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February 15, 2012

CloudBees Adds Private, Hosted Cloud Capabilities

CloudBees has announced that customers can now run the company’s Java-based platform as a service (PaaS) in their own data centers, in Amazon’s public cloud, on a hosting provider’s servers,

Apps Builder Converts Web Pages into Mobile Apps

An Italian startup called Apps Builder has launched a subscription service that will transform Web apps into native iOS, Android and Windows Phone apps. So far, the company has converted

EngineYard Reports Strong Growth

The year 2011 appears to have been very good for EngineYard. The platform as a service (PaaS) vendor reports that its revenues doubled to hit $28 million for the year,

Microsoft Details Windows 8 on ARM

In a lengthy blog post, Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky has revealed more details about the company’s plans for running Windows 8 on devices that use ARM processors. First, apps created for

Google+ Launches Developer Page, No API Yet

Although it still has not yet issued an API, Google+ appears to be making cautious overtures towards third party developers. The social network has set up a Google+ developer page

Appcelerator to Buy Cocoafish

Appcelerator, the vendor behind the Titanium application development platform, has announced that it will purchase Cocoafish, which offers cross-platform backend services for mobile apps. Beginning next quarter, Appcelerator will re-brand

Linux Developers See Salary Increases

According to online job board Dice.com, IT workers with Linux skills saw their pay jump 5 percent last year with a median salary of $84,000 and bonuses of $5,000. Of

Survey: Enterprises Increasing NoSQL Adoption

NoSQL vendor Couchbase has released the results of a new survey which found that nearly half of enterprises have plans to adopt NoSQL this year. Among companies with more than