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)

5 Truths About Work/Life Fit

My friend, Cali Yost, is an internationally-recognized expert on work/life fit.  In her new book, Tweak It: Make What Matters to You Happen Every... Follow us! Twitter: @IntuitQuickBase & Google+: +QuickBase ... (more)

Google Acquires Drone Manufacturer Titan Aerospace, Beats Facebook to the Punch

Google has acquired Titan Aerospace, the drone startup that makes high-flying robots which was previously scoped by Facebook as a potential acquisition target (as first reported by TechCrunch), the WSJ reports. The details of the purchase weren’t disclosed, but the deal comes after Facebook disclosed its own purchase of a Titan Aerospace competitor in U.K.-based Ascenta for its globe-spanning Internet plans. Both Ascenta and Titan Aerospace are in the business of high altitude drones, which cruise nearer the edge of the earth’s atmosphere and provide tech that could be integral to blanketing the globe in cheap, omnipresent Internet connectivity to help bring remote areas online. According to the WSJ, Google will be using Titan Aerospace’s expertise and tech to contribute to Project Loon, the balloon-based remote Internet delivery project it’s currently working on a... (more)

Speaker and Technology Analyst Jeff Kagan Available to Present at Your Meeting

ATLANTA, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology analyst Jeff Kagan is available to speak at your upcoming meeting. Over the last 20 years Kagan has spoken at hundreds of meetings, large and small, to groups of employees, customers and executives. Kagan follows wireless, telephone, cable TV and IPTV, Internet, computers and software. As an analyst Kagan meets with and follows most major competitors and studies the changing market and offerings. He follows the winners and losers. He talks about what is happening now, and what is coming. Kagan discusses ... What's Hot, What's Not, and What's Next? How changing politics will impact our industry. Where this industry came from, where we are today, where we are heading tomorrow. Understand how different industries are colliding and how competition is changing. Who is winning, who is losing, and why. What will be the next... (more)

Value Place Increases Web Traffic, Builds Customer Loyalty and Drives Revenue on Ektron Platform

NASHUA, NH -- (Marketwire) -- 04/13/10 -- Ektron Inc., a Web content management, social software and marketing optimization solution provider, today announced the release of a new case study focused on digital interactive agency and Ektron Premier Partner, n-tara interactive's, implementation of a comprehensive online strategy for client Value Place. The case study explores n-tara interactive's deployment of a totally new Web site designed with the Value Place customer in mind. Powered by the Ektron platform, improvements to the Value Place site include an all-new design, a property locator with Google Map integration and geo-location, a streamlined reservation system and a scalable content management system. Value Place extended stay properties combine hotel convenience with apartment essentials. Established in 2003, Value Place has become the largest economy exten... (more)

DirectOffice™ Mobile Print 3.0 est dorénavant livré dans des téléphones mobiles et des tablettes de première catégorie

CSR plc (LSE : CSR, NASDAQ : CSRE) et Software Imaging Limited ont aujourd’hui lancé conjointement DirectOffice™ Mobile Print 3.0, qui est dorénavant livré dans des téléphones mobiles et des tablettes de fabricants de premier plan, notamment des OEM Android™ de première catégorie. DirectOffice Mobile Print 3.0 offre la possibilité d’imprimer depuis des appareils mobiles vers la plupart des imprimantes existantes, offrant des résultats imprimés identiques à l’original, plutôt que des versions simplifiées fournies habituellement par les technologies d’impression mobile des précédentes générations. DirectOffice Mobile Print 3.0 sera présenté au Congrès mondial de la téléphonie mobile à Barcelone, en Espagne, du 27 février au 1er mars 2012 dans le Hall 4, Niveau 0, Stand HS27. « Avec un marché combiné des smartphones/tablettes attendu aux alentours d’un milliard d’uni... (more)

MarketSight Now Supports Google Chrome

MarketSight LLC, a leader in survey analytics and reporting software, today announced the release of MarketSight® 9.1, the latest version of the company’s innovative survey analysis software for market researchers, analysts and corporate research departments. In addition to supporting the Google Chrome web browser, the latest release adds many exciting enhancements, including the ability to export dashboards to PowerPoint to create more engaging client deliverables, the ability to batch create charts from crosstabs, saving users significant time, options to set dashboard preferences, and the ability to add a dashboard to the home page within the solution in order to keep key findings top of mind. Eugene Won, Director of Product Development for VDC Research, and MarketSight customer, commented, “VDC’s partnership with MarketSight empowers our clients to analyze end-u... (more)

Cricket's Top App Picks for a Staycation in Your Home City

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cricket Communications, a leading provider of innovative and value-driven wireless services, today announced its top app picks to discover, guide or share your next staycation. Considering a fun, new way to explore your city? So many people are these days.  A recent article from Ragan Communications reported that "fifty-two percent of travelers use social media for vacation inspiration."  Discover staycation inspiration through a selection of Android apps for events, hiking, boating, surfing, watching movies, taking pictures and many other activities for you and the whole family with the help of your Cricket smartphone.  (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120202/LA46949LOGO) Take a fun-filled or relaxing staycation in the comfort of your own home city or see what your home city has to offer with the following list of ... (more)

Limitless Computing Announces SightSpace Free-D

BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Limitless Computing Inc.®, a leading provider of 3D mobile Augmented Reality, today announced that a free version of its groundbreaking SightSpace 3D model viewer with Augmented Reality capabilities is now available. Plus, SightSpace 3D and SightSpace Free-D can now be accessed in English, Spanish, French and Chinese. The SightSpace 3D app enables mobile viewing of SketchUp designs, offering Augmented Reality capabilities, which overlay digital models over existing physical environments. Stereoscopic 3D is available while using Augmented Reality wearing 3D glasses. SightSpace 3D is integrated with the Trimble 3D Warehouse, opening up limitless possibilities. Educators can show famous buildings to students, furniture shoppers can see how pieces would look in their own homes and new countertops, appliances, and more can be ... (more)

Xponent Chooses SaaShr to Provide Full-Service Human Resources Outsourcing

SaaShr, a Kronos Company, today announced that Xponent Employer Solutions, Inc. (Xponent), an Arizona-based human resources outsourcing (HRO) provider, has chosen SaaShr to significantly expand the services it offers to customers. News Facts By licensing SaaShr’s payroll, human resources, and time and attendance applications, Xponent now has the ability to provide Arizona employers with a one-stop shop offering, addressing their organizations’ specific workforce management needs. Prior to working with SaaShr, Xponent directed business to payroll vendors through referral arrangements. Noticing a high level of dissatisfaction with these vendors and loss of business on the benefits side, Xponent needed to provide a solution that filled the void clients had on both a customer service and software capability level. The expanded workforce management offering has a sleek... (more)

Swon Brothers and Cheryl LuQuire added to Labor Day weekend concert featuring country music star Darius Rucker at Renaissance in Ridgeland

The Swon Brothers, fresh off their top three finish on NBC’s “The Voice” last month, will perform along with Meridian native and Nashville singer-songwriter Cheryl LuQuire during a special Labor Day weekend concert at the Renaissance in Ridgeland. The Oklahoma duo of Zach and Colton Swon, who notched by far the best showing by a duo with their third place finish on the hit reality TV singing contest, and LuQuire will join headliner Darius Rucker, one of the hottest stars in contemporary country music, and rising country artists Liz Davis and Russell Dickerson on stage for the Sept. 1 concert. Dubbed “Darius Rucker Live,” the starting time for the concert sponsored by C Spire Wireless and presented by Samsung has been moved up to 5:15 p.m. with the addition of the two latest country music artists. Gates will now open at 4 p.m., 30 minutes earlier than previously anno... (more)