It is a well-established cloud management platform, already widely in production use by many organizations.

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The OpenTablet 10 integrates easily with OpenServices, OpenPeak's cloud services platform and device management system, to allow comprehensive device management to service providers, including the ability to push applications, perform firmware updates and lock devices.

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For example, is on premise or cloud the better platform for service management software?

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And at salesforce.com (CRM), Holleran help lead its transition from a Small and Medium-Sized Business sales force automation SaaS company to one more focused on global enterprise Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications and cloud platform services.

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First, HDS has what it calls an Infrastructure Cloud, which serves as a platform for data center convergence, including integrated data management.

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