Security champ Symantec makes a play for the cloud with $115M purchase of LiveOffice

January 16, 2012 8:52 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

In a move to bolster its cloud credentials, notable anti-virus and security player Symantec has acquired e-mail archiving company LiveOffice for $115 million, the company announced this morning.

LiveOffice primarily helps companies archiving e-mail in the cloud, ensuring that they …

The iPad is an incredible tool for work — if your IT department will allow it

January 4, 2012 7:00 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Apple said in October that 93 percent of Fortune 500 companies have deployed or are testing iPads, an incredible feat considering that big businesses generally take forever to incorporate new technology into their workflows.

Enterprises deploy technology slowly because they …

CEOs love iPads, and other things you need to know about the cloud

December 6, 2011 5:00 AM Heather Kelly
Heather Kelly

Editor's Pick

Last week, VentureBeat hosted its first ever CloudBeat conference. It was a huge success (if we do say so ourselves), with more than 400 executives from cloud startups, leading cloud service providers, and various Fortune 500 companies coming together to …

iPads in the enterprise: CEO ego is driving adoption

December 1, 2011 12:44 PM Jennifer Van Grove
Jennifer Van Grove

iPads have taken over the boardroom, and corporate CEOs and their egos are to thank for the somewhat surprising trend. At least, that’s the consensus among a panel of cloud computing and enterprise experts who gathered to discuss the reality …