Monthly Archives: August 2014

Positively Contradictory: US Urges Companies Not to Invert but Leaves Tech Companies Seemingly No Choice

It has been hard to miss the news lately about US corporate inversions – the practice of purchasing or merging with a foreign entity and then changing headquarters to save on high US corporate taxes. The topic was the cover of July’s Fortune magazine in an article called “Positively Un-American.” Continue reading

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Only 1% of Cloud Providers Comply with Proposed European Data Protection Rules

A proposed European Union regulation known as The EU General Data Protection Regulation, which is expected to be passed this year, could change how organizations treat the privacy of personal data. However, very few cloud service providers are able to currently meet these regulations which are likely to come into effect in 2015. Continue reading

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New US Digital Services Team Brings Private Sector Expertise to Government Tech Projects

The White House announced on Monday that it is launching US Digital Services, a team that will work with other government agencies to upgrade technology infrastructure and make government websites more user-friendly – a move which is long overdue. Continue reading

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Cloud Adoption in Asia on the Rise but Impeded by Typical Concerns

Asian companies are getting more comfortable with the cloud, according to a recent Economist Corporate Network report. Over 60 percent of respondents reported partially replacing current IT use with cloud solutions and one-fifth are actively replacing most of their technology with cloud-based options. Continue reading

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Layered Tech Provides Free Cloud Hosting to Payment Processing and Healthcare Startups

Web hosting provider Layered Tech is providing free cloud hosting to startups in the payments processing and healthcare industries under a new startup program. Continue reading

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