Here’s an open source business model that’s creeping up on us:  Selling add-ons to open source  software.    For under $100, you can buy predesigned themes, reports, and feature enhancements for a number of open source projects, including WordPress, Joomla!, and Magento.   Is there a viable business here? To find out, I recently chatted with Eugene Popovsky, one of the owners of aheadWorks, which makes several of the most popular Magento add-ons. Here’s what he told me: What made you decide to create these add-on modules for Magento? We have a great experience in ecommerce as we’ve have been working ecommerce systems since 2003. One year ago, we decided to extend our business with one more ecommerce system and considered Magento mainly because of three advantages: modern, free and very promising. What are the technical strengths and weaknesses in Magento for developer... (more)

Oracle(R) Products Available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

LINUXWORLD, BOSTON, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- To provide customers with immediate access to enterprise-class support and enhancements available in the newly released Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 operating system, Oracle and Red Hat today announced that key Oracle products have been certified on the new release. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020718/ORCLLOGO ) With today's announcement, Oracle and Red Hat again showcase leadership in delivering the support and technology customers need to run Linux in the enterprise. Organizations will realize significant benefits from enhancements in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, optimized for the Oracle environment, including better support for large servers and larger number of CPUs. Additionally, customers can rely on Oracle to provide a single point of contact with world-class, seamless technical support of bo... (more)

Icon Labs Launches Floodgate-SNMP, the Industry’s First Burst Management Solution for SNMP Traffic

Icon Labs (www.icon-labs.com) a leading provider of embedded networking and security technology, today announced the availability of Floodgate-SNMPTM, the industry’s first SNMP burst management solution. Floodgate-SNMP monitors all traffic destined to an SNMP manager and applies user defined thresholds to detect and block a flood of packets from any IP address. A common application is to prevent an SNMP manager from being overwhelmed by a flood of SNMP traps. “SNMP flood conditions can occur from a single network element sending redundant traps, a network outage affecting many network elements, or cascading failures. A flood of SNMP traps can bog down or overwhelm an SNMP management system resulting in processing delays or traps being lost,” said Alan Grau, CEO of Icon Labs. “Floodgate safeguards against SNMP flood conditions and ensures the SNMP manager does not g... (more)

Marley Coffee Announces New Sales Leadership in Canada

LOS ANGELES, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Marley Coffee (OTCBB: JAMN), a sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan roasted gourmet coffee, today announced the addition of Raymond Pahlad as Vice President of Sales, Canada. In his new role, Pahlad will be responsible for Canadian sales and marketing as Marley Coffee continues its international expansion.  Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Pahlad will spearhead sales and marketing programs across all channels, including retail distribution, foodservice and office coffee service. Prior to joining Marley Coffee, Pahlad was Director of Business Development at Canterbury Coffee Corporation, Western Canada's first and largest premium coffee roaster. He managed Canterbury's turnaround of its base grocery business, driving double-digit increases in both sales and volume over the last six years.  While at Canterbury,... (more)

Pacnet Expands Cloud Computing Solution to Thailand

BANGKOK, THAILAND -- (Marketwire) -- 06/06/12 -- Pacnet, Asia's leading communications provider, today announced the availability of Pacnet Virtual Private Server (VPS), its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution, in Thailand. "As today's businesses grow in this era of 'big data,' they have to manage a massive amount of data and yet find cost-effective and reliable platforms to host their applications in the cloud," said Chris Wilson, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Management, Pacnet. "Pacnet VPS leverages the latest server virtualization technology to enable businesses to get access to reliable and rapidly scalable server hosting environments without requiring a huge upfront capital investment." "We have seen a growing number of organizations in Thailand, especially in key industries such as manufacturing, recognizing the need for an IaaS solu... (more)

Live From Microsoft TechEd: Vision Solutions Stages Double-Take 6.0 Webinar

IRVINE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 06/11/12 -- Vision Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of information availability software and services, will stage a live webinar unveiling Double-Take® 6.0 tomorrow at Microsoft TechEd North America 2012. This presentation will feature the company's latest product release, which has "Simply Evolved" and provides application and data protection in physical, virtual and Cloud computing environments. The session will highlight six critical advantages of Double-Take 6.0, Vision's flagship replication and availability suite for Windows and Linux that exhibits the knowledge and resources of the company's 20-plus years of industry experience. The webinar airs Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at 10 a.m. CDT. Participants will learn about the six key advantages of Double-Take 6.0, including: Unmatched simplicity from installation to management Plug a... (more)

New Onapsis X1 Release Streamlines Compliance for SOX and NERC Mandates Affecting SAP Customers

CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwired - September 12, 2013) - Onapsis Inc., the leading provider of solutions to audit and protect ERP systems from cyber-attacks, today announces the addition of significant compliance checks to its product Onapsis X1. These checks will enable organizations to save a considerable amount of time and proactively enforce compliance policies by automatically auditing their SAP systems and validating that these requirements are being followed. Also, organizations will shorten external audit time and prevent audit failures by preparing in advance for these reoccurring compliance checks. Robert H. Clark, PwC principal, leads PwC's SAP security and controls team in the U.S. commented: "PwC has been working with Onapsis and our SAP clients to assess and remediate cyber-security related risks. I am looking forward to this new version and testing the an... (more)

Cloud Expo 2011 East To Attract 10,000 Delegates and 200 Exhibitors

SYS-CON Events announced today that the 8th International Cloud Expo will take place June 6-9, 2011, in New York City. The International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is the world's leading Cloud-focused event and is held three times a year, in New York, Silicon Valley and in Europe. Over 600 corporate sponsors and 10,000 industry professionals have participated in Cloud Computing Expo since its inception, more than all other Cloud-related events put together. Cloud Computing Expo 2011 East Call for Papers Deadline November 30, 2010 - SUBMIT YOUR SPEAKING PROPOSAL TODAY! The four-day event will offer a rich array of sessions led by exceptional speakers about the business and technical value of cloud computing with more than 150 sponsors and exhibitors and over 5,000 estimated delegates from well over 48 different countries. Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship &... (more)

Cloud Expo, Inc. Announces Cloud Expo 2011 New York Venue

Click Here to Save $800 at Cloud Expo New York ! Cloud Expo, Inc. announced on Thursday that Cloud Expo 2011 New York, the 8th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, will take place June 6-9, 2011, at the Javits Center in New York City. Cloud Expo - International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is the world’s leading Cloud-focused event and is held in New York, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo, and Hong-Kong. Over 900 corporate sponsors and more than 65,000 industry professionals have participated in Cloud Expo since its inception, tenfold more than all other Cloud-related events put together. Click Here to Save $800 at Cloud Expo New York ! "Cloud Expo was announced on February 24, 2007, the day the term ‘cloud computing' was coined," said Fuat Kircaali, Chairman and Founder of Cloud Expo, Inc. "Cloud has become synonymous with ‘computing' and ‘soft... (more)

Cloud Expo and The End of Tech Recession

http://twitter.com/fuatkircaali At SYS-CON Media we see our inventories are filling up to 100% capacity for the months of November, December, and January, and we are seeing better-than-normal RFP activity for the first quarter of 2010. When I say this, I am comparing the current insertion order activity to the same period last year. We will be closing 2009 roughly 32% below 2008 in revenues (far better than any other tech media company), which forced us to reduce our expenses for the same period by around 40%. Last fall, while the world was falling apart, we were preparing for a 40%-45% drop in advertising revenues for 2009. We did better than our worst projections. Cloud Computing Expo Photo Album Cloud Computing Expo 2010 East to Attract More Than 5,000 Delegates in New York City 5th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo: Call for Papers Is Open When we... (more)

Cloud People: A Who's Who of Cloud Computing

Behind every cloud service or cloud-based solution, there are real people... A robust ecosystem of solutions providers has emerged around cloud computing. But who are the CEOs & CTOs behind those providers, who are the internal and external entrepreneurs driving companies involved in the Cloud, who are the leading engineers, developers, analysts, researchers, marketing professionals, authors...who, in short, are the people behind the cloud? This list will be updated weekly between now and November 4-7, 2013, when 13th Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo Silicon Valley opens its doors in the Santa Clara Convention Center, in the heart of California's Silicon Valley. Here are some highly prominent "Cloud People" to kick off with... RANDY BIAS | @randybias "Randy Bias is visionary. He sees things others don't." [Emphasis added.] That is how Mårten Mickos puts it, as succinctly as ever.... (more)