Wyse PocketCloud Available for Cisco Cius Tablet A customized version of Wyse PocketCloud mobile cloud software for Cisco Cius is now available. Wyse Technology, a global specialist in cloud client computing, notes that Wyse PocketCloud will be immediately available for the Android-based Cisco Cius tablet. The Cisco Cius is created for the enterprise that combines voice, video, collaboration, and virtualization capabilities in a single portable device. Potential customers can get the customized version from the newly released Cisco AppHQ store. Wyse claims its PocketCloud software can expand remote access to the files, applications, and media stored on a user’s laptop
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Toshiba Introduces Cloud-Based Backup Capabilities Toshiba’s Digital Products Division (DPD) has introduced its Canvio 3.0 portable hard disk drive (HDD) line featuring cloud-based backup capabilities and storage capacities of 500 gigabytes (GB), 750GB or one terabyte (TB). Equipped with pre-loaded backup software, the new Canvio 3.0 line comes with simple plug-and-play operation and is compatible with personal computers and other devices equipped with USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 ports. Toshiba has designed this line to address the requirements of those who use the cloud for digital storage. Because the Canvio 3.0 drives are pre-loaded with Windows-based NTI BackupNow EZ software,
Ruckus Wireless Expands Hotspots for “The Cloud” Ruckus Wireless will support the large-scale upgrade and expansion of nationwide Wi-Fi service from The Cloud. Recently acquired by BSkyB, the UK’s largest public access Wi-Fi provider has chosen Ruckus to supply advanced indoor wireless products and technology to this end. The Cloud offers Wi-Fi coverage across 12 European countries in over 8,500 locations. It aims to significantly increase its Wi-Fi hotspot presence in the UK, and is thus retrofitting a large number of hotspot locations with ZoneFlex dual-band 802.11n access points throughout the region. This strategic move has apparently come at the
Corent Attains IBM’s Cloud Specialty Designation Corent Technology has become the first cloud specialty technology provider partner to meet the rigorous certification criteria for the IBM Cloud Specialty designation. A specialist in SaaS enablement software, Corent Technology, provides a proven and disruptive alternative to the expensive virtualization strategies often used for SaaS deployment. Corent notes that Qualified Cloud Specialty Partners provide IBM Business Partners and enterprise clients with enabling technologies to help them use the cloud more effectively. “Corent Technology, one of our best IBM cloud partners, has a solution to quickly transform single-tenant software applications into multi-tenant SaaS solutions
AboveNet Enables Access to AWS Cloud Platform AboveNet has become an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect Solution Provider to help provide high performance access to the AWS cloud platform. AboveNet, a provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, has signed an agreement with AWS to this end. The company notes that companies of all sizes can leverage AWS Direct Connect to benefit from a web services platform in the cloud. Customers can use compute power, storage, and enjoy other services-gaining access to a suite of elastic IT infrastructure services to keep up with business demand. Following this agreement, AWS customers
Cloud Computing to Slice Data Center Energy Consumption by 2020 Cloud computing is set to reduce data center energy consumption of 31% from 2010 to 2020, according to a recent report from Pike Research. Pike Research is a market research and consulting firm that provides in-depth analysis of global clean technology markets. Its newly released report “Cloud Computing Energy Efficiency“, provides an in-depth analysis of the energy efficiency benefits of cloud computing, including an assessment of the software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS) markets. The report indicates that companies have
Latisys Scales Cloud Services with F5 Networks F5 VIPRION Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) will serve as the foundation of private cloud and managed hosting solutions for IT outsourcing provider Latisys. F5 Networks, the global specialist in Application Delivery Networking, will help Latisys to enhance its high-availability enterprise-grade managed services offering through this alliance. Customers can leverage Latisys cloud services to significantly expand their IT infrastructures in order to address sudden increases in demand for computing resources while benefiting from a highly secure, fully redundant platform. “Serving both enterprises and carriers, we need to ensure that our private cloud resources scale
