Cloud Computing

Microsoft not only firm banning IM access to U.S. enemy nations

But it's unclear how effective the measures will be at preventing access

ITSM ‘visionary’ delivers service, now

* Service-now.com stands out for it SaaS delivery model

Google may strip ‘beta’ tag from some apps

The label makes some businesses reluctant to pay for the services, a Gartner analyst said

Google tests scripting feature for online apps

About 1,000 companies will be selected to try it out in the coming weeks

Economy, industry consolidation take toll on Interop

Cisco rivals, cloud computing take center stage at new-look show

HP plans to outsource European server production

It also confirmed plans to lay off around 5,700 of its 80,000 employees in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by 2011

Google’s Wave consolidates core online features in one tool

The ambitious product provides e-mail, IM, blogging, photo management, wikis and document sharing

Search war is on: Microsoft’s Bing fires salvo at Google

Steve Ballmer unveils Bing (aka Kumo) in bid to take search in new direction

Early Cloud Adopters Ride Out Hype Cycle

Cloud Vendors: Amazon EC2, Google, Skytap and VMware