Since Google, Motorola Mobility and Samsung have gone and put the spotlight back on unreasonable licensing demands, it’s at least timely that Europe’s second-highest court, the General Court, is going to decide on June 27 whether a Microsoft appeal has any merit.
Back in 2008, the European Commission fined Microsoft $1.14 billion (€899 million) ostensibly for not complying with a 2004 antitrust decision, the first time it ever did such a thing.
What it was really all about was Microsoft asking too much for patent licenses and interface documentation to connect Linux servers to Windows although the EC offered Microsoft no pricing guidelines even when asked.
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Huddle Gets $24 Million to Grow On
In the current fashion of pretty sizeable rounds, Huddle, the cloud-based enterprise content management start-up, has picked up a check for $24 million in Series C funding. That makes $38.2 million altogether.
The new capital comes from Jafco Ventures, with participation from DAG Ventures and existing investors Matrix Partners and Eden Ventures. Subrah Iyar, the founder of WebEx, and venture investor Herb Madan also kicked in.
The idea is to press its advantage. Huddle’s looking to triple its business again like it reportedly has every year since it started. Sales to the enterprise were up 5x last year and now the British firm, with co-headquarters in London and San Francisco, has opened an office in New York City.
Why the Cloud Can Mean Storms for Quality Control
While the cloud offers many benefits, it’s more like a black box when it comes to deploying software. If you are running your application in the cloud, there is less visibility than you might have in your own data center. That puts software quality at risk.
How do you manage a black box? You manage the inputs and outputs. To do this you need an end-to-end testing and monitoring framework for your cloud-dependent application. This framework needs to measure functional accuracy, as well as application response time, both in the lab during development and test, and at the end user after deployment. A complete software quality management approach must include activities both before and after deployment.
Dome9 Coupon Code ▸ dome9VIPgold Special Offer as Cloud Expo Sponsor
As an exhibitor at Cloud Expo New York, Dome9 Security is offering special passes to SYS-CON’s 10th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 11–14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York.
Dome9 Security, the leader in cloud security management, automates and centralizes cloud firewall management across all servers and clouds. Available for both enterprises and hosting providers, Dome9 supports clouds, VPS, dedicated servers, and Amazon’s EC2 Security Groups, across all major operating systems and service providers. Dome9 is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is venture backed by Opus Capital Ventures.
Dome9 Coupon Code ▸ dome9VIPgold Special Offer as Cloud Expo Sponsor
As an exhibitor at Cloud Expo New York, Dome9 Security is offering special passes to SYS-CON’s 10th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 11–14, 2012, at the Javits Center in New York City, New York.
Dome9 Security, the leader in cloud security management, automates and centralizes cloud firewall management across all servers and clouds. Available for both enterprises and hosting providers, Dome9 supports clouds, VPS, dedicated servers, and Amazon’s EC2 Security Groups, across all major operating systems and service providers. Dome9 is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, and is venture backed by Opus Capital Ventures.
Cloud Computing: Dell Acquires Wyse Technology
Dell on Friday announced it has completed its acquisition of Wyse Technology. The combination of Wyse’s capabilities with Dell’s existing desktop virtualization offerings position the company as the leader in the desktop virtualization, enabling it to offer true end-to-end IT solutions for customers and partners.
Dell has made significant strategic investments over the past three years to expand its enterprise technology and services capabilities. The Dell Wyse portfolio with current Dell desktop virtualization offerings, leading data center products such as servers and storage, and Dell’s services division, provides customers and partners with a single vendor that can match the full range of their cloud computing and desktop virtualization needs.
Cloud Computing: Dell Acquires Wyse Technology
Dell on Friday announced it has completed its acquisition of Wyse Technology. The combination of Wyse’s capabilities with Dell’s existing desktop virtualization offerings position the company as the leader in the desktop virtualization, enabling it to offer true end-to-end IT solutions for customers and partners.
Dell has made significant strategic investments over the past three years to expand its enterprise technology and services capabilities. The Dell Wyse portfolio with current Dell desktop virtualization offerings, leading data center products such as servers and storage, and Dell’s services division, provides customers and partners with a single vendor that can match the full range of their cloud computing and desktop virtualization needs.
Big Data Isn’t About the Database, It’s About the Application
“Big Data analytics will shape the form of nearly every process going forward in time, from the color of the latest fashions, what the candidates say in one town versus another to the chemical composition of the latest super drug,” noted Steve Knodl, Director of Product Management at NextIO, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. “Whether these are considered “new” products,” Knodl continued, “or continuous improvement on previous processes is largely in the eyes of the beholder.”
Agree or disagree? – «While the IT savings aspect is compelling, the strongest benefit of cloud computing is how it enhances business agility.»
Big Data Isn’t About the Database, It’s About the Application
“Big Data analytics will shape the form of nearly every process going forward in time, from the color of the latest fashions, what the candidates say in one town versus another to the chemical composition of the latest super drug,” noted Steve Knodl, Director of Product Management at NextIO, in this exclusive Q&A with Cloud Expo Conference Chair Jeremy Geelan. “Whether these are considered “new” products,” Knodl continued, “or continuous improvement on previous processes is largely in the eyes of the beholder.”
Agree or disagree? – «While the IT savings aspect is compelling, the strongest benefit of cloud computing is how it enhances business agility.»
EMC Buys Syncplicity
EMC has bought cloud storage start-up Syncplicity, which, as one might suspect from its name, does one-click file syncing and sharing as well as real-time backup.
Users are supposed to be able to access, manage and share files across PCs, Macs, mobile platforms and file servers like SharePoint, corporate networks and cloud applications like Google Docs and SalesForce without moving a file.
The enterprise can delete files from user accounts or revoke access, offering a way for companies to deal with the BYOD wave.
EMC means to develop an enterprise version of the stuff tied to Documentum and other repositories like SharePoint spiffed up with corporate governance. It also means to retain Syncplicity’s free and Dropbox-like consumer model and aim it at units inside the enterprise and SMBs.