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Nepal-based startup opens Cloud Labor platform
KATHMANDU: With an aim to create work opportunities for people in developing nations and fighting poverty, CloudFactory, a Kathmandu-based startup, has launched an innovative Cloud Labor platform at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011 in San Francisco of …
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Cloud Foundry Makes Good Progress
Cloud Foundry is attracting a solid base of partners, who are adding value and are packaging the PaaS project for deployment in various forms. The point of platform as a service is to enable developers to focus solely on their application code and data …
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Bug Labs' BugSwarm counts Ford among app-building customers
By Michelle Maisto Bug Labs' cloud-based BugSwarm service can offer app developers databases of information collected from thousands of Web-enabled devices. Ford is already on board. Bug Labs today introduced BugSwarm, a cloud-based service for …
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Question by lawls: What video streaming platforms can I integrate to my website?
I want to integrate a 2 way video chat service on my website.
Are there peer-to-peer options so I don’t have heavy streaming?

I know their are rumors about a Skype Cloud API coming out soon.. are there any alternatives?

Best answer:

Answer by juliepelletier
Of course you could simply provide the user front-end with connection information from your web site so the connection is done directly between them.

This will take very little bandwidth but is less secure for the users.

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Nepal-based startup opens Cloud Labor platform
KATHMANDU: With an aim to create work opportunities for people in developing nations and fighting poverty, CloudFactory, a Kathmandu-based startup, has launched an innovative Cloud Labor platform at the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2011 in San Francisco of …
Read more on Himalayan Times

Cloud Foundry Makes Good Progress
Cloud Foundry is attracting a solid base of partners, who are adding value and are packaging the PaaS project for deployment in various forms. The point of platform as a service is to enable developers to focus solely on their application code and data …
Read more on eWeek

Question by lawls: What video streaming platforms can I integrate to my website?
I want to integrate a 2 way video chat service on my website.
Are there peer-to-peer options so I don’t have heavy streaming?

I know their are rumors about a Skype Cloud API coming out soon.. are there any alternatives?

Best answer:

Answer by juliepelletier
Of course you could simply provide the user front-end with connection information from your web site so the connection is done directly between them.

This will take very little bandwidth but is less secure for the users.

Add your own answer in the comments!

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Tendril Opens Cloud-Based Platform to Application Developers at Cleanweb Hackathon
SAN FRANCISCO, Sep 06, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Tendril, the provider of the cloud platform for the Energy Internet, is sponsoring the Cleanweb Hackathon, taking place September 10-11 in San Francisco. At the event, Tendril will be demonstrating the …
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More details on HP's OpenStack cloud coming
The company's cloud comes wrapped with plenty of promises. "Our goal is to provide the next generation of cloud infrastructure, platform services and cloud solutions for developers, ISVs, and businesses of all sizes," HP said here. …
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KIT Digital Debuts New Video Platform
The KIT Video Platform is available in two editions – KIT Cloud and KIT Cosmos – to address various businesses ranging from enterprises that are implementing internal video systems to pay TV operators that are rolling out content on multiple screens …
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Cloud music services look to leverage social media to compete with iTunes
News reports have speculated that Facebook intends to launch a social music platform in an expected partnership with popular cloud music service Spotify, likely at the F8 Conference on Sept. 22 in San Francisco. Spotify, a multi-platform pay service, …
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LiveVox Enhances Dialer Compliance with Account Penetration Settings
LiveVox integrates core contact center applications like dialer, ACD, PBX and compliance features and deploys them from a PCI-certified, third-party audited cloud platform. The LiveVox platform offers real-time scale for outbound call processing and …
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Question by shae657: How do you fly on Super Mario for nintendo 64?
Me and my friends went in the clock room to the hole in the wall beside that platform and the you go down that chimeny like thing and end up in the clouds, well if you hit the red box you get wings and we can’t figure out how to fly!

Best answer:

Answer by Guy
you need to jump three times and then you can fly.

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Centrebet deploys app integration platform
BizTalk also connected in-house systems with Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, which hosted graphs, betting summaries and other data for Centrebet's Racing Microsite. Matthews described the project as Centrebet's “first step to a much broader …
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Saleforce boosts cloud platform with new tools
Heroku, a Ruby on Rails cloud application platform, was created in 2007 with the aim of making deploying and managing cloud apps as easy as developing them. The application platform features a workflow and interface designed to mirror how developers …
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Cloud service Morphlabs grabs M to serve international companies
Cloud platform provider Morphlabs on Tuesday announced that it has received $ 5 million in third-round funding, with plans to expand its number of employees and open more data centers. Los Angeles-based Morphlabs provides cloud infrastructure services …
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Question by mars: My red ear slider is biting her basking platform. Why? and what can I do?
Recently this past month, my red ear slider’s aquarium has been somewhat cloud and this plastic stuff has been floating. It was not until last night that my wife pointed out that her basking platform has been chewed on top and on the side. Last night I went to Pet-co to buy another one. I also spent 2 hours buying stuff and cleaning the aquarium. This morning she had bitten into the new basking platform and now her water is cloudy and there are bits of the platform in the water. Why is she doing this and how can I stop it? I may just end up keeping the basking platform off and putting a rock
she is not eating the foam. It is just sitting on the bottom and clouding the water

Best answer:

Answer by musical_leprechaun
Does she eat enough? If the water is cloudy you may need a stronger filter, but it sounds like its coming from the basking log. If you think she is swallowing any of it you should take it out. Post this question on www.turtleforum.com there are many people there who could help. The site is offline right now but watch it and post this when it is back up.

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Fujitsu launches cloud platform for big data
Fujitsu is developing a cloud platform-tentatively named the Convergence Services Platform that will leverage "big data." Fujitsu will offer this platform in the fourth quarter of 2011, followed by a phased service release. …
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Question by Veli: What is Cloud Computing? Layperson giving 10 points?
I am from literature background with basic understanding of the Net and a few of the office software. I do not know if an application software and operating software are two different things or one.
Here are a few of my questions, please explain just the basic idea,

Can it be installed on a personal comp? Most forums talk about companies so…

If it works on a common platform (platform meaning not the way programmers understands it but a layperson, since they say it works on a common network) how will this affect the security?

In the current state of affairs, if my computer is disconnected from the internet, i can still keep my work on, on a word or excel sheet; since cloud computing is entirely web-based, what will happen to my work, if the cloud comp gets disconnected?

Best answer:

Answer by Zarn
Cloud computing is using internet connectivity to access computing services not present locally. An example of this would be Dropbox, or Google Docs. In a sense, Steam would also be an example of cloud computing, as would Facebook and other social media.

Cloud computing would ordinarily not be installed per se on a personal computer, but a client can be installed on a personal computer to gain access to cloud computing.

Security is an issue, as is data lock-in. There’s no layperson explanation available there – it would concern such things as cryptography (both symmetric and asymmetric) and various cryptographic attacks.

If a computer using a cloud based service gets disconnected, there are two ways this can be handled. Either the computer starts buffering data (in order to transfer them once connectivity is restored – Dropbox does this for instance), or the computer shuts down the service (because connectivity is interrupted – Facebook does this).

Cloud computing isn’t necessarily _web based_ per se, it is actually based on _internet connectivity_. Two different things, though the difference is usually too subtle for a layperson to discern, so I won’t go into detail there.

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Pardot Makes B2B Marketing More Social With Major Platform Upgrade
About Pardot Pardot is a B2B cloud marketing automation software provider that increases revenue and maximizes efficiency for companies with multi-touch sales cycles. Pardot's platform features CRM integration, email marketing, lead nurturing, …
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Citrix FOSS Cloud Infrastructure Extends to VMware, Oracle
Ulander led Cloud.com, and now leads CloudStack for Citrix. "What we bring is a fairly open, robust, high performing cloud platform that competes aggressively with vCloud," Ulander adds. "By CloudStack as your cloud operating platform, you now have the …
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Question by jman: does cloud browse for ipod touch let you play games online?
like could i play club penguin, platform racing 2 and other chatting games and without jailbreaking are there any other ways
what are all the games you can play with cloud browse on the ipod touch i know club penguin but what else and can you play arrow key games

Best answer:

Answer by Ravenclaw94
Yes, I use this app for Club Penguin everyday on my iPod. It works very well, but after 10 minutes you have to restart the app. But still, it is pretty good. 😀

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Online Video Platform Company Brightcove Files For Million IPO
In May 2011, Brightcove announced the release of 'App Cloud', a software application development and management platform designed to help customers publish and distribute video through software apps across multiple Internet-connected devices. …
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Integra Telecom Selects Palo Alto Networks as Platform for Delivery of Next …
Integra Telecom Inc., a provider of business-grade networking, communications, and cloud solutions, has selected Palo Alto Networks and its enterprise-class firewall as the platform for Integra's planned Cloud Firewall Service product offering. …
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Free Training Webinar: Automating ALM With Jenkins in the uberSVN Platform
CloudBees (www.cloudbees.com) is the only cloud company focused on servicing the complete Java application lifecycle for cloud development and deployment — without any servers, any virtual machines or any IT staff. The CloudBees platform today …
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Question by birthday dog: Should Obama run his re-election on a war platform like Bush did in 2003-2004 with the Iraq War?
Remember when the Bush Administration scared the hell out of America into voting for him with rhetoric like “fight them over there so we don’t have to fight them over here,” “smoking guns and mushroom clouds” and “chemical and biological attacks?”

Should Obama run on this same kind of war platform to ensure his re-election?

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Answer by Jimmy Carter’s second term
Go for it.

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Saveology Selects Heroku to Run New Daily Deal Website
Heroku is the leading open platform as a service (PaaS) focused on ease of use, automation, and reliability. Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Heroku is a passionate and active supporter of Ruby technologies and cloud architecture. …
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Question by Atlas: Are you impressed with the newest Windows 7 upgrades? How does the “cloud” work?
I have a Macbook Pro and am considering installing Parallels and Windows 7. I really love the Mac platform and doubt I’ll use Windows 7 too often, but my dad already has all the software with extra licenses so I thought it might be worth installing. I’m mainly just interested because of the commercials I keep seeing about “the cloud.” What’s your opinion of it?

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Answer by Hugh
It can’t hurt to have Windows, and Windows7 is the best windows yet.
The “cloud” may be the future of computing. The idea is that your data and apps are located remotely, on a server or site somewhere such that all you need is a web browser and a computer to get things done.
Google Docs and MS Sky drive are good examples.

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CloudSwing Allows You to Assemble Open-source Cloud Stacks
CloudSwing customers can use the platform to assemble software stacks of both open-source and commercial products for use on cloud infrastructure services such as Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud). They will gain more flexibility compared to …
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AppFog raises M to host powerful web apps in the cloud
Cloud PHP platform provider AppFog on Thursday announced it has raised $ 8 million to expand its offerings to PHP app developers and hire more staff to bolster what the platform can do. “We're going to use this funding to take the template we offer …
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