Cloud Backup and Recovery Journal

SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- Document Capture Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: DCMT), a global IP-driven leader in the design, development, manufacture and sale of advanced imaging technologies is pleased to announce significant additions to the company's Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio for the scanning industry and other data capture and device technologies. The IP addresses the critical emerging "Secure Scan to Cloud" market. In September of 2011 the company hired Mr. Martin Boliek as Chief Technology Officer to lead innovation. Mr. Boliek has an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Davis, an MBA from the University of San Francisco and holds over 50 technology patents. He has extensive knowledge in hardware and software engineering, imaging processing, document processing, system security, and web services development. ... (more)

DDN Announces WOS Object Storage Support for Open Compute Project (OCP) Hardware to Enable Efficient and Connected Hyperscale Data Centers

CHATSWORTH, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- DataDirect Networks (DDN™), world leader in massively scalable storage, today announced support for DDN's Web Object Scaler (WOS™), its award-winning hyperscale object storage solution, on the recently announced Open Compute server and storage platforms in cooperation with the Open Compute Project (OCP). WOS software enables organizations to easily build and deploy their own storage clouds across geographically distributed sites that can scale to unprecedented levels, while still being managed as a single entity. Designed for perform... (more)

Amwest Imaging Releases LokDrop.com YouTube Video, Advertising Testing Is Underway

EVANSVILLE, IN -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- Amwest Imaging Incorporated (OTCBB: AMWI) has released the first of several advertising response test videos for LokDrop.com. Found at http://youtu.be/gyTtgpzZNXk the videos will test response levels of the scripting development for the DRTV ad that will play nationwide. LokDrop.com offers users a way to store their files securely, share them easily, and password protect each file they upload. The recent video explains how having your files on LokDrop allows users access to their files from any location on almost any web accessible d... (more)

U.S. Companies View Cloud Computing as Key to Improved Data Protection

CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced the results of a survey which highlights the appeal of the cloud as an antidote to the chronic loss of data in conventional IT environments. According to the survey commissioned by CA Technologies, more than half (55%) of U.S. organizations expect their use of the cloud to increase as part of their business continuity strategy over the next year. Canadian organizations are starting to make the switch but are less advanced than their American counterparts, with a quarter (23%) reporting they will use the cloud for data protection. The... (more)

Is OpenStack a New Door to Cloud Adoption?

All the buzz surrounding OpenStack over the past few months may beg the question of whether Openstack can repeat for Cloud what Linux has done for server operating systems over the past several years. With an enthusiastic following and a compelling, if not industry-leading set of functionality, the possibilities may be boundless. This week’s announcement of the HP Cloud public beta, an OpenStack-based cloud that includes compute, object storage and a content delivery network, provides even further momentum to this open source effort. With well-known vendors such as HP, Rackspace ... (more)