In the run-up to the next Cloud Expo, 7th Cloud Expo (November 1–4, 2010) being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, it's time to give my earlier list a complete overhaul. Here, accordingly, is an expanded list of the most active players in the Cloud Ecosystem. I have increased it from the 'mere' 150 I identified back in January of this year, to 250, testimony – as if any were needed! – to the fierce and continuing growth of the "Elastic IT" paradigm throughout the world of enterprise computing. Editorial note: The words in quotation marks used to describe the various services and solutions in this round-up are in every case taken from the Web sites of the companies themselves. Omissions to this Top 250 list should be sent to me via Twitter (twitter.com/jg21) and I will endeavor to include them in any future revision of this newly expanded rou... (more)

Who’s Gonna Buy Novell?

Novell set this week as the deadline for acquisition offers, according to the Wall Street Journal followed by the New York Times. Elliott Associates LLP spokesman Scott Tagliarino claims Elliott, whose $5.75-a-share offer put Novell in play a couple of months ago, knows nothing about Novell's schedule. "It's running its own show," he said. Elliott's offer is still on the table. Novell refused the hedge fund's unsolicited bid as too low but since the offer inflated Novell's sunken stock price the company knew it was trapped and went looking for a sweeter deal. The Journal report... (more)

What's the Difference Between dataSetRow["FIELD"] and row["FIELD"]

One of the most common questions for people that are new to BIRT is about how to ask data from the DataSet in the report.  The question is when building expressions should I use dataSetRow["FIELD"] or row["FIELD"]? So let me see if I can set the record straight.  When data is acquired, it is acquired by a DataSet, so the following query in a JDBC DataSet will create a three field resultset: select CITY, STATE, COUNTRY from CUSTOMERS Any script or expressions written on the DataSet will be written to use the format row["FIELD_NAME"]; So if we add a computed column to the DataSet c... (more)

Google's Economic Report Is Self-Serving Hype -Consumer Watchdog

Google, the self-proclaimed "don't-be-evil" company, is following the classic corporate evil-doer's playbook as it attempts to quell worldwide outrage over the WiSpy scandal, Consumer Watchdog said today. The Internet giant's new report claiming that it generated $54 billion in economic activity last year in the United States, is an an example of classic corporate PR spin to divert justified criticism, Consumer Watchdog said.   "This is what every big corporation does when they are under fire," said John M. Simpson, consumer advocate with the nonpartisan, nonprofit group. "They div... (more)

Jahia Cloud Edition Embraced by New Clients

WASHINGTON, DC -- (Marketwire) -- 07/28/10 -- Jahia (http://www.jahia.com), the premier provider of web content integration software, combining web, document, and portal features, today announced three new client wins in the cloud, brought on by Jahia Partner R.Ø.S.A. Creation. Technology. Intelligence. AG: Kuoni Travel Ltd., Sunrise Communications AG, Bellevue Group AG. Jahia has experienced a growing acceptance for hosted web content management, even in conservative industries like banking and finance for both corporate websites and Intranet projects. Jahia in the Cloud runs on... (more)