Trista Bridges
Cloud Computing Experts Release White Paper on Cloud Computing
Ten ‘experts’ in cloud computing have just released a comprehensive white paper on the subject called ‘Comment Réuissir dans le Cloud’ (in English ‘How to Succeed in the Cloud’). The effort was led by webmarketing agency PowerOn in partnership with Salesforce and drew on contributions from experts on the subject from various backgrounds. As a […]
France’s Cloud Startups (series): Introducing Clever Cloud
This series of articles exploring the various innovations going on in the Cloud by French startups. Last week, Tariq Krim went into great detail about his latest venture, JoliCloud. This week, we hope to do the same: Clever Cloud, founded in 2010, is a platform as a service (PaaS) startup based in Nantes. I recently […]
Come One and All for DojoBoost's June Founders Event!
It’s time for DojoBoost’s monthly Founders’ Event, which will be held on June 26th at the DojoLoft (14, rue Gaston de Caillavet in the 15th arrondissement). The event, held each month by DojoBoost and sponsored by Microsoft BizSpark, is a great opportunity for founders and other thought leaders in the tech community to come together for a […]
Registration Now Open for First Ever "Hack Days Transilien"
SNCF Transilien (SNCF’s suburban train services) annnounced today the opening of registrations for their first hackathon, Hack Days, which will be held from June 8 – 10 at La Cantine. To give you a little extra incentive to sign-up, 10k€ in prize money will be awarded (6k€ for 1st place and 4k€ for 2nd place). […]
The Importance of Intellectual Property Protection
Guest Post: Jennifer Motian provides an overview of IP (Intellectual Property) basics, the differences between the French and US systems, and the importance of properly protecting your IP. Jennifer contributes writing to Red Chalk Group, an international firm that specializes in intellectual property services and consulting. One of the most important things for a startup […]
France's Cloud Startups (series): A Closer Look at Jolicloud
In the first of a series, Trista Bridges takes a closer look at france’s cloud startups. First up is an interview with the co-founder of Jolicloud, Tariq Krim Over the last few weeks we’ve discussed a couple initiatives sponsored by the french government, namely Andromède and another initiative led by SFR and Bull, to develop cloud computing […]
French Sovereign wealth fund announces Digital economy represents 25% of economic growth
FSI (Fonds stratégique d’investissement) France’s strategic sovereign wealth fund announced this week that the digital economy currently represents 25% of France’s growth over the last three years. According to FSI this will result in a an eventual revolution in sthe make-up of France’s economy as they estimate that the digital economy’s percentage of overall GDP will […]
How the Internet and Open Data play into the policies of the new French government
After confirming the structure of his new government last week, newly appointed Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault kicked-off his tenure by announcing that of all members of new government have signed on to a far-reaching code of ethics. One of the key themes contained within the code of ethics is transparency around government policies and actions which […]
Paris-hosted New Cities Summit explores technology's role in sustainability
The inaugural New Cities Summit, sponsored by the New Cities Foundation which was founded by Cisco, Ericsson, and GE, was held earlier this week in La Défense. The purpose of the conference was to bring together leaders and practitioners across various fields to discuss the challenges posed by urbanization as well as potential solutions for addressing […]
Despite the financial crisis, eCommerce is still going strong in France
FEVAD, France's industry association focusing on the eCommerce and other non retail location sales (ie mail order), recently posted results on the performance of eCommerce in France during Q1 2012.