Year: 2011

  • Salesforce.com Buys Model Metrics Cloud Consultancy

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    Per its CEO Marc Benioff’s plan for the company, Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) made another acquisition aligned with its goals for padding its mobile, social and cloud-computing portfolio. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider agreed to purchase consulting services concern and partner Model Metrics for an undisclosed sum Nov. 14. Model Metrics advises over 500 clients on the deployment… Read more

  • Gartner: Android Hits 52% Smartphone Share Worldwide

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    Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android operating system continued its steady march up the worldwide smartphone charts in the third quarter, reaching 52.5 percent, according to Gartner. Android, which more than doubled its smartphone pie from Q3 2010, took share from all of its rivals. The platform bested Nokia’s (NYSE:NOK) Symbian platform at 17 percent, down from 36… Read more

  • RIM Introduces BlackBerry Bold 9790, Curve 9380 Smartphones

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    Research in Motion released two new smartphones based on the BlackBerry 7 operating system the Bold 9790 and Curve 9380. The Bold 9790 offers a high-resolution touch display and a tactile keyboard. The Curve 9380 is the first-ever Curve smartphone with a touch display. The Bold 9790 combines a high-resolution and touch display with a… Read more

  • Small Businesses Engaging in More Social Media Marketing

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    Small businesses are becoming more comfortable with social media marketing and are using it more when engaging with customers, according to survey data from marketing specialist Constant Contact. The Fall 2011 Attitudes and Outlook Survey also reports that small businesses still rely heavily on in-person interactions and events in addition to email marketing and Website… Read more

  • Dell Kace Launches K-Series Advanced Appliances

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    Dell Kace announced the availability of its new K-Series Advanced line of appliances aimed at medium-sized businesses with 1,000 to 3,500 end-point systems. The K-Series Advanced Appliances include the K1100-ADV for systems management, and the K2100-ADV for systems deployment. The line features quad-core Xeon processors, RAID 5 configuration, high speed drivers and redundant power supplies.… Read more

  • TwinStrata Debuts Cloud Storage Gateway

    Nathan Eddy

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    TwinStrata, a provider of cloud-based data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions, announced the release of its CloudArray storage gateway that enables companies to deploy Cloud SANs—enterprise storage solutions that combine public cloud, private cloud and existing SAN, NAS or DAS storage. CloudArray 3.0 is a cloud storage gateway that enables companies to leverage public,… Read more