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Former Microsoft Open Source Maven Talks Up Cloud
For three years, Sam Ramji was Microsoft’s point man on open source and Linux as its senior director of open source strategy, which didn’t make him the most popular guy in town in the world of community-built software. Ramji, however, is less likely to be such a lightning rod in his new job leading product…
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The No. 1 App Coming to the Cloud? Your PC
What’s the killer app for the cloud these days? If you ask one of the biggest data sourcing companies, TPI, which acts as matchmaker between outsourcers and outsourcing service providers, companies looking to cloud computing want to move something very basic out there – their PCs. “Companies are buying access to terminals for a lot…
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Consulting Key to Cloud Computing
We all know that if Gartner says it is a big deal, it must be so. Seriously though, the ubiquitous analyst firm is spot-on in citing cloud computing as the No. 1 technology area that should drive strategic investment next year. Gartner defines strategic technologies as those with potential for significant business impact over next…
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Microsoft Calls for Trade Rules Governing Software Services
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries need to forge new trade rules governing the movement of electronic data across borders as the world becomes increasingly connected, a Microsoft official said on Wednesday. As more and more software services are provided over the Internet, "people will be calling on computers located around the world," said…
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Oracle’s Ellison Talks Up Sun Acquisition
By Jim Finkle SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp CEO Larry Ellison talked up his company’s prospects after a planned purchase of Sun Microsystems Inc, saying he hopes the deal will help more than double revenue within five years. Ellison, who co-founded the company 32 years ago and built it into the world’s No. 2…