• Data as a service

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    Selling datasets "as a service" is set to become a new revenue stream for organizations.

  • The innovation of innovation

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    Five innovation management trends for the next decade.

  • APIs: The future of ecommerce

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    Application programming interfaces (APIs) are an increasingly popular means of growing an online business.

  • Security: Why it's everyone's problem

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    The consumerization of IT is making information security a bigger headache than ever, according to research by analyst group Frost & Sullivan.

  • Beyond PDF

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    Wolfram Research's new "Computable Document Format" aims to breath life into static documents.

  • Analysts' predictions for 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    From spending forecasts, to the widespread uptake of enterprise cloud computing, to CIO salaries: a handy round-up of key predictions from the analysts.

  • Economic uncertainty drives cloud adoption

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    Renewed economic instability is causing CIOs to seek the flexibility of cloud computing.

  • User-developed software

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    Why writing apps is fast becoming child's play.

  • Special Report: The move to mobile first

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    Mobile devices will soon be the most popular means of accessing the Internet. How are global businesses seizing the many opportunities this presents?

  • Supercomputing in the cloud

    Updated: 2012-02-12 09:39:37
    The latent power of “big data” will push high-performance computing into the cloud, argues Fujitsu’s David Smith.

  • Day in the Life – Friday at the Rack [Video]

    Updated: 2012-02-11 00:30:32
    Our culture has made Rackspace one of Fortune’s top places to work, and Racker Dave Sims decided to take his camera around to showcase a day in the life at the Castle (what we affectionately call our headquarters). Dave took on a personal challenge to film, produce and edit a video in just a single [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2/9/2012+

    Updated: 2012-02-11 00:07:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , February 10, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2 9 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • A New Blog, A New Way to Consume Content

    Updated: 2012-02-10 23:25:59
    In little over 10 years, Rackspace has grown to be over 4000 employees. This growth is attributed to significant milestones like spinning up the Cloud business (what was Mosso) and acquiring Webmail (Rackspace Email & Apps).  Our blog has been a reflection of this significant growth. We’ve used the blog to communicate product development updates, [...]

  • Kashoo teams up with PaymentEvolution to provide free accounting and payroll software

    Updated: 2012-02-10 18:38:47
    For Canadian small businesses, accounting and payroll can be massive headaches. Recognizing this Vancouver's Kashoo, a provider of small business cloud accounting software, and Toronto's PaymentEvolution, a payroll services provider, are teaming up to bring their respective services to Canadian [...]

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 2/9/12

    Updated: 2012-02-10 04:40:10
    Copyright Lawsuit Targets Owners of Non-Secure Wireless Networks, http://bit.ly/zqCgvT Let 1,000 Boxees Bloom: Fighting Big Cable's Encryption Initiative, http://bit.ly/ABGv1u Seven Public Health Groups Write to Oppose the "Research Works Act," http://bit.ly/z0rvzm Penguin Stops Selling e-Books to Libraries, http://bit.ly/wr0Jx5 Prime Time for Public Access, http://bit.ly/zXlKxU | Digital Scholarship |

  • "Putting 600,000 Books Online: the Large-Scale Digitisation Partnership between the Austrian National Library and Google"

    Updated: 2012-02-10 04:03:52
    Max Kaiser has published "Putting 600,000 Books Online: the Large-Scale Digitisation Partnership between the Austrian National Library and Google" in the latest issue of LIBER Quarterly. Here's an excerpt: In a public-private partnership with Google, the Austrian National Library is digitising its historical book holdings. Some 600,000 volumes from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries [...]

  • Open Access: Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-10 04:01:26
    Representative Mike Doyle (D-PA) and others have introduced the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012 in the House. The bill has also been introduced in the Senate. Here's an excerpt from the press release: The Federal Research Public Access Act would require federal agencies with an extramural research budget of $100 million or more [...]

  • Watch Out for Amy Sample Ward with a Hammer

    Updated: 2012-02-09 23:41:21
    NTEN Search this site : Advanced Search My : Account My NTEN History Update My Profile About NTEN Mission Values Staff Board History Press Contact Membership Join NTEN Why Join Member Services NTEN Office Hours Member Appreciation Events 2012 NTC Technology Leadership Academy NTEN Webinars Events Event Recordings Free for Members Community Events Learn NTEN Blog NTEN Connect Newsletter Subscribe Newsletter Archives Advertise Submission Guidelines NTEN:Change Journal Press Advertise Submission Guidelines Reports Benchmarks Data Integration Fundraising IT Staffing Mobile Social Media NPTech Community Software Vendor Satisfaction Wireless NTEN Webinars Resources By Topic Advocacy Budget CMS Collaboration Community CRM Data E-mail Infrastructure Integration APIs International Mobile Open

  • How Rackspace Managed Cloud Supports You

    Updated: 2012-02-09 20:00:23
    One question that I commonly get is, “So how exactly does Managed Cloud support my business.” There is a lot of documentation on our service level and what we actually do, however, for this post I wanted to give a very high level analogy of how Managed Cloud delivers support to you and your organization. [...]

  • Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on Quarterly.co

    Updated: 2012-02-09 19:40:13
    Connecting with startups is priority #1 for the Rackspace Startup Program. We spend so much of our lives connecting with people online that we forget the value of tangible interactions that happen in the real world. Now, there is a new way to connect with the people you follow and find interesting. Quarterly.co allows anyone [...]

  • Join Us For Social Media Club Orlando’s February Meeting

    Updated: 2012-02-09 17:10:26
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Customer Spotlight : OneReach Join Us For Social Media Club Orlando’s February Meeting February 9th , 2012 by alyx Tweet We’re excited to host the February meeting of Social Media Club Orlando This month’s meeting features a presentation on Pinterest now the fifth largest social media network , which recently logged over ten million monthly unique visitors and discussion of The Social Media Strategist , 8221 by Christopher Barger . Social hour will follow at one of downtown’s fine establishments , located within walking distance of our . offices The details When : Wednesday , February 15, 2012 6:00pm 8:00pm Where : Voxeo 189 South Orange Avenue , 10th Floor , Orlando If you plan on attending , please RSVP on Facebook and follow Voxeo and Social Media Club

  • International Rescue Committee Assesses Cloud Readiness with Rackspace Advisory Services

    Updated: 2012-02-09 16:03:07
    Since 1933, The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has served the needs of refugees around the world.  This philanthropic work brings IRC to some of the most remote and challenging parts of the globe where environmental and technical issues often prevent these heroes from accessing email and other mission critical applications. IRC wanted to evaluate cloud [...]

  • Don’t let Valentine’s break your heart (or your website)

    Updated: 2012-02-09 15:30:02
    Perhaps you sell roses by the dozen. Or your restaurant touts a lovely prix-fixe Valentine’s Day dinner. Or you sell love-centric gifts. Which days are big days depends on your business. And whether that’s V-Day or every day, Rackspace can help you prepare your site for whatever customers come your way. So if you’re expecting [...]

  • Poof! The Sound of Your Application Monitoring Headaches Disappearing

    Updated: 2012-02-09 14:52:25
    This is a guest post written and contributed by Tanya Bragin, Lead Product Manager at ExtraHop Networks, a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner. ExtraHop provides application performance management (APM) solutions to help ensure business-critical transactions do not fail.  Companies have a number of reasons to deploy their applications in the cloud: scalability, simpler management, and cost-efficiency [...]

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 2/8/12

    Updated: 2012-02-09 04:19:10
    Elsevier's Alicia Wise on the RWA, the West Wing, and Universal Access, http://bit.ly/Ak8WaL Ebook Talks: The Details, http://bit.ly/xsmrOq New Economic Models for E-Textbooks: Cliff Lynch Speaks with IUPUI's David Lewis, http://bit.ly/z6DvAt Why Pay for Intro Textbooks?, http://bit.ly/Ap86gd Occupy Elsevier?, http://bit.ly/xQTu0f | Digital Scholarship |

  • "OA by the Numbers"

    Updated: 2012-02-09 04:03:41
    The Open Access Directory has released "OA by the Numbers." Here's an excerpt: OA journals (Gold OA) 7,311. November 28, 2011. The number of peer-reviewed OA journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). 1,728. November 28, 2011. The number of CC-licensed journals in the DOAJ. 830. November 28, 2011. The number of [...]

  • Using Fluent NHibernate for XML-Free Class Mapping

    Updated: 2012-02-09 03:55:58
    Fluent NHibernate lets you map .NET classes with NHibernate without the need for those cumbersome XML files.

  • SMS Voting App in 10 Minutes with Tropo and CouchDB

    Updated: 2012-02-08 21:05:39
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog SMS Voting App in 10 Minutes with Tropo and CouchDB February 8th , 2012 by Mark Headd Lat fall , I attended CouchConf NYC and gave a presentation on using Tropo with CouchDB It only recently occurred to me that I never did a proper screencast and blog post about my presentation , which struck me as a bit odd I constantly get asked how to set up an SMS voting app with Tropo . The good news is that setting up this type of app is incredibly easy with Tropo and CouchDB . The even better news is that I’ve finally gotten around to recording a screencast on how to do it watch . below A vote for the Rolling . Stones All of the code used in this demo can be obtained from GitHub To install the CouchApp utility , go to the CouchApp project page If

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2/6/2012+

    Updated: 2012-02-08 17:25:07
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , February 08, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2 6 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Customer Spotlight: OneReach

    Updated: 2012-02-08 16:22:48
    Are you looking for an easy, customizable solution to communicate with your customers across voice, text messaging, email and other channels? OneReach uses Voxeo’s carrier-grade platform to unify these communication channels and let you reach customers with meaningful information, in the way they want to be reached – giving small and medium businesses the same [...] No related posts.

  • Current News: Twitter Updates for 2/7/12

    Updated: 2012-02-08 04:05:31
    PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference 2011 [Presentations], http://bit.ly/w0rk5c Video: Preservation Status of E-resources: A Potential Crisis in Electronic Journal Preservation, http://bit.ly/Ah27kg Omeka 1.5 Has Arrived!, http://bit.ly/zJthFt Why an International Trade Agreement Could Be as Bad as SOPA, http://bit.ly/zkSXkB A Message to the Research Community: Elsevier, Access, and the Research Works Act, http://bit.ly/xfk1Qt | Digital Scholarship |

  • Hosting to Storage: Why the Cloud is a Big Deal for Small Businesses

    Updated: 2012-02-07 16:02:03
    Cloud computing helps businesses get off the ground with little upfront investment and operate on a shoestring while accessing technology and applications traditionally reserved for big businesses. Services like web hosting, hosted storage, and email hosting take the financial strain and workload off of business so they can focus on their core competencies. Take a [...]

  • Cloud is Simple. Well, It’s Real Complex but that Complexity Can, and Should, be Hidden from Users.

    Updated: 2012-02-07 14:36:20
    CloudU Notebooks is a weekly blog series that explores topics from the CloudU certificate program in bite sized chunks, written by me, Ben Kepes, curator of CloudU.  How-to’s, interviews with industry giants, and the occasional opinion piece are what you can expect to find.  If that’s your cup of tea, you can subscribe here. An [...]

  • IVR For Financial Institutions: Voxeo Partners With Waterfield

    Updated: 2012-02-07 13:36:27
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Join Voxeo at Enterprise Connect in Orlando Customer Spotlight : OneReach IVR For Financial Institutions : Voxeo Partners With Waterfield February 7th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Voxeo is excited to announce a partnership that will bring more sophisticated solutions to address customer care and communication challenges for banks , credit unions and other financial institutions . Waterfield Technologies a leader in customer service solutions for the banking industry  is joining Voxeo as a Voxeo Connect Certified Partner , combining Waterfield’s deep expertise in building solutions for financial institutions that increase customer retention , customer loyalty and engagement with Voxeo’s proven , carrier-grade platform that optimizes communications across IVR

  • Introducing Microsoft Research’s Excel Cloud Data Analytics

    Updated: 2012-02-06 22:17:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , February 06, 2012 Introducing Microsoft Research’s Excel Cloud Data Analytics Microsoft Research’s eXtreme Computing Group XCG introduced Excel Cloud Data Analytics then called Excel DataScope at its TechFest 2011 conference in Redmond , WA on 3 8

  • Nicira’s Network Virtualization Platform

    Updated: 2012-02-06 19:49:11
    Today Nicira announced it’s Network Virtualization Platform. Nicira’s product and industry contributions with OpenStack are tightly aligned with our strategy to bring together the most innovative and open technology with our own Fanatical Support™. Together we are bringing enterprise private networking to the Cloud.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2/3/2012+

    Updated: 2012-02-04 10:41:48
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , February 03, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2 3 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , Big Data , Hadoop , HPC , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Using Hibernate to Implement Multi-tenant Cloud Architecture

    Updated: 2012-02-04 03:21:48
    Hibernate is an excellent Java ORM tool but it lacks the features required to implement a multi-tenant cloud architecture. Don't let that stop you.

  • NTEN's Technology Leadership Academy Returns for 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-03 21:43:00
    NTEN Search this site : Advanced Search My : Account My NTEN History Update My Profile About NTEN Mission Values Staff Board History Press Contact Membership Join NTEN Why Join Member Services NTEN Office Hours Member Appreciation Events 2012 NTC Technology Leadership Academy NTEN Webinars Events Event Recordings Free for Members Community Events Learn NTEN Blog NTEN Connect Newsletter Subscribe Newsletter Archives Advertise Submission Guidelines NTEN:Change Journal Press Advertise Submission Guidelines Reports Benchmarks Data Integration Fundraising IT Staffing Mobile Social Media NPTech Community Software Vendor Satisfaction Wireless NTEN Webinars Resources By Topic Advocacy Budget CMS Collaboration Community CRM Data E-mail Infrastructure Integration APIs International Mobile Open

  • Tech Hiring Trends 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-03 19:11:15
    San Antonio is known for its TexMex and margaritas, yet something that many people overlook is our technology scene. This is quickly changing. Acuity Group published an infographic (posted below with permission) that shows San Antonio as one of the strongest markets for technology hiring in 2012. The Alamo City is turning into a tech [...]

  • Sophia Parafina — Open Source Mapping in Windows

    Updated: 2012-02-03 18:41:38
    The real game changer is the release of TileMill for Windows. She’s right, lots of great new options for Windows users.  As Brian Timoney says: PSA for GIS grads: the industry is already full-up with folks with no Python, no Javascript & marginal database skills— Brian Timoney (@briantimoney) February 03, 2012 Those are universal skills [...]

  • Uptime Report for my Live OakLeaf Systems Azure Table Services Sample Project: January 2012

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:58:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , February 03, 2012 Uptime Report for my Live OakLeaf Systems Azure Table Services Sample Project : January 2012 My live OakLeaf Systems Azure Table Services Sample Project demo runs two small Windows Azure Web role instances from Microsoft’s South

  • SMSified Powers Apps for Communities Winner

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:47:12
    Earlier this year, at the Random Hacks of Kindness hackathon in Philadelphia, one team of hacker-activists (Katey Metzroth, Danny Chang and Tim Wisniewski) decided to address the challenge of helping low income Philadelphians find fresh produce in their communities. The … Continue reading →

  • Phono Mobile How-To Demo

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:47:07
    Tim Panton, one of the Senior Developers on our Phono project at Voxeo Labs, has prepared a how-to video to demonstrate building a mobile voice conferencing application on iOS. In this video, Tim uses PhonoSDK 0.3, PhonoGap 1.1, and XCode. … Continue reading →

  • PhonoSDK Java Applet

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:47:07
    Phono Version 0.3 now supports Java Applets in addition to Flash!  Our Java Applet has even lower latency on VoIP calls which is perfect for enterprise call centers or controlled environments that want HD audio / Wideband call performance with … Continue reading →

  • VoxeoLabs Releases PhonoSDK Version 0.3

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:47:07
    PhonoSDK version 0.1 was released in October 2010 at the jQuery Conference in Boston. In March of 2011, PhonoSDK version 0.2 was released with support for better echo suppression so that headphones were no longer necessary. In July 2011 we … Continue reading →

  • Customer Spotlight: PalmLing

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:46:46
    We are excited to feature PalmLing on this week’s Tropo Customer Spotlight! Today I sat down with Ryan Frankel, one of the co-founders of PalmLing, to discuss their new business and learn more about how they are using Tropo and … Continue reading →

  • Tropo Drinkup San Francisco

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:46:46
    Join us Friday January 27th for our Tropo Drinkup in San Francisco at our SOMA headquarters office and enjoy some complimentary drinks while entertained by future rockstars letting loose on our piano and guitars. We like to get our happy … Continue reading →

  • Meet Phono – Tropo’s Web Phone

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:46:46
    Have you heard about Phono, our open source Javascript Phone API project? Phono is a free HTML5 jQuery-based web phone that you can add to any web page to place or receive open SIP-based VoIP calls to/from any web browser … Continue reading →

  • Tropo Teams with Apigee on API Explorer

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:46:46
    Tropo is excited to partner with Apigee on the Tropo API Explorer! The API Explorer allows more developers to explore, learn, and test Tropo’s cloud communications APIs faster than ever before. Tropo provides an API and cloud communications platform for … Continue reading →

  • Changes to Tropo Channel Support

    Updated: 2012-02-03 17:46:45
    As Tropo evolves, we continue to evaluate our product features and make changes to improve the overall experience of using Tropo. Often, this means we add a feature or improve an existing one. Sometimes, this means removing a feature. Tropo … Continue reading →

  • Join Voxeo at Enterprise Connect in Orlando!

    Updated: 2012-02-03 16:00:22
    Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo MicroMessenger : The First Voxeo Connect Certified Partner Application IVR For Financial Institutions : Voxeo Partners With Waterfield Join Voxeo at Enterprise Connect in Orlando February 3rd , 2012 by alyx Tweet Voxeo will be exhibiting at Enterprise Connect 2012, at booth 1143, and we want to see you there The Enterprise Connect Conference Expo runs from March 26-29, 2012, at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in sunny Orlando , Florida , and addresses all of the technology trends that shape collaboration and . communications The conference has over 50 sessions and a variety of Keynote and General Sessions hosted by industry thought leaders , covering a full range of applications surrounding these key : themes Cloud-based Communications Services and

  • Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on Digital Harmony Games

    Updated: 2012-02-02 16:18:28
    The game industry today offers plenty of development engines to choose from. Unfortunately, there is no technology that allows all devices to plug into the same game server in real time. Almost 69 million Americans will be playing social games in 2012, according to analysis firm eMarketer. Within the Rackspace Startup Program there are several [...]

  • Criteria for Choosing a Business Email Solution

    Updated: 2012-02-02 14:00:28
    Recently, the General Services Administration (GSA) solicited bids to take care of their massive email system. They embarked on a process many businesses are familiar with – finding the right fit of features, security, and cost to support their users. The GSA selected hosted email to serve remote offices, streamline administration, and reduce future investments. [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2/1/2012+

    Updated: 2012-02-02 02:59:06
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , February 01, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 2 1 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Report: Windows 8 for ARM Coming Soon

    Updated: 2012-02-01 22:51:06
    Insiders say the technology is now stable and Microsoft will issue a developer release this month.

  • AccuRev Kando Adds Enterprise Features to Git

    Updated: 2012-02-01 22:44:02
    The new tool will improve the version control system's security, compliance and scalability.

  • New SDK Integrates Windows Phone Apps with Amazon's Cloud

    Updated: 2012-02-01 22:36:50
    The new open source tool makes it possible for developers to link Windows Phone apps with Amazon Web Services.

  • Cost to Promote Mobile Apps Soars to Record High

    Updated: 2012-02-01 22:26:28
    Right before Christmas, developers spent an average of $1.81 to acquire a loyal user.

  • Travel Website Adopts Mobile First Strategy

    Updated: 2012-02-01 22:22:59
    Kayak is changing its website to look more like its mobile apps.

  • What Enterprise Developers Can Learn from Mobile Games

    Updated: 2012-02-01 22:18:08
    Tips for making enterprise apps more fun -- and functional.

  • CloudBerry Explorer Brings Cloud Files to Your Desktop

    Updated: 2012-02-01 15:20:05
    This is a guest post written and contributed by Alexander Negrash, Marketing Manager at CloudBerry Lab, a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner.  CloudBerry Lab provides file manager and backup utility in order to help Rackspace users leverage the cloud storage (Cloud Files). CloudBerry Explorer freeware is an FTP-like file manager that allows you to connect to [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/30/2012+

    Updated: 2012-02-01 01:11:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , January 31, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 30 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • TileMill: Now Available in Windows

    Updated: 2012-01-31 15:55:11
    TileMill has been out for about a year, but Windows users have had to run it on a Virtual Machine. Until now! We’re excited to bring you TileMill 0.9.0. The latest release of our map design studio adds native Windows support, a new plugin system, and key core improvements. Whether you’ve been meaning to try [...]

  • VoiceObjects: Managing Lists with DTMF Input

    Updated: 2012-01-31 15:38:49
    : Voxeo Developers Corner Tips , tricks and tutorials about developing applications on Voxeo platforms Prophecy 11.5 Ready for Download VoiceObjects : Managing Lists with DTMF Input January 31st , 2012 by alyx Tweet Pavel Růžička recently shared this SlideShare presentation , How To Make a List In a Voice App Shorter By Entering Letters Via DTMF , 8221 which specifically applies to using Voxeo’s VoiceObjects to manage lists with DTMF input . Pavel demonstrates how to treat the VoiceObjects list object as an audible Excel sheet with unified navigation , 8221 and walks through the programming steps necessary to manage these lists . Ideas discussed in the presentation include collecting input , handling alphanumeric input as well as special characters , translating input , and filtering and

  • 10000 Jobs, and All Requiring Cloud Skills. Who Said Cloud Was Just About IT?

    Updated: 2012-01-31 14:31:44
    CloudU Notebooks is a weekly blog series that explores topics from the CloudU certificate program in bite sized chunks, written by me, Ben Kepes, curator of CloudU.  How-to’s, interviews with industry giants, and the occasional opinion piece are what you can expect to find.  If that’s your cup of tea, you can subscribe here. The [...]

  • Introducing Apache Hadoop Services for Windows Azure

    Updated: 2012-01-30 22:53:25
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , January 30, 2012 Introducing Apache Hadoop Services for Windows Azure The SQL Server Team SQLServer announced Apache Hadoop Services for Windows Azure a.k.a . Apache Hadoop on Windows Azure and Hadooop on Azure at the Profesional Association for SQL

  • Customer Spotlight: PalmLing

    Updated: 2012-01-30 18:05:36
    : Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Customer Spotlight : PalmLing January 30th , 2012 by cmatthieu We are excited to feature PalmLing on this week’s Tropo Customer Spotlight Today I sat down with Ryan Frankel one of the co-founders of PalmLing , to discuss their new business and learn more about how they are using Tropo and Phono for their human translation . services What is PalmLing PalmLing is human translation in the palm of your hand . PalmLing is a phone-based platform that enables travelers to use their cell phones to speak with exceptional translators . Translators are available 24 7 and can speak directly to the person with whom you are communicating , or they can provide the information you need to communicate in a foreign language . PalmLing uses Tropo’s

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/27/2012+

    Updated: 2012-01-29 01:41:14
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , January 28, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 27 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Links to My Cloud Computing Articles at Red Gate Software’s ACloudyPlace Blog

    Updated: 2012-01-28 22:14:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , January 28, 2012 Links to My Cloud Computing Articles at Red Gate Software’s ACloudyPlace Blog I’m a regular contributor of articles about cloud computing development and strategy to Red Gate Software’s redgate ACloudyPlace ACloudyPlace blog . The

  • Tropo Teams with Apigee on API Explorer

    Updated: 2012-01-27 21:37:32
    Tropo is excited to partner with Apigee on the Tropo API Explorer! The API Explorer allows more developers to explore, learn, and test Tropo’s cloud communications APIs faster than ever before. Tropo provides an API and cloud communications platform for building powerful Voice applications with speech recognition and text-to-speech in 24 languages, call recording, conferencing, [...] No related posts.

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/26/2012+

    Updated: 2012-01-27 15:09:22
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , January 26, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 26 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Rackspace Startup Program Spotlight on Profitably

    Updated: 2012-01-26 15:33:21
    Many times we know a small business in need of recommendations and business help. Business owners almost always ask, “Am I the most efficient and profitable company I can be?” Perhaps they are a one or two employee shop and often wonder, “What tools  can I use to help determine these cost-saving opportunities?” As businesses [...]

  • Metrics: A Time Series Data Platform

    Updated: 2012-01-26 15:02:53
    This is a guest post written and contributed by Fred van den Bosch at Librato, Inc., a Rackspace Cloud Tools Partner. Librato is the creator of Metrics, a time series data platform that provides uniform monitoring and alerting for your operation. Would you consider building your own Database Management System? Probably not. While talking with [...]

  • It’s Game On for CPBN with Rackspace

    Updated: 2012-01-26 14:00:31
    You’re watching the big game; your favorite player shoots the ball, and…nothing. That’s what happened to University of Connecticut women’s basketball fans last year when Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network’s (CPBN) servers buckled under unexpectedly heavy traffic while broadcasting an intense, live game online. Because alumni and fans depend on the feed to watch games from [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/23/2012+

    Updated: 2012-01-26 00:47:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , January 25, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 23 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Links to My Cloud Computing Tips at TechTarget’s SearchCloudComputing Site

    Updated: 2012-01-25 23:49:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , January 25, 2012 Links to My Cloud Computing Tips at TechTarget’s SearchCloudComputing Site I’m a regular contributor of tips and techniques articles for cloud computing development and strategy to TechTarget’s TechTarget SearchCloudComputing site

  • Deploying “Cloud Numerics” Sample Applications to Windows Azure HPC Clusters

    Updated: 2012-01-25 22:12:06
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , January 25, 2012 Deploying Cloud Numerics” Sample Applications to Windows Azure HPC Clusters Introduction In addition to the basic MSCloudNumerics Visual Studio template and Cloud Numerics” sample application described in my Introducing Microsoft

  • Tropo Drinkup San Francisco

    Updated: 2012-01-25 20:30:21
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Tropo Drinkup San Francisco January 25th , 2012 by cmoe Join us Friday January 27th for our Tropo Drinkup in San Francisco at our SOMA headquarters office and enjoy some complimentary drinks while entertained by future rockstars letting loose on our piano and . guitars We like to get our happy hours on early so be ready to break some New Year’s resolutions with us at 3:58pm . Yep , 3:58pm . Because two minutes can make the world of a difference for your . weekend End your work week early and shimmy by the Tropo office for some beers , bites and a lil’ rock jam session if you are so . inclined Tropo Drinkup San Francisco When : Friday January 27th Where : 28 2nd Street 3rd Floor San Francisco , CA 94123 Time : 3:58pm- 6:00pm Related :

  • Cloud Avengers Think Small for Data Storage

    Updated: 2012-01-25 18:54:39
    The increase in user-generated content, regulatory requirements, digital entertainment, social media, and mobile usage demands more storage resources to manage growing volumes of data. The hardware and systems needed to stay ahead of that growth can be confusing and costly. Taking advantage of the elastic nature and utility pricing model of cloud computing helps businesses [...]

  • Code to Scale in the Cloud

    Updated: 2012-01-25 17:33:43
    The coming year will likely see unprecedented growth in cloud computing, especially as people become more comfortable with the interaction of the interfaces and security becomes more stable. One of the things that drive people to the cloud is scalability. The ability to scale up or down at a moment’s notice is one of the [...]

  • MicroMessenger: The First Voxeo Connect Certified Partner Application

    Updated: 2012-01-24 13:55:55
    : Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Join us for Venture Lounge , Tuesday , February 21, 2012 Join Voxeo at Enterprise Connect in Orlando MicroMessenger : The First Voxeo Connect Certified Partner Application January 24th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Voxeo is at IQPC Call Center Week in Orlando right now , and we’re excited to make the announcement of our first Voxeo Connect Certified Partner Application : MicroMessenger the interactive campaign management and outbound notification application from MicroAutomation . MicroMessenger’s certification as a Voxeo partner application represents the next step in the strategic partnership between Voxeo and MicroAutomation , which began in 2011 with MicroAutomation’s certification as a preferred Professional Services partner within the Voxeo Connect partner

  • Tropo joins Startup World in 36 cities

    Updated: 2012-01-24 01:26:41
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Tropo joins Startup World in 36 cities January 23rd , 2012 by Diggz Tropo loves startups . Why Because entrepreneurs always think of new and innovative ways to use Tropo that we’ve never even dreamed . Since we launched Tropo in 2009, we’ve helped thousands of developers and entrepreneurs build apps , demo them , pitch them , get investment and launch into full businesses . In fact , pretty much everyone behind Tropo from the engineers to evangelists even our newest community manager have come from startups of our own . It’s part of our . DNA That’s why we’re extremely pleased to announce that Tropo is partnering with Newspepper TheNextWeb i o Ventures Startup Bus Startup America and a whole lot more to launch Startup World Startup

  • Meet Phono – Tropo’s Web Phone

    Updated: 2012-01-23 22:22:09
    Account Login How it Works Pricing Docs Get Help Blog Meet Phono Tropo’s Web Phone January 23rd , 2012 by cmatthieu Have you heard about Phono our open source Javascript Phone API project Phono is a free HTML5 jQuery-based web phone that you can add to any web page to place or receive open SIP-based VoIP calls to from any web browser or iOS Android mobile device using Phono Mobile Phono can be connected to Tropo to place or receive phone calls to from real telephone numbers Phono can also interact with Tropo voice applications directly from a web page using Tropo’s speech recognition and text-to-speech in 24 languages as well as record and play media such as WAV or MP3 files or conduct conference calls , call transfers , call recording , . etc To make things even better , Phono and Tropo

  • Introducing Microsoft Codename “Cloud Numerics” from SQL Azure Labs

    Updated: 2012-01-22 02:43:08
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Saturday , January 21, 2012 Introducing Microsoft Codename Cloud Numerics” from SQL Azure Labs Background Codename Cloud Numerics” is the latest in a series of new Microsoft tools for managing and analyzing Big Data in the Cloud with Windows Azure and SQL

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/20/2012+

    Updated: 2012-01-21 07:51:04
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Friday , January 20, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 20 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Javascript frameworks that we like

    Updated: 2012-01-20 06:01:23
    We did an initial run on Javascript frameworks to establish the best framework which works for our required web application. To the layman, Javascript is a scripting language which is primarily used in web applications to provide enhanced browsing experience. Simplistically speaking, a Javascript framework is a prewritten compendium of Javascript features and methods which [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/19/2012+

    Updated: 2012-01-19 21:42:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Thursday , January 19, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 19 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Join us for Venture Lounge, Tuesday, February 21, 2012!

    Updated: 2012-01-19 20:01:54
    , , Voxeo Talks A view inside Voxeo Solar-Powered Prophecy Platform Connects Rural Africa To the World MicroMessenger : The First Voxeo Connect Certified Partner Application Join us for Venture Lounge , Tuesday , February 21, 2012 January 19th , 2012 by alyx Tweet Join us from 5:30-8:30 PM on Tuesday , February 21, 2012, for Venture Lounge at Voxeo No speeches , no PowerPoints , just a great opportunity to network with like-minded professionals while enjoying some food , drink and music at our awesome downtown Orlando headquarters on the 10th floor of the Plaza . Venture Lounge is a FREE event , intended for attendees in the following : fields High-tech entrepreneurs Designers Developers Social media professionals Bloggers Investors Students To get an idea of the Venture Lounge experience

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/18/2012+

    Updated: 2012-01-18 22:22:56
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Wednesday , January 18, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 18 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Control Tower Concepts: Supplier collaboration - Beware of the information dead zone!

    Updated: 2012-01-18 15:33:55
    I'm one of those people that has a stack of opened and unopened mail sitting on a desk near the front door. I hate paper-based mail because it takes so much work to open and read and then I have to do something with it which usually means it ends up in an ever-growing pile. [...]

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/17/2012+

    Updated: 2012-01-17 23:25:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Tuesday , January 17, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 17 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

  • Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1/16/2012+

    Updated: 2012-01-16 08:57:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar OakLeaf Systems OakLeaf Systems is a Northern California software consulting organization specializing in developing and writing about Windows Azure , SQL Azure , SQL Azure Data Sync , SQL Azure Federations , Windows Azure Platform Appliance WAPA Windows Phone 7, LINQ , ADO.NET Entity Framework , OData and WCF Data Services , Microsoft Synchronization Framework , SQL Server 2005+ , SQL Server CE , NET database , and XML Web services projects . TIP : Click the latest item's title below to speed . loading Monday , January 16, 2012 Windows Azure and Cloud Computing Posts for 1 16 2012+ A compendium of Windows Azure , Service Bus , EAI EDI Access Control , Connect , SQL Azure Database , and other cloud-computing articles . : Note This post is updated daily or

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