation with the Web hoster, the time is ripe for RackSpace to take a giant step to differentiate itself from a formidable pack of competitors that includes Amazon Web Services, VMWare, Microsoft’s Azure and Google.
Decision to Shutter Atmos Cloud-based Storage Proves EMC More Partner Friendly
Last week, EMC sent minor shockwaves through the cloud-based computing community when it posted a statement claiming no plans to support a direct offering of Atmos Online.
Microsoft’s New Developer Resources for Azure, Bing Maps and Office Communications Server
Though coverage of Apple, with its new iPhone to be introduced at its WorldWide Developer Conference (WWDC), is expected to dominate tech news today, Microsoft is laying the foundation for greater recombinance at Tech-Ed 2010 in New Orleans.
Digest of News from Day One of Google I/O
Right out the gate, Google’s I/O Conference became the epicenter for news generation around Recombinant Communications.
IBM’s Acquisition Reinforces Commitment to Expand “The Cloud”
IBM completed acquisition of Cast Iron Systems, a “cloud computing specialists” with 75 employees and customers that include Allianz, NEC, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Dow Jones and others.