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goFLUENT Enters the Mobile Learning Market With Its e-Learning English iPhone Application

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:18:06 EST

goFLUENT, a leading provider of business English via distance learning, has demonstrated its credentials as an innovative player in the mobile learning sector by launching its Business English Training iPhone App. This App, which has been approved by Apple and is now available on Apple's App Store, is the mobile version of its e-learning portal for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users.

Kaiser Permanente Showcases Mobile Health Portfolio at HIMSS12

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:04:35 EST

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente, the nation's leading health care provider and not-for-profit health plan, will showcase its new collection of industry-leading mobile health applications at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 12th Annual Conference and Exhibition at the Venetian Sands Expo Center. In the last year, Kaiser Permanente has launched a suite of complementary mobile applications and capabilities available to more members than any other health system.

New iPhone App is First Global Concierge for Medical Services

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:29:50 EST

RADNOR, Pa., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoBlue, a leader and innovator serving the medical needs of expatriates and world travelers, announced today that it has launched the first iPhone application for finding and paying for quality healthcare services all around the world. GeoBlue Mobile is now available in the iTunes App Store for downloading onto iPhones, iPads and iPod touches. From the palm of their hands, GeoBlue insurance members conveniently use the downloadable app to:

StyleTag Fashion App Now Available for iPad

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:20:13 EST

Content Marketing Tools Series #1 Animoto

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:30:00 EST

Animoto: An interesting Video based Content Marketing Tool

About Animoto

Animoto is an interesting content marketing tool for creating video pieces from photos, video clips, and music. Using the latest in entertainment post-production technologies, Animoto is designed to bridge the gap between the high production value of film and television, and the more "amateur" feeling of most user-created videos and photo albums.

So how does Animoto work? Animoto uses newly developed cinematic Artificial Intelligence technology that analyzes and combines user-selected images, video clips and music with the same sophisticated post-production skills and techniques that are used in television & film.

Here are 4 interesting features that make Animoto unique

1. Easy sharing

Animoto helps easy sharing of videos on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, MySpace, Tumblr, via email or with a free iPhone app. Animoto videos can be embedded in a website or blog with a single line of code. Animoto Pro includes a customizable end-of-video button that helps in generating leads from the video.

2. Unique styles

Style determines the look and feel of any video. Every Animoto video is completely unique. The user can control the types of effects, backgrounds, and transitions by selecting a video style. Some styles are abstract while others are themed for a special occasion or time of year. Animoto Pro gives access to exclusive styles designed by professional photographers and business owners.

3. Music library

Music has a huge impact on video. Animoto gives access to a library of 13 genres. User can use these songs for personal videos on Facebook, YouTube, or blog. One can also upload you own MP3. Animoto Pro has more than 1000 commercially licensed songs in 15 different genres.

4. iPhone App

Animoto has introduced a new mobile app, which helps to create, share, and watch your videos anywhere you go and can be easily shared via email, text, Facebook andTwitter.

How can marketers leverage the Animoto?

Here are some interesting ways in which Marketers can make use of Animoto,

E Book/ Slides -> Video: You can leverage the key ideas in your ebook or slides and make them into an interesting video with Animoto.
Online product Marketing: Animoto is a powerful tool when it comes to Online product Marketing. Select the best pictures of your product, pick a great music and create a cool video with Animoto.
Digital Story telling: Digital storytelling is the art of telling stories with images and audio. You can create exciting, fascinating and innovative movies from still photos.

Industry Example

Here is an interesting example of Animoto by a company named Sweet Spud

Plans and Pricing

Animoto comes in three plans, lite, Plus and Pro. Lite is a free version where the length of the video you can make is only 30 seconds. To make longer videos requires a paid account. For more details on pricing and various plans, please visit animoto.com.

Checkout the Pllop on Animoto here

Gain Control Over Your Facebook Photos With PhotoBox!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:00:11 EST

Facebook fanatics now have a quick and easy way to manage their photos on Facebook. With the free iPhone app, PhotoBox! (http://www.weavermobile.com/photoboxweb/about/index.html), users can quickly find, fix and flaunt Facebook photos.

Sign Documents From Your iPhone With New eFax(R) App

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:31:01 EST

eFax®, a provider of cloud-based fax services since 1995 and a brand of j2 Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), today unveiled its enhanced iPhone® app with a new digitized signature feature. The new app enables mobile professional subscribers to easily sign, approve or initial important business documents such as contracts or invoices directly from their smartphone. The app also offers professionals the ability to manage their documents quickly and conveniently, without being reliant on access to a computer or printer. eFax is online at www.efax.com.

ElasticHosts Launches across North America with scalable, easy-to-use Cloud Servers

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:00:36 EST

LA and Toronto data center openings add to existing locations to provide continent wide IaaS

Los Angeles, US — January 16th, 2012: ElasticHosts, the cloud server provider, has today announced its launch into North America. The company will open two new data center locations in Los Angeles, USA and Toronto, Canada, adding to its existing locations in London, UK and San Antonio, Texas. With a central, east and west coast presence sitting alongside London, ElasticHosts will now be able to provide its elastic, easy-to-use, pay-as-you-go cloud hosting to customers across North America.

The ElasticHosts offering enables businesses to take advantage of on-demand, scalable cloud servers. Capacity is billed by the hour ensuring customers only pay for what they use. The user interface has been designed to suit all levels of IT expertise so is simple and easy-to-navigate, allowing organizations to instantly create, increase or decrease computing capacity. Customers can also scale their CPU, RAM and disk space independently to whatever sizes they need, rather than trying to match these needs to a set of pre-defined hosting packages. As a result, customers only pay for what they need, when they need it.

Richard Davies, CEO at ElasticHosts, explained: “In the current economic climate, businesses are under pressure to reduce costs. As such, IT spend is under increasing scrutiny and businesses need to justify any outgoings. For too long they have been overpaying for unnecessary server capacity because they were tied to fixed term, pay monthly contracts. The cloud hosting we provide lets businesses bypass this issue by letting them scale up and down, with costs instantly reflecting any changes. In addition, our goal is to offer scalable cloud computing but without the complexity often seen with this kind of solution. The benefits of cloud — costs savings and improved efficiency — are attractive to people of all levels of IT expertise, and cloud hosting should therefore be designed to suit this wide range of IT skill sets.”

With multiple data centers across North America, customers have the choice of where to locate their websites or applications to ensure their users get the best possible experience. Where there is a geographically diverse set of users, organizations can mirror and load balance their websites and application across multiple ElasticHosts data centers while still benefiting from the on demand model. Additionally, in offering a data center in Canada, ElasticHosts can provide North American cloud hosting that does not fall under the US Patriot Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) or the forthcoming Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). This means that Canadian and European businesses which do not want to operate in US jurisdiction can still enjoy the benefits of North American cloud servers with fast network connectivity to US and Canadian markets.

To mark its US launch, ElasticHosts is currently offering a 5-day free trial to businesses. Prices then start from 6c per hour, or $44 per month.

For more information, please contact:

Spark Communications elastic@sparkcomms.co.uk +1 415 358 5219 +44 (0)20 7436 0420

ElasticHosts sales@elastichosts.com +1 415 358 5210 +44 (0)20 7183 8250

Tom Cruise, Lady Gaga, Tim Tebow, Johnny Depp, Big Time Rush, Daniel Radcliffe and Other Top Stars Receive Nominations for Nickelodeon's 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards Hosted by Mega-Star Will Smith

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:01:49 EST

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon announced today the nominees for the milestone 25th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, helmed by international superstar Will Smith and airing live from USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast). A star-studded line-up will be vying for the coveted Kids' Choice Blimps at this year's show, as kids honor their favorites spanning the worlds of film, music, TV and sports, including Jessica Alba, Antonio Banderas, Justin Bieber, Big Time Rush, Jack Black, Ty Burrell, Jim Carrey, Miranda Cosgrove, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Victoria Justice, Bruno Mars, Taylor Lautner, Danica Patrick, Katy Perry, Michael Phelps, Daniel Radcliffe, Adam Sandler and Kristen Stewart. Beginning March 1, kids will be able to cast their votes in 20 total categories across all of Nickelodeon's digital outlets, including Nick.com, Nick Mobile app as well as Nickelodeon's Facebook page and Twitter feed.

Wondershare™ Unveils Powersketch™ iPhone ® App; Turns Any Image Into A Sketch Masterpiece - Free for 5 Days!

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:35:29 EST

This Week in Cloud, February 16, 2012: Google Drive, Telcos vs. AWS, Forecast AWS charges mid-month, New cloud security approaches. And more…

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:21:16 EST

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Cloud News

Google is reportedly close to introducing a cloud-storage service called Drive, which will be similar to Dropbox. This PC World article points out that the service offering could potentially turn Google partners into rivals.
Are telcos poised to disrupt Amazon’s enterprise cloud? This Information Week article makes the case that they are, citing speakers from the Cloud Carrier Forum held at the Cloud Connect conference. One point consistently made at the conference: “not only do the carriers already own the networks across which all cloud-based data and content is already trafficked, they have a decades-old and relatively bulletproof track record in delivering secure and highly available services.”
Uptime Software announced a service that can forecast customers’ Amazon Web Services bill in the middle of the month, to help eliminate cloud bill surprises. Read more in this Information Week article.
This Forbes article titled ‘Cloud computing market hot, but how hot? Estimates all over the map’ says that the problem in sizing the cloud market is deciding where software ends and cloud begins, and where traditional outsourcing ends and cloud begins. The report cites market sizing data from Market Research Media ($270 billion in 2020), Forrester ($241 billion in 2020), Visiongain ($83 billion by 2016), IDC ($55 billion by 2014) and HP ($143 billion by next year.
Electric Cloud, a provider of develop and test cloud solutions is offering developers one year of free access to a developer tool that it claims can speed application builds by as much as 70 percent. This offer is available to developers worldwide for the next 60 days, according to this eWeek article.
Cloudscaling launched its Open Cloud System, an IaaS solution based on the OpenStack open source project. Cloudscaling is also teaming with Cloud Technology Partners to provide infrastructure and consulting services on cloud implementation and migration. Read more in this Data Center Knowledge article.
UnitedHealth Group plans to launch a cloud platform aimed at healthcare providers and insurers to enable sharing of medical data among industry players, according to this Wall Street Journal article.

Featured Content on Cloud Commons

Gartner Report: The New IT: Drivers, Challenges and Opportunities

This research explores the driving forces that are changing the role of IT in the enterprise, and examines the challenges, along with opportunities and approaches, CIOs can use to define and build a new IT. IT must fuel the successful execution of the enterprise's business strategy, accelerate organizational change and drive innovation business solutions for increased competitive advantage. We believe that the recommendations in this report by Gartner (available compliments of Cloud Commons) will help you better navigate the dynamic and complex IT landscape that has emerged from the advancement in cloud, mobile and social computing.

Feature article

On Cloud and IT Disaster Recovery

By George Hulme, Independent Writer

In his column When Disaster Thunders Through the Cloud, Rob Livingstone raises a point about IT disaster recovery - a point I wonder if many have thought through. That’s whether enterprises believe that when they choose a cloud services provider *their* IT disaster recovery efforts come with the package. I don’t think most enterprise IT folk take such a simplistic view.

I’ve not interviewed any IT teams who believe that IT disaster recovery is a core value proposition of any single cloud provider. That is, of course, beyond the investments that provider makes to ensure that they’re adequately resilient. It just makes no sense to expect to simply toss that much responsibility over the fence and into the hands of one company. Read the full article.

Cloud Views

Multiple cloud formations require new security approaches: This eWeek article discusses some new strategies for managing the unique security challenges presented by cloud computing. Solutions from CloudPassage and Lighthouse Security Group are discussed. Another interesting point from the article: Forrester analyst Jonathan Penn predicts that rather than reallocating portions of existing security budgets to cloud computing, organizations will allocate money to security within cloud projects, creating a whole new category of revenue for the security market. Forrester predicts the cloud security market will grow to $1.5 billion by 2015.
Today, only 13% of companies have substantially implemented cloud across the organization; that figure will increase to 41% according to IBM-sponsored research that will be published shortly in The Economist. The report, which is summarized in this Information Week article, concludes that cloud’s potential to drive business innovation is substantial, but largely untapped.
This eWeek article explores whether 2012 is the year PaaS goes mainstream. The latest report from Gartner, cited in the article, estimates that PaaS revenue in 2011 was $707.4 million, an increase of 38 percent over the previous year.

MSP Corner

In this Talkin’ Cloud article, a guest blog from NetEnrich explores two different types of IT revenue – project vs. recurring – and defines which is better.
Cloud security provider Savid Technologies is being acquired by Technology Capital Investors, a NY-based investment firm that already owns several other MSP and cloud service providers. Read more in this CRN article.
Demystifying Opportunities in the Cloud: In this MSPnews article, Peter Sherr with CA Technologies discusses the opportunities for MSPs in 2012, managed services that are being underestimated by the MSP community, how MSPs can better communicate the value of managed services and more.

Upcoming Cloud Events

Cloud Analytics Summit: February 25, Mountain View, CA
ComputerWorld IT Leaders Conference: March 11 – 13, Phoenix, AZ
Cloud Computing Imperative 2012: March 12 – 14, Dubai, UAE
Global Services Conference: March 15, New York, NY
Cisco Live APJ: March 20 – 23, Melbourne, Australia
4th Annual Cloud Computing Summit 2012: March 23. London, UK
Closer 2012: 2nd International Conference on Cloud: April 18 – 21, Porto, Portugal

GoodRx™ Brings Price Transparency to Prescription Drugs

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:00:00 EST

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GoodRx today announced that it has created an innovative prescription drug price comparison technology that provides consumers with accurate drug prices from virtually every U.S. pharmacy. GoodRx, available as both a website and free iphone app, allows consumers to compare drug prices, which can differ greatly between competing pharmacies, and find discounts, free coupons and savings tips.

Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in Sweden Selects GameBook as its Live Scoring Solution

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:01:05 EST

STOCKHOLM, February 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in Sweden Selects GameBook as its Live Scoring Solution

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:01:04 EST

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Recargo Acquires PlugInCars.com, News and Community Website, for EV Charging App

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:31:19 EST

Recargo Inc., developer of mobile applications for connected cars, today announced it has acquired privately held PlugInCars.com. Terms were not disclosed.

Roadside Presidents iPhone App Directs You to Landmarks and Laughs Along America's Highways

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:47:34 EST

Danger on Tap? Good Housekeeping Reports on the Unregulated Chemicals That May Be in Your Water, and Partners With the University of Arizona for First-Ever Test of Water Filters

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:01:02 EST

Hormones, drugs, chemicals found in gasoline and pesticides are among hundreds of contaminants that could be flowing from your faucet. And they are not on the government's list of contaminants to regulate, so they won't appear on your water report. Even at low levels, no one knows how dangerous these chemicals might be when mixed together or consumed over a lifetime. But there are already troubling signs: male fish exposed to common hormones that lose their ability to reproduce and, possibly, higher rates of prostate cancer in countries with higher use of birth control pills (where the chemicals possibly leak into ground water).

Mimecast Continues Rapid Growth with 50% Revenue Increase

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:48:25 EST

Mimecast®, the leading supplier of cloud-based email archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, has today announced record revenues for the nine months to December 31, 2011, up almost 50 percent on the previous year. With revenues up to $36m for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, Mimecast expects to achieve approximately $50m in revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.

Sierra Trading Post, Monoprice and Extreme Custom Wheels Latest to Join Forces with Kinek Delivery Service

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:01:56 EST

Intuit Introduces Consumer Banking App for iPad

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:32:58 EST

Intuit Financial Services has introduced Intuit Tablet Banking for the iPad, making it easier for people to manage their finances from mobile devices. The new app from Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) gives banks and credit unions a new way to meet their customers’ growing demand for a wide array of technology solutions.

Helping to COPE with Enterprise Mobility

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:00:00 EST

Over the last year I have been quite a convert in the area of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) as part of the Consumerisation of IT in Enterprise Mobility. It allows the Prosumer in the company to bring their own device into the workplace, increasing their productivity. Less training etc ! Mobile Weapon of Choice ;-). Though for the Company it brings in the areas of device management and security above and beyond any reduction in cost of supplying any such devices. Some would class it as a win-win and it has been for a while.

JAKKS Pacific Sings a New Tune with a License Agreement for Toys Inspired by Top-Selling App, Songify™

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:30:42 EST

Leading U.S. toymaker JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAKK) announced today a license agreement with Khush, a leading developer of intelligent music applications, to create an innovative new product inspired by the best-selling “Songify” app. Songify, developed in part by YouTube sensations The Gregory Brothers along with Khush, launched in the summer of 2011 as the first mobile app that turns speech into music instantly. JAKKS Pacific plans to bring the popular technology to the toy aisle this summer.

New Mobile Phone App to Help Save Lives Announced by San Jose Fire Department and El Camino Hospital

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:17:36 EST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A free CPR "citizen responder" mobile phone application will help save lives through a new partnership between the San Jose Fire Department and El Camino Hospital.

Shoot Hearts at the One You Love with Pocket Cupid for iPhone

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:54:33 EST

Atlanta, GA, February 14, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Just in time for Valentine's day Extrafeet Inc. announces the release of Pocket Cupid for iPhone.

Pocket Cupid is an entertaining iPhone app that shoots arrows through the iPhone's camera at your intended (or any other favorite object) and surrounds them with a real-time halo of hearts.

Pocket Cupid Automatically snaps a picture with the halo of hearts and places it in a gilt-edged frame. The picture can then be saved, shared on Facebook or Tweeted to the world. Pocket Cupid also includes a super groovy Valentines sound track. Pocket Cupid is available now in the App Store.

And if shooting hearts is not your thing Extrafeet also offer Tap and Zap a "Though the Camera" first person shooter, featuring a Goo Gun, Freeze Ray, Dapper Zapper and other exotic weapons.

Extrafeet Inc. also publishes Plan X - a check in game that lets you take over the world.

At Extrafeet, we're delivering high quality design, development, and user experience to the iPhone and iPad app marketplace. Whether we are building our own mobile products or developing custom solutions for our clients, our main objective is excellence.

ExtraFeet, Inc. is based in Atlanta Georgia with additional offices in Colorado and California.

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Skyscanner: Top 10 Travel Gadgets for 2012

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:03:33 EST

With a dizzying array of gadgets emerging every day, finding the right one for you can often be a difficult prospect - nowhere more so than in the field of travel, where the right gizmo can make or break your trip and transform an otherwise tedious journey.

Europcar Launches Free iPhone app

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:08:37 EST

TEDDINGTON, England, February 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Europcar Launches Free iPhone app

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:08:34 EST

TEDDINGTON, England, February 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

ChaCha Hires Chief Operating Officer

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:02:18 EST

ChaCha, the #1 free, real time Q&A service, is pleased to announce Michael Zammuto as the company’s newly appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO, Zammuto will serve a vital role by providing strategic decision-making, leadership and planning for the rapidly growing tech company.

Mimecast continues rapid growth with 50% revenue increase

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:22:38 EST

Leading cloud-based email specialist secures millionth user, and is set to close this record fiscal year with $50m in recurring revenue, and 5,000 customers

13 February 2012; London UK - Mimecast®, the leading supplier of cloud-based email archiving, continuity and security for Microsoft Exchange and Office 365, has today announced record revenues for the nine months to December 31st 2011, up almost 50 percent on the previous year. With revenues up to $36 m (£22m) for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, Mimecast expects to achieve approximately $50m (£31m) in revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31st 2012.

This rise in revenue has been matched by a rapidly growing user base. During the first nine months of the fiscal year, the company added 260,000 new users worldwide, passing the one million user milestone in July 2011. Growth overseas continues to be strong, with 100,000 of those new users based in the USA. The company is also growing its global customer base, and expects to sign its 5,000th customer in the last quarter of this fiscal year.

Mimecast continues to innovate, and recently launched its iPhone app, allowing customers to search and access their entire email archive from their mobile device. In the UK, Mimecast now counts over 65% of the top 100 law firms as customers, as well as 42% of the country's top 50 accountancy firms. Other notable customers include ITN, LoveFilm and Snow & Rock Group. Mimecast has also continued to grow its partner community, signing deals with Polymorph Limited, Content and Code and Parative Limited.

Peter Bauer, Mimecast's CEO and co-founder, commented: "Our sector is seeing a great deal of consolidation, and there will no doubt be more over the coming year. With the increasing commoditisation of technologies such as anti-spam and anti-virus, offering standalone cloud services is no longer enough. IT decision makers are increasingly looking for cloud vendors who can solve multiple problems with cost effective, integrated solutions, as well as providing high levels of customer support. Mimecast's continued success shows that we're getting these things right, and as we move into our next fiscal year, we're readying the most exciting product roadmap in our history. 2012 will be a year of innovation."

Mimecast's recent successes have also been recognised in a number of awards. The company was named Security Vendor of the Year at the 2011 CRN Channel Awards, and came 16th in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, sponsored by Microsoft. Mimecast was also ranked 7th in the 2011 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, the second consecutive year that the company has been included in the top ten.

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About Mimecast
Mimecast (www.mimecast.com) delivers cloud-based email management for Microsoft Exchange, including archiving, continuity and security. By unifying disparate and fragmented email environments into one holistic solution that is always available from the cloud, Mimecast minimises risk and reduces cost and complexity, while providing total end-to-end control of email. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2003, Mimecast serves almost 5,000 customers worldwide and has offices in Europe, North America, Africa and the Channel Islands.

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nFluence Media Closes $3M Series A Funding Round, Reveals First Product -- dealBoard App

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST

nFluence Media, a Seattle and London based technology startup, today announced the closing of its first external funding round as well as the launch of a range of consumer and white-labeled applications that help consumers create anonymous profiles of themselves to be able to control their digital presence and attract only the deals, ads, messages and media content that they are interested in at that moment.

Kate Upton is the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:31:11 EST

NEW YORK, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kate Upton sizzles in Sydney on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2012, out February 14 on newsstands, tablet, mobile and SI.com/Swimsuit. The red-hot cover shot was captured by legendary SI photographer Walter Iooss Jr., his 12^th Swimsuit cover. The 19-year-old, Melbourne, Fla., native joins an elite group of women who've appeared on the coveted cover, including Kathy Ireland, Christie Brinkley, Cheryl Tiegs, Heidi Klum, Elle MacPherson, Tyra Banks and Brooklyn Decker.

App Developer Raising $450,000 in 7 Days for FLASHLIGHT app on appbackr

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:57:19 EST

FLASHLIGHT, the highly successful iPhone® app from developer i4software®, is launching a new app sale on wholesale marketplace appbackr. FLASHLIGHT’s third campaign will raise $450,000, the largest ever on appbackr.

SpotOption Received Great Results from ICE and LAC, London

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:44:37 EST

NICOSIA, Cyprus, February 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

SpotOption Received Great Results from ICE and LAC, London

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:44:36 EST

NICOSIA, Cyprus, February 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Zipcar Expands Nation's Largest Campus Car Sharing Program

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:00:33 EST

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zipcar, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIP), the world's leading car sharing network, has now added service to more than 45 college and university campuses since the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year. Zipcar is the leading choice for campus car sharing programs among colleges and universities because its fun, savvy and social brand appeals to students, while its practical, cost-saving and congestion-reducing service appeals to administrators.

Mobile Apps Have to Have the LOOK!

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:15:00 EST

Branding and Corporate Identity is another part of the Mobile Application UX that will be important from 2012 onwards. Compliance to a standard corporate visual design helps to build a consistent look and feel for your brand, that you have already have spent time and money on. Now you must visualise the look that the Mobile Application will be designed around. Nowadays we can take a number of approaches, such as Paper, Pencil & Stencil and digital means. I prefer the digital way forward. There are a number of Applications that aid iterative RAD design processes such as Balsamiq Mockups, iMockups (iPad Application), App Layout (iPad Application), Mobile elements available for PhotoShop, Illustrator and Fireworks.

What to Build in Your Mobile Apps

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:22:00 EST

What should you always keep in mind when building your Mobile Business App? Mobile Applications should be available everywhere, though there may be restriction if Wireless 3G/Wifi is not. This may be because of geographic location or maybe restriction on the usage of radio signals. Personally I am a great believer of building as much of the Application in an ‘occasionally connected – always available’ model that allows data to be stored locally on the mobile device and updated bi-directionally back to the backend systems when available, minimising down-time for Application and the Information Worker.

It's the Mobile Apps Experience That Counts

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:18:00 EST

User eXperience or UX groups User Interface, User Interaction and Graphic Designs together that in turn aids, how your Mobile Application is perceived, learned and ultimately used. The key points of UX are the focus on real end users, the validation of their needs & requirements, understanding the users’ working models ultimately to design for a awesome user experience. Building Applications that use Native features will achieve high quality Applications with added value for the user. Follow Tablet and Smartphone Guidelines. For iOS it is the Apple HIG (Human Interface Guidelines), as these are there to advise and guide

Avatron Software Introduces Air Display App That Transforms Android Tablet Into Wireless Computer Monitor

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:15:26 EST

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Avatron® Software today announced the availability of its popular Air Display app for Android tablets. The newest addition to the company's family of Air Display products transforms an Android tablet into a wireless computer monitor for Mac or Windows notebook, laptop or desktop computers.

It's All About Beautiful Mobile Apps

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:54:03 EST

Mobile Business Applications should help users get their jobs done, intuitively, effectively and efficiently. This can be achieved with a Beautiful Mobile Application, which in turn means a great experience and that’s no different from consumer to business Applications. Now that the Prosumer (Professional with Consumer expectations and knowledge) is part of every workforce, it is most important to satisfy your Mobile Information Workers with adequate, correct, and consistent information, in new innovative ways

ChaCha Search, Inc. Apologizes for Inflammatory Answers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:44:28 EST

It was recently brought to our attention that ChaCha provided inflammatory answers to questions asked about sensitive subjects. We sincerely apologize for this incident. We are taking this issue seriously and are making every effort to provide answers which comply with our company policies.

App Economy Bucks the Global Economic Trend

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:49:52 EST

Over the last week I have seen a number of tweets and blog postings that have brought to everyone attention the fact that, Mobile App demand is being eagerly supplied by the growing Mobile Developer Community. I have seen this over the last few years by attending some local Mobile Developer Groups and Communities. Take the article from Paul Krill of InfoWorld, He states that "Demand for iPad, iPhone, and Android apps has created nearly half a million jobs for developers of mobile and social apps". Check out the full article here

HipGeo Partners With Vagabondish to Create a Community of Travelers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:42:07 EST

HipGeo (www.hipgeo.com), a Los Angeles-based developer of a location-aware platform that records and displays the places users go and how they get there, today announced a partnership with Vagabondish and their Travel Blogger program. Based in Providence, Rhode Island, Vagabondish is a news website dedicated to offbeat travel news and advice.

Mobile Application Investment in Europe Grows

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:07:40 EST

I noticed a very interesting tweet this morning from Nick McQuire of IDC, in which he states that IDC Research Predicts European MEAP Market Growth in 2012, even over the rise in 2011. This is fueled by the increase in Mobile Application investments... "IT teams need more efficient and industrialized development and management tools for mobile enterprise applications to help them streamline and simplify app deployment across a fragmented mobile environment," said McQuire. Check out the Press Release here. This covers so many areas that I am extremely passionate about as an Enterprise Mobility Evangelist at Sybase/SAP...

Viator startet Mobil-Seiten auf Deutsch, Französisch und Spanisch

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:44:26 EST

Der Online-Buchungsdienst Viator, Inc., der mehr als 9.000 Ausflüge und Aktivitäten an mehr als 800 Reisezielen in über 150 Ländern anbietet, gab heute den Start von drei neuen Mobil-Seiten von Viator für europäische Reisende bekannt: Französisch (fr.m.viator.com ), Deutsch (de.m.viator.com) und Spanisch (es.m.viator.com). Diese Mobil-Seiten in lokaler Sprache ergänzen die ins Französische, Deutsche und Spanische übersetzten Webseiten von Viator. Es handelt sich dabei um die neuesten Erweiterungen der Auswahl an Ressourcen von Viator, die Reisenden unterwegs zur Verfügung stehen, darunter die App „Viator Tours & Activities“ für iPhone und iPod touch , „Viator Ultimate Experience Guide“ für iPad, die vorbildliche Mobil-Seite von Viator (m.viator.com) und die mobile Viator-Webseite in japanischer Sprache (jp.m.viator.com).

Edmunds.com Takes Next Step in Mobile Car Shopping with New iPad App

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:31:30 EST

Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information, announced that its new Edmunds App for iPad is now available on the App Store. The new app was unveiled last week at the LA AppShow, which was hosted by Edmunds.com at its Santa Monica headquarters.

Yellow Media Inc. Reports 2011 Fourth-Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:00:09 EST

Yellow Media Inc. (TSX:YLO) announced fourth-quarter and full-year results today, ending 2011 with progress towards the Company's transformation to a digital media and marketing solutions company. 2011 saw the launch of Yellow Pages 360 degrees Solution, an offering central to enabling Canadian advertisers to be found by qualified buyers via online, mobile or print products.

This Week in Cloud, February 9, 2012: OpenStack drops Hyper-V, Red Hat’s legacy app remedy, Fujitsu + ServiceMesh partner, 28% of IT orgs assess cloud impact. And more…

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:33:27 EST

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OpenStack will be removing support for Hyper-V from Essex, the next version of OpenStack, despite Microsoft's stated commitment to the code, according to this ComputerWorld article. The code would have allowed service providers to build an OpenStack cloud using Hyper-V, but according to one developer, it was "broken and unmaintained."
Red Hat announced the Red Hat Virtual Storage Appliance for Amazon Web Services which aims to simplify the process of migrating legacy applications to Amazon's public cloud. The new virtual storage appliance adds POSIX compliance which means that most Unix applications will not have to be rewritten for use in the cloud, according to this GigaOM article.
Amazon announced that it will be cutting the price of its Amazon S3 service by 10% for the first 500 terabytes of data, according to this Wall Street Journal article. This news comes after last week's announcement that the number of objects stored in Amazon S3 had a 192% year-over-year growth, according to this ReadWriteWeb article.
Fujitsu and cloud platform vendor ServiceMesh are partnering to deliver public and private cloud offerings to enterprise customers, according to this eWeek article. ServiceMesh will gain access to Fujitsu's global, on-demand cloud footprint, while Fujitsu will offer its customers ServiceMesh's Agility Platform, which provides a single management interface for policy management, cloud governance, security and workflow automation in hybrid environments.
VMware announced the vCloud Integration Manager, which provides a standard and simple way for service providers to provision vCloud Director, vSphere and vShield, according to this VMWare blog. You can read more about the product and the reason why VMWare created it in this The Register article.

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Gartner Report: Application Security Testing of Cloud Services Providers Is a Must

Enterprises moving business-critical information and processes into the cloud must ensure that their cloud providers meet their security policies. We believe that the recommendations in this report by Gartner (available compliments of Cloud Commons ecosystem) will help secure your cloud by explaining the various models of security testing that a company can use to test their provider's code for vulnerabilities.

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Pragmatic Cloud: Peeling the Cloud’s Green Onion

By George Watt, CA Technologies

Does cloud computing really make things greener?

The Green Onion's Three Layers

Recently my colleague Dhesi Ananchaperumal and I were invited to speak at several conferences on the topics of energy management and consumption, and cost reduction. During those sessions I was asked to share some of our experiences in our journey to providing a private cloud and to discuss whether the cloud made CA Technologies greener. In preparation for these sessions I realized that we had actually progressed through three levels of green awareness and maturity in our cloud's early years. (You can watch a short YouTube video of one of our sessions here.) Read the full article to find out the three levels of green awareness and maturity.

Cloud Views

Has the fate of Megaupload derailed the cloud’s momentum? In this blog on Cloud Commons, George Hulme wonders if Megaupload’s demise will have a negative impact on the growth of cloud.
Is the popularity of cloud computing causing businesses to transition to cloud before they're ready? In this article at InformationWeek, Michael Healey examines the responses to the InformationWeek 2012 State of Cloud Computing Survey. While a third of the companies surveyed are already using cloud services, only 28% of those companies evaluated the potential impact on their internal architecture before going live.
The medical industry is a great candidate for cloud services, but there's a major barrier to adoption: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In this blog at ZDNet, David Chernicoff describes HIPAA's regulations and how it’s impacting the number and quality of services available to the medical industry.

MSP Corner

What are the new offerings that you should consider adding to your managed service portfolio? In this Channelpro article, Rich Freeman suggest four new offerings including managed audio/visual services, desktop as a service, managed firewall services and managed e-discovery. This MSPAlliance article delves into the companies that are making headway on these four offerings.
Level Platforms announced that it'll be adding Mobile Device Management (MDM) to their Managed Workplace 2012 release, according to this eWeek article.

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Digi-Key’s Android App Listed as a Top App

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:58:22 EST

Electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corporation, recognized by design engineers as having the industry’s largest selection of electronic components available for immediate shipment, today announced its Android app was listed among the top eight apps for last week by app directory website Appolicious (www.appolicious.com).

Valentine's Day and A Leap Year Make For the Perfect Chance to Propose to Your Man, But If You Give Him an Expensive Gift, Make Sure It's Properly Insured

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:28:58 EST