Box.net News & Articles

There is a lot of hype around 'cloud computing' and this month's theme at CMSWire is all things cloud, so maybe we will be able to figure out whether those clouds are stormy, rain filled, or basically sat at each end of a rainbow (with the associated pot of gold, of course…).

The DAM Lowdown is back with: Latest News from Widen, Box.Net Secures Even More Funding, Taxonomies Grow in Popularity, Daydream Offers Advice on Choosing DAM Consultants, DAM Stew and the Twitter Shout-out of the Week.

Box.net is gearing up to take on bigger players in the enterprise software market. Having recently raised US$ 48 million earlier this year, the cloud storage platform startup has recently updated this Series D financing round with US$ 81 million from Salesforce.com and SAP, with Bessemer Venture Partners and NEA contributing to the round.

Today Box.net announced Box Sync, a cross-platform enterprise sync solution designed to help users get more value from their business information-- regardless of device or location. 

The Labor Day holiday may have stretched into Labor Week for the DAM Lowdown, but have no fear. Everyone's favorite weekly digital asset management column returns with: Updates from Canto, Box.net Adds Video Support, SaaS is More Than a DAM Acronym, Web Content Management Sees a DAM Future, Stock Keeper 1.0 Arrives, and DAM Stew.

Let's face it. Regardless of your preferred platform, the fact is that mobile devices are increasingly making their way -- and staying -- in the business setting. Whether you're gaining access to information en route to work, or if your work mostly involves mobility, you will be dependent on some applications to make things happen. We take a look at a few apps that help make the magic happen on your devices, whether you have an iPad, iPhone, Android smartphone or tablet, BlackBerry PlayBook, HP TouchPad or any other device.

The US$ 48 million Box.net picked up in funding six months ago doesn't appear to be enough for the cloud-based content management provider. The company is now after another US$ 35 million. So far, they've landed US$ 18.6 of it.

Cloud-based storage and collaboration provider Box.net (news, site) is making no secret of the fact that their document management philosophy lovingly embraces the mobile device world. Today they've launched new native applications for Android and Blackberry Playbook tablets, and a web-based HTML5 version of their apps for any HTML5-compliant mobile browser. Here's a closer look.

If you think Box.net is the only cloud-based document management provider with a handle on mobile, it's time to think again. KnowledgeTree (news, site) has just announced their foray into mobile document management with a new Android app.

Just as Recommind’s most recent partnership with LexisNexis aims to unite legal and IT departments, this week, Recommind seeks to connect the enterprise to cloud-based services with the release of Decisiv Search 7.1.

Just like a subway train in Singapore, the DAM Lowdown arrives on time this week with: Enterprise Demand for DAM Solutions Driving Growth at ADAM Software, Nuxeo's DAM Platform Gets an Upgrade to Version 1.3, 13 Cost Areas of DAM Systems, EMC and Box.net Announce Partnership and Quick Hits.

If you've ever doubted Box.net's (news, site) enterprise capabilities, you may want to start singing a different tune. In addition to a stellar quarter, the cloud-based content collaboration company announced that former EMC executive Whitney Tidmarsh Bouck will be spearheading the next stage of growth as enterprise general manager.

Antivirus vendor AVG (news, site) is broadening its scope by offering cloud storage with its new LiveKive data backup service.

The checkout counter has generally been a place for leaps of faith when it comes to enterprise software and services, but today’s startups are challenging that approach with freemium models that allow consumers to test adoption and success before purchase. At this year’s Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco, the head honchos of two such companies -- Box.net and Yammer -- discussed their experiences, and why traditional vendors like Microsoft should take notice.