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Hosting Telephony in the Cloud

Whenever cloud and enterprise-class applications are mentioned together, the popular perception is of complex software. Various models such as PaaS, IaaS and SaaS may be used to describe the service being used, but cloud-hosted telephony is another service with rich dividends. When cloud-based telep... more

Why Cloud-Based Rendering Could Be a Milestone in the Gaming Industry

Rendering via cloud services for high-end gaming is becoming more of a common sight, under the banner of accessibility to the masses. Cloud-based animation tools allow game developers and animators to develop realistic graphics suited for very powerful games from a home PC, without need of expensive... more

Rise of Western Social Games Good for Japanese Platforms

Social networking is exploding – and we’ll all be feeling the heat for years to come. Social networking is not new. Before Twitter, Facebook and Google+, there was MySpace and Friendster. In terms of membership and daily traffic, these older sites have been left behind. Twitter, Facebook... more

UK Government to Remove Hindrances to Cloud Computing with Huge Investments

The United Kingdom government is making a huge investment of FIVE million pounds to create a support framework for all cloud-computing related services. According to Iain Gray, Chief Exec of the Technology Strategy Board (TSB): “The market for cloud computing services is growing by 26% each year. It... more

What Cloud Computing Can Do for MMORPGs

The acronym  MMORPG stands for Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game. These games take role playing to the next level, allowing gamers to explore massive online worlds, interact with other players, and combine gaming and social interplay in a virtual setting within a single game. MMORPGs ca... more