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)

Re: The beauty and power of declarative syntaxes and declarati

Costello, Roger L. wrote: > Hi Folks, > > While reading a paper [1] by Dimitre Novatchev I gained a deeper insight and appreciation of the beauty and power of declarative syntaxes and declarative programming languages. > > Consider this XML: > > > > > 12000 > > > > It is a declaration of an aircraft's altitude in feet. > > It is just a declaration. There are no moving parts, no "state" changes. It just declares what is. > > This is really nice. It's easy to understand and verify at a glance. > > XML is a declarative syntax. > Hmm, I have heard of declarative languages in computer science, but not of declarative syntaxes. The only field I know of making a distinction between declarative and non-declarative syntax is relevance theory (if I remember it correctly). They use it to distinguis... (more)

Hybrid Cloud is a Game Changer for IT

The likes of Amazon and Google been highly effective public cloud champions, just as VMware, Cisco and OpenStack have championed private clouds.  At the recent Gartner DC Conference 2012 the biggest theme was neither public cloud nor private cloud, but rather hybrid cloud.  Hybrid cloud is a form of cloud computing whereby applications and services [...] ... (more)

Anita Borg Institute Announces 2009 Change Agent Award Winners

The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology (ABI) today announced the three winners of the Anita Borg Change Agent Awards for 2009. These awards, underwritten by Google, honor technical women living and working outside the United States who work in their community to attract and support women in technology. This year’s winners are Oreoluwa Somolu from Nigeria, Anne Ikiara-Kabaara from Nairobi and Halima Ibrahim from Nigeria. The Change Agent Award winners are being recognized for their technical leadership and advocacy work. The winners will be honored and will speak at the 2009 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Tucson, Arizona September 30 - October 3, 2009. Oreoluwa Somolu, founder of Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre is passionate about empowering women/girls of Nigeria through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT... (more)

First Line Shows Strong Growth, Becomes a Leading EPiServer Partner

NEW YORK, STOCKHOLM and ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- First Line Software, a premiere provider of custom software development services, strongly expanded its web development practice in 2011, increasing the total number of certified EPiServer developers to 21. With its EPiServer development group now over 70 strong, this recent achievement makes First Line one of the top EPiServer partners in Eastern Europe and the #4 largest partner in the world, based on the number of certified developers. "First Line first became an EPiServer Partner at the beginning of 2011," said Gustav Lagercrantz, Chief Operating Officer of EPiServer. "Now, less than 12 months later, they have firmly put Russia on the map as one of the most promising destinations for EPiServer development in the world. We are excited to see First Line grow and expand its highly trained ... (more)

Alliant Technologies Recognized as Cisco TelePresence Video Express Authorized Technology Provider Partner in United States

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alliant Technologies announced today that it has achieved TelePresence Video Express Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. This designation recognizes Alliant as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support Cisco TelePresence Video products and solutions at the Express level. The Cisco TelePresence Video Express ATP Program is focused on providing a new way of working, in which everyone, everywhere can be more productive through face-to-face collaboration with TelePresence Video solutions. The Express-level program's goal is to enable partners to market Cisco TelePresence Video endpoints, offer targeted infrastructure solutions, and differentiate themselves based on their breadth of unique audiovisual integration skills. When asked about achieving t... (more)

AT&T and Orange Business Services Expand Telepresence Community

DALLAS and PARIS, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T; and Orange Business Services today announced a new inter-provider connectivity agreement for a global telepresence service that expands the features and capabilities of video collaboration, allowing enterprises to schedule telepresence meetings and seamlessly connect telepresence endpoints. This new service is available to all AT&T; Telepresence Solution® and Orange Telepresence Community customers using Cisco TelePresence® endpoints. Customer highlights and benefits Facilitation of real-time, virtual meetings around the world between companies that are connected to the AT&T; Business Exchange or Orange Telepresence Community; More efficient use of limited resources - people are meeting instead of traveling; Easy remote collaboration, promoting quicker decision-making and issue resolution; Decrease in travel cost... (more)

Conditions of Growth, Economic Analysis - Research Report on BMC Software, Inc. and Nuance Communications Inc.

HONG KONG -- (Marketwire) -- 02/09/12 -- Today, www.EquityLeader.com introduced research coverage of BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMC) and Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN). Full research reports are available to readers at: www.EquityLeader.com/index.php?sm1=BMC&sm2;=NUAN. Economic fundamentals leading into 2012 have set a generally positive pace with GDP growth likely to pick up through the coming year. However, there are several important caveats to note as the world economy continues to face headwinds and risks weigh to the downside. Positive outlooks are conditional on fiscal policy in payroll taxes and unemployment insurance benefits and upon the easing of the European debt situation. A repeat of volatility experience in 2011 is likely in 2012, as perceptions about the strength of the U.S. economy and the euro zone will vary over time as events unfold. D... (more)

Wyse Launches Revolutionary App for iPhone and iPad to Search, View, Organize, and Share Content From Your Personal Cloud

SAN JOSE, CA and BARCELONA, SPAIN -- (Marketwire) -- 02/28/12 -- Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, today announced an iOS version and an update to the Android version of Wyse PocketCloud Explore, its mobile cloud app for multi-device content management. Wyse PocketCloud Explore for iOS or Android provides a unified view of everything you've stored on your personal and work devices (we call this your personal cloud). The app also works in conjunction with the Wyse PocketCloud Remote Desktop apps to run any of your Windows or Mac applications and edit documents. It no longer matters which operating system the file originated from, with Wyse PocketCloud Explore you can easily search multiple computers to find, open, edit, organize, and share content while on-the-go. Wyse PocketCloud Explore also includes full integration with Wyse PocketCloud ... (more)

Mobility Tech Conference & Expo Launches October 3-5, 2012 in Austin, Texas

TMC and Crossfire Media today announced that Mobility Tech Conference & Expo will launch October 3-5, 2012 in Austin, Texas. Mobility Tech Conference & Expo represents an expansion of the popular 4GWE Conference and features individual educational tracks focused on 4GWE/LTE and Wi-Fi. “Mobility is in the eye of the beholder,” said Carl Ford, co-founder of Crossfire Media. “Applications and devices are driving consumer choice, not the technology. Consumers don’t want calls they want connections. Mobility Tech Conference & Expo will explore how the Mobile Ecosystem, and the technologies that they deploy, adapt to the consumer’s desire for applications.” Ford continued, “With the advent of Over the Top Services and Wi-Fi, the Carrier no longer finds itself as the sole network provider, even on their own devices. Mobility Tech Conference & Expo focuses on the trade-offs... (more)

DynamicOps Named a Finalist in Cloud Computing for the 2012 Best Products Award by Network Products Guide

BURLINGTON, Mass., April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DynamicOps, pioneer of the Operations Virtualization™ platform that enables unified cloud automation and management, today announced that Networks Product Guide, a leading technology research and advisory guide, has named DynamicOps as a finalist for the 7th Annual 2012 Best Products Award in the "Cloud Computing" category.  These industry and peer awards honor achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry.  Winners will be announced in Las Vegas on May 8, 2012. "It's an honor to be named a finalist by Network Products Guide for this industry and peer award," said Rich Bourdeau, VP of Marketing, DynamicOps.  "This further validates the need for a solution that enables fast deployment and easy management of private and hybrid clouds, and the unique value that DynamicOps brings to the market." Dynam... (more)