Thursday 29 July 2010
SensorLogic announces that John McNulty has been appointed Chief Technology Officer and Vice President for Product Development. McNulty brings more than twenty years experience in creating innovative products for the Web, mobile network operators and end users of highly personalized mobile applications. McNulty’s appointment comes as SensorLogic launches the latest version of Cirrus, its Cloud Computing platform for the rapid creation and deployment of asset tracking and monitoring applications.
“SensorLogic has a rich tradition of innovation and John’s appointment assures that the company is positioned to become a true leader in Cloud Computing platform technology,” said SensorLogic CEO Michael Campbell. “A key to our success will be leading the market which is already evolving at a rapid pace. John’s deep domain expertise and commitment to agile development is a win for our partners and customers.”
SensorLogic’s Cirrus Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering is designed for solution partners and enterprise customers to develop, deploy and manage hosted asset http:www.sensorlogic.com [tracking and monitoring applications. These applications can monitor the location and condition of many thousands of assets virtually anywhere in the world and on any wired or wireless network.
“SensorLogic is well-positioned to give the asset tracking and monitoring market just what it needs — carrier-grade scalability and reliability hand-in-hand with the innovation and agility that a rapidly evolving and growing market demands,” said John McNulty. “I am excited to join Michael and his team in bringing a new level of scalability and agility to the market in the Cirrus platform.”
The SensorLogic platform is used in a wide variety of commercial and consumer markets and in North America and Europe. With information about the location and condition of critical assets, businesses are empowered to manage their resources and processes in new and more meaningful ways.
Prior to joining SensorLogic, McNulty co-founded and served as CTO of PocketThis, a company providing both US and European mobile network operators with location-aware, personalized mobile data services on a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform.
Before PocketThis, McNulty served as a Research Scientist and Director of Development at Firefly Networks, Inc. Firefly was a pioneer in the use of personalization and recommendation technologies on the web. McNulty was responsible for the design and development of the recommendation algorithms and products. Firefly was acquired by Microsoft where McNulty helped launch the Firefly Passport product as the Microsoft Passport with over 100 million users worldwide.
McNulty’s background is in artifical intelligence and the design and development of computationally intensive software in a wide range of applications. McNulty is co-author of four US patents, has a Masters in Artificial Intelligence/Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
About SensorLogic
Established in 2002, SensorLogic is a private, venture-backed company that pioneered the Platform as a Service (PaaS) business model for asset tracking and monitoring. The company’s solution partners and enterprise customers use the SensorLogic platform to develop, deploy and manage hosted tracking and monitoring applications. The platform allows companies to free themselves of significant IT investments, ongoing software development and maintenance and concerns about network complexity.
IBM has
announced the availability of the industry’s first public desktop cloud
service.
Cloud computing can give end-users easy access to the critical information
they need remotely, from various devices, virtually anywhere. IBM helps
organizations benefit from this model with desktop services that are designed
to enable end-users with network-attached PCs and certain other devices the
ability to access applications and data through a centrally managed computing
environment.
“Today more than ever, enterprises need an affordable, reliable and efficient
way to deploy and manage desktop infrastructures,” says Jan Jackman, Vice
President, End User Services, IBM Global Technology Services. “The public
desktop cloud service is designed to help bring cost savings, flexibility,
scalability and security to clients like never before.”
The new IBM Smart Business Desktop on the IBM Cloud subscription service helps
clients virtualize desktop computing resources, and provide a logical, rather
than a physical, method of access to data, computing power, storage capacity
and other resources. This service requires no up front capital or one time
expense and is designed to provide enhanced levels of security, resiliency,
reliability, and quality for virtual desktops. The service offers flexible
delivery models, including three standard cloud-based offerings, dedicated
infrastructure, and customer premise solutions, while helping to streamline
data backup and recovery, and reduce unauthorized access.
Through key technology and business partnerships with Citrix, Desktone, VMware
and Wyse, along with IBM tools for customer assessment and strategic planning,
IBM is helping clients address PC replacement dilemmas, deliver resilience and
reliability for critical information, and resolve Internet access parity
problems, all at competitive subscription service pricing.
“We’re thrilled that IBM recognizes Desktone’s pioneering work in desktops as
a service(R) (DaaS(R)), from both technical and market development
perspectives, and has selected us to provide foundational technology for its
innovative service,” says Harry Ruda, CEO, Desktone. “Desktone’s solution is
the first and only virtual desktop hosting platform designed specifically for
the cloud era, providing unique capabilities such as multi-tenancy and
seamless multi-data center support, key elements to designing and building a
scalable, cost-effective global desktop cloud offering.”
Supported by government funding, the Hispanic Information and
Telecommunications Network is partnering with IBM on a grass roots project
called CBO Connect to provide desktop computing to over 200 sites nationwide.
The CBO Connect is a coalition of community based organizations consisting of
non-profits, schools and libraries where visitors have access to 21st century
classrooms that offer desktop cloud computing, interactive video conferencing
for distance learning, video distribution system with digital signage, and
other classroom and administrative services.
“We recognize the interdependency between access to online services, economic
development and the quality of life,” said Jose Rodriguez, CEO of the Hispanic
Information Telecommunications Network. “By working with IBM, we can build
classrooms to serve as technology learning centers for underserved broadband
communities and ultimately provide a low cost entry point for residential
subscribers by using cloud computing services.”
IBM plans to make the IBM Smart Business Desktop on the IBM Cloud service
available in North America and Europe starting October 2009.
About IBM
For more information, visit www.ibm.com/services.
For more information about IBM Smart Business Desktop on the IBM Cloud, visit
http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/index.wss/offering/bcrs/a1026737.
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Red Hat Targets Cloud Computing
Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today delivered on its JBoss Open Choice strategy and announced availability of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.0. This core middleware product represents next generation Java application platforms and will be integral to Red Hat’s cloud foundation.
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.0 supports developer choice and aims to provide a consistent foundation to support the wide variety of Java programming and component models, including Plain Old Java Objects, Java EE, Spring Framework, OSGi, Google Web Toolkit and a variety of Rich Internet Application frameworks and dynamic languages. Additionally, the platform spans the growing number of operating models, from traditional on-premise lightweight Java applications, to newer internal and external cloud-based deployments. Customers are expected to benefit from easier application development and deployment, developer choice in programming models, protection against programming model changes and an easier transition to newer application deployment models.
“JBoss Enterprise Middleware allows us to be extremely flexible with our architecture. We can deploy on a range of options to suit our needs which is unlike any other IT vendor we have considered,” said Tim Dion, CIO, Sensei Inc., a developer of innovative mobile and Web-based solutions that motivate and empower consumers to take charge of their well-being(www.sensei.com). “With the addition of cloud enabled platforms Red Hat is anticipating our technology needs for the future which will help us make a seamless transition into cloud computing environments. Healthcare innovation, and the role mobile technology is playing in particular, is transforming individuals and organizations. Cloud computing environments like JBoss help bring these innovations to the masses.”
Recent IDC research predicts spending on IT cloud services to grow almost threefold, reaching $42 billion by 2012 and capturing 25% of IT spending growth in 2012 and nearly a third of growth the following year*. Further IDC indicates that successful suppliers will need to address both the biggest challenges of cloud services, and the biggest traditional IT user issues.**
“Not only have we delivered on our JBoss Open Choice strategy by releasing JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.0, but we are contributing to the future of Java application platforms from traditional to cloud-based environments,” said Craig Muzilla, vice president, middleware, Red Hat. “Ultimately, we aim to give customers the flexibility to choose the right programming and deployment models to stay ahead of their competition.”
Red Hat’s middleware portfolio is designed to help customers take advantage of cloud computing. As a core component of Red Hat’s cloud computing foundation, customers should be able to combine JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and Red Hat Enterprise Linux with integrated virtualization technologies that provide customers with a fully virtualized, standards-based enterprise open source cloud computing service platform, supporting both on-premise and off-premise cloud deployments.
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is the first commercially available Java EE application server available in Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). This new release is expected to also be made available on Amazon EC2, as well as other environments that achieve Red Hat’s Premier Cloud Provider Certification.
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.0 is designed to leverage a second generation service-based Microcontainer architecture to provide a consistent and modular series of enterprise deployment features for clustering, caching, transactions, web services, security and more, regardless of the selected programming model or deployment style. This unique JBoss Microcontainer architecture makes it possible for JBoss solutions to support many different programming models. It also makes it possible to separate enterprise services to be more configurable, which enables easier development and deployment. The new release also features an advanced administrative console that makes configuring traditional and cloud-based application grids simpler and easier.
Features of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.0 include:
– Second-generation service-based architecture: The core JBoss Microcontainer provides improved class-loading, performance, life-cycle management and flexibility across a wide variety of programming and component models including; Java EE, POJOs, OSGi, Spring Framework and more in both traditional on-premise and cloud operating environments. The Microcontainer also provides the ability to separate enterprise services from the core runtime engine, making it more configurable.
– Improved management and configuration: An embedded version of the JBoss Operations Network administrative console provides a comprehensive interface to manage and configure applications, control application server operations and provide insight into performance metrics for both on and off premise applications.
– Java EE Support: JBoss Enterprise Application Platform supports the full Java EE 5 standard, as well as providing support for several upcoming Java EE 6 standards, including the Java EE Web Profile concept.
– Major component upgrades: Upgrades include enterprise versions of the JBoss Application Server, Hibernate, Seam, JBoss Cache and JBoss Web Services that provide performance enhancements for scalability, high availability and intelligent load balancing across a variety of deployment environments. The new release also features support for distributed transactions and comprehensive web services stack support.
Operational management is available in the latest JBoss Operations Network (ON) release, JBoss ON 2.3. This release provides comprehensive management support including configuring application clusters in traditional and cloud-based deployments as well as availability and performance management across a variety of operating environments.
Developer tooling is available with JBoss Developer Studio, an Eclipse-based integrated development environment that provides a comprehensive set of tools developers need to quickly build rich, highly interactive applications and services using technologies like Seam, Java EE, Spring, Hibernate, AJAX, RichFaces and more.
JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5.0 is available today to select customers through the first customer ship (FCS) program. Learn more about the new JBoss platform during the live JBoss World keynote, or recorded versions available at www.jbossworld.com.
*IDC Press Release, IDC Finds Cloud Computing Entering Period of Accelerating Adoption and Poised to Capture IT Spending Growth Over the Next Five Years, Doc #prUS21480708, 20 Oct 2008
**IDC eXchange, IT Cloud Services User Survey, pt.3: What Users Want From Cloud Services Providers, Doc #213, 3 Oct 2008.
About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, the world’s leading open source solutions provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with over 65 offices spanning the globe. CIOs ranked Red Hat as one of the top vendors delivering value in Enterprise Software for five consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value survey. Red Hat provides high-quality, affordable technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with applications, management and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions, including JBoss Enterprise Middleware. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com.
OpSource, the leader in Cloud operations
ATEL Ventures, a provider of secured financing to emerging growth companies, today announced that it has provided a $4 million capital equipment financing for OpSource, the leader in Cloud operations, to help the company grow its existing business and develop new markets, including the enterprise Cloud space.
“OpSource is a respected company in Silicon Valley and beyond, noted for its exceptional solutions for and leadership position in the Software-as-a-Service arena,” said Steven Rea, Executive Vice President, ATEL Ventures. “We’re thrilled to provide OpSource with financing to help them manage and capitalize on their next stage of growth into the lucrative Cloud marketplace.”
OpSource delivers a comprehensive, award-winning Cloud operations solution known as OpSource On-Demand™ which enables Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Web companies to deliver their applications and services quickly and securely over the Web to consumers and businesses alike. Going far beyond full-featured managed hosting, OpSource On-Demand includes the application management, compliance, and business services that are necessary for on-demand business success.
“The SaaS marketplace has continued to thrive, even in this downturn, and we are pleased to play a key role in our industry’s success,” said Bryant Tolles, Vice President, Finance, OpSource. “This strategic funding from ATEL Ventures will help us continue our momentum in our established space while we bring new innovations to Cloud computing.”
About OpSource
OpSource™ delivers Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Web applications for on-demand companies, with hundreds of applications, millions of users and billions of transactions supported daily. OpSource On-Demand™, the leading Web operations solution, is defining how Web-based software is delivered. For more information about OpSource, visit www.opsource.net.
About ATEL Ventures
ATEL Capital Group formed ATEL Ventures, Inc. to provide working capital and equipment financing term loans to emerging growth companies in information technology, life sciences, specialty retail and alternative energy. Since its founding in 1977, San Francisco-based ATEL Capital Group has become the largest private and closely held independent leasing company in the United States, with approximately $2 billion in asset-secured transactions under management. For more information contact Steven Rea 415-616-3436, srea@atel.com or visit the website at www.atel.com/venture.
Rackspace Private Cloud
Rackspace has announced its new Private Cloud offering through VMware virtualisation platform
Rackspace recognises the demand from enterprises for a more flexible and scalable hosting solution. Although multi-tenant cloud solutions are very flexible and cost-effective, they are not always right for every segment. The Rackspace Private Cloud’s single-tenant architecture offers increased control and security, while still maintaining the scalability, flexibility and resource optimisation that make shared cloud offerings so compelling.
“Rackspace provides an excellent option for customers to take advantage of the cloud,” said Dan Chu, vice president, emerging products and markets, VMware. “Enterprises who purchase the Rackspace Private Cloud can count on the powerful combination of VMware’s industry-leading virtualisation platform and Rackspace’s reliable hosting environment and infrastructure.”
Rackspace Private Cloud is an evolution of its popular dedicated virtual server (DVS) offering within the managed hosting business unit. In the last year, revenue from virtualisation solutions has grown substantially, driven mainly by the increased flexibility, improved asset utilisation and lower capital and operating costs that VMware’s virtualisation provides.
“Rackspace is implementing a true hybrid hosting vision that allows customers to create a blend of the right hosting solutions - from a dedicated server, to multi-tenant cloud to specialised application hosting such as hosted exchange - each backed by our industry leading support. The Rackspace Private Cloud is one piece of the entire hybrid vision”, said John Engates, Rackspace CTO. “Computing is changing at a rapid pace, and customers require that we stay ahead of the curve to continue providing best-in-class offers. We view the Rackspace Private Cloud as having a large impact for our enterprise customers who need the flexibility, scalability, and reliability provided by VMware’s virtualisation, paired with the control and security of a dedicated environment. It is the best of both worlds for those enterprises looking to explore the benefits of external cloud solutions, without as much risk.”
About Rackspace Hosting:
As the world’s leader and specialist in hosting, Rackspace Hosting is changing the way businesses worldwide buy IT. Rackspace delivers computing-as-a-service, integrating the industry’s best technologies into a flexible service offering, making computing more reliable and affordable.
A trusted partner to companies of all sizes, Rackspace enables IT departments to be more effective. Rackspace is distinguished by its award-winning Fanatical Support, furthering the company’s mission to be one of the world’s greatest service companies. Rackspace featured in the top 30 of both the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For list and the Financial Times Great Place to Work Awards, 2008.
Rackspace’s portfolio of hosted services includes managed exchange, managed hosting, hybrid hosting and cloud hosting.
Website: http://www.rackspace.co.uk/
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CLOUD user ‘09
CLOUD user ‘09
An End-User Driven Conversation for Leaders Looking to Leverage the Knowledge of the Cloud’s Early Adopters
August 27-28, 2009 | San Diego, CA
Conference Focus:
Cloud Computing can be a great equalizer, putting powerful competing tools that were once available to only large institutions in the hands of individuals and small businesses. It can promote competition, accelerate innovation, enhance productivity, deliver cost savings, strengthen data security, and maybe even help the environment.
With all of these benefits in cloud computing’s arsenal, it is no wonder that, as recently reported, over sixty-five percent of North American enterprises are looking to migrate to a more cloud intensive IT model. This anticipated shift in the way companies obtain software and computing capacity by tapping into web-based applications does carry with it some substantial concerns that must be addressed by every executive formulating their value proposition for a migration to a cloud intensive information technology business model.
This first time discussion will bring together end-users, developers, and cloud providers to address their common concerns in a shared language, beginning a discussion that will allow participants to gain the knowledge and perspective necessary to build not only successful cloud architectures but the value propositions and ease of use mentality that will ensure success as their organizations migrate to the cloud.
First Class Speaker Line-up: End-User Case Studies & Panel Discussions presented by an unrivaled speaker line-up including:
• Keynote Speaker Prentice Dees, Senior Vice President, Information Technology, Bank of America
• Alan Boehme, SVP & Head of IT Strategy & Enterprise Architecture, ING US Financial Services, ING
• Raymond Zhang, Chief Network Architect/Director Advance Technology, BT Group
• Vishal Khera, Chief Architect, Federal Reserve Information Technology, Federal Reserve
• Surendra Reddy, Vice President, Cloud Computing, Yahoo! Inc.
Focused End-User Sessions: With over 65% of North American enterprises looking to migrate to more cloud intensive IT business models learn more about what CLOUD Computing can do for your business, and how it is being integrated by following themes such as:
• Creating a culture that embraces the potential of the CLOUD
• Expressing the value proposition of CLOUD computing
• Deploying secure architecture for the CLOUD enterprise and Embedding governmental mandates, standards and privacy provisions into the CLOUD architecture
For a full program, pricing and registration information please contact:
Warren Wm. Gollop
T: 246 417 5328
E: conferences@marcusevansbb.com
W: www.marcusevansbb.com/CloudUser09
Previous Event Delegate Testimonials:
“Great conference. I generated a dozen ideas to evaluate for my organization – terrific networking opportunity as well.” – JG Wentworth
“New insights on traditional communication challenges mixed with clever case studies and best practice for new communication frontier.” – Hewlett-Packard
“Inspiring, accomplished speakers; engaging presentations with real world examples and principles that could be applied to any business…Worth the trip!” – Bliss World
“I am happy I was a part of this event. I learned a great deal and was exposed to a variety of perspectives. Definite growing experience.” – Motorola
According to the firm, its researcher Craig Gentry has developed a new system which allows the “deep and unlimited analysis” of data that has been encrypted without sacrificing confidentiality. The method is known as homomorphic encryption. Recently, Daryl Plummer, managing vice-president of Gartner, advised IT managers to ensure that they know a cloud computing programme will deliver the expected outcomes before approving a scheme. The new system should allow firms to make more informed decisions based on detailed analysis without compromising privacy, he added.
Recently, Daryl Plummer, managing vice-president of Gartner, advised IT managers to ensure that they know a cloud computing programme will deliver the expected outcomes before approving a scheme. Charles Lickel, vice-president of IBM Software Research, said: “Fully homomorphic encryption is a bit like enabling a layperson to perform flawless neurosurgery while blindfolded, without later remembering the episode.”
