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In this week’s list of bets business tablet apps, Splashtop for Android tablets took the number one spot. The enterprise version of the highly popular remote desktop app for both Android and the iPad features extended functionality that really puts an emphasis …
Salesforce CEO Sees Growth After Q3 Revenue Boost, Shareholders Disappointed
Cloud-based CRM provider Salesforce reported its earnings for 3Q2011 and delivered its forecast for the next quarter as well. Salesforce’s earnings have proved themselves to be a rather good indicator of the growth the “as-a-service” industry, which has seen some significant boosts …
Mobile Consumerism on the Rise: Infographic
A study by ClickFox provides a fairly up-to-date insight of the iPhone or Android holder’s purchasing behavior online, as well as additional details that further solidates the immense popularity smartphones have gained ever since the original iPhone was launched back in 2007. …
As-a-Service Trend Tops Off this Week’s Cloud Roundup
The as-a-service industry had a lot of updates this week, and more than one represented a milestone in the expansion of this area. This week two cloud startups raised some fresh capital. One of them is New Relic, a company that provides …
Samsung Expands Into Healthcare with Latest Buy
Electronics giant Samsung acquired ITC Nexus Holding Co Nexus for an undisclosed amount as a part of a wider-scale effort to expand into the healthcare industry. Nexus, based in San Diego, makes cardiac monitoring systems and will continue to operate out of …
Millennial Media Debuts mmStudio, Furthers Ecosystem
Mobile ad network operator Millennial Media announced its latest product, the mmStudio ad creation platform. Via integration with 10 rich media vendors including Celtra, Crisp and others marketers can use the mmStudio tools, as well as a number of wireframes that are …
Dell Sees Slow Growth, Expands Portfolio
Electronics maker Dell reported earnings for its third fiscal quarter, missing analysts’ expectations and lowering its own forecast. Dell’s revenue has seen no growth at $15.4 billion, and the company lowered its expectation for this fiscal year. “Dell said that given the …
SolidFire Hires Former Xiotech Exec as New Head of Sales
SSD storage systems maker SolidFire announced it has appointed Mark Glasgow as its new Vice President of Worldwide Sales. Glasgow has served in executive sales and maangment positions for 20 years, and joins the company from Xiotech where he worked as vice president …
Informatica Cozies Up for Cloud Winter 2012
Data integration software maker revealed Informatica Cloud Winter 2012, the latest version of its offering which will become generally available in 2012. It features several significant improvements, notably extended support and several additions to the solution. Cloud Winter 2012 features integration enhancements, …
Mark Himelstein Joins Hortonworks as VP of Engineering
Hortonworks, a Hadoop startup that was spun off from Yahoo, has hired Mark Himelstein as its new vice president of engineering. Hortonworks is amidst some rapid expansion thanks to a couple of recent initiatives, which is why this latest addition to its management …