XBRL

I’ve been looking at the PaaS space for some time now.  I spent some time with the good folks at CloudBees (naturally), and have had many conversations on CloudFoundry, Azure, and more with vendors, customers and other cloudy folks. Krishnan posted a very good article over on CloudAve, and at one level I fully agree that PaaS will be come more of a data-centric (vs. code-centric) animal over the next few years.  To some degree that’s generally true of all areas of IT – data, intelligence and action from data, etc.  But there is a lot more to this. Most PaaS frameworks have very few actual services – other than code logic containers, maybe one messaging framework, and some data services (structured and unstructured persistence and query).  You get some scale out, load balancing, and rudimentary IAM and operations services.  Over time as the enterprise PaaS market r... (more)

Hot Topics Recap: Super Bowl 46

The following releases focus on the Super Bowl. ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN EASTERN TIME ATLANTA--Live from the Arctic: Coca-Cola Animated Polar Bears to “Catch” the Big Game on Feb. 5 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif..--Apple and General Motors Ads Dominate NFL Playoff Games According to Ace Metrix MINNEAPOLIS--Football’s Biggest Day Means Big Business for Buffalo Wild Wings CENTENNIAL, Colo.--Kia Motors Premieres Super Bowl Ad Across National CineMedia (NCM)’s Movie Theater Network Source: National CineMedia (Jan. 25, 9:19 AM) LOUISVILLE, Ky.-- Papa John’s to Give Free Pizza to America If Fans ... (more)

Celestica Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results

(All amounts in U.S. dollars. Per share information based on diluted shares outstanding unless noted otherwise). TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Celestica Inc. (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. "Celestica continued to deliver strong operating results in the fourth quarter, despite the volatility in customer demand," said Craig Muhlhauser, President and CEO, Celestica. "With a continued focus on operational effectiveness... (more)

Taurusquest Starts Operations in its Third Delivery Center in IT City

NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- TaurusQuest commences operations at its third delivery center in Chennai.  The delivery center is located in Ramanujan IT City, a special economic zone promoted in Chennai by Tata Group. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120127/CG42255)   The new operations center will be dedicated to TaurusQuest XBRL and iXBRL services for its clients in the United States and United Kingdom.  The facility, when fully commissioned, can accommodate around 900 people. TaurusQuest already has two delivery centers in Chennai, India. TaurusQuest ... (more)

National Bank Releases its 2011 Financial Information in Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 01/27/12 -- National Bank of Canada (TSX:NA) - This press release provides unaudited financial information prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (Canadian GAAP) and with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for fiscal 2011. It is available on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com and on the Bank's website at www.nbc.ca. A financial information supplement entitled "Supplementary Financial Information - IFRS Transition" is also available at www.nbc.ca. All amounts are in Canadian dollars. Highli... (more)