"We realize this is not the norm for a company to close its public web site, but our strategy was to identify 50 of the leading transaction-based companies and establish relationships with each of them. To date we have accomplished that task and actually have a number of active pilots and projects in the mix as we move towards full production in Q4.
"Thus since we have already identified, contacted and established relationships with these 50 select companies we do not believe it serves in our best interest to release any "know-how" or other corporate information to the general public."

"Cloud-computing systems could become as important as the UK critical national infrastructure, and they need to be secured in an appropriate manner, Wayne Horkan told ZDNet UK on Thursday. The Sun executive said he is working on setting up the forum alongside organisations such as the CBI, Microsoft and Accenture; government departments such as Berr, Dius and the Treasury; and the government's chief scientific advisor, Professor John Beddington."