on-demand solutions

IBM is getting in the cloud. After a string of announcements over the past few weeks from Citrix, Red Hat, VMware, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard, Big Blue is launching an initiative to extend its traditional software delivery model toward a mix of on-premise and cloud-computing applications with new software, services and technical resources for clients and independent software vendors (ISVs).

Cisco Systems on Friday announced plans to acquire presence information and messaging software developer Jabber. Financial terms were not disclosed.

With Jabber in its portfolio, Cisco can embed presence information and messaging services in the network. The acquisition will also offer Cisco users aggregation capabilities through both on-premise and on-demand solutions and across multiple platforms, including Cisco WebEx Connect and Cisco Unified Communications.