Frank Cohen's Blog Rod Johnson of Spring fame has posted The Power of Adoption: Why No Company is Big Enough to Deny Developers What They Want to talk about two big software company acquisitions that were announced today. Oracle announced it is buying BEA. And Sun announced it bought MySQL. For BEA, I was hoping they would succeed at combining the power of JRockit with AquaLogic to build scalable workflow (ala BPM) services. Instead, we users and developers will be waiting for years to see WebLogic and AquaLogic integrated into the Oracle Fusion Middleware stack. For MySQL, I was hoping for an IPO. My company, PushToTest, is an open-source software publisher and I was looking to MySQL to show me the way to go really big. $1 Billion just does not sound like that much considering Oracle is currently worth $113 Billion. Actually a lot of us in the OSS space were looking... (more)

Town of Brookline Consolidates Information Infrastructure with EMC for Increased IT Efficiency

HOPKINTON, Mass., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that Brookline, a Massachusetts town of nearly 60,000 residents that borders Boston, has centralized its information storage and server infrastructure using EMC storage, software and services. The consolidated infrastructure is providing the Town with easier manageability and availability of its growing information assets. Kevin Stokes, Town of Brookline's Chief Information Officer, said, "Over the years, our IT environment grew with departments purchasing their own servers and applications and our network evolving to connect it all together. With tightening budgets, we realized this was an excellent opportunity to collapse the overall architecture and drive economies of scale to increase performance, scalab... (more)

Allianz of America, Inc. and Its Affiliates Purchase a License under the Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. Patents

Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. announced today that Allianz of America, Inc. (AZOA), has purchased a license under the patent portfolio held by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. and licensed through its affiliate, A2D, L.P. AZOA is a holding company that provides services to the insurance affiliates of the Allianz Group in North America. The nonexclusive license covers services as delivered by AZOA and its affiliates in the “Automated Securities Transactions” and “Financial Services Call Processing” Fields of Use, including customer service provided via automated systems and live agents. Other terms of the license were not disclosed. The patents held by Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, L.P. cover a wide range of interactive technology including automated forms of: customer service, prescription refill services, securities trading, merchandisin... (more)

DLDwomen13: Kenyan Juliana Rotich Receives Impact Award for Humanitarian Internet Project

MUNICH, July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- First presentation of the award for outstanding social commitment As a first, Juliana Rotich was honored with the Impact Award at the DLDwomen 2013 conference in Munich on Monday, 15 July 2013. Originally from Kenya, Rotich is the co-founder and managing director of Ushahidi.com, an Internet platform set up to help people in crisis regions to connect, warn each other of dangers and get aid organizations involved when incidences of violence and/or disasters occur. The Impact Award has been initiated to recognize women whose outstanding commitment makes changes in society happen.      (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130717/629164-a )      (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130717/629164-b )      (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130717/629164-c ) "We are proud to present this award to strong women who, u... (more)

Sierra Wireless beruft Thomas Sieber in das Board of Directors

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSX:SW) gab heute bekannt, dass Thomas Sieber in das Board of Directors des Unternehmens berufen wurde. Sieber ist der derzeitige Verwaltungsratsvorsitzende und ehemalige CEO von Orange Switzerland. Er bringt eine mehr als 20-jährige internationale Erfahrung in der Informatik- und Kommunikationstechnologiebranche (IKT) zu Sierra Wireless mit. Die Ernennung erfolgt mit Wirkung vom 1. Januar 2014. „Thomas Sieber ist eine erfolgreiche, erfahrene Führungspersönlichkeit der Technologiebranche mit nachweislichen Kompetenzen im Aufbau gesamteuropäischer Vertriebskanäle, ein Bereich von größtem Interesse für Sierra Wireless“, erklärte Jason Cohenour, President und CEO von Sierra Wireless. „Wir freuen uns sehr, Thomas Sieber in unserem Vorstand begrüßen zu dürfen, und wir freuen uns auf die Zusammenarbeit mit ihm beim weiteren Ausbau der Führu... (more)

Tomorrow: BMO Capital Markets to Host Technology & Digital Media Conference

NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- (Marketwired) -- 12/09/13 -- BMO Capital Markets, the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE: BMO)(TSX: BMO), will host its Technology & Digital Media Conference on December 10 - 11, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. The two-day conference will feature industry leaders who will weigh in on the potential for growth companies spanning the technology, media, internet, digital entertainment and telecom sectors. The conference will be hosted by the BMO Capital Markets Equity Research team. Keynote speakers will include Paul Jacobs, CEO and Chairman of Qualcomm, Erich Clementi, SVP of Global Technology Services for IBM and Brian Belski, Chief Investment Strategist, BMO Capital Markets. Key themes will include: -- Continued growth of mobile usage by consumers and enterprises and the impact on the hardware supp... (more)

Integration Technologies Group, Inc. Announces the Promotion of Burl Williams and Markus Darby

Integration Technologies Group, Inc. (ITG), an IT products and services company providing Best Practices consulting, IT managed services, accessibility, video-teleconferencing and enterprise solutions, has announced the promotion of Burl Williams and Markus Darby in the positions of President and Executive Vice-President and GM, respectively. Current ITG shareholders Michael P. Angelakis and Giovanni Canobbio, will remain as principals and Board of Directors members, joined by Williams, Darby and Ioanna Angelakis. These actions are part of a business and management continuity plan designed to ensure the uninterrupted growth and success the company has been enjoying for the past thirty years. “Our new management team brings energy, market knowledge and a wide array of management skills, needed in the challenging but opportune environment of our industry,” said Michae... (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)