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Information Technology giant, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) is set to boost its cloud computing ambitions with the launch of its new computing service “Smart Cloud”.

Smart Cloud offers cost-effective data analysis, supply chain management and sales management capabilities to big companies that incur significant IT costs related to these operations. The Smart Cloud would enable the companies to store their data on IBM’s servers and access it securely over the Internet.

IBM’s sales pitch is focused on security and reliability, since the tech behemoth will be allowing the companies to configure resources to suit their own requirements for security, government compliance and backup.

According to IBM, the Smart Cloud will enable it to differentiate its cloud services from the usage-based resources currently offered by its rivals Amazon Inc. (AMZN)<

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Nikon will reportedly announce its new D4 DSLR at a press event this Friday, but new details beyond previously leaked specs are emerging. The 16.2MP camera will be available starting next month for $6,000. Its ISO goes up to 102,400, but can be expanded to 204,800. There’s also a heavy emphasis on video: it’ll have a dedicated video button, H.264 B frame compression, contrast detect AF during recording, a low pass filter, and a smooth aperture change feature.

Dell expects more systems integrators (SIs) to join its Global Commercial Channels (GCC) program.

We have been listening to partners, made several sweeping changes, and believe that we have the best commercial channel program in the industry today. We want more SIs to join us, said Amit Midha, Vice President, APJ CSMB & Chairman, Dell China.

Midha informed that since the launch of the program the contribution of channels to Dells business stands at 28 percent worldwide. While Dell does not provide country-specific figures, in India the figure is likely to be higher than the world average.

Though nearly 2,000 partners have signed up for GCC in India since its launch in February 2011, only around 250 are active.

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PayPal President Scott Thompson.

Sunnyvale-based Yahoo announced Wednesday that the San Jose online-payments company’s leader will take the chair vacated by Carol Bartz, whom Yahoo fired in September after a disappointing two-and-a-half-year stint.

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