Thursday 11 March 2010
In the early days when Internet came into being the cost of having a website was prohibitive and some of the companies chose to be only offline because of the higher cost.
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I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Surgient’s CTO, Dave Malcolm, to talk about virtualization and the cloud.
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I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Surgient’s CTO, Dave Malcolm, to talk about virtualization and the cloud. Surgient has been working with both technologies since 2001, long before most other companies out there, …
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Zeus Technology, a leading software-based application traffic management company, today announces its flagship web traffic management solution, Zeus Traffic Manager 6.0, is available on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). The solution gives companies access to extra computing power with the tools to deliver exceptional online services on a pay-as-you-go basis.The platform will make web development easier for companies and developers. Using a simple web service interface, users can monitor and control web traffic and automate maintenance to ensure online services are always fast and available even during high peaks in web traffic.
Zeus is packaged on Amazon EC2 as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI). An AMI is a template from which virtual machines can be created. Users create one or more ‘instances’ of this AMI, where each instance is a Virtual Appliance with Zeus software preinstalled. To use Zeus Traffic Manager 6.0, companies simply need to log on to the instance and configure it.
Martin Gill, Director, HomeMade Digital, a digital service provider for major UK charities says, “When organizations need to respond to emergencies quickly, we need to scale their IT infrastructure and handle extra web traffic seamlessly. We’ve recently rolled out the full functionality offered by Zeus Traffic Manager 6.0 in the Amazon Web Services Cloud, as we feel it’s the best solution available to help us do exactly what we need. By scaling fast when needs arise, reducing page response times and data transfer costs, we’re able to keep our client’s hardware costs to a minimum while still providing a very high quality of service.”“We are pleased that Zeus is leveraging AWS to extend to their customers the Cloud infrastructure that addresses the integration, security, and performance needs that businesses require,” said Terry Wise, Director of Business Development for Amazon Web Services. “Amazon EC2 provides an ideal environment to help meet the demands of services like Zeus Traffic Manager, while providing on demand pricing that is cost efficient.”Paul Brennan, CEO, Zeus Technology comments, “Many enterprises need sophisticated web traffic management, particularly at the planning or production stages of web service development. Offering our solution on the Amazon Web Services Cloud gives customers the ability to tap into extra power for very little cost even during these early stages of development. Our unique software architecture addresses this need, making it an ideal fit for any application, whether they are currently operating in Amazon on EC2 or designed for future migration to the Cloud.”
Zeus Traffic Manager 6.0 on Amazon EC2 is available on an hourly payment basis.
Adobe Systems announced that beta versions of Adobe AIR 2 and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 software are now available from Adobe Labs for Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems.Flash Player 10.1 is also available for x86-based netbooks, and expected to be available across a broad spectrum of smartphones and other Internet-connected devices in 2010
The rise of RIAs and cloud computing, and the increased diversity of Internet-connected devices are spawning the need for contextual applications that take advantage of specific functionality offered by operating systems and devices. The Flash Platform enables developers to create contextual applications for users across a number of devices while maintaining content and a user experience that is consistent yet unique to each device.Adobe AIR 2 builds on the success of AIR 1.0, which has been installed on more than 200 million desktop computers and adopted across industries by leading companies, such as Atlantic Records, DIRECTV, FedEx, The New York Times Company and salesforce.com. With AIR 2, developers can create more reliable and feature-rich applications in the desktop context, and they can easily add AIR 2 functionality to update current AIR 1.0 applications. New AIR 2 features include enhanced support for mass storage devices and native application processes, as well as peer-to-peer and UDP networking.Flash Player 10.1 is the first consistent browser runtime release of the Open Screen Project that will enable uncompromised Web browsing of expressive applications, content and high definition (HD) videos across the desktop and devices. Flash Player 10.1 takes advantage of new media delivery options using HTTP streaming coupled with content protection powered by Adobe Flash Access 2.0. Additionally, Flash Player 10.1 now leverages hardware decoding of H.264 video on Windows PCs, netbooks and mobile devices where available, to conserve battery life and deliver an exceptional video playback experience.Adobe AIR and Flash Player Deliver Web Applications in Multiple Contexts Using the Adobe Flash Platform, millions of designers and developers create rich Web content, videos and applications that deploy in the browser using Adobe Flash Player, and beyond the constraints of the browser with Adobe AIR. Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2 enable developers and designers to use the same code, assets, frameworks, tools and services to create the most expressive applications, content and video for the browser and the desktop today, as well as mobile platforms in the future.Multi-touch and “Gestures” Support on Touch Screens Adobe AIR 2 and Flash Player 10.1 also bring innovations and optimizations from mobile devices to the desktop. For example, designers and developers can now create entirely new types of applications that use multi-touch points and gestures on touch screen devices. Instead of using a mouse, users touch the screen to interact with content and applications.
Assessment Based on Review of Select Group of Key Companies in the B2B Service MarketPHOENIX– Independent analyst firm Forrester Research, Inc. positioned Axway as a Leader in the“The Forrester Wave™: B2B Service Providers,Forrester Research evaluated Axway’s strengths and weaknesses along with 11 other B2B service providers. “The Forrester Wave™: B2B Service Providers” report indicated: “Axway scored well due to the multiple delivery options that it supports and extensive managed service offerings.”Available as on-premise software and through hosted and managed services, Axway’s business-to-business solutions enable companies to manage delivery cycles, increase end-to-end visibility, protect sensitive data in motion, and manage large and diffuse trading partner communities. Axway’s comprehensive business-to-business integration (B2Bi) solutions include services for electronic data interchange (EDI) translation, secure B2B communications, managed file transfer (MFT), visibility and analytics, application integration, support for multi-enterprise collaboration interactions and community management.Community management poses a myriad of challenges, including security, efficiency, visibility and integration. Depending on an organization’s size, industry or strategy, the company can configure its B2B infrastructure in a variety of ways, including on-premise or hosted options.Axway’s B2B solutions feature trading partner and community management, internal and back-end integration, plus message tracking and secure support for standard messaging and business protocols. Moreover, Axway has developed a comprehensive set of tools and methods, as well as a dedicated center, to help customers with their community on-ramping. In addition, Axway’s partnerships with Atos Origin, HP and Wipro, as well as its own managed services and integration offerings, round out the company’s comprehensive B2B offering.Meeting the most stringent service level agreements (SLAs), both in terms of service availability and support availability, allows Axway’s B2B services to be more competitive in the market. Axway has developed flexible pricing policies that take into account the service level required by the customer.“We believe being positioned as a leader in ‘The Forrester Wave™: B2B Service Providers, report is representative of our dedication to innovation in the B2B infrastructure market,” said Dave Bennett, chief technology officer, Axway. “Our hybrid delivery model allows us to provide our customers with a strong set of business solutions to efficiently and securely conduct business interactions across their networks of trading partners.”To learn more about Axway’s B2B solutions, Axway is the Business Interaction Networks company — the only provider in the market today to manage, run, secure, and monitor all of your business interactions, including email, files, messaging, services, events, and processes. Serving over 11,000 organizations in more than 100 countries, Axway facilitates the multi-enterprise transactions, processes and integration that accelerate business by eliminating the barriers between vendors, customers, departments, partners and suppliers. Axway’s comprehensive offerings include business-to-business integration, managed file transfer, secure email, business activity monitoring, enterprise application integration, service-oriented architecture, business process management, track & trace and identity validation solutions. Axway provides professional and managed services, as well as cloud computing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Axway’s global presence spans 20 countries.
A comprehensive profile of 58 companies operating in the UK market” report to their offering.The UK Bailiffs market analysis This edition of the Plimsoll Analysis is the most comprehensive review yet of the UK Bailiffs industry. With the marketdue for a prolonged period of consolidation to weed out over capacity and weakened competitors, keeping up with development will be vitally important. Whether you are looking for companies to buy, thinking of selling or just keeping up with developments in the market, this special Plimsoll Industry Analysis will give you a new outlook on your market.
What you receive on each company This special edition of our report is designed to alert you to merger and acquisition activity in your market. We individually assess each of the 58 companies in their own 2 paged section of the report. You will receive the following on each company:
An individual valuation A full financial health assessment A breakdown of the board members and ownership structure
A 10 point takeover attractive rating A “future year” projecting what the company could be worth to a new owner
The Plimsoll Industry Analysis is unlike any other market study available anywhere in the UK and gives you unprecedented insight into the health, wealth and prospects of 58 companies in the UK Bailiffs industry.
Executive Summary Plenty of cash rich to rescue the needy 1 in 5 companies in the UK Bailiffs industry could change ownership as a result of the current economic climate, claims a new study by leading financial analysts Plimsoll. With a surprising number of cash rich competitors waiting in the wings the market could be set for a prolonged period of consolidation.David Pattison, author of the new Plimsoll Industry Analysis – Bailiffs, explains, I am sure any director worth his salt would agree that, in the current climate, there are simply too many companies chasing too little market. With many directors eyeing the exit doors and highly leveraged buyouts consigned to history for the time being it really is a buyers market out there for cash rich companiesPattison continues, In the Plimsoll Industry Analysis we have identified 12 companies that have a sizeable cash reserve sat on their balance sheets that, due to record low interest rates, is generating nothing. These companies are now in the position to buy up large chunks of market share at rock bottom prices and make that money work for them. They must be like kids in a sweet shop at the moment – all those distressed competitors available at a fraction of their true value.The UK Bailiffs market is still widely regarded as one of the UK’s most fragmented sectors. In our report we analysed the UK’s leading 58 companies are rated each on their acquisition attractiveness this will tell you which companies are set to be buying and which are exposed to takeover.
Key Topics Covered: The report is divided into two colour-coded sections for your ease of use, Sector Analysis and Individual Company Analysis. Sector Analysis: Sales growth, market share and profitability are all analysed over a 10 year period giving you the fulllest picture possible of the health of the market. Companies are ranked on these categories so you can see which companies are outshining the rest. Use the industry average tables to benchmark your own companys performance- how do you compare to the rest of the industry? Industry Analysis: Each company receives a full page of analysis, evaluating their financial performance over the last five years so you get a full picture of the long term prospects of each company. Each company page of analysis is also packed with the following information: Full business name and address, Names and ages of directors, contact details and website address, seven unique Plimsoll charts showing at a glance the performance of each company, averages for the industry are also shown indicating the bare minimum each c ompany should be looking to achieve, and five years of the latest accounts available, New! Written summary on each company highlighting their key stren
the global leader in business execution software, added its weight behind Europe’s first ever Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and cloud services business community, EuroCloud. Led by Pierre-Jose Billotte, President and Founder of the French ASP Forum, with a team of SaaS and cloud computing players from the UK, Denmark, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden, with discussions under way in ten other countries including Germany, Italy, Poland and the Ukraine, EuroCloud gathers together leading SaaS vendors, enablers, integrators and industry experts to share best practice, and facilitate expansion of their respective businesses across the continent. As one of the market’s leading cloud-computing vendors, SuccessFactors recently unveiled its Business Execution (BizX) Software suite, which enables companies to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. The Business Execution Software suite empowers the C-level and human resources professionals alike to tie the performance of their people directly to overall business goals and execute more effectively everyday. “With capital budgets under pressure, customers are demanding more cost effective alternatives to on-premise systems, fuelling the growth of cloud computing. As a company, we are at the forefront of that growth and innovation,” said Tom Fisher, Vice President Cloud Computing, SuccessFactors. “SuccessFactors is one of the leading vendors spearheading the cloud-computing adoption model with more than five million users globally as demand for cloud computing continues to mature and grow at the enterprise application level. The EuroCloud initiative is a fantastic opportunity to create a regional cloud services community, influence other existing communities on the financial and operational benefits of the cloud, and harness the huge potential market across Europe.” According to industry analysts IDC, worldwide IT spending on cloud services will grow almost threefold, reaching US$44.2 billion by 2013 (IDC eXchange, “IDC’s New IT Cloud Services Forecast:
SuccessFactors continues to win large scale deployments across EMEA in 2009, including previously-announced Siemens AG, the world’s largest enterprise cloud deployment with 420,000 users across 80 countries in 20 different languages, and Veolia Environmental Services, part of the Veolia Environment Group, in support of its enterprise cloud initiative, deployed to almost 3,000 executives and managers across five countries. Major European customers also include companies such as Kellogg, Orange, and Cadbury Schweppes.About SuccessFactors, Inc.SuccessFactors is the global leader in Business Execution Software. The SuccessFactors Business Execution Suite improves business alignment and people performance for companies of all sizes. More than 5 million users and 2,800 companies use SuccessFactors every day. For more information, visit:
