Cloud

If the enemy’s “command and control” is housed in a bunch of social media cloud applications, you must ask the question, “Are social networking tools valid military targets?” Continue Reading →

New Investor Tenaya Capital Joining Existing Investors Northbridge and Sigma Partners WOBURN MA – July 20, 2011 – Acquia, the leading provider of commercial solutions for Drupal, has completed a $15 million Series D financing round. Tenaya Capital joined the round, along with significant follow-on participation by existing investors Northbridge Venture Partners and Sigma Partners. Continue Reading →

Australian broadcast service facility taps Dalet to manage assets and production for new online service delivery Sydney, Australia– July 19, 2011 – Video-8 Media, an Australian company specializing in production and distribution services for the broadcast market, has launched a Cloud-based Media Asset Management (MAM) service utilizing Dalet Enterprise Edition. With high-end data centers in Continue Reading →

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Amazon.com would release its own tablet PC before October. The tablet will have a 9” screen and act primarily as a multimedia device. Amazon’s success with the Kindle could make its tablet a dark horse competitor against the iPad. Read the full article at WSJ.com   Continue Reading →

Google recently revamped its Marketplace and now offers eBooks and movie rentals to its selection of downloads. New movie rentals will be available for $2 to $4 and once rented can be watched on any Android device through Google’s cloud storage. The update will roll out over-the-air in the coming weeks. Continue Reading →

The US Government says they have credible intelligence that al-Qaida’s newest bombs are people with surgically implanted explosives or explosive components. This is the logical extension of the current arms race. They use metal weapons, we install metal detectors, they escalate the race by using non-metallic weapons, we create better scanners … now, we have Continue Reading →

ComScore says that there are 77 million people in the United States with smartphones and Nielsen Media Research says that in Q1 2011 data usage grew to an average of 435 MB per user/per month.  I’ve seen studies that say these numbers are likely to double every year for quite some time. Give ‘em the Continue Reading →

Amazon recently announced that its Cloud Drive service will now offer unlimited storage of music files for $20 a year. The pricing is for a limited time only and the unlimited space excludes file storage. Amazon’s price cut is presumably a response to the slew of cloud-based music services to crop up in recent months. Continue Reading →

Microsoft recently announced an online version of its Office suite of software. Called Office 365, the software will let multiple users collaborate on documents and calendars and makes them viewable on mobile devices. The product is aimed more towards small and medium-sized businesses with subscriptions ranging from $2 to $27 per user. Read the full Continue Reading →

Next on Live Digital: Should internet access be considered a human right? Will Apple’s iCloud stand out from the competition? Nintendo finally announces its newest game system — and how are companies utilizing technology to improve our every day? Plus, I’ll chat with Marlon Wayans about how NOT to use Twitter — Harold Goldberg and Continue Reading →