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The Cloud Capacity Marketplace

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The Cloud Capacity Marketplace

Deutsche Börse launches a trading venue for "outsourced storage and computing capacity"-- in other words a cloud computing resource market, with trading set to begin from beginning 2014.

A joint venture with Zimory GmbH, the Deutsche Börse Cloud Exchange AG is, according to the two companies, an international, neutral, secure and transparent trading venue for companies, public sector agencies and organisations either wanting to buy or sell cloud-based resources (in this case storage capacity and computing power).

Deutsche Börse Cloud Exchange sets and monitors the standards covering product offering, admission procedure, provider changes and guaranteed purchased capacity, while product standards and technical provisions are developed in cooperation with companies including CloudSigma, Devoteam, Equinix, Host Europe, Leibniz- Rechenzentrum, PROFI AG, T-Systems and TÜV-Rheinland.

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IDC: Thin Client Growth to Continue

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IDC: Thin Client Growth to Continue

According to IDC Q1 2013 global thin client and terminal client device shipments total 1.2 million units with a -8.4% Y-o-Y decline-- but the analyst still predicts the market will recover during 2013.  

IDC forecasts overall 2013 shipments to reach 5.6m units with 7% growth over 2012, before growing to 9.2m units by 2017. 


"With increasing adoption of cloud and virtualisation, growth is expected in all form factors, including mobile and with LCDs, although standalone will still dominate," the analyst says. 

Thin clients make 96% of enterprise client Read more...

Oracle Teams Up with Microsoft, Salesforce in Cloud

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Oracle Teams Up with Microsoft, Salesforce in Cloud

Oracle kisses and makes up with longtime rivals Microsoft and Salesforce.com as it scuttles to bolster its cloud-based capabilities... and to think Oracle CEO Larry Ellison used to describe the cloud as "complete gibberish" back in 2009!

Through the first deal Oracle customers can deploy Oracle software (Java, Oracle Database and Oracle WebLogic server) on Windows Server Hyper-V or Windows Azure, while Windows Azure customers get access to Oracle Linux. 

The second deal is a "comprehensive 9-year partnership" with both vendors integrating each other's offerings into their own. In other words, Salesforce.com standardises its CRM platform on Oracle Linux, Exdata systems, Oracle Database and Java Middleware Platform, and Oracle integrates salesforce.com with Fusion HCM and Financial Cloud. 

Oracle does not reveal the financial details of either deal.  Read more...

IBM Intros Cloud Suites

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IBM Intros Cloud Suites

IBM launches a cloud solutions suite aiming at the "C-suite" of CEOs and CMOs-- with products covering segments such as big data, social analytics, human resources, sales, customer care and procurement. 

The latest IBM cloud addition is Social Media Analytics, a tool tracking social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs and forums in order for customers to accordingly refine products, service levels and targeted offers. 

Big Blue claims it has over 100 cloud applications in the works Read more...

Aria Systems Expands in EMEA

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Aria Systems Expands in EMEA

Cloud-based subscription billing specialist Aria Systems expands further towards the EMEA Enterprise market with a new European HQ based in Heathrow, UK. 

The company says EMEA markets are a "key driver" for global cloud billing growth. According to IDC the market is set to reach annual growth rates of 35%, while the Incyte Group says 46.7% of businesses in N. America are either operating, developing or investigating recurring revenue-based offerings. 

“Aria Systems delivers a high performance  cloud billing solution that enables recurring revenue ini Read more...

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