1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Cloud Computing Entrepreneurs On September 16

Entrepreneurs working in the cloud computing space will be given priority to pitch during the FREE online 1M/1M strategy roundtable on Thursday, September 16, 2010, starting at: 11 a.m. EDT/8 a.m. PDT/8:30 p.m. IST. We hope you will join us and let other entrepreneurs know. You can find more details and register here.

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Donald Ferguson, CTO of CA Technologies (Part 3)

By Sramana Mitra and guest authors Shaloo Shalini and Bhavana Sharma SM: In the discussions we just had, it sounds like there are external vendors involved in your deployment of cloud-based solutions. What is the process, or what are you looking for in terms of key requirements for adoption and deployment of cloud computing solutions within

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Dr. Marcos Athanasoulis, Harvard Medical School (Part 7)

Would it be fair to conclude that it means the work applications that are being run on the cloud at Harvard Medical School (HMS) on the data sitting on the cloud storage are actually being accessed over the browser then?

Poetry: “Ithaka” by Constantine P. Cavafy

Here is one of my favorite poems by Constantine P. Cavafy: “Ithaka.” I am sharing this with you, readers, and especially with the One Million by One Million team. Most of all, this poem is for Melanie, Maureen, Alex, Irina, Ravi, Venkatesh, Shipra, David, Ken, Karina, Shorena, the two Praveens (Kumar and Karoshi), Shaloo, Candice,

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A Real-Time, Multimedia Social Network You Might Not Know: Paltalk CEO Jason Katz (Part 5)

SM: Who do you consider your competitors based on where your business is today? JK: Skype certainly is when it comes to video conferencing. They did a great job with the PC to phone service, although we had that offering before they did. I personally think Skype did a great job recognizing that international calling

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Outsourcing: Jean Cholka, President and CEO Of Freeborders (Part 7)

By guest author Tony Scott China versus India in the Outsourcing World Tony: You have worked with Indian outsourcers and now in China. Are there any differences in what people are doing in China? Jean: There are some differences in the markets. Indian companies grew around Y2K, mostly, and the model was different. There was

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Seed Capital From The Government: SBA’s Sean Greene (Part 2)

By Sramana Mitra and guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Sean: Last year, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) put $2.5 billion dollars in the hands of small-business [owners] who [have] innovative technology companies. And just as a point of reference, last year the entire venture industry put in only $1.7 billion, in terms of

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Roundtable Recap: September 9 – Open Opportunities In Cloud Computing And Rural BPO

I have been meaning to get to discussing blue-sky opportunities at the roundtables, and this week we did some of that. During this week’s roundtable we discussed an area that deserves a serious look from entrepreneurs: rural BPO. Whether it is in the emerging markets or in the United States, it is my sincere belief

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