AMC News | Industry Updates from the IT Services front lines http://www.amcsolutions.net/rss_articles.sd?catid=3 The latest IT services news and resources from AMC Solutions. en-us Tech IPOs Highlight Busy Week Ahead http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-108/TechIPOsHighlightBusyWeekAhead There are two technology-related deals, a sector that has fared well this year, including the 109% gain notched by data-analysis software company Splunk Inc. 2012-04-23 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-108/TechIPOsHighlightBusyWeekAhead Betfair Launches App Cloud http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-106/BetfairLaunchesAppCloud Betfair launches App Cloud for developers to build their own betting sites and widgets. 2012-04-17 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-106/BetfairLaunchesAppCloud The Top Cloud VCs http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-104/TheTopCloudVCs Infrastructure has become a hot area for VCs, which shouldn’t come as a big surprise given that the cloud provides the foundation for the entire web. 2012-04-09 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-104/TheTopCloudVCs Dell To Acquire Cloud Computing Company http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-102/DellToAcquireCloudComputingCompany Dell this morning announced its intent to acquire privately-held Wyse Technology (Wyse), a cloud client computing company founded back in 1981. 2012-04-02 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-102/DellToAcquireCloudComputingCompany Japan To Google: Stop Search Autocomplete http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-100/JapanToGoogleStopSearchAutocomplete A Japanese court has ordered Google to shut down its autocomplete feature in Japan after a man took a complaint to court that said autocomplete feature was casting him in a negative light. 2012-03-26 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-100/JapanToGoogleStopSearchAutocomplete Apple Has 'Record Weekend' With New iPad http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-98/AppleHasRecordWeekendWithNewiPad Tim Cook delivered the first news regarding performance of Apple's new iPad for 2012. 2012-03-19 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-98/AppleHasRecordWeekendWithNewiPad Cloud Computing Has Become A Utility http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-95/CloudComputingHasBecomeAUtility Amazon hails era of 'utility supercomputing' and claims high performance computing on-demand will revolutionize scientific research. 2012-03-12 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-95/CloudComputingHasBecomeAUtility How The Cloud Can Save The Future Of Email http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-93/HowTheCloudCanSaveTheFutureOfEmail Email is dead, according to some high profile figures. Meanwhile, email use continues to grow steadily, and by some estimates nearly 80% of all business data can be found in email. 2012-03-06 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-93/HowTheCloudCanSaveTheFutureOfEmail Allworx Agent Referral Program http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-92/AllworxAgentReferralProgram Earn up to 16% for referring qualified PBX prospects to an Allworx certified reseller! 2012-02-29 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-92/AllworxAgentReferralProgram Apple Demonstrates iCloud In Latest Ad Spot http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-90/AppleDemonstratesiCloudInLatestAdSpot iCloud just works. That’s the message of Apple’s latest commercial titled iCloud Harmony. The service took off like a rocket when it first launched late last year. 2012-02-27 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-90/AppleDemonstratesiCloudInLatestAdSpot Nevada Approves Regulations for Robo Cars http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-88/NevadaApprovesRegulationsforRoboCars After ongoing lobbying from Google, Nevada passed legislation that required the DMV to establish a set of regulations for self-driving vehicles. 2012-02-20 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-88/NevadaApprovesRegulationsforRoboCars Google ‘Plans Secret Lab’ http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-86/GooglePlansSecretLab The new facility will include buildings that are screened against external radio waves and can be used to test advanced new wireless projects for the home. 2012-02-13 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-86/GooglePlansSecretLab App Economy Produces 500,000 U.S. Jobs http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-84/AppEconomyProduces500000USJobs The surge in mobile software and other apps has also led to a surge in jobs, almost half a million just in the U.S., estimates a study out today from CEO network TechNet. 2012-02-08 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-84/AppEconomyProduces500000USJobs FBI Makes Cloud Vendors Meet CJIS Rules http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-85/FBIMakesCloudVendorsMeetCJISRules Officials acknowledge difficulties facing large cloud vendors like Google, but contends that requirements are met by some firms 2012-02-08 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-85/FBIMakesCloudVendorsMeetCJISRules Smartphone Shipments Outpace PCs http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-81/SmartphoneShipmentsOutpacePCs Smartphone shipments overtook personal computers -- including tablets, laptops, netbooks and desktops -- for the first time in 2011, according to new research from Canalys. 2012-02-06 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-81/SmartphoneShipmentsOutpacePCs AT&T Outduels Verizon In iPhone http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-78/ATTOutduelsVerizonIniPhone AT&T handily beat Verizon in the battle for iPhone customers last quarter, but the company lost $6.7 billion in large part due to its failed merger with T-Mobile. 2012-01-30 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-78/ATTOutduelsVerizonIniPhone SoundCloud Hits 10 Million Users http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-76/SoundCloudHits10MillionUsers Not even two years after reaching 1 million users, social audio service SoundCloud announced today that it has surpassed the 10 million user mark. 2012-01-23 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-76/SoundCloudHits10MillionUsers Three SMB Trends For 2012 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-74/ThreeSMBTrendsFor2012 These three trends tie together in a kind of trifecta for channel providers of cloud-based data storage and business continuity in 2012. 2012-01-17 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-74/ThreeSMBTrendsFor2012 Microsoft Makes A Windows 8 Push At CES http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-72/MicrosoftMakesAWindows8PushAtCES Microsoft CEO Ballmer touts latest products at final keynote address at Las Vegas electronics show. 2012-01-10 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-72/MicrosoftMakesAWindows8PushAtCES Users Desert Windows XP http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-70/UsersDesertWindowsXP Microsoft's Windows XP shed a large amount of usage share again last month as users continued to desert the decade-old operating system for Windows 7. 2012-01-03 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-70/UsersDesertWindowsXP Smartphone & Tablet Usage To Grow In 2012 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-68/SmartphoneTabletUsageToGrowIn2012 The use of consumer mobile devices in the workplace will continue into 2012 and prove to be more challenging than ever for IT organizations. 2011-12-27 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-68/SmartphoneTabletUsageToGrowIn2012 IBM'S List Of Technology Predictions http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-67/IBMSListOfTechnologyPredictions I.B.M. just issued its annual list of five predictions of developments in technology that it thinks will come true in the next five years. 2011-12-20 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-67/IBMSListOfTechnologyPredictions Top tech trends in 2012? http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-65/Toptechtrendsin2012 It's that time of year again, when the experts offer up their predictions for what's likely in IT in the year ahead. Read about the top trends for 2012. 2011-12-16 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-65/Toptechtrendsin2012 Win a $100 Amazon gift card this week! http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-63/Wina100Amazongiftcardthisweek With the holiday festivities in full effect, what better time to giveaway a little something! 2011-12-12 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-63/Wina100Amazongiftcardthisweek New Cloud-Security Registry Members http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-62/NewCloudSecurityRegistryMembers Google, Verizon, Intel, McAfee and Microsoft are joining a voluntary program set up by the Cloud Security Alliance. 2011-12-06 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-62/NewCloudSecurityRegistryMembers Hiring - Sales Manager http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-60/HiringSalesManager AMC is looking for a Sales Manager with experience in IT and Cloud Services / VoIP / B2B 2011-12-01 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-60/HiringSalesManager Facebook Comes Clean On Past Mistakes http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-58/FacebookComesCleanOnPastMistakes Facebook got poked by the Federal Trade Commission today, and slapped the social networking giant on the wrist for its privacy mistakes. 2011-11-29 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-58/FacebookComesCleanOnPastMistakes Google Launches Online Music Store http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-57/GoogleLaunchesOnlineMusicStore Google Inc. on Wednesday launched an online music-download store featuring songs from three of the world's four biggest music companies. 2011-11-16 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-57/GoogleLaunchesOnlineMusicStore Who Are You, Siri? We Ask One of Her Dads http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-56/WhoAreYouSiriWeAskOneofHerDads "Who are you?," I ask Siri, attempting to unravel some of the mystery behind the iPhone 4S virtual assistant by going directly to the source. No such luck. "Who I am isn't important," she tells me. 2011-10-31 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-56/WhoAreYouSiriWeAskOneofHerDads Google Breaks Its Record For Buyouts http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-55/GoogleBreaksItsRecordForBuyouts Google acquired a whopping 57 companies of various assets through September, according to an SEC filing. With three months left to go in the year, anyone want to guess what else is on the radar? 2011-10-31 http://www.amcsolutions.net/articles1-55/GoogleBreaksItsRecordForBuyouts