Cloud Computing : Science World Report

Oct 23, 2016 05:11 AM EDT

Microsoft Shares Hits An All-Time High, Courtesy Cloud Computing; Surpasses Its 1999 Record With A Surge Of 5%

After the company released its financial report for its first budgetary report for the year 2017, Microsft shares reached an all-time high surpassing $60 per share.

Oct 09, 2016 05:05 AM EDT

Apple, Inc. Unifies Cloud Services: Siri, Maps And Others Into New Apple Pie

Apple's cloud services teams are to move together into the company's Infinite Loop campus in California. Will the new pie system help Apple compete in the market?

Mar 06, 2014 03:58 PM EST

The Sky’s the Limit For Cloud Computing

Last week's event Cloudscape VI in Brussels, Belgium, which had the tagline ‘cloud for a smart economy and smart society’, featured much discussion of the policy aspects of cloud computing, as well as the potential benefits of cloud computing for both business and scientific research.

Nov 03, 2013 05:57 PM EST

Security in the Cloud: Swisscom Builds 'Swiss Cloud' Shielded From Outside Threats

Swisscom is building a "Swiss Cloud" that could loosen the grip of U.S. technology giants and attract foreign companies looking for a way to shield sensitive data from the prying eyes of foreign intelligence services.

Aug 22, 2013 12:41 PM EDT

Volunteer Computing Goes Mobile to Help Fight HIV/AIDS

With the release of a new BOINC (Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing) app for Android devices, World Community Grid (WCG) volunteers can now crunch numbers for the FightAIDS@Home project right from their mobile phone or tablet.

Jun 10, 2013 11:39 PM EDT

Securing The Cloud

A new algorithm solves a major problem with homomorphic encryption, which would let Web servers process data without decrypting it.

Jun 07, 2013 09:33 PM EDT

Prism: Gathering Private Information Online is Abuse of State Power

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has direct access to information on the servers of major American internet companies, according to reports published in the Guardian and the Washington Post.

May 24, 2013 04:20 PM EDT

Let's Accelerate Scientific Progress by Bringing Supercomputing to Every Lab

Earlier this month, Ian Foster, widely recognized as one of the founders of grid computing, spoke at TedxCERN about science being a voyage of discovery. However, he is frustrated by what he perceives to be an unnecessarily slow pace of discovery.