Woodstock Wire: Enterprise System News

May 18, 2012

ZapThink Ten Years Ago: The Pros & Cons of Web Services

ZapThink -- "While we believe it is very likely that the lower-level Web Services specifications such as SOAP, WSDL, and UDDI will be agreed upon, the more business-critical higher level specifications...

May 18, 2012 09:31 PM

Security, funds occupy CIOs' minds

Federal Computer Week -- TechAmerica's latest annual survey of CIOs reveals the stress of declining budgets and rising cyber threats.

May 18, 2012 04:10 PM

Imagine the marriage of social networking and cloud

A Smarter Planet Blog -- By Bethann Cregg, Vice President for IBM Social Business Cloud What's the one thing all organizations have in common? They must identify new ways to grow revenue and expand their business to...

May 18, 2012 11:51 AM

Apple Releases New Build Of Mountain Lion

redOrbit - Tech -- Apple yesterday pushed out another update to its Mountain Lion developer preview. The current build is listed as "12A206j," and was released very shortly...

May 18, 2012 11:45 AM

Google Unveils Biggest Search Revamp In Years

redOrbit - Tech -- Google launched a major addition to its search results page on Wednesday, which the company says will provide users with more relevant and accurate Internet search results.

Dubbed "Knowledge...

May 18, 2012 11:44 AM

salesforce.com, inc Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha --

May 18, 2012 11:36 AM

Is Office, Exchange Lock-In Microsoft's Best Weapon in the Cloud?

Wired News -- With Microsoft recently beating out Google for providing cloud service to the Los Angeles Community College District, the focus of one report was that the win reflects "how Microsoft can use...

May 18, 2012 11:34 AM

Ubuntu IRC Council Position

The Fridge -- There is currently an empty virtual seat on the IRC Council and we are now accepting nominations to fill it. If you are an Ubuntu Member with a competent technical knowledge of IRC, a passion...

May 18, 2012 11:28 AM

CA Technologies Participates in TM Forum's 'Resilient Cloud for Defense' Catalyst Project

CA -- CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is showcasing the first phase of the 'Resilient Cloud for Defense; Maintaining Service in the Face of...

May 18, 2012 11:28 AM

HP Expands Its Next-generation Data Center Infrastructure with Installation of First HP EcoPOD

HP -- HP today announced it has completed installation of an HP EcoPOD at its Alpharetta, Ga., next-generation data center (NGDC), extending the company's leadership in energy efficiency.

May 18, 2012 11:28 AM

What's Your Big Data Score?

Forrester - AD -- If you think the term 'Big Data' is wishy washy waste, then you are not alone. Many struggle to find a definition of Big Data that is anything more than awe inspiring hugeness. But, Big Data...

May 18, 2012 11:28 AM

Cloud is Slowly Gaining Momentum among Asia/Pacific Retailers but

IDC -- According to the results of IDC's latest cloud survey, despite considerable resources allocated by IT vendors to scale-up their offerings, only 19% of retailers across key markets* in Asia/Pacific...

May 18, 2012 11:27 AM

REST + RDF, finally a practical solution?

William Vambenepe -- The W3C has recently approved the creation of the Linked Data Platform (LDP) Working Group. The charter contains its official marching orders. Its co-chair Erik Wilde shared his thoughts on...

May 18, 2012 11:25 AM

Speed of business propels SaaS expansion

Software as Services Blog -- SaaS adoption is rife among fast-growing companies that want to adapt to change and stay up-to-date. That leaves conventional on-premise vendors competing for the laggards.

May 18, 2012 11:25 AM

Social CRM Essential, But ROI Takes Time

NewsFactor -- Sales, marketing and customer service departments alike are adopting social applications. But seeing a return on social CRM investment may take a little longer than some hope.

According to...

May 18, 2012 11:25 AM

Adobe sucks on Oracle brain drain for HTML5 game gain

The Register -- Adobe seems to be juicing its software gaming credentials against HTML5 by grabbing some hard-core Sun Microsystems talent as they slip out Oracle's back door....

May 18, 2012 11:21 AM

CA Survey: Cloud Adoption Growing, but Data Loss Continues

TalkinCloud -- IT management software and solutions company CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) announced a new survey, "Insights: Data Protection and the Cloud," that shows, among other things, data loss continues...

May 18, 2012 11:20 AM

Ironic: HP Hires Consulting Firm to Plan Layoffs

The VAR Guy -- Apparently, sometimes you have to hire consultants to help you fire employees. A case in point: Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) hired management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. to organize an HP...

May 18, 2012 11:19 AM

Lenovo outlines aggressive channel-focused strategy to grow North American share

eChannelLine USA -- Lenovo is the hottest company in the PC business today, having passed Dell globally for the number two spot. But in North America, the company still has only 8% market share. So they have laid...

May 18, 2012 11:18 AM

HP, Oracle and Technology Roadmaps

Channelnomics -- Newly released documents in the legal tit-for-tat between Hewlett-Packard and Oracle reveals HP once considered buying Sun Microsystems to replace its Itanium servers. The ongoing court battle...

May 18, 2012 11:17 AM

Computer Programming for All: A New Standard of Literacy

ReadWriteWeb -- Everyone ought to be able to read and write; few people within the global mainstream would argue with that statement. But should everyone be able to program computers? The question is becoming...

May 18, 2012 11:13 AM

Can the Go Daddy Girls Convince You They're Serious?

ReadWriteWeb -- Go Daddy wants to be known for more than domain names and racy Superbowl ads. The company has built large businesses around Web hosting and other services for companies of all sizes. But can...

May 18, 2012 11:12 AM

Oracle v. Google jury grapples with tech terms, illness

CNET News.com -- Jury in highly watched trial is facing some tough times over highly technical terminology and even personal illness.

May 18, 2012 11:07 AM

Intel to launch inexpensive ULV processors in 3Q12 to facilitate US$699 ultrabooks

DigiTimes -- Intel will launch four entry-level Celeron processors including the Celeron ULV 877 and 807 for sale at US$86 and US$70 respectively and targeting ultrabooks in the third quarter of 2012. The...

May 18, 2012 10:45 AM

Microsoft Patent Begs the Question: Who Needs Developers?

Portfolio.com: Tech Observer -- Think Microsoft has an app-developer shortage? Well, if the upcoming Developer Summit doesn't pay off, they may have a plan B—make developers unnecessary.

May 18, 2012 10:33 AM

DELL: Sterne Agee Ups to Hold, But PC Issues Remain

BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily -- Sterne Agee's Shaw Wu today raised his rating on shares of Dell (DELL) to Neutral from Underperform, writing that the 17% drop in the stock since mid-February, versus a 2% decline in the Standard...

May 18, 2012 10:32 AM

Brocade Reports Fiscal Q2 2012 Results

Marketwire - Networking -- GAAP EPS Increased 58% Yr./Yr.; Non-GAAP EPS Increased 24% Yr./Yr.

Driven by Margin Expansion, Debt Reduction and Share Repurchases

Announces $500 Million Additional Stock Repurchase...

May 18, 2012 10:30 AM

PARC's Van Jacobson Inducted to 'Internet Hall of Fame'; PARC Hosts First Emerging Networks Consortium

Marketwire - Networking -- PARC, a Xerox company today announced PARC Research Fellow Van Jacobson's inaugural induction to the Internet Society's Internet Hall of Fame....

May 18, 2012 10:30 AM

Carousel Industries to Lead Training Seminars at International Avaya Users Group Global Education Conference in Boston

Marketwire - Networking -- Topics to Be Covered Include Microsoft Lync/OCS Integration, Using Social Media in the Enterprise, Visual Communications Solutions Best Practices, and Security of PDAs

May 18, 2012 10:30 AM

HP Board Declares Regular Dividend

Marketwire - Computers and Software -- The HP (NYSE: HPQ) board of directors has declared a regular cash dividend of 13.2 cents per share on the company's common stock.

May 18, 2012 10:28 AM

Cloudera Partners With Hadoop Managed Services Provider MetaScale to Help Large Traditional Enterprises Adopt Apache Hadoop

Marketwire - Computers and Software -- MetaScale Joins Cloudera Connect Partner Program

May 18, 2012 10:28 AM

Oracle Unveils Oracle RightNow CX Cloud Service Combined With Oracle Fusion CRM in the Cloud

Marketwire - Computers and Software -- Customer Experience Capabilities Coupled With Sales Force Automation Help Companies Achieve Sustainable Business Growth With Relevant Customer Interactions

May 18, 2012 10:27 AM

TIBCO Spotfire Webcast to Showcase Data Discovery in Financial Services to Address Risk, Compliance, Trading, and Performance

Marketwire - Computers and Software -- TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced a complimentary webcast on Thursday, May 24, 2012, titled "Intelligent Enterprise: Data Discovery...

May 18, 2012 10:26 AM

Chamber Launches AustinTechSource Initiative to Recruit Experienced Technology Talent to Austin

GlobeNewsWire: Software -- Today, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Experience(tm) Inc., announced it has launched AustinTechSource, an online talent community designed to attract experienced,...

May 18, 2012 10:26 AM

Informatica Launches New Learning Offerings to Accelerate Customer Success

GlobeNewsWire: Software -- Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ: INFA), the world's number one independent provider of data integration software, today introduced a completely redesigned

May 18, 2012 10:25 AM

NetSuite Honors Partners, Solution Providers and Developers at SuiteWorld 2012

PR Newswire: Networks -- NetSuite SuiteWorld 2012 -- NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry's leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today announced the recipients of the NetSuite Developer...

May 18, 2012 10:24 AM

EMC Gives Texas City a 230% Storage Performance Boost

PR Newswire: Networks -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced that the City of Denton, Texas has standardized on EMC technologies including EMC(r) VNX(r) unified storage and EMC VPLEX(tm) Metro virtual storage...

May 18, 2012 10:24 AM

Iomega Announces New Flagship Network Storage Array for Small and Medium Business, Remote Office/Branch Offices and Distributed Enterprises

PR Newswire: Networks -- First EMC network storage array utilizing the new Intel(r) Xeon(r) Processor E3-1200 v2 Product Family for increased performance with reduced power consumption

May 18, 2012 10:23 AM

EMC VPLEX and Oracle Real Application Clusters Simplify High Availability Deployments Over Distance - Up to 100 Kilometers

PR Newswire: Networks -- Oracle has certified that EMC(r) VPLEX(tm) METRO in a stretch cluster configuration can provide Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC) customers with an easy-to-deploy,...

May 18, 2012 10:23 AM