VMware, SAP collaborate on solutions

VMware and SAP AG have announced a new model to deliver SAP Core Solutions and SAP HANA in the newly announced VMware vCloud Hybrid Service.  The joint offering is designed to allow customers to consume SAP solutions on VMwarevCloud Hybrid Service in a true OpEx model...

F5 announces BIG-IP AAM

F5 Networks has announced F5 BIG-IP Application Acceleration Manager (AAM), a unified solution that brings advanced application acceleration and traffic management technologies together on one integrated platform. In addition, to help enterprises easily assess the...

Genesys to acquire SoundBite

Genesys, a leading provider of customer engagement and contact centre solutions, has announced it signed a definitive agreement to acquire SoundBite Communications for a price of $5.00 per share. SoundBite delivers cloud-based proactive collections, payments, and...

Cloud will drive ICT growth to 2015

The 3rd Platform, with cloud at its core, will serve as the primary growth driver of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry over the next decade, responsible for 75% of new growth as worldwide ICT spending moves from $3,7-trillion in 2013 to more...
IBM takes Cobol to the cloud

IBM takes Cobol to the cloud

IBM has announced software to help organisations extend business applications running on System z mainframes to Web, cloud and mobile environments.  The software’s performance improvements will enable companies to significantly reduce operating costs while...