DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Adaptivity “Platinum Plus Sponsor” of Cloud Expo

SYS-CON Events announced today that Adaptivity, the IT transformation company, has been named "Platinum Plus Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 5th International Cloud Expo (www.CloudComputingExpo.com), which will take place on April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Adaptivity's CEO Tony Bishop (http://tonybishop.ulitzer.com) will be offering major thought leadership on Day Two of the 3-day event in a Morning Keynote. Read Exclusive Cloud Computing Journal Q&A; with Tony Bishop here. Cloud Expo was announced on February 24, 2007, the day the term "cloud computing" was coined. That same year, the first Cloud Expo took place in New York City with 450 delegates. Next April, Cloud Expo is returning to New York City with more than 5,000 delegates and over 100 sponsors and exhibitors. The three-day event will attract more than 5,000 delegates from 48 co... (more)

Liverpool-based Pareto Global Associates Agree Customer Engagement a Hot Trend for Direct Marketers

Monday 4 November, 2013 The 2013 DMA Awards show that businesses are focusing more and more on direct engagement activities. Cyril Williams of Pareto Global Associates explains why the latest trend to engage in more direct one-to-one marketing activity is ineluctable. With the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) Awards 2013, a trend for direct marketers to put emphasis on engagement rather than response becomes clear (ashdowngroup.com). “The personalised one-to-one approach makes all the difference in today’s advertising jungle”, says Cyril Williams, Managing Director of Pareto Global Associates. This year, a record number of businesses have entered the DMA Awards. There is an extensive competition for the most desired prices, with 51 firms battling it out in 37 different categories to collect the DMA Awards Grand Prix (ashdowngroup.com). OgilvyOne London, DMA Awards G... (more)

C2C Set to Release ArchiveOne(R) Express for Email Archiving With 15-Minute Configuration for 20 - 200 Mailbox Environments

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- C2C, a leading provider of messaging system enhancements, today announced a new edition to its award-winning family of email archiving products called ArchiveOne Express, specifically designed for organizations with 20 to 200 Microsoft Exchange mailboxes. ArchiveOne Express will help them improve mail system capacity and performance and also meet compliance and e-discovery requirements. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090302/LA76719LOGO) ArchiveOne Express also includes C2C's new ArchiveOne CloudDR(TM) option for automated cloud-based disaster recovery, entering beta this month. In designing ArchiveOne Express, C2C built on its fifth-generation technology, using its "Zero-Training Required(TM)" design principles to simplify the installation and configuration processes for organizations that most often si... (more)

IBM Builds High-end Information Technology Infrastructure Platform for Tiens Group

TIANJIN, China, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tiens Group Co., Ltd., a biotechnology company specializing in manufacturing, retail and international trade, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have entered into strategic partnership to build an advanced information technology (IT) infrastructure platform to support Tiens Group's aggressive business growth plan in the global marketplace. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) Under the agreement, IBM will provide Tiens International Health Industrial Park (Tiens Industrial Park, or the Park) with integration service, technical support and technology including servers, network equipment, storage systems and security solutions for building and maintenance of an IT infrastructure platform to support the Group's management and business operations. As part of its strategy to grow the company as one of the... (more)

SOA Consortium Publishes Discussion Paper on Business Architecture: The Missing Link between Business Strategy and Enterprise Architecture

NEEDHAM, Mass., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The SOA Consortium(TM) has published a discussion paper developed by its Enterprise Architecture 2010 (EA2010) Working Group on "Business Architecture: The Missing Link between Business Strategy and Enterprise Architecture." The paper is the culmination of several months of discussion by group members as well as a starting point for further discussion by the community at large. The paper is available to the public and may be viewed at http://www.soa-consortium.org/ea2010wp. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090707/DC42811LOGO ) The SOA Consortium's EA2010 Working Group -- a group of "street-smart" enterprise architecture practitioners -- has been actively discussing the domains, services, practices and skills required for a thriving, business relevant enterprise architecture practice in the 2010s. "This paper high... (more)

ABB and IBM Extend Services Agreement to Globalize and Leverage New Technologies

ZURICH, Jan 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ABB, the leading power and automation technology group (NYSE: ABB) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have signed a new agreement that will transform ABB's Information Systems (IS) infrastructure across 17 countries in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. IBM will provide server and network management, as well as end user and help desk services for the majority of ABB's IS infrastructure operations. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) Under the new agreement, ABB's businesses will see immediate cost savings. ABB will benefit further from a highly scalable IS infrastructure that provides flexibility for business expansion. Additionally, the new infrastructure solution positions ABB to take advantage of cloud computing in the future to further reduce costs and increase the speed of IS resource provisioning. ... (more)

China Crescent (CCTR) Anticipates Reporting Positive Financial Results and Triggering Potential Short Squeeze

DALLAS, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 03/29/10 -- China Crescent Enterprises, Inc. (OTCBB: CCTR) was listed on the Regulation SHO "threshold security" list (link: http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader.aspx?id=RegSHOThreshold) on March 8, 2010. Management anticipates a possible buy-in in conjunction with the Company's upcoming 2009 annual report that could result in an increased share price. China Crescent reported record net income of $1.8 million through the first three quarters of 2009 and subsequently announced two major contracts in the fourth quarter. As defined in Rule 203(c)(6) of Regulation SHO, a "threshold security" is any equity security of any issuer that is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or that is required to file reports under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (commonly referred to as reporting securities), where, for five consecutive settleme... (more)

Dassault Systemes and IBM Announce Completed Transaction and Integration of IBM PLM Sales Operation into DS

Regulatory News: Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA)(Paris:DSY), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the completion of the transaction for IBM PLM’s sales and client support operations, encompassing DS’s PLM software application portfolio. The $600 million transaction includes customer contracts and related assets. This transaction helps fuel IBM’s focus on PLM integration through middleware, business transformation and application services and dynamic infrastructure, and Dassault Systèmes PLM clients will benefit from a strong, unified go-to-market model encompassing the entire DS portfolio and providing a complete PLM value proposition under one umbrella. Fully integrated R&D;, sales and support teams will bring DS closer to its customers. This move will streamline customer... (more)

World premieres and new panelists confirmed for C2-MTL conference

More than 1,200 movers and shakers from the international business community will gather in Montreal at the end of May for a new breed of business conference focussed on commerce and creativity: C2-MTL. With a few weeks to go, the program and the already stellar list of speakers are being enhanced. World premiere at C2-MTL: IBM to discuss findings of the 2012 Global CEO Study The first edition of C2-MTL will come out of the gate with a roar. Marc Chapman, Managing Partner, Global Strategy & Transformation Leader with IBM Global Business Services (GBS) will discuss on the night of May 22 the findings of the 2012 edition of the Global CEO Study, which will have been officially released by IBM the very same day. The Global CEO Study is a major survey of hundreds of CEOs around the world that serves as a touchstone for the global business community. “We are very please... (more)

Breaking Exhibitor News From Major Trade Shows and Conferences Available Online At Tradeshownews.com

As the recognized global leader in event news release distribution, Business Wire hosts dedicated Online Media Centers for hundreds of events worldwide at www.tradeshownews.com. The following is a listing of hyperlinks to Business Wire Online Media Centers for upcoming events between May 28 thru July 28, 2012: EuroMedtech 2012 SID Display Week 2012 IBM Innovate 2012 Design Automation Conference 2012 Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference 2012 COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2012 TIA 2012 CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase 2012 InfoComm 2012 Apples Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 SES Toronto 2012 Microsoft TechEd North America 2012 ANGA Cable Show 2012 LICENSING International 2012 Intersolar Europe 2012 4G Latin America 2012 2012 BIO International Convention CommunicAsia2012 BroadcastAsia2012 International Supercomputing Conference 2012 NRF Loss Prevent... (more)