Hewlett-Packard Cloud Computing Launch

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/03/hp-cloud-computing.html

Hewlett-Packard is getting into the cloud-computing business and taking on competitors Amazon and Google.

The technology giant has announced plans for a portfolio of cloud computing capabilities from infrastructure to platform services. As part of that push, HP plans to deliver an "open cloud marketplace" in which developers can create applications for consumers and businesses.