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Google, Inc. (GOOG) - Jason Bloomberg at ZapThink

So, even as the US State Department and others in the US federal government seek answers on China's purported role or complicity in the attacks, the repercussions on cloud computing and enterprise security are profound and may be long term We're going to look at some of the answers to what this donnybrook means for how enterprises should best protect their intellectual property from such sophisticated hackers as government, military or, quasi government corporate entities and whether cloud services providers like Google are better than your average enterprise, or especially medium sized business, at thwarting such risks We'll look at how users of cloud computing should trust or not trust providers of such mission critical cloud services as email, calendar, word processing, document storage, databases, and applications hosting And we'll look at how enterprise architecture, governance, security best practices, standards, and skills need to adapt still to meet these new requirements from insidious world class threats So, join me now in welcoming our panel for today's discussion: Jim Kobielus , senior analyst at Forrester Research; Jason Bloomberg , managing partner at ZapThink; Jim Hietala , Vice President for Security at The Open Group; Elinor Mills , senior writer at CNET, and Michael Dortch , Director of Research at Focus 

Data Direct Technologies - Jason Bloomberg at ZapThink

At the 7th International AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo in just two weeks' time, the speaker line.. Jun. 8, 2009 08:45 AM EDT . Data Access for RIAs By Christopher Keene ZapThink just produced a good report on the state of Web 2.0 tools entitled "Evolution of the Rich Internet Applcation Market." In the report, Jason Bloomberg and Ron Schmelzer of Zapthink highlight a critical gap in most RIA solutions: the inability to access data from within th.. Jun. 8, 2009 07:22 AM EDT .  

Data Direct Technologies - Ronald Schmelzer at ZapThink

At the 7th International AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo in just two weeks' time, the speaker line.. Jun. 8, 2009 08:45 AM EDT . Data Access for RIAs By Christopher Keene ZapThink just produced a good report on the state of Web 2.0 tools entitled "Evolution of the Rich Internet Applcation Market." In the report, Jason Bloomberg and Ron Schmelzer of Zapthink highlight a critical gap in most RIA solutions: the inability to access data from within th.. Jun. 8, 2009 07:22 AM EDT .  

iRobot Corporation (IRBT) - Ronald Schmelzer at ZapThink

Shawn Broderick, the founder of Waltham, MA-based reputation broker TrustPlus (which I profiled last April ), has been named to direct the TechStars Boston session, which will run from May 26 to August 21. As Boston-based mentors, TechStars has signed up a who's who of local entrepreneurs and investors, including Colin Angle, co-founder and CEO of iRobot; Don Dodge, director of business development for Microsoft's Emerging Business Team; Eran Egozy, co-founder and CTO of Harmonix Music Systems; Chris Heidelberger, CEO of Nexaweb; Will Herman, founder of Viewlogic; Nabeel Hyatt, founder of Conduit Labs and former COO of Ambient Devices; Warren Katz, founder and CEO of VT MÄK; John Landry, managing director of Lead Dog Ventures; Rich Levandov, general partner at Avalon Ventures and Masthead Ventures; Bijan Sabet, general partner at Spark Capital; Ronald Schmelzer, founder and senior analyst at ZapThink; and Bill Warner, founder of Avid Technology. According to Cohen, TechStar's executive director, it was Warner who provided both the inspiration and the funding behind the cloning of the Boulder program in Boston. Cohen says TechStars has been in talks with Warner about expanding to Boston since last October-it was "the next logical step" after the program's success in Boulder, given the Boston area's wealth of entrepreneurial activity and high-profile universities, Cohen says. But the plans were laid well before Graham announced Y Combinator's departure, so it's just coincidence that TechStars will be helping to fill that vacuum. 

Avid Technology, Inc. (AVID) - Ronald Schmelzer at ZapThink

Shawn Broderick, the founder of Waltham, MA-based reputation broker TrustPlus (which I profiled last April ), has been named to direct the TechStars Boston session, which will run from May 26 to August 21. As Boston-based mentors, TechStars has signed up a who's who of local entrepreneurs and investors, including Colin Angle, co-founder and CEO of iRobot; Don Dodge, director of business development for Microsoft's Emerging Business Team; Eran Egozy, co-founder and CTO of Harmonix Music Systems; Chris Heidelberger, CEO of Nexaweb; Will Herman, founder of Viewlogic; Nabeel Hyatt, founder of Conduit Labs and former COO of Ambient Devices; Warren Katz, founder and CEO of VT MÄK; John Landry, managing director of Lead Dog Ventures; Rich Levandov, general partner at Avalon Ventures and Masthead Ventures; Bijan Sabet, general partner at Spark Capital; Ronald Schmelzer, founder and senior analyst at ZapThink; and Bill Warner, founder of Avid Technology. According to Cohen, TechStar's executive director, it was Warner who provided both the inspiration and the funding behind the cloning of the Boulder program in Boston. Cohen says TechStars has been in talks with Warner about expanding to Boston since last October-it was "the next logical step" after the program's success in Boulder, given the Boston area's wealth of entrepreneurial activity and high-profile universities, Cohen says. But the plans were laid well before Graham announced Y Combinator's departure, so it's just coincidence that TechStars will be helping to fill that vacuum. 

Nexaweb Technologies, Inc. - Ronald Schmelzer at ZapThink

Shawn Broderick, the founder of Waltham, MA-based reputation broker TrustPlus (which I profiled last April ), has been named to direct the TechStars Boston session, which will run from May 26 to August 21. As Boston-based mentors, TechStars has signed up a who's who of local entrepreneurs and investors, including Colin Angle, co-founder and CEO of iRobot; Don Dodge, director of business development for Microsoft's Emerging Business Team; Eran Egozy, co-founder and CTO of Harmonix Music Systems; Chris Heidelberger, CEO of Nexaweb; Will Herman, founder of Viewlogic; Nabeel Hyatt, founder of Conduit Labs and former COO of Ambient Devices; Warren Katz, founder and CEO of VT MÄK; John Landry, managing director of Lead Dog Ventures; Rich Levandov, general partner at Avalon Ventures and Masthead Ventures; Bijan Sabet, general partner at Spark Capital; Ronald Schmelzer, founder and senior analyst at ZapThink; and Bill Warner, founder of Avid Technology. According to Cohen, TechStar's executive director, it was Warner who provided both the inspiration and the funding behind the cloning of the Boulder program in Boston. Cohen says TechStars has been in talks with Warner about expanding to Boston since last October-it was "the next logical step" after the program's success in Boulder, given the Boston area's wealth of entrepreneurial activity and high-profile universities, Cohen says. But the plans were laid well before Graham announced Y Combinator's departure, so it's just coincidence that TechStars will be helping to fill that vacuum. 

Harmonix Music Systems, Inc. - Ronald Schmelzer at ZapThink

Shawn Broderick, the founder of Waltham, MA-based reputation broker TrustPlus (which I profiled last April ), has been named to direct the TechStars Boston session, which will run from May 26 to August 21. As Boston-based mentors, TechStars has signed up a who's who of local entrepreneurs and investors, including Colin Angle, co-founder and CEO of iRobot; Don Dodge, director of business development for Microsoft's Emerging Business Team; Eran Egozy, co-founder and CTO of Harmonix Music Systems; Chris Heidelberger, CEO of Nexaweb; Will Herman, founder of Viewlogic; Nabeel Hyatt, founder of Conduit Labs and former COO of Ambient Devices; Warren Katz, founder and CEO of VT MÄK; John Landry, managing director of Lead Dog Ventures; Rich Levandov, general partner at Avalon Ventures and Masthead Ventures; Bijan Sabet, general partner at Spark Capital; Ronald Schmelzer, founder and senior analyst at ZapThink; and Bill Warner, founder of Avid Technology. According to Cohen, TechStar's executive director, it was Warner who provided both the inspiration and the funding behind the cloning of the Boulder program in Boston. Cohen says TechStars has been in talks with Warner about expanding to Boston since last October-it was "the next logical step" after the program's success in Boulder, given the Boston area's wealth of entrepreneurial activity and high-profile universities, Cohen says. But the plans were laid well before Graham announced Y Combinator's departure, so it's just coincidence that TechStars will be helping to fill that vacuum. 

International Business Machines Corp (IBM) - Jason Bloomberg at ZapThink

"The ILOG acquisition goes a long way in rounding out IBM's 'BPM enabled by SOA' vision," said Jason Bloomberg, senior analyst at ZapThink LLC. "Business rules were the missing piece and ILOG fills the gap nicely. Products from the two vendors were already working together in many clients, so this acquisition makes sense both for customers as well as for the vendors involved." .