Salesforce.com is acquiring social media marketing firm Buddy Media in a US$689 million cash and stock deal, the companies announced …
Survey reveals social media disconnect between senior executives
There is a disconnect among senior executives over who is responsible for new customer communications channels like social media and …
A delicate balance
With the rise in the influence of social media on the business, it’s time for CMOs to get better acquainted …
Aim for transformation
Pat Gelsinger, the driven President and COO of global IT solutions provider EMC, talks about the next steps for the …
Scary times ahead for smartphone vendors, says analyst
The rest of 2012 will be very challenging for smartphone makers as they struggle to find ways to differentiate their …
Gartner predicts huge rise in monitoring of employees' social media use
Corporations are starting to embrace technologies used to monitor employee Internet use, with 60 percent expected to watch workers’ social …
Dell reaches for the cloud with new prototype ARM server
Dell yesterday announced a prototype low-power server with ARM processors, following a growing demand by Web companies for custom-built servers …
Anonymous India calls for protests against censorship
The Indian arm of Anonymous is planning what it describes as non-violent protests against Internet censorship in various Indian cities, after some …
Apple is 'most valuable' global brand despite Jobs' death
Apple is the most valuable global brand of 2012, a position it also held last year, according to the BrandZ Top …
Oracle buys social relationship management company Vitrue
Taking a step into the social media marketing industry, Oracle is purchasing Vitrue, the two companies announced yesterday. Vitrue helps …
A tour of Microsoft's So.cl
Microsoft’s social networking experiment, So.cl, a site designed around sharing Web content pulled from Bing searches, is now available for all users.
Microsoft's social networking site So.cl opens to all users
So.cl, an experimental research project from Microsoft, that combines social networking and search to promote learning, is now accepting all …
Winning in Vegas with cloud
When you stage a conference in Las Vegas, there is always the risk that the attendees succumb to the evil …
Renewable sources will power Apple's data centre by 2013
Apple has announced that its North Carolina data centre will be powered entirely by renewable energy sources by the end …
Google aims to make search smarter, easier
The vaunted Google search engine is set for an upgrade that will make it easier for users to find the information they …
Data in the cloud
Cloud and big data are two big trends influencing the current business landscape. However, they have yet to have been …
SAP lays out cloud strategy post-SuccessFactors deal
SAP announced a broad set of plans to become a player in cloud computing, spanning from a “loosely coupled suite” …
Indian CIOs oppose Gartner claim that enterprises waste money on social media
Last week, Gartner claimed that half of enterprises are wasting money on social media. But Indian CIOs who are bullish …
Levinsohn takes on CEO role at struggling Yahoo
Yahoo’s head of global media Ross Levinsohn has took on the role of interim CEO following the exit of Scott …
Scott Thompson out as Yahoo CEO
Embattled Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson has left the company, Yahoo announced yesterday, after more than a week of controversy over …