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Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

Collateral damage in the cloud

December 12, 2010

Today we expect that a power outage from our utility company is a possibility. The future of cloud computing may be that we will have application brownouts and blackouts. Wikileaks has shown us that some companies became collateral damage by being associated with Wikileaks. As IT professionals, we need to be aware of these risks and manage them accordingly.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

The AkbasPost: Nuance Communications rumored to be buyout target for Apple

November 24, 2010

Analysis of:The AkbasPost: Nuance Communications rumoured to be buyout target for Apple | bit.ly

Nuance Communications the Massachusetts-based speech, imaging and keypad solutions company is rumored to be a buyout target for California-based Apple.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

EMC to Buy Isilon Systems for $2.25 Billion

November 16, 2010

Analysis of:EMC to Buy Isilon Systems for $2.25 Billion | akbaspost.blogspot.com

EMC is paying $2.25 billion for Isilon Systems, a Seattle company that provides network storage.

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

Virus attacks moving to cell phones?

November 7, 2010

Analysis of:Social Web Email CloseDigg Slashdot Fark Stumble Reddit | www.networkworld.com

there are millions of cell phones. Most cell phones have critical contact information. The new cell smart phones may contain much private information such as website passwords, other contacts, and potentially credit card information as phones begin to be used as purchase devices.

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

Desktop Virtualization is coming sooner than we realize

October 31, 2010

More and more devices are in the hands of users. And keeping data Sync'd is getting more and more complex. Desktop virtualization could be a solution to keep us all organized.

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

What can IT learn from cloud vendors

October 10, 2010

1. Cloud vendors sell direct to the business.2. IT needs to learn how to pro-actively lead the business so they are involved in business decisions3. IT staffs need to become advisors

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

Microsoft needs new features on Windows 7 mobile to differentiate it

September 25, 2010

Analysis of:Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Will Not Support Tethering | www.eweek.com

The announcement that Microsoft will not be supporting tethering in its next release puts it behind both Apple and Google in feature capability. This is a significant setback for Microsoft. Microsoft needs to lead the industry in features to make any headway against the market leaders Apple and Google.

Michael SchiffFounder and Principal AnalystMAS Strategies

The Industry Impact of IBM's Pending Netezza Acquisition

September 23, 2010

Analysis of:IBM to Acquire Netezza | www-03.ibm.com

o Netezza is a logical acquisition target for IBM.o Netezza's appliances utilize IBM hardware components and Netezza has partnerships with IBM for several of its software products. o Many of Netezza's strong business intelligence and data integration partners also compete with IBM. Some of these partnerships may be at risk.o With IBM's resources and backing, other data warehouse appliance vendors will now find Netezza an even stronger competitor.

Hakan AkbasPresident & FounderGlobal Dealings, LLC

IBM to buy Netezza for $1.7B in cash. Is a counterbid from HP in the cards?

September 21, 2010

Analysis of:IBM to buy Netezza for $1.7B in cash. Is a counterbid from HP in the cards? | online.wsj.com

IBM on Monday announced an agreement to buy Netezza for $1.7 billion in cash, in a deal which adds to recent deal-making momentum in business software and services. We expect HP to counterbid to continue building out its data warehousing capabilities to compete head-on with Oracle. 

Cliff BellChief Information OfficerINFOGAIN CORPORATION

When will the IT cloud be as good as Amazon?

September 11, 2010

Analysis of:Microsoft issues service credits after cloud outage | www.networkworld.com

Amazon loses money if there site is down.  So does eBay.  But it is not clear that Microsoft and Google lose significant money if their cloud is down.  How could IT applications running in the cloud be less crucial than the large e-commerce sites?

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