NTT America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications (NTT Com), a global infrastructure services provider, today announced it has extended its suite of private cloud services beyond its data centers to support hybrid cloud requirements after achieving VMware vCloud® Powered status for the NTT Communications private cloud service offering. In addition, the company is announcing the new Global Enterprise Portal, which was designed to simplify the administration of cloud computing services, while increasing the level of security required in the cloud. HOSTREVIEW

Microsoft said on Tuesday it will work with a Chinese operating system developer to create cloud computing products for the country’s market, a move that could help the U.S. company sell to China’s government agencies.
China Standard Software, Microsoft’s Chinese partner, has co-developed a Linux operating system with a defense lab, China’s National University of Defense Technology, and the operating system, called “NeoKylin”, has been approved by a number of government ministries. PCWORLD

Gulf Air is launching ‘cloud computing’ to boost its business performance and customer services. The national carrier will be the first company in the kingdom to introduce this cutting-edge cloud computing technology, taking the country’s information technology (IT) capability to a higher level.
The adoption enables Gulf Air to take advantage of the high-speed, high-capacity computing power the technology offers through its virtual cloud of servers that would allow the airline to achieve a much faster and more efficient business performance, resulting in enhanced customer service in every step of the …

GlobalSign, one of the longest established Certification Authorities (CA) and specialist in Digital Certificate Security, today announced that it has expanded its core SSL product portfolio to include services designed specifically for usage in the Cloud. With many organizations now migrating to the Cloud for a range of web services including hosting, file storage, database management and SaaS applications, maintaining the highest levels of security is a key concern and an important customer requirement that should be addressed by Cloud Service Providers. DARKREADING

NextCloud, a state of the art cloud computing service provider, and AFORE Solutions, a leading provider of cloud security technology, today announced a collaborative partnership with The Effort, a Federally Qualified Center based in Sacramento CA, for the delivery of trusted cloud hosting solutions.
NextCloud’s Trusted Cloud solutions provide a new level of cloud security and information control for healthcare providers, enterprises and government applications where information security and compliance are critical concerns. PRNEWSWIRE