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Salesforce.com to acquire Buddy Media for US$689m
Buddy Media's social media platform enables users to publish content, place and optimize social advertising and measure the effectiveness of social media marketing programs.
by: CRM Innovation Editors 05-Jun-2012

CSA APAC chair: How we select the regional HQ

At the inauguration ceremony of CSA's Hong Kong and Macau chapter, its APAC executives outlined the selection criteria for its APAC HQ location, and said both were "world-class locations."
by: Carol Ko 22-May-2012
Salesforce.com's government cloud strategy ends IT bureaucracy
Salesforce.com's three-pronged Government Cloud strategy that includes a dedicated, multi-tenant government instance, a government apps marketplace and a government partner program.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 02-May-2012

Symantec plan bolsters cloud for business-critical apps

Symantec Corp has outlined a 3-layer plan for organizations to apply consistent identity and information security across cloud services and devices.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 23-Mar-2012

Symantec.cloud reviews: SMBs have low disaster preparedness

SMBs in the APAC are increasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals that are keen to cash in by breaching their softer defences. According to Symantec.cloud's survey, however, though SMBs are at risk, they are still not making disaster preparedness a priority until they experience a disaster or data loss.
by: Carol Ko 29-Dec-2011
Philippines' shipper adopts cloud CRM for real-time info update
Magsaysay Transport and Logistics Corporation adopts Salesforce.com CRM for quick user adoption for unhampered operations and real-time information updates.
by: CRM Innovation Editors 15-Dec-2011
Salesforce.com opens first data center in Tokyo
Located in NTT Communications’ facility, Salesforce.com’s Tokyo data center will deliver Salesforce.com’s social enterprise services in Japan and APAC. Its multi-tenant cloud computing architecture supports over 100,000 customers worldwide with about 3,500 servers.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 14-Dec-2011
Axway manages B2B communities on Force.com
Utilizing Force.com, Axway collects information on its trade partners for its cloud-based Axway Community Management platform, in turn to assess its partners' readiness and technical capabilities, in turn to negotiate service terms.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 18-Jul-2011

The 10 worst cloud outages and lessons

Nowhere is the nightmare as vivid as it is when your cloud service goes down. Here are 10 worst cloud outages from AWS, T-Mobile Sidekick, Google's Gmail, Microsoft's Hotmail and BPOS, Intuit's business SaaS, Salesforce.com, Terramark, Rackspace and even PayPal.
by: JR Raphael, InfoWorld (US) 28-Jun-2011

Salesforce.com's Benioff talks growth, challenges MS Azure

Salesforce.com's outspoken CEO discusses the company's evolution, M&A strategies, why Microsoft is 'lagging' behind in cloud development, and whether Salesforce.com and Microsoft's Azure should change their names.
by: Chris Kanaracus, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau) 07-Jun-2011