Firms looking to employ cloud services should conduct thorough and ongoing risk assessments due to immaturity in the cloud service contracting market, Gartner warns.
Cisco-anchored venture capital fund 3TS Capital Partners plans to pump €4 million in equity into electronic software distribution and management firm Avangate over the next six months.
SPB Software is targeting a new skins feature at Symbian smartphones, offering different ways to display a handset’s clock functions, including egg-timer style countdown, and 3D images of the globe.
Telecom Italia has increased its stake in Telecom Argentina from 18.3% to 21.1%, by acquiring an additional 10% stake in holding company Sofora Telecomunicaciones, which takes its share in the firm to 68%.
GDF Suez, the world’s second largest energy firm, has contracted Orange Business Services to manage its information systems for the next six years. A partnership covers the set-up of joint engineering teams, along with hosting and infrastructure operation.