cloud computing

Novell has been at work on the cloud-security project, which makes use of open protocols such as SAML, for over a year.


The service is designed to help enterprises move workloads between public and private clouds.

Companies that empower their employees to use these tools have a leg up on those that lock down systems.

The computer maker has started selling a new design to large Internet service providers

Beware of what you see and hear about topics such as Facebook, cloud, and Apple, according to infosec veteran Jimmy Blake

In general, the Asia/Pacific public sector is still apprehensive about the adoption of cloud computing especially in agencies that handle sensitive information, says IDC.

Springboard revealed that 45% of organizations in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan (APEJ) are either currently using or planning Cloud initiatives, up from 22% in 2009.

The company recently introduced its cloud service with a unique payment scheme which lets users choose the subscription model they wish to pay for.


Red Hat has submitted its cloud platform, Deltacloud, to the DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) as a potential standard for cloud interoperability.

Some of America's Fortune 50 companies are now starting to migrate email and other productivity apps to the cloud.