CenterBeam Industry News RSS Feed http://www.centerbeam.com/news http://www.centerbeam.com/news/IT-Economics/San-Jose-contemplates-following-Los-Angeles-to-cloud-computing-CBOID62055400-GRPOID50590015/View.aspx After consistent cuts from its budget and watching nearby Los Angeles save more than $5 million after moving to cloud computing, San Jose, California is considering making a similar move that it hopes would offset the effects of the city's overall economic woes, according to Information Week. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 http://www.centerbeam.com/news/IT-Economics/Amazon-chief-believes-cloud-computing-to-be-major-revenue-source-eventually-CBOID61719432-GRPOID50590015/View.aspx The New York Times recently reported that Amazon chief executive officer Jeffrey P. Bezos believes that cloud computing will generate as much revenue in the future as its ecommerce sales do. Citibank estimates that Amazon will generate roughly $600 million in revenue from its cloud computing operation this yearwhich represents fewer than 3 percent of its overall revenue. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 http://www.centerbeam.com/news/IT-Economics/Investors-try-to-finger-best-cloud-computing-bets-CBOID61719434-GRPOID50590015/View.aspx Investors knew that cloud computing was a good choice for investment when 2010 began, but the difficult decision for even the best analyst was which company was the best value. According to Fool.com, cloud computing became so popular on Wall Street at the beginning of the year that finding value was especially difficult. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 http://www.centerbeam.com/news/Cloud-Computing/Google-Apps-Marketplace-make-life-easier-for-cloud-computing-CBOID59828324-GRPOID50590013/View.aspx Google recently announced the development of an applications marketplace that allows cloud computing companies to easily purchase and integrate features into their business seamlessly. The site acts a medium between cloud computing application developers and companies hoping to increase their capabilities. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 http://www.centerbeam.com/news/IT-Economics/Desktop-management-to-the-forefront-as-PC-shipments-grow-by-20-percent-CBOID59828773-GRPOID50590015/View.aspx The increased useof smartphones and laptops in the enterprise sector has led Gartner, an IT market research firm, to predict that PC shipments will grow by 20 percent in 2010. Moreover, spending is likely to increase by 12.2 percent to about $245 billion. Mon, 15 Mar 2010