Year: 2011

  • Box.net Adds Enterprise-Class Security-Access Controls to Cloud Storage

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    Cloud storage company Box.net unveiled a new set of tools and access controls to secure the data being stored on its servers. The tools include the ability to limit who can view a file or folder, and tracks log-ins from multiple devices and various authentication options, Box.net said Dec. 15. These security options are intended… Read more

  • Zoho CRM Gets Google Calendar Sync, LinkedIn Integration

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    Zoho, a provider of Web-based software for collaboration and enterprise applications, has upgraded its customer relationship management (CRM) software with Google Calendar synchronization, integration with business social network LinkedIn (NASDAQ:LNKD) and other features to boost user productivity. While Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) commands the lion’s share of large CRM installations in the cloud, Zoho is the scrappy… Read more

  • IBM Acquires Emptoris Supply Chain Procurement Cloud Service

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    IBM on Dec. 15 added another new element to its enterprise cloud service menu when it acquired supply chain procurement software provider Emptoris. Terms of the deal were not released. Emptoris, based in Burlington, Mass., automates the increasingly complex buying, bidding and accounting process for enterprise procurement teams and does it with a global perspective.… Read more

  • RIM Net Income Dips, BlackBerry 10 Transition Due Later in 2012

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    Research In Motion reported revenue of $5.2 billion for the third quarter of its fiscal 2012, up 24 percent from the previous quarter but down 6 percent from the same quarter last year. That was slightly lower than Wall Street analysts estimated, according to Barron s. Net income fell 71 percent year-over-year, to $265 million.… Read more

  • Salesforce.com Acquires HR Software Maker

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    Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) continued its acquisition spree Dec. 15, agreeing to purchase Rypple, a startup that makes Web-based software for human resource professionals. Terms of the deal, which Salesforce.com expects to close by April 30, 2012, were not made public. Rypple’s software is a goal-setting application that helps human resource managers give employees feedback about… Read more

  • Business Owners Lack Confidence, Preparation

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    More than three-quarters (77 percent) of business owners say they started their companies to provide financially for their families, yet despite these good intentions, less than half feel confident with their current personal financial situation. More than a quarter (28 percent) say that it is all they can do to keep up with everyday business… Read more