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European and US cloud providers go head-to-head after NSA revelations
European cloud providers think the U.S. spy scandal will result in more enterprises choosing local alternatives over the likes of Amazon Web Services and Rackspace, which, on the other hand, are adamant that they aren't taking part in programs such as Prism.
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Marketo rolls out 'customer engagement' tools as Salesforce.com threat looms
Marketo says it has created tools that put it far ahead of rival marketing automation software vendors by making it much easier to run targeted campaigns, and more effective ones to boot.
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Salesforce.com hires former Oracle executive as president
Salesforce.com has hired a key former Oracle executive Keith Block as its president and vice chairman.
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CirroScope: Stealthy cloud security startup hatched by ex-Symantec teammates
A small team of ex-Symantec security experts has formed a stealthy Silicon Valley start-up called CirroScope that's focused on shielding enterprises from threats stemming from their use of SaaS applications such Box, Salesforce.com and Google Apps.
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SAP buys e-commerce vendor Hybris in strike back at Oracle, Salesforce.com
SAP is buying privately held Hybris in a bid to build out an e-commerce software offering that connects with customers across multiple "channels, devices and touch points."
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SAP buys e-commerce vendor Hybris in strike back at Oracle, Salesforce.com
SAP is buying privately held Hybris in a bid to build out an e-commerce software offering that connects with customers across multiple "channels, devices and touch points."
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To-do software goes from ugly duckling to white swan
Long considered old-school tools with no place in shiny corporate social collaboration suites, to-do software is making a comeback with a new air of cool about it and renewed appreciation from enterprise IT.
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Salesforce.com buying ExactTarget for $2.5 billion
Salesforce.com is set to deepen its reach into marketing software with the purchase of ExactTarget for about US$2.5 billion. The deal, which was announced Tuesday, is scheduled to close by the end of July.
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Salesforce.com preps intranet app
Salesforce.com plans to ship in the second half of the year a hosted application for companies to create intranets that are accessible via mobile devices and that offer enterprise social networking (ESN) capabilities to employees.
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The cloud goes global: Amazon, Google, Rackspace, Microsoft, Savvis all expand international footprints
As competition in the cloud computing market intensifies, some of the biggest players are looking beyond their domestic borders to gain an international advantage.
