One of the biggest questions facing companies today is what to make of cloud computing. Does it signal a major shift in how we approach IT — and the business — or is it just another ride on the hype wave that will disappear if we just wait [...]
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Cast Iron launches integration platform to help pull hybrid cloud models together
In a move to tackle a persistent cloud computing challenge, Cast Iron Systems just rolled out a new platform that aims to help companies large and small securely integrate public clouds, private clouds and on-premise applications.
Dubbed OmniConnect, the cloud integration solution offers a single platform rather than multiple products or on-premise [...]
Beyond the Hype – BSkyB Changes Nothing
By Gary S. Greenstein, Esq.
For hundreds of years contract law has been clear – fraud is outside the bounds of a contract. If you commit fraud, you will not be protected by a contractual provision that limits liability for direct damages or excludes indirect damages.
The recent ruling against EDS on a claim of fraudulent [...]
Digging into Xerox’s 10-K… – Footnoted.org (Morningstar.com)
By Sonya Hubbard
Today’s the deadline for the many companies that are on a calendar year to get their 10Ks in to the SEC, and the folks here at footnoted couldn’t be happier. We won’t bore you with how we spent our respective weekends combing through over 900 alerts to assemble a hefty spreadsheet of all [...]
Open source solutions for SOA: Check your bias at the door
This guest post comes courtesy of Ronald Schmelzer, senior analyst at Zapthink.
By Ronald Schmelzer
Most experienced practitioners in Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Enterprise Architecture (EA), including ourselves, would assert that architecture and implementation are not interdependent. That is to say that architecture expresses means for describing ways of doing things whereas [...]
Rising Brazil: the Choices Ahead
No one today is likely to repeat Charles DeGaulle’s statement that “Brazil is not a serious country.” In the past dozen years or so, Brazil’s standing and influence in the world has become increasingly commensurate with its size and wealth.
Brazil is now a regional pole of power in the Western Hemisphere and occupies a [...]
Citrix Online acquires Paglo, launches GoToManage to tear down IT management boundaries for the cloud era
In a move to enter the burgeoning SaaS-based IT management market, Citrix Online announced its acquisition of Menlo Park, Calif.-based Paglo Labs on Wednesday. The first fruits of the acquisition is an integrated web-based platform for monitoring, controlling and supporting IT infrastructure.
Dubbed GoToManage, the new service lets Citrix Online tap into the growing demand for [...]








