News tagged with public cloud

Sun Microsystems to offer 'public cloud' service

(AP) -- Taking a cue from Amazon.com, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to launch its own "public cloud" service, which will let everyone from big-time corporations to dorm-room entrepreneurs run their businesses on Sun's computers ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




Search results for public cloud


Log onto Facebook, contribute to scientific research

(PhysOrg.com) -- Logging on to Facebook could soon be a way of contributing to important scientific research, as well as finding out what’s going on in your world.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oracle to pay $1.9B for Taleo, extends SAP rivalry

(AP) -- Oracle Corp. is escalating its rivalry with German business-software maker SAP AG and plans to pay $1.9 billion for Taleo Corp., a company that helps businesses hire and manage their employees.

Technology / Business

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New images capture 'stealth merger' of dwarf galaxies

New images of a nearby dwarf galaxy have revealed a dense stream of stars in its outer regions, the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its host. The host galaxy, known ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clouds gather over Spain's renewables sector as aid cut

Spain's push to become a world leader in renewable energy risks collapsing after the government slammed the brakes on generous subsidies as part of an austerity drive.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Earth's energy budget remained out of balance despite unusually low solar activity

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new NASA study underscores the fact that greenhouse gases generated by human activity -- not changes in solar activity -- are the primary force driving global warming.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 26 | with audio podcast

Beijing air pollution soars with fireworks smoke

(AP) -- Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution readings soaring in the more sensitive measurement system Beijing started using a little more than a week ago, reports said Sunday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

EU takes on Internet giants over people's personal data

The European Commission launches Wednesday a controversial bid to compel Internet giants such as Google or Facebook to give users more control over their personal data or face fines.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Waiting for Death Valley's Big Bang: A volcanic explosion crater may have future potential

In California's Death Valley, death is looking just a bit closer. Geologists have determined that the half-mile-wide Ubehebe Crater, formed by a prehistoric volcanic explosion, was created far more recently ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Violin and subatomic particle duet set to be performed at leading UK particle physics lab

One of the world’s leading physics laboratories is set to stage a unique musical duet between a violinist and radioactive subatomic particles later this month.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Map making, made easy: Web platform lowers barrier to collaboration

Soon, scholars worldwide will have an easier time creating, publishing, and sharing maps and other geospatial data, thanks to the release of WorldMap, an open source software platform that fills the growing ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


List of search results for public cloud