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Developers Unhappy With Their App Store Cut
In a recent Evans Data study, a large majority of surveyed developers said they are dissatisfied with the 30/70 split they get from developing applications for popular app stores. In its Spring North American Development Survey, Evans Data found that 80 percent of surveyed developers in North America said they think they should receive more…
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SAP’s Sybase Acquisition Brings ERP to Smartphones
Enterprise software giant SAP (NYSE:SAP), which has struggled over the course of the recession, is beefing up its competitive portfolio against rival Oracle, announcing it will acquire Oracle competitor and database vendor Sybase (NYSE:SY) in a deal valued at about $5.8 billion. But it’s not just about competing with Oracle. It’s also about capturing the…
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EMC SourceOne Intros Information Governance for Microsoft SharePoint 2010
EMC Corp is taking advantage of today’s launch of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 with the announcement of an addition to its information governance family of modular, integrated products for archiving, compliance and e-discovery solution, EMC SourceOne for Microsoft SharePoint delivers operational control, compliance and e-discovery capabilities without impacting end-users. That can reduce costs, improve system scalability…
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Citrix Taps VARs, Microsoft to Beat VMware in Desktop Virtualization Market
SAN FRANCISCO: Citrix is looking to leverage its VARs and its relationship with Microsoft to cash in on one of the hottest emerging IT segments – desktop virtualization. It’s a space that many VARs and CIOs are looking to as a potential money-saver as they look to reduce their administrative and management overhead at the…
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EMC Targets Cisco, Brocade Partnerships for Networking Strategy
BOSTON – EMC is planning to roll out a host of storage networking products and services later this year as part of its initiative in enabling the evolution of private clouds. At the EMC World 2010 show here May 10, EMC officials announced a converged networking strategy aimed at data centers. The strategy includes expanded…
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Ex-Sun Executives Join Open Source Firm
Three former Sun Microsystems executives have set up shop at an open-source enterprise application software provider called ForgeRock. Former Sun executives Simon Phipps, Lasse Andresen and Hermann Svoren have joined Oslo-based ForgeRock in prominent positions. ForgeRock is the official steward of the ForgeRock I3 Open Platform project. “The ForgeRock I3 Open Platform provides a secure…