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Verizon Acquires Managed Infrastructure and Cloud Provider TerreMark Worldwide
Verizon has made no secret of its intentions to rely on cloud delivery to boost revenue tied to technology solutions. Yesterday, the telecommunications giant tendered a sweet $1.4 billion offer to Terremark Worldwide, a managed IT infrastructure and cloud service provider, with the aim to strengthen and "accelerate" its current cloud strategy. The deal, which…
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Okta Unveils Identity and Access Management Service
On-demand identity and access management service provider Okta announced the debut of a service designed to help businesses accelerate the adoption of their cloud and Web-based applications. Built on an extensible on-demand, multitenant cloud services platform, the service provides end users with single sign-on for all of their Web apps. The company’s application network includes…
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Amazon Gets Into Bulk E-Mail Cloud Service Market
Amazon Web Services Jan. 25 launched a bulk e-mail service for businesses and developers, providing a messaging option for the cloud computing provider’s arsenal of Web-based services. AWS intends Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES) as an alternative to the thorny work of building a custom messaging platform or licensing an e-mail service from a…
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Level Platforms, ConnectWise Launch Upgrades for MSPs
Managed services providers have two new tools in their arsenals from industry heavy-hitters LPI Level Platforms and ConnectWise. Level Platforms released its Managed Workplace 2011 integrated remote monitoring, management and automation software platform for IT service providers in the managed services business on Tuesday. And ConnectWise, a business management solution for IT service providers, VARs…
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SolarWinds Launches Application Performance Monitor, Acquires Hyper9
IT management software specialist SolarWinds announced the launch of Application Performance Monitor (APM) and the acquisition of Hyper9, a privately held virtualization management software provider. The SolarWinds product family now covers additional aspects of business-critical applications and IT infrastructure — network, storage and systems — with integrated visibility into both virtual and physical environments. The…