A decades old trick in the marketing game is to start doing “surveys” or “tests” as a way to call attention to your company. The end goal is that you get a large group of people to print your data and mention your name in their articles. Nasuni is now doing this kind of marketing and it gives the appearance that they are getting desperate and now becoming a “cloud tester.”
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From Gateways to Cloud Testers? Nasuni Shifts Shapes Again
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Mobility in 2012: A Look Ahead
With ultrabooks, tablets, and smartphones topping many holiday wish lists, it seems safe to say that mobile computing and devices will continue to be a driving trend next year. With that in mind, let’s take a look at some factors to keep an eye on when it comes to mobile and wireless technology in the coming year.
Pushing the Hardware Envelope
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Embrane Launches Cloud-Based Network Services
Embrane, whose cofounders include two former Cisco executives, has announced their initial product offering, says Dante Malagrino, CEO. A distributed software platform for powering on-demand elastic network services such as load balancers, firewalls, VPNs and WAN Optimization, heleos is also aimed at CSPs and enterprises, says the cofounder, who spent more than a decade at Cisco.
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Dell Compellent: 3rd Quarter Report Card
In February 2011, Dell acquired Compellent Technologies, Inc., a pioneer in virtualized storage. Looking back nine months later, are Dell customers better off? And are Dell shareholders getting their money’s worth? The following are my 3rd quarter grades for the acquisition.
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New Identity Automation Tool Enables Self-Service ID, Access Management
A company called Identity Automation has introduced an update of its business and enterprise identity and access management software to enable workers to manage access tools without having to bother the IT department. Version 2.4.0 of its Access Request Management System (ARMS) adds a form-based application for single sign-on (SSO) access to network resources.
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Embrane Launches Cloud-Based Network Services
Embrane, whose cofounders include two former Cisco executives, has announced their initial product offering, says Dante Malagrino, CEO. A distributed software platform for powering on-demand elastic network services such as load balancers, firewalls, VPNs and WAN Optimization, heleos is also aimed at CSPs and enterprises, says the cofounder, who spent more than a decade at Cisco.
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Windows 8: One OS to Rule Them All?
Windows 8 is on the horizon. Microsoft has designed the next-generation flagship operating system with a split personality that straddles the line between the familiar Windows 7 desktop, and the flashy Metro interface used with Windows Phone 7. Can Microsoft successfully tackle desktop and mobile with one OS?
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Facebook Flaw Exposes Myth of Online Privacy
Facebook is making headlines this week for a flaw that exposed personal photos marked private–including pictures of Mark Zuckerberg and his dog. The glitch is Facebook’s fault, and Facebook responded quickly to address the issue once it was discovered. But, don’t believe for a second that this is the last time private information will be exposed online–on Facebook, or anywhere else.
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Google+ Facial Recognition Uses Magic Words–’Opt-In’
Google introduced a facial recognition feature for its Google+ social network. So far, it has been fairly well received—in stark contrast to a similar feature Facebook launched a few months ago. The main difference between the two? Google asked permission.
Both the Google+ and Facebook facial recognition features are designed to automate identifying people in photos to make it easier to tag them. Ostensibly, it will keep people more connected, drive interaction, and improve the social networking experience overall. That is, unless it is viewed as a creepy invasion of privacy.
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Box Rolls Out New and Improved iOS App
Just yesterday I was writing about how much the Box app on my iPad helps make the Apple tablet better. With the proverbial ink not yet dry on that post, today Box is launching new and improved iOS app that make it an even more valuable—possibly indispensible—tool for the iPhone and iPad.
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