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Microsoft targets NetSuite users with new deal

Microsoft is offering financial enticements to customers of on-demand ERP (enterprise resource planning) vendor NetSuite to switch over to Microsoft's Dynamics family of business applications.

CA buys Nimsoft for $350m

CA inks a deal to acquire for $350 million Nimsoft, an IT service management player with customers in the managed service provider market.

Google unveils Apps software store

Google unveils Apps software store

Google has launched Google Apps Marketplace, a site designed to provide a venue for third-party applications for Google users.

Capgemini offers cloud services under new business unit

The technical services group of Capgemini has traditionally helped companies with system integration, but cloud computing is changing that.

UK cloud forum builds awareness

A quarter of British businesses don't understand what is meant by cloud computing

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Microsoft spends more than 9 billion on research

Microsoft plans to spend $9.5 billion on research and development this year, which a senior executive said is more than any competitor.

Steve Ballmer backs cloud computing

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at University of Washington about cloud computing, the company's strategy and why it's not just for techies.

European IT managers have cloud aversion

Barely one in five of European IT managers think that cloud computing represents a game-changing change in methodology for enterprises, roughly the same proportion that believes that cloud computing is a fad.

Cryptome back online after Microsoft drops 'spy' complaint

A Microsoft takedown notice briefly shuts down a secret-sharing Web site called Cryptome.org, but Microsoft cancels complaint, site restored.

Google antitrust probe will benefit Microsoft, Yahoo: Analysts

Analysts say that the European Commission's antitrust probe of Google could prove time-consuming and costly, which could benefit rivals like Microsoft and Yahoo.

CA acquisition takes it further into the cloud

CA has acquired another cloud computing company snapping up 3Tera for an undisclosed fee

KLM airline picks Google Apps for crew

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has signed a contract to use Google Apps Premier Edition for crew members.

Amazon gears up to take on Windows Azure

Amazon Web Services has added a new "high memory extra-large" instance option for its AWS' Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) service, which provides scalable computing infrastructure over the Internet.

Double-Take offers disaster recovery in the cloud

Double-Take is offering its disaster recovery and backup software as a public cloud service.

Amazon bags Microsoft security chief

The Microsoft executive who managed the company's Trustworthy Computing security program has left for a new role at Amazon.

SGI brings supercomputing to the masses

SGI is extending the reach of supercomputing power. The company is rolling out what it claims is the first hosted supercomputing service on the market.

Microsoft pushes out ASP. Net web apps tool

Second release candidate offered for ASP.Net MVC 2

Microsoft offers US scientists free cloud computing

Researchers selected by the US National Science Foundation will have free access to Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud computing platform.

Salesforce.com boosts business process tools

Salesforce.com is broadening the range of its Force.com cloud development platform with a new visual tool set for designing business processes.

Google will open app store for business software

Google plans to open an app store for business software, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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