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		<title>Cisco FabricPath at Center of Data Center 3.0 Cloud Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:40:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cisco unveiled a slew of new products, as part of its growing Data Center 3.0, a platform that is moving closer to a complete cloud architecture.
The most significant product is Cisco FabricPath, a networking technology designed to improve network scalability, and resource agility. 
In its report, InfoWorld noted&#8230;
Cisco is also drawing on its growing Cloud [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google Apps Marketplace launches and a tree falls in the forest</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2010/03/15/google-apps-marketplace-launches-and-a-tree-falls-in-the-forest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose this is what you would call a soft launch. Google unveiled its new Google Apps Marketplace at a  meeting it held for developers on its campus last week (see Mashable&#8217;s report here). And the new storefront did go live right away, but there was only one big name, Intuit. And Intuit has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Google buys SaaS tool for managing Microsoft software</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2010/03/08/google-buys-saas-tool-for-managing-microsoft-software/</link>
		<comments>http://cloudynews.com/2010/03/08/google-buys-saas-tool-for-managing-microsoft-software/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This deal is just as much about hurting Microsoft as it is about competing in the SaaS field. For $25 million, Google is acquiring DocVerse, a startup that offers a free tool for storing Office documents in a cloud.
DocVerse&#8217;s free plugin is actually a way to get more from Office. It is a plug-in that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chatter enters beta</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2010/02/18/chatter-enters-beta/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[	Salesforce has started a phased introduction of the Chatter beta. Interest in the platform has been high, since the November preview at the Dreamforce conference. 
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		<title>Battling for the brightest minds, IBM provides free services for academia</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2010/02/10/battling-for-the-brightest-minds-ibm-provides-free-services-for-academia/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Days after Microsoft offered scientists free use of the Windows Azure platform, IBM announced a program to give schools free use of IBM&#8217;s cloud services. The program is part of the IBM Academic Initiative and open to any research professional or faculty member at an accredited school. 
The cloud can be used to provide academic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup Makara offers cloud portability solution</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2010/02/03/startup-makara-offers-cloud-portability-solution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the main objections to deploying applications in a cloud platform is the fear of being locked-in, after customizing legacy apps to work within a specific platform (PaaS). A startup backed by several high-profile VCs is coming to market with a solution.
Makara&#8217;s Cloud Application Platform works like a cloud management layer for applications, sitting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private clouds delivered in 30 days, limited offer</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2010/01/26/private-clouds-delivered-in-30-days-limited-offer/</link>
		<comments>http://cloudynews.com/2010/01/26/private-clouds-delivered-in-30-days-limited-offer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Planning, building and deploying a virtual data center is generally not a project with a one-month timeline. But Surgient, an Austin, Texas manager of data centers, is trying to make a splash with a simple offer. They will go through the whole process of planning, customizing and building a secure, private cloud infrastructure for corporations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intuit prefers Azure for its partner platform</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2010/01/21/intuit-prefers-azure-for-its-small-business-partner-platform/</link>
		<comments>http://cloudynews.com/2010/01/21/intuit-prefers-azure-for-its-small-business-partner-platform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has won over Intuit with its new Azure platform. Developers who sell customized versions of QuickBooks will be encouraged to use Azure cloud hosting as the preferred home for their applications. 
Intuit rolled out the Workplace App Center last year; it helps build the TurboTax and QuickBooks franchises by showcasing extensions created by independent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cloud certification programs for operators and architects</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2010/01/14/cloud-certification-programs-for-operators-and-architects/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[3tera, which sells a platform that enterprises can use to manage their own cloud archiecture, is introducing certification programs based around its AppLogic PaaS. 
Both programs include instruction, hands-on training and examinations.
The 3tera Certified Cloud Operator program is aimed at service providers, enterprises IT staff and systems integrators who will be responsible for the deployment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing Google&#8217;s Chrome OS and Jolicloud on a netbook</title>
		<link>http://cloudynews.com/2009/12/23/comparing-googles-chrome-os-and-jolicloud-on-a-netbook/</link>
		<comments>http://cloudynews.com/2009/12/23/comparing-googles-chrome-os-and-jolicloud-on-a-netbook/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Datamation takes a look at two new desktops being designed for the ultra-light world of the netbook, where all data and most apps are stored on a remote server. Neither one of these software platforms are final but both are available for test drives and that is the spirit in which Bruce Byfield looks at [...]]]></description>
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