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Oracle Purchasing Taleo for Nearly $2 Billion

The deal might be the largest in the enterprise software industry since November when Hewlett-Packard Co. acquired Autonomy Corp. for more than $10 billion in cash. ...More
February 9, 2012 By Josh Long
Posted in News
Cloud Security: A Next-Generation Confidence Game

Security is the primary concern for both providers and users of cloud services. To work, the cloud must instill confidence. This Digital Issue examines some of the steps being taken to mitigate that fear and build confidence. ...More
February 9, 2012
Posted in Digital Issues, Service & Network Management
Providers Are Moving Billing to the Cloud: The Time Is Now

Here's a profile of three providers that have already made the shift to the cloud to examine how they are succeeding in this new market reality. ...More
February 8, 2012
Posted in Blog, Billing
Limelight Networks Launches Managed CDN Platform

Limelight Deploy is a managed content-delivery network platform offering designed to enable network operators, access networks, content aggregators and enterprises to gain control over the rapidly increasing content on their networks. ...More
February 7, 2012
Posted in News, Service & Network Management, Service Creation & Delivery
Microsoft Dynamics CRM Gets Mobile

This service update will allow customers to access the complete functionality of Microsoft Dynamics CRM on virtually any device with a new cloud-based, cross-platform, native mobile client service. ...More
February 6, 2012 By Lindsay Welnick
Posted in News
Cable In the Cloud: Picking the Right BSS for the Business Market

The inherent cost savings of cloud services will add a vital new dimension to cable operators’ business portfolios. ...More
February 3, 2012
Posted in Blog, Billing, Revenue Management
BlackBerry, Microsoft Give Companies New Way to Manage Smartphones

Research In Motion has introduced BlackBerry Business Cloud Services, which will provide companies with a way to manage BlackBerry smartphones with Microsoft Office365. ...More
February 3, 2012 By Lindsay Welnick
Posted in News
Maximizing the Potential of the Cloud

An examination of how service providers can leverage Cloud to both minimize operational costs while driving new revenue. ...More
February 2, 2012
Posted in Webinars
Making a Symphony of SaaS

Software-as-a-service can help service providers play their back office like a violin. Writing about it can drive you to drink. ...More
February 2, 2012 By Tim McElligott
Posted in Blog
Behold the Second Coming: Two Ways for Service Providers to Get the Hosting Model Right

Revenue Management has been transforming rapidly over the last couple of years from a single assurance solution to a multi-pronged approach to cost, revenue and security. The next stage may be a comprehensive approach to business assurance. ...More
February 2, 2012
Posted in Reports, Revenue Management