Microsoft has emitted a squeal of protest much like a stuck pig over a secret "Open Cloud Manifesto" that it says is quietly being handed around the industry seeking signoffs. It doesn't identify the author or authors of this manifesto but figures its supporters - one would guess organized by IBM given some recent whispers coming from its direction - are going to reveal themselves soon enough and is warning against them. See, apparently Microsoft wasn't asked to contribute to drafting the manifesto, which evidently lays down "principles and guidelines for interoperability in cloud computing." It says in a blog, "We were admittedly disappointed by the lack of openness in the development of the Cloud Manifesto." And apparently the manifesto is a take-it-or-leave-it proposition with no room for Microsoft to maneuver. It says "what we heard was that there was no desire to d... (more)

Oracle RDBMS and Very Large Data Set Processing

Oracle database is a relational database management system that mostly complies with ACID transaction requirements ( atomicity, consistency, isolation, durability ). It means that each database transaction will be executed in a reliable, safe and integral manner. In order to comply with ACID Oracle database software implements fairly complex and expensive (in terms of computing resources, i.e., CPU, disk, memory) set of processes like redo and undo logging, memory latching, meta data maintenance etc. that make concurrent work possible, while maintaining data integrity. Any database transaction or even SELECT statement makes relational database systems perform tremendous amounts of work behind the scene, thus making it inherently slow and resource intensive. Oracle is trying to address scalability and performance problem in a variety of ways: - by introducing const... (more)

Mobile Health News Weekly – Week of February 9, 2014

The Mobile Health News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news and articles related to mobile health that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting information that reflects market data and trends. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Looking for an enterprise mobility solution?  Read the Mobile Solution Directory Here! Archelon Enclosures, a leading manufacturer of iPad® and tablet enclosures for the retail, hospitality and healthcare industries, has announced it will introduce the new iPad Air solution to the healthcare industry at HIMSS14, the HIMSS Annual Conference and Convention.  Read Original Content Remote patient care just got a new friendly face with Honeywell HomMed's recently unvei... (more)

In 2014 Big Data Investments Will Account for Nearly $30 Billion - Eventually Accounting for $76 Billion by 2020 End

DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Oracle Applications Users Group Announces 2010 Participants in Star Partner Program

The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), the world’s largest user knowledgebase for Oracle Applications users, announced the list of associate member organizations that have signed on as early participants in the 2010 OAUG Star Partner Program. Participants for 2010 include: EiS Technologies, IBM, IT Convergence, Noetix and Rolta TUSC as Five-Star partners; Project Partners as a Four-Star partner and Core Services, eprentise, Global Software, More4Apps and 02Works as Three-Star partners. In addition, 15 other organizations are participating in the program at the Two-Star Elite, Two-Star Demo, Two-Star and Rising-Star levels. Organizations participating in the OAUG Star Partner Program offer products and services to help the family of Oracle Applications users maximize their investment, enhance their productivity and influence the quality, usability and support ... (more)

OpenTrust ist Gewinner des Red Herring Global 100 Award

Wie der Anbieter von IT-Security-Softwarelösungen der nächsten Generation, OpenTrust, heute mitteilte, ist das Unternehmen mit dem Global 100 Award ausgezeichnet worden. Red Herring veröffentlichte am Freitag die Liste der Gewinner seines Global 100 Award, der in Anerkennung der Innovationen und Technologien privatgeführter Unternehmen in Nordamerika, Europa und Asien verliehen wird. OpenTrust® (www.OpenTrust.com) ist Anbieter von zukunftsweisenden Security-Softwarelösungen, die alle Komponenten einer IT-Infrastruktur mithilfe von vertrauenswürdigen Webdiensten absichert. Die OPENTRUST-Plattform erstellt eine Vertrauenskette zwischen Benutzern, Geräten und Netzwerken, die eine hochflexible und dennoch sichere IT-Infrastruktur möglich macht. Die meisten führenden Hersteller (IBM Tivoli IAM, Oracle IAM, Cisco, RIM, iPhone, Gemalto, Safenet, Vasco und andere) integr... (more)

Keste Raises $5,000 for Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity

Keste, a leading worldwide Oracle solutions provider based in North Texas, recently gave $5,000 to Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity as a result of its sustainable practices and fundraising efforts at Oracle’s OpenWorld conference. “The entire Keste team believes in taking measures to help protect our environment for the future,” said Howard Moore, Keste chief executive officer and co-founder. “It was an honor to give this money to a local organization like Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, which is making an impact on lives today.” Tradeshow vendors were encouraged to participate and support Oracle OpenWorld 2009's environmental impact reduction initiatives. The donation came as a result of Keste taking an innovative approach to raise funds for Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity by collecting as much as $50 for every person who visited the booth in an effort to redu... (more)

Save the Date: Internationalization and Unicode Conference to Take Place November 3-5, 2014!

The Unicode Consortium is pleased to announce its 38th annual Internationalization and Unicode Conference (IUC) will take place from November 3rd-November 5th at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, CA. The conference is currently seeking participants. The deadline for submitting a speaking topic is Friday, March 28th. Suitable topics include – but are not limited to: Application Areas: social networks, search engines, websites and web services, mobile applications, and security concerns and practices. General Techniques: advances in technologies, using internationalization libraries, handling bidirectional or other complex scripts, and font development and Typography Managing Global Software Development and Geographically Distributed Teams: project management and methodologies, best practices, and approaches for migrating legacy applications to global markets Evolving... (more)

Infor Expands Public Sector Focus to Federal Government

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwired) -- 02/11/14 -- Infor, a leading provider of business application software serving more than 70,000 customers, today announced a comprehensive model of enterprise applications and technology solutions that are geared towards the Federal Government. The new suite for federal government expands Infor's reach in the public sector, where the company has thousands of customers at the local, regional and state level. Infor is currently working with approximately 300 customer organizations that function within federal government. To lead this initiative, Infor has hired industry veteran, Wayne Bobby, as vice president for Infor's Federal government solutions. "In the past few years, Infor has gained considerable ground in the industry by deploying our solutions in countless regional and local government organizations around the world. This exp... (more)

The Top 250 Players in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem

In the run-up to the next Cloud Expo, 7th Cloud Expo (November 1–4, 2010) being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, it's time to give my earlier list a complete overhaul. Here, accordingly, is an expanded list of the most active players in the Cloud Ecosystem. I have increased it from the 'mere' 150 I identified back in January of this year, to 250, testimony – as if any were needed! – to the fierce and continuing growth of the "Elastic IT" paradigm throughout the world of enterprise computing. Editorial note: The words in quotation marks used to describe the various services and solutions in this round-up are in every case taken from the Web sites of the companies themselves. Omissions to this Top 250 list should be sent to me via Twitter (twitter.com/jg21) and I will endeavor to include them in any future revision of this newly expanded rou... (more)

Cloud Expo New York Call for Papers Now Open

Early Bird Savings Cloud Expo Cloud computing is a game changer. The cloud is disrupting traditional software and hardware business models by disrupting how IT service gets delivered. Entrepreneurial opportunities abound as this classic disruptive technology begins to proliferate, so it is no surprise that SYS-CON's industry-leading International Cloud Expo is going from strength to strength. The 5th International Cloud Expo, to be held April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is fast approaching. Topics on which submission are welcome include all aspects of providing or using massively scalable IT-related capabilities as a service using Internet technologies (see suggested examples below). Help plant your flag in the fast-expanding business opportunity that is The Cloud: submit your speaking propos... (more)