Thursday September 9, 2010

PiCloud Launches Serverless Computing Platform To The Public

Startup PiCloud is launching its platform to the public that allows for batch processing, high performance computing and scientific computing applications. PiCloud, which was incubated at Lightspeed Ventures, claims to “obviates servers,” and enables developers, scientists and engineers to set up applications on the cloud easily.
The PiCloud platform aims to simplify cloud computing through [...]

Skydera Launches Cloud Management Platform (100 Invites)

As more enterprises and SMBs flock to the cloud, the need for cost-effective management platforms has increased. Cloud management startup Skydera is launching today as a centralized platform to manage multiple cloud environments. Incubated in the Founder Institute, Skydera is a platform to manage servers, deploy applications, control user access, track usage and centralize billing. [...]

AWS Launches Cluster Compute EC2 Instances For High Performance Applications

Amazon Web Services has announced the availability of Cluster Compute Instances for Amazon EC2, which is a new instance type specifically designed for high-performance computing (HPC) applications and other demanding applications.
The new offering is designing for EC2 clients that have complex computation workloads with large amounts of data, such as financial services. The benefit [...]

3Crowd Launches Cloud Management Platform CrowdDirector To The Public

3Crowd, a startup that provides management tools for cloud-based services, is announcing the public availability of its platform, CrowdDirector.
Founded by BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, 3Crowd’s management tools give enterprises greater controls over content delivery and other cloud services, enabling them to use multiple services at once.
CrowdDirector serves as a content load balancer on [...]

Cloudera Launches Paid Version Of Enterprise Data Management Software

Cloudera, which is backed by an impressive list of investors and advisors and run by a team of experienced technology veterans, commercially distributes and services Hadoop. The startup is announcing its first paid software today: Cloudera Enterprise. Cloudera Enterprise is next generation data management software to help companies leverage the Apache Hadoop platform.
Hadoop is [...]

Zuora Launches Billing Service For Cloud Providers

We’ve written about Zuora, a SaaS startup that offers online services to manage and automate customer subscriptions and payments, and its impressive backing. And the startup just signed over $1 billion in contracted subscription revenue in the first quarter of its new fiscal year, which ended April 30. Today, Zuora is announcing a subscription billing [...]

Conductor Launches SEO Platform Searchlight To The Public

Conductor, a New York-based provider of SEO measurement and optimization solutions, has publicly launched Conductor Searchlight, the startup’s search engine optimization (SEO) operating system. The platform was previously in private beta and has been used by 30 companies, including Siemans, over the past few months.
Conductor markets technology which aims to empower online marketers and interactive [...]

BroadVision Launches Clearvale, A Ning For The Enterprise

BroadVision has publicly launched Clearvale, a “networks of networks” for the social enterprise. In beta for the past 10 months, Clearvale provides businesses with the tools, and infrastructure to instantly create enterprise social networks, while also being able to connect with other social networks on the platform.
The Clearvale gives businesses a DIY model for [...]

Google Launches Business Version Of App Engine; Collaborates With VMware

It’s no secret that Google has been ramping up its enterprise offerings. The company has made a strong push for the adoption of Google Apps, launching the Apps Marketplace, allowing Apps users to add other layers to their environments from companies like Socialwok and Zoho. Today, Google is taking it one step further. At Google [...]

Sharepoint Competitor Central Desktop Launches Microsoft Office Collaboration Tool

Central Desktop, a Sharepoint-like SaaS collaboration platform for the enterprise, is launching a new tool that allows for cloud-enabled document collaboration for Microsoft Office users. Central Desktop’s tool allows users to simultaneously co-author Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents in real time, as well as open and save files directly into the cloud.
Central Desktop for [...]