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Software AG buys LongJump for cloud PaaS

Software AG has picked up cloud PaaS (platform-as-a-service) vendor LongJump in a bid to give small and medium-sized companies a way to rapidly develop applications with less involvement from IT. Terms of the deal, which was announced Thursday, were not disclosed. read more »

LinkedIn revamps contacts feature to boost relationship management

LinkedIn has revamped the contacts management feature of its professional networking website and packaged the functionality into a new iOS application. read more »

Analysts want more evidence for Microsoft Office 365 adoption claims

When Microsoft reported its third-quarter financial results last week, company officials trumpeted several metrics about sales and adoption of Office 365, the cloud subscription suite for email and collaboration. read more »

Google outages blamed on sign-in system

A malfunctioning log-in system affected millions of people's ability to access a variety of Google applications on Wednesday, including Gmail and Drive. read more »

New CA CEO looks to transform the company to SaaS provider

CA Technologies’ recently appointed CEO, Michael Gregoire, has vowed to make the company an innovator in the software-as-a-service (SaaS) market and has asked his customers to upgrade to the latest releases in order to make the transition as smooth as possible. read more »

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Squeezing savings from the cloud

Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money. read more »

Office 365 review: Serious enhancements for the enterprise

Latest blend of Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync servers in the cloud combines an excellent feature set with easier setup and management. read more »

VFX studio opts for Amazon cloud to create scenes for Oscar-nominated film

Atomic Fiction is leading the way for Hollywood visual effects (VFX) studios that are looking to cut costs on production, whilst maintaining a high level of artistic quality, by rendering images in Amazon’s EC2 cloud. read more »

How a private cloud can save money and the environment

When Ricoh Europe realized its IT environment was both spiraling out of control and environmentally unfriendly, it turned to a IT services provider for help. Working with Infosys, Ricoh developed a private cloud that helped it consolidate nine data centers into two, cutting infrastructure costs and reducing carbon dioxide emissions significantly. read more »

Cloud service partnerships could boom in 2013

Cloud service providers will seek out partnerships to offer a wider breadth of services that customers are increasingly demanding, a new report predicts. read more »

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