To enable communications service providers (CSPs) and enterprises to offer WebRTC services — from virtually any device, across virtually any network — with carrier-grade reliability and security, Oracle unveiled Oracle Communications WebRTC Session Controller. The solution is the first combined offering following Oracle’s acquisition of Acme Packet.
Oracle Demonstrates WebRTC Solution with Bria
OpenWorld attendees will have the opportunity to see CounterPath’s Bria softphone solutions leveraged in live demonstrations of Oracle’s Tunneled Service Control Function (TSCF), which delivers an infrastructure-based alternative for real-time, over-the-top (OTT) communications that enables increased secure connectivity, enhanced firewall traversal, and interoperability with newly acquired Acme Packet SBCs. Additionally, Oracle is demonstrating their WebRTC solution and using CounterPath’s Bria connecting endpoint. Bria will enable Oracle’s Unified Communications Suite to demonstrate its XMPP-based messaging and presence services that is being deployed by Enterprises worldwide.
Compuware Extends Synthetic Support to Commercial Browsers with Chrome
Compuware Corporation on Tuesday announced the availability of Google Chrome browser agent technology within the Compuware Performance Network. This new Chrome support, combined with Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox, continues to extend Compuware’s industry-largest global synthetic network with more than 150,000 instrumented IPv4 and IPv6 nodes and end points. The solution is offered on a subscription basis via the SaaS delivery model for fast time-to-value and extremely low ongoing cost to own.
“Our ongoing commitment to our customers is to provide them with the largest, most reliable and most current synthetic monitoring network available on the market,” said Steve Tack, Vice President of Product Management for Compuware’s APM business unit. “Users of our APMaaS platform need to ensure they deliver optimal user satisfaction regardless of browser, device or network and we are happy to provide them with the broadest web and mobile support in the industry.”
Understanding Data Centers of the Future
Data centers are perched upon technology’s advanced battlements. They must be highly scalable and able to support ever-increasing bandwidth each year. Newer data centers look far differently than they did just a decade ago, and strategies for design and style continue to shift under the weight of big data, cloud computing, mobility and other technology trends.
IT professionals must be cross specialty virtuosos in environments of ever-increasing complexity. Service costs have a continuous downward pressure, as economizing infrastructure is a goal for enterprises of all kinds. Examining emerging IT technologies can be a crystal ball for peering into the role of IT and data centers of the future.
Lunarline, Inc., to Exhibit at Cloud Expo Silicon Valley
SYS-CON Events announced today that Lunarline, Inc., a cyber-security company, will exhibit at SYS-CON’s 13th International Cloud Expo®, which will take place on November 4–7, 2013, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
One of the original FedRAMP-accredited 3PAOs, Lunarline helps private sector organizations adapt to evolving federal information security requirements. While Lunarline can’t make security compliance fun, they can make it painless. Kind of. Their services are backed by a suite of industry leading products that streamline compliance and drive continuous improvement in security posture. Lunarline: Solutions Built on Security.
Appcara’s AppStack Expands Cloud Application Automation and Citrix Support
Appcara on Tuesday announced a major upgrade to its AppStack cloud application automation and migration platform that makes it easier to deploy new and existing servers into the cloud. With the process of provisioning enterprise apps still painfully manual and time consuming, Appcara’s repository-based model-driven approach now can assist in migrating a wide range of existing servers into managed cloud environments.
New in the release is the AppStack Onboarding Agent that enables existing external Windows or Linux servers – either physical, virtual or cloud based – to become actively managed from the AppStack portal. With it, users can leverage AppStack’s powerful point-and-click capabilities to install and manage applications on these servers as well as manage lifecycle tasks pertaining to storage, security and monitoring. This enables simplified and centralized management of physical, virtual and cloud servers from a single portal.
From Prototype to Service: Machine-to-Machine (M2M) | Part 2
There is no question that machine-to-machine (M2M) is attracting attention on a global scale. While many might say M2M is a nascent industry sector, the forecast of $10 billion worldwide in 2013 provides proof of the already significant market in key M2M verticals such as utilities, transport and automotive. At the end of 2013, there will be 200 million M2M device connections worldwide across various industry segments. This will increase to 2.2 billion by 2023 representing $88 billion according to the latest research from Analysys Mason.
Future growth will emerge from tailored applications for local markets, large enterprises and SMEs across existing high growth verticals as well as emerging ones. In Part 1 of the M2M series, we focused on the cool applications being developed for the Internet-of-things. For those hopeful entrepreneurs and companies out there who are busy prototyping such devices let me offer a couple of suggestions based on our experience with previous cycles of technology innovation.
Aria Systems Weighs in on Lottery’s Decision to Offer Subscriptions
Aria Systems weighs in on the recent decision by the North Carolina Education Lottery to allow players to purchase tickets by subscription for three select games through its website. Lottery officials said they would allow players with computer access to buy tickets for its popular Powerball, Mega Millions and Carolina Cash 5 games in November.
North Carolina’s Education Lottery joins at least 11 other state lotteries in the United States that already provide some kind of subscription service to lottery players.
“Today, when it comes to generating sales and profits, large enterprises such as the North Carolina Education Lottery are discovering that ‘one size does not fit all.’ Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the state’s Education Lottery is adding subscription sales for a better customer experience, not to mention increased ticket sales,” said Andy Eliopoulos, Sr. Director of Product Marketing, Aria Systems.
DreamHost Eases Mobile Website Construction for Users
DreamHost® on Tuesday announced its holistic new mobile blueprint to power its customers’ websites. DreamHost’s new three-pronged approach to supporting mobile websites and apps was created as a direct result of diverse customer feedback among DreamHost’s 375,000 customers.
«Empowering our entrepreneurs and developers to easily create and maintain a great mobile web experience for their customers is essential given over 25% of traffic to sites hosted on DreamHost is mobile,» said Simon Anderson, CEO of DreamHost. «We’re all about engineering flexibility into our platform, so offering DudaMobile website optimizer alongside WordPress responsive design themes and best practices tips for custom website development presents a comprehensive set of options for mobile web success.»
Website owners can design a mobile-specific website from the ground up, embrace the relatively recent precepts of responsive design, and consider native mobile applications development. DreamHost has worked hard to ensure all of the needs of mobile-savvy customers are met. The ultimate goal is to enable more website owners to provide the best possible experience to their sites’ mobile visitors, thereby improving conversions and increasing engagement.
AppZero Survey Sizes Industry Concerns Around WS2003 End of Life
AppZero, the fastest way to move enterprise applications to the cloud, has opened up its year-long WS2003 end of life industry survey to the IT public. The previously “by invitation only” survey is measuring preparedness among the IT community for the impending end of life for WS2003 set by Microsoft for July 14, 2015. IT professionals can take the #WS2003 eol survey here.
As Windows Server 2003 fast approaches end of life (EOL), the ability to move to a newer version of the OS (WS 2008 R2 or WS 2012) becomes critical. Enterprises may seek to modernize and move to the cloud at the same time. Early survey results from more than 200 Fortune 1,000 companies reveal that 40% of respondents wish to move to the cloud as part of their EOL remediation efforts and 51% are worried about security, compliance and vulnerability management. All survey participants will receive the final research report at no charge. To participate, take «The #WS2003 EOL Survey» here.