A delegation of four French companies on September 25 and 26 joined a seminar on cloud computing with Vietnamese enterprises In Hanoi September 26 and 27. The four companies -- Linagora, Mandriva, Siveo and Ubiqube -- specialize in cloud computing and came to Vietnam on a collective mission organized by the UBIFRANCE, the French agency for international business development, under France's Ministry for the Economy, Finance and Trade. The seminar with Vietnamees companies, entitled "Development of cloud computing in Vietnam", organized by UBIFRANCE in coordination with Vietnam's Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), is one activity in the France - Vietnam year, kicked off in April to mark the 40th year of the diplomatic relation of the two countries. It intends to reinforce the links between French and Vietnamese players in the intelligent technology sector, in compliance with the Vietnamese government's objective to promote the development of information and … [Read more...] about French firms meet with Vietnamese counterparts on cloud computing services
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Cloud computing service market becomes bustling
Cloud computing service market becomes bustling By Ha Van - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – The cloud computing service market in Vietnam has turned more bustling than ever as several information technology enterprises are in a race to tap strong growth potential of this service. Nguyen Van Hien, general director of iNet Solutions, said service providers have begun finishing infrastructure and commercializing their cloud computing services. Small and medium enterprises will be their strategic customers as cloud computing can help them cut the investment cost of information technology, he added. According to experts, the cloud for enterprises mainly focuses on the public cloud and private cloud, helping them reduce costs and use the service flexibly. The market has now attracted the participation of both local and foreign providers. Vu Minh Tri, CEO of Microsoft Vietnam, said the cloud computing service market in Vietnam would grow rapidly in the coming time, especially in the … [Read more...] about Cloud computing service market becomes bustling
Oracle to buy cloud-based software firm Taleo for 1.9 billion dollars
Business software giant Oracle on Thursday said that it is planning to buy cloud-based human resources software company Taleo for about 1.9 billion U.S. dollars. The acquisition is Oracle's latest move to boost its offerings of cloud computing, or the delivery of software and other services over the Internet. Oracle said that it has agreed to pay 46 dollars per share, representing an 18-percent premium over Taleo's closing share price on Wednesday. Headquartered in Dublin in the U.S. state of California, Taleo provides cloud-based solutions that help organizations attract, develop, motivate and retain human capital. According to introduction posted on Taleo's website, it now has over 5,000 customers, including almost half of the Fortune 100 companies, with nearly half of the top 30 career sites in the world being powered by its solutions. "Human capital management has become a strategic initiative for organizations," Thomas Kurian, an executive vice president at Oracle, … [Read more...] about Oracle to buy cloud-based software firm Taleo for 1.9 billion dollars
Cloud computing service providers eyeing Vietnam’s market
VietNamNet Bridge - It was not by chance that Steve Ballmer, the Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, when visiting Vietnam last May, decided to cooperate with Vietnamese Corporation for Financing and Promoting Technologies (FPT) to develop cloud computing services in Vietnam. After Microsoft, IBM and Intel have also announced recently that they will develop cloud computing in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Cloud computing service providers eyeing Vietnam’s market
Cloud computing services in higher demand
VietNamNet Bridge - Though cloud computing services just appeared in Vietnam, analysts believe that the services will rapidly develop in Vietnam thanks to its advantages. There still are several arguments about "inputting data into the clouds". However, it is undeniable that cloud computing, which is now a growing trend in the world, will also be a growing trend in Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Cloud computing services in higher demand