Tag Archives: cloud computing
Google Apps Adds Government Edition

Google Apps Adds Government Edition

Google Apps has already landed a few big customers in the public sector — including the City of Los Angeles — and today the company forwarded its drive into the space by launching a new edition of its app…
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Microsoft and eBay Team Up for Cloud Computing Bliss

Microsoft and eBay Team Up for Cloud Computing Bliss

At its Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C., Microsoft isn’t just “hardcore” about tablets, the company is also ramping up its cloud computing efforts and has announced that eBay will be one of the first customers of Microsoft’s new…. [...]
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Cloud Computing Forecast Bright

By Sheila Shayon
Ford is the first carmaker to make Google Maps a standard in-car feature.  Their SYNC system sends a destination location from your home computer to your car – one turn at a time.
Google Maps has become the lead tool for travel – claiming 15.50% market share, followed by MapQuest with 9.24%, and Expedia [...]

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OnLive: Video Games on Demand Service Demoed [VIDEO]

OnLive: Video Games on Demand Service Demoed [VIDEO]

Video gaming meets cloud computing in the new OnLive service, which lets you instantly fire up and play a library of popular titles on your PC or Mac — and soon, your TV. The service delivers…
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Salesforce Chatter Now Available to the Public

Salesforce Chatter Now Available to the Public

Today, Salesforce.com’s Chatter) collaboration application is now available to all Salesforce.com customers. First announced back in November, Salesforce Chatter was rolled out to beta customers in…
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Keep Your Business Files Synced Between the Desktop and the Cloud [APPS]

Keep Your Business Files Synced Between the Desktop and the Cloud [APPS]

Cloud-based storage and collaboration platform Box.net is launching Box Sync for Business, a new tool that will make it easy for businesses and organizations…
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Microsoft Office 2010 Goes Live

Microsoft Office 2010 Goes Live

After a lengthy phase of beta testing, Microsoft finally unleashed its long-awaited update to the Office 2007 desktop productivity suite.Office 2010 includes a number of new features, among them a redesigned menu system, improved inline multimedia editing, real-time collaboration, improved security settings and — perhaps the biggest of them all — a cloud-based web apps [...]

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Dropbox Updates App With Slick iPad Support

Dropbox Updates App With Slick iPad Support

If you’re a fan of cloud storage service Dropbox and own an iPad, it’s your lucky day. The iPhone version was already quite good, but Dropbox have now updated the app for better iPad support.The new version of the app, available for free here [warning: iTunes link], makes great use of the extra screen real [...]

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CloudApp Brings Drag-and-Drop Cloud Uploads to the Mac

CloudApp Brings Drag-and-Drop Cloud Uploads to the Mac

This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: CloudApp Quick Pitch: “Share files fast with your Mac. The simplest, most [...]

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Greenpeace: Google, Microsoft & Other Online Giants Need Greener Data Centers

Greenpeace has issued a report warning of the ballooning energy needs of data centers feeding cloud computing. It is intended to encourage cloud providers to choose cleaner energy sources, and it does not beat up overly on Google, Amazon, Salesforce, MicroSoft, Facebook, and Yahoo!. But, it is a mixed report card, may indicate an important [...]

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