Cloud Computing

UK customers get access to Google’s PowerMeter

British Gas has partnered with AlertMe, a company that uses Google's tool with its home-electricity monitoring service

Cisco buys SaaS-based Web security company

Snaps up ScanSafe for $183 million

Zeus takes traffic management to the cloud

Zeus Traffic Manager 6.0 can operate across physical, virtual and cloud IT environments

Ten signs from companies that point to an upturn

Time to move the discussion past authentication

* More meaningful dialogues can be found in authorization and better access control

China’s Baidu sees profit surge as lead over Google grows

Baidu appears set to further expand its dominance of China's online search market

Outsourcer Wipro continues to be affected by recession

The company says the business environment is however improving

Cisco buying Web security firm ScanSafe for $183 million

Acquisition adds software-as-a-service Web security to Cisco portfolio

Google Social Search aims to make social networks more useful

Experimental Google Labs service goes live today, adding friends' content to results

Salesforce-Adobe deal could boost Force.com profile