Channel Strategies for the CIOCloud Security Alliance forms
The nonprofit Cloud Security Alliance will formally launch April 21 at the RSA Conference 2009. The group will promote the use of best practices for securing cloud computing and will educate people on how cloud computing can secure other forms of computing, according to SearchSecurity.com.
Co-founder Jim Reavis, a security consultant, said the organization will also help cloud computing vendors address security in their software delivery model.
RIM launches BlackBerry apps store
Research in Motion Ltd. launched its BlackBerry applications store this week. BlackBerry App World is an "on device" application store and it was immediately available to BlackBerry smartphone users in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, the company said Monday. The downloadable app will make only applications relevant to the user's model available. The company expects about 1,000 partner applications to be posted this week. Apple's competitive iPhone store sports several times that number.
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Microsoft Dynamics partner IBIS buys another partner
Microsoft partner IBIS Inc. brings in Dynamics AX and manufacturing vertical expertise with its acquisition this week of mcaConnect Southeast. IBIS, based in Alpharetta, Ga., sells and implements Dynamics GP and CRM. McaConnect is based in Matthews, N.C. Terms were not disclosed.
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