Cloud Computing

Openwave (OPWV), the software company that describes itself as “the inventor of the mobile internet,” is selling its mediation and messaging businesses to private equity group Marlin Equity Partners for …

HP (NYSE: HPQ) knew it had to move toward offering public cloud computing if the company wanted to compete with major public cloud players such as Amazon and Google. In addition, …

Mobile, cloud, social and information are the four pillars of what Gartner calls a “nexus force.” These topics will drive business in coming years, and both chief executives officers (CEOs) …

British American Tobacco has closed a $209 million deal with Deutsche Telekom’s IT subsidiary T-Systems. The seven-year contract focused on cloud computing offerings represents one of the largest cloud deals …

Cloud services have rapidly moved from buzzword status to mainstream offering, but implementing a successful cloud service involves more than just buying some storage/computing from Amazon, throwing together a website …

Oracle has entered into an agreement to acquire ClearTrial, which develops cloud-based clinical trial operations applications. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2012. The two …

“Cloud computing is a fantastic way to sell more data.” By stressing this definition, the director of innovation at TIM Brazil, Maurício Cascão, defined the telecom operator’s strategy in launching …

Following the mobile and cloud trends in corporate applications, the Brazilian Sonda IT, owned by the Chilean Sonda, set its portfolio to meet companies’ need for “as a service” offers …

IBM Brazil said it has invested $22.85 million (R$40 million) to launch its first corporate public cloud in the country. According to José Luis Spagnuolo, cloud computing director at IBM …

SAP’s recent launch of its Business One OnDemand solution, which moves to software as a service (SaaS) and a cloud-based model for its Business One application, looks to be a …

Lenovo’s cloud storage unit and SugarSync unveiled a cloud storage service that will be integrated into Lenovo’s personal computers and tablet devices. The solution is focused on consumers looking to …

Consumer cloud services for accessing content will be integrated into 90% of all connected devices by the end of 2013, according to technology research and advisory firm Gartner. Personal cloud …

Over its 40 years, German enterprise software giant SAP (SAP) has signed up 35 million end users to its traditional enterprise solutions. In the last 15 months, SAP said it …

Although cloud computing is still in its infancy, the technology has already begun changing how IT departments deliver economic value to countries, cities, industries and small businesses. According to IDC, spending …

Spain’s Telefónica announced the launch of a regional cloud hosting service targeting the Latin American corporate segment, including large companies and government. Named “Virtual Hosting 2.0,” the offering is supported …

Latin America’s telecom sector is clearly in need of infrastructure investment. Gartner expects the Latam telecom sector to see double digit growth rates this year in traffic, demand and investments …

Brazil’s Embratel, which belongs to América Móvil, unveiled a new backbone network based on optical transport network technology and targeting its enterprise costumers. “The new network will serve large companies, …

The global cloud computing market has been strengthened by telecom competition, which has also placed those companies in a prime position to take advantage of that growing market, according to …

Atos, EMC and VMware are combining their efforts toward cloud computing, announcing a strategic alliance for open cloud computing. As part of the initiative, Atos plans to create a new …

Looking to extend its cloud computing platform, Oracle said it has entered into an agreement to acquire cloud-based talent management provider Taleo for $46 per share or approximately $1.9 billion, …

Following a decade of consolidating its portfolio to counter commoditization of its services and focus on more value-added solutions, IBM (NYSE: IBM) has an aggressive acquisition plan that includes investing $20 …

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A new study by market research firm Infonetics Research showed that carriers are embracing cloud computing as a key corporate strategy. On the same day that Brazilian operator Oi announced …

Looking to expand revenues, Brazilian carrier Oi announced its cloud strategy dubbed “Oi Smart Cloud.” The offering is designed to complement the carrier’s enterprise portfolio, which currently includes fixed and …