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)

Big Data | Thinking Outside the Firewall

A few months back, Gartner placed big data at the peak of its hype cycle for cloud computing, meaning most big data products are solutions looking for a problem. I always find this bad entrepreneurial habit to be one of the most frustrating of our industry. Having recently joined Meltwater as head of marketing and product (BTW Meltwater is hiring marketing and product managers!), I think a lot about big data and how to unleash it’s value to solve important business problems, because that is our business. How does big data go from “so what” to “must have”? The Big Data Challenge Big data is a by-product of the Internet and the ever increasing power of computers. Kind of like petroleum sludge. We know there must be great value buried within this vast, raw resource, but the challenge lies in figuring out how to turn it into something useful like plastic, or the other th... (more)

Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust wins public sector project of the year at the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Enterprise Software

Latest award follows a series of other accolades from other schemes: DM Awards [Gold Project of the Year], Techworld Awards 2012 [Finalist] and UK IT Industry Awards 2012 [Highly Commended] July 4, 2013 - CCube Solutions today announces that Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has won public sector project of the year in the Computer Weekly European User Awards for Enterprise Software. Used by around 3,000 health professionals on a daily basis, the Trust has stopped using paper health records in clinical practice and installed an electronic document management system from CCube Solutions, along with custom portal to provide clinicians an electronic medical record. Brian McKenna, Computer Weekly's business applications editor, says, "Electronic medical records have been a big challenge for NHS IT and have dogged the service for years. Aintree has implemen... (more)

Lancope Appoints Esteemed Security Expert Amrit Williams as Chief Technology Officer

ATLANTA, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancope, Inc., a leader in flow-based security and network performance monitoring, has appointed security industry expert Amrit Williams as chief technology officer (CTO). Williams brings to his new role more than 18 years of experience in information technology and security, including leadership positions with IBM, Gartner and McAfee. Throughout his career, he has conceived, developed and delivered to market dozens of enterprise security products. His in-depth expertise and clout in the security market will further solidify Lancope's leadership position in flow-based security monitoring, as well as ensure continued innovation and customer satisfaction across its StealthWatch® product line. Having been referred to by the Financial Times as "one of cyber security's most astute observers," Williams understands the necessity of next... (more)

Coverity Named SIIA Software CODiE Award Finalist for Best Security Solution

SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coverity, Inc., the leader in development testing, today announced that Coverity Security Advisor was named a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Software CODiE Awards for Best Security Solution. The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier awards for the software and information industries, and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. The awards have more than 75 categories and are organized by industry focus of Content, Education and Software. This year there were 27 software categories, including 12 new and updated categories that reflect the continued growth and evolution of cloud computing, mobile, big data and video. Winners will be announced at a special Awards luncheon on May 9, in San Francisco, during the All About the Cloud conference. Coverity Security Advisor enables organizations to build application security... (more)

Emulex Named to CRN's 2013 5-Star Partner Program Guide for Third Straight Year

COSTA MESA, Calif., March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today announced it has been named to CRN's 2013 Partner Program Guide and awarded a 5-Star Partner rating for excellence in its overall channel program for the third year in a row. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120403/NE81278LOGO ) The Emulex Connect Partner Program arms resellers with the tools, training, and incentives to drive best-of-breed I/O technologies and joint solutions into the channel, enabling the highest-performing data centers across the globe. The three-tiered partner community now includes a new loyalty program, enhanced reseller training tools, and streamlined deal registration and web enablement (see correlating press release "Emulex Enhances Connect Partner Program").    "Enterprises are faced with a mandate to upgrade their data centers as massive ... (more)

Cenzic Named SIIA Software CODiE Award Finalist for Best Mobile Development Solution

WASHINGTON, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cenzic, the leading provider of application security intelligence to reduce security risks, today announced that Cenzic Mobile was named a finalist for the 2013 SIIA Software CODiE Awards for "Best Mobile Development Solution." The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and have been recognizing product excellence for 27 years. The awards have over 75 categories and are organized by industry focus of Content, Education and Software. This year there were 27 software categories, including twelve new and updated categories that reflect the continued growth and evolution of cloud computing, mobile, big data, and video. Winners will be announced during a special Awards luncheon on May 9 in San Francisco during the industry's most comprehensive ISV conference, All About the Cloud. T... (more)

Onspring Helps Companies of Any Size Manage Their Business Processes and Data, While Empowering User Collaboration

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Many companies struggle to effectively collect, integrate and interpret the information available to them due to cumbersome software solutions and an ever expanding volume of data. To address these challenges, Onspring (www.onspring.com) announces the launch of Onspring Apps for BusinessTM, an online platform enabling companies of any size to easily organize their business in one place and allow secure collaboration among employees and other stakeholders. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130416/CG95207LOGO) "Onspring frees people from rogue spreadsheets, databases and software by consolidating information in one place," said Chris Pantaenius, Chief Executive Officer of Onspring. "Key business processes don't operate in silos, and your technology should reflect that. Our product brings it all together, all... (more)

Lumension Releases Endpoint Management and Security Suite v7.3

LONDON, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Persistent Threats, APTs, rank as IT security chiefs' biggest headache in 2013 and growing in APT execution popularity are reflective memory injection attacks(RMI). Lumension®, a global leader in endpoint management and security, has announced it has improved its advanced persistent protection for enterprises with the release of Lumension® Endpoint Management and Security Suite, L.E.M.S.S. v 7.3 which includes protection for these notoriously difficult RMI attacks. Within Lumension® Application Control on L.E.M.S.S., advanced protection against memory-based attacks has been integrated as a result of the late-2012 acquisition of CoreTrace Bouncer. This new capability will protect against sophisticated RMI attacks that are frequently used in the weaponised payloads and attacks that have become more mainstream in today's... (more)

Disruption Launches at Black Hat 2013

SAN DIEGO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/29/13 -- Executives of AGC Partners; CyberUnited; and KEYW announced this week the launch of "Disruption 2013: Innovation at the Edge of Cybersecurity." The invitation only conference of senior security management and advisors will be held during Black Hat, Tuesday evening, July 30th at the Bellagio Hotel. The companies are the founding sponsors of the annual conference. According to Maria Lewis Kussmaul, founding partner, Investment Banking, AGC Partners "Disruption 2013" is the first in a series of conferences to explore unique solutions for cyber security issues through discussion among industry thought leaders. "Disruptive innovation transforms markets and value; while the cyber threat arsenal continues to innovate and transform its attacks, the capabilities to protect enterprises have failed to keep pace," commented Kussmaul... (more)

Oracle Launches Oracle Cloud Marketplace to Provide Customers With Access to a Wide Variety of Partner Applications to Extend Oracle Cloud

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/24/13 -- ORACLE OPENWORLD -- Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) News Summary With the proliferation of cloud, mobile, and social technologies, organizations want easy access to innovative, trusted business applications. To meet this demand from customers and create new opportunities for partners, Oracle has introduced the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. Featuring more than 100 business applications developed by Oracle partners, the Oracle Cloud Marketplace enables Oracle Cloud customers to easily browse, evaluate, and buy trusted business applications. Leveraging Oracle Cloud Platform Services, Oracle partners can quickly build applications, extend and integrate with Oracle SaaS applications, and publish their applications on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace to reach Oracle customers. News Facts Continuing its commitment to offer the industry's broa... (more)