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February 7, 2013 Sign up Forward Archive Advertise News for software and services professionals   Today's Software Buzz  Cloning databases is a Snap, Oracle says The Snap Management Utility for Oracle Database is intended to make it easier for users to clone databases and craft snapshots with the Sun ZFS Storage Appliance, Oracle says. The optional software utility is available for download. ITWorld.com/IDG News Service (2/6)        Cloud Computing  VCE chief: NetApp-Cisco deal won't affect joint venture The joint-venture ties among Cisco Systems, EMC and VMware remain strong despite a Cisco deal with EMC's rival NetApp, says Praveen Akkiraju, CEO of VCE. "Because of the nature of VCE as a joint venture, we are tightly aligned in our go-to-market from a sales perspective, from a services perspective and the way we co-develop our road maps," Akkiraju says. Computerworld (2/6)      Other News KPMG: One-third of users say implementing cloud costs more than expected InformationWeek (2/6)        Mobile & Wireless  Mobile advertising will soon be mandatory, Google says Google will soon begin requiring that all AdWords clients buy mobile advertising space, even if they only want to reach desktop-computer users. The "enhanced campaigns" will be rolled out to all AdWords users by mid-2013 and could drive up the overall price for mobile ad units, industry executives said. Separately, Google on Wednesday announced that it will acquire e-commerce service provider Channel Intelligence for $125 million as it looks to improve its Google Shopping service. The Wall Street Journal (2/6) , The New York Times (tiered subscription model)/Bits blog (2/6)      Dropbox says it has simplified integration with revised API Dropbox is touting its Sync application programming interface, saying it will make things easier for developers. "[I]ntegrating with Dropbox was simply too complex, as its former API was built in ways similar to traditional Web APIs. This give-and-take model wasn't a great fit for the file syncing service, presenting too many fail and friction points," Alex Wilhelm writes. TheNextWeb.com (2/6)        Security & Privacy  Report foresees a clash for privacy concerns, data collection Increasing consumer concern about privacy will present challenges to companies that compile online data, an Ovum study says. "It will shake the Internet economy as more and more users decide they don't want to be tracked," Ovum's Mark Little says. GigaOm (2/6) , Network World/IDG News Service (2/6)      Bamital botnet is disabled, Symantec and Microsoft say A cybercrime botnet called Bamital has been taken down by Symantec and Microsoft, Microsoft's Richard Boscovich says. "We think we got everything, but time will tell," he said. The vendors estimate up to 1 million PCs were compromised. Reuters (2/6)      Report: Cybersecurity agreements have a direct effect Involvement in cybersecurity pacts and treaties leads to cooperative efforts that stem malware threats and intrusions, according to a report from George Washington University and Microsoft. Computerworld/IDG News Service (2/6)        Government IT  States consider taxing cloud-based services Subscription software delivered via the cloud is considered a product and not a service and is subject to sales tax in Idaho. At least five other states have ruled similarly. However, tax authorities in Kansas and Nebraska, among other states, have come to the opposite conclusion. The Wall Street Journal (2/6)      Other News GOP lawmaker: Internet freedom should become official U.S. stance The Hill/Hillicon Valley blog (2/5)        SIIA News  Don't miss Steven VanRoekel keynote at CloudGOV 2013 Register now and don't miss the federal chief information officer for the U.S., Steven VanRoekel, delivering the opening keynote at CloudGOV, Feb. 12 in Washington D.C. Learn how Cloud First, FedRAMP, data center consolidation and mobile strategies will influence agency procurement going forward, and see the latest innovations from service providers. Register to join colleagues from federal, state and local government, as well as vendors representing all segments of the public sector as they discuss the latest innovations in government IT.      Calling all young and innovative tech companies The SIIA is excited to launch our NextGen program for its 8th year. 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