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)

The Top 250 Players in the Cloud Computing Ecosystem

In the run-up to the next Cloud Expo, 7th Cloud Expo (November 1–4, 2010) being held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Silicon Valley, it's time to give my earlier list a complete overhaul. Here, accordingly, is an expanded list of the most active players in the Cloud Ecosystem. I have increased it from the 'mere' 150 I identified back in January of this year, to 250, testimony – as if any were needed! – to the fierce and continuing growth of the "Elastic IT" paradigm throughout the world of enterprise computing. Editorial note: The words in quotation marks used to describe the various services and solutions in this round-up are in every case taken from the Web sites of the companies themselves. Omissions to this Top 250 list should be sent to me via Twitter (twitter.com/jg21) and I will endeavor to include them in any future revision of this newly expanded rou... (more)

rPath Founder & CSO Speaking Next Week at SYS-CON's Cloud Computing Expo November 19-21 in Silicon Valley

Billy Marshall's Open Source Blog The problem with the notion of “Windows for EC2” is that it perpetuates the broken, legacy model of tying your application to the infrastructure upon which it runs. In the legacy model, applications became artificially tied to the physical server upon which they ran, and server utilization was low because it is very difficult to run multiple applications on a single instance of a general purpose operating system. The reason it is difficult to run multiple applications on a single instance of a general purpose operating system is because each application has unique needs which conflict or compete with the unique needs of other applications. Virtualization technology, such as that provided by VMware or Citrix with XenServer, breaks the bond of the application to a physical server by placing a layer of software, called a hypervisor, on t... (more)

VDI Extends Big Business Benefits to Loughborough University

Instigates BYOD Initiative for Academics; Slashes IT Maintenance Costs Slough, UK: 28 October 2013: Logicalis has completed the rollout of a 400-seat VMware Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) at Loughborough University, to support the University's long-term capability demands of its research, teaching and enterprise divisions. Already, the solution has enabled the University to introduce a BYOD initiative for academic staff and slash IT maintenance hours. The VMware licences were negotiated and secured by Logicalis as part of its consultative partnership with Loughborough University, to complement the University's IT strategy to improve flexibility, capacity and efficiency within the organization. The service was also expected to reduce the overhead of desktop maintenance. Dr Phil Richards, Director of IT at Loughborough University, comments, "Initially, we chose... (more)

7 Local SEO Tips For Better Local Search Results

7 Local SEO Tips for Great Local Search Results Everyone wants their business to rank #1 on Google search, but achieving and maintaining high visibility online is a lot harder and more complex than the simple acronym SEO makes it sound. Add multiple locations into the mix – and your difficulties are compounded. Identifying the SEO techniques for auto dealer marketing that most effectively pull in local traffic is a moving target. Last year Google alone made over 500 changes to how they rank and index a business website on their search engine, and with their latest Hummingbird update that essentially rewrote their entire search engine, they are on a collision-course to best that number in 2013. Therefore it is highly probable that some website changes you may have made a couple years ago are now obsolete (if not downright banned), while new standards and best practices... (more)

Gameloft: Résultats du premier semestre 2009

PARIS, August 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Résultats semestriels 2009 Les comptes de Gameloft pour le premier semestre de l'exercice se clôturant au 30 juin 2009 s'établissent comme suit : En MEUR S1 2009 S1 2008 Chiffre d'affaires 60,1 50,3 Autres produits 0,1 0,2 Coûts des ventes -7,7 -4,1 R&D; -29,2 -26,6 Ventes & Marketing -13,8 -13,8 Administration -4,3 -4,5 Autres produits & charges -0,6 1,3 Résultat opérationnel courant* 4,5 2,8 Eléments de rémunération payés en actions -1,3 -1,3 Autres produits et charges opérationnelles 0,0 -0,1 Résultat opérationnel 3,2 1,4 Résultat financier 0,3 -1,3 Charge d'impôt -1,2 -0,9 Résultat net part du Groupe 2,2 -0,8 * Avant comptabilisation des éléments de rémunération payés en actions Le chiffre d'affaires consolidé du premier semestre 2009 s'établit à 60,1 mEUR, en hausse de 20% par rapport au premier semestre de l'année précédente. L'... (more)

CyberDefender Prepares for New Technology Launches; Selects The Bohle Company as Public Relations Agency of Record

CyberDefender Corporation (OTCBB: CYDE), an award-winning provider of PC security, Antispyware/Antivirus Software, PC Optimization, PC Support, and Identity Theft Prevention solutions, today announced it has retained The Bohle Company to assist the company in the rollout of a number of new products, as well as targeting key consumer, industry and business media. Leveraging over 20 years of experience, The Bohle Company offers full-service corporate marketing and public relations services. The agreement with the Los Angeles based firm is effective immediately and Bohle has already begun working on the company’s new technology launches for the upcoming year. "This is an exciting time for CyberDefender as the market opportunities for our technology continue to expand and as such we have a series of planned product launches to complement our already strong line-up of sec... (more)

Ditech Network’s PhoneTag Auto Ranked Highest in a Study of Automated Voicemail Transcription

Ditech Networks’ (NASDAQ:DITC) PhoneTag Auto achieved the highest accuracy in automated voicemail transcription, based upon a study released today by TMA Associates, which was partly supported by Ditech. With 86% word accuracy, the independently-scored study found that PhoneTag Auto is the most accurate, 100% automated voicemail transcription solution among those surveyed. Microsoft and Google’s voicemail transcription solutions ranked second and third, respectively. A fourth company in the study, Yap, achieved 78% accuracy. Renowned speech recognition expert Bill Meisel, head of TMA Associates and editor of Speech Strategy News, ran a study of the accuracy of fully automated voicemail transcription services. Meisel used an objective test methodology to establish his results to prevent subjective opinion from impacting the findings. Details of the study and the res... (more)

8000inc (EIGH.pk) Sponsorship at the National Stadium

TORONTO, March 4, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the 8000inc partnership with the Amateur Athletics Association Barbados (AAAB), 8000inc will also be sponsoring the National Secondary Schools Championship, March 13th to March 17th, at the National Stadium in Barbados. At this event, televised by CBC and covered by the radio stations, the 8000inc designed national team clothes and kit will be launched to the public. The organisers are expecting 35,000 fans to be present for each of the 5 days. The sponsorship includes promotional boards and banners placed around the track and highlighted in front of the grand stand. Additionally, the 800m races, qualifying to final, will be named the" 8000inc 800m". Members of the public will be able to purchase the AAAB National Team shirts, fans shirt and kit at the stadium. The media coverage will inform all viewers, listeners, ... (more)

China Yida Announces Breakthrough Tourism Project in Anhui Province

FUZHOU, China, April 15 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Yida Holding Company (Nasdaq: CNYD) ("China Yida" or the "Company"), a leading diversified entertainment enterprise in China, today announced that, jointly with Anhui Xingguang Investment Group Ltd. (the "Anhui Xingguang"), it has entered into an agreement with Bengbu Municipal Government to develop the Ming Dynasty Entertainment World ("Bengbu Project") in the southeast part of Bengbu, Anhui Province, which covers a total area of approximately 5000 Mu (approximately 824 acres as 1 acre = 6.07 Mu). (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100415/CNTH025 ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091012/CNM039LOGO ) Bengbu, located in the rich and populous Changjiang River Delta, is one of the most important transportation hubs in China given its proximity to the existing Beijing-Shanghai railway an... (more)

Moog and COMAC Sign Letter of Intent for C919 High Lift System

EAST AURORA, N.Y., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) and the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) signed a letter of intent today for the development of the High Lift System for the C919, COMAC's new narrow body commercial transport. The letter of intent is a framework agreement to commence the joint development phase of the C919 High Lift System in parallel with definitizing contract terms for the production program. The High Lift System includes all flap and slat actuation, pilot interfaces, electronic controls, power drive units, wing tip brakes, gearboxes and miscellaneous components. COMAC has forecasted a global market for more than 2,000 C919 aircraft over the 20 years following entry into service, planned for 2016. Warren Johnson, President of Moog's Aircraft Group, stated, "China is the world's fastest gro... (more)