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)

4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo Starts Today

A round-up of the wide range of important issues and timely topics due to be discussed by over 130 industry experts at SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, opening today at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, CA. The event runs from November 2-4, 2009. Building Scalable and Extensible RIAs in the Cloud - Ranjith Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder & CTO of Cumulux, will be co-presenting a session in which delegates will learn how to build scalable and extensible RIAs on the Windows Azure Cloud. The session will cover enabling rich and complete User Experience customizations and addressing multi-tenant requirements. Cloud Security - is the focus of a whole welter of sessions in Santa Clara. "It's Nothing New; It Changes Everything!" is the title of the session being given by Sun's Chief Security Architect Glenn Brunette, for example. Brunett... (more)

Intermap Technologies Appoints New Member to Board of Directors

Intermap Technologies, a worldwide 3D digital mapping and geospatial solutions company, today announced the appointment of Howard J. Nellor to the Company’s board of directors. Mr. Nellor has over 40 years' experience in sales, marketing, and management in the technology field. In the past, he served as the president and CEO of Peerless Systems (NASDAQ: PRLS), a provider of imaging and networking technologies to the digital document market. In addition, he was proprietor of a highly successful consulting company where he specialized in product development, production and manufacturing process automation, crisis management, and rebuilding and turn-around situations at various organizations in the U.S. and Canada. "Since Intermap is making the transition to being a customer- and market-driven organization, the nominating and governance committee searched for a direct... (more)

MontaVista Announces New Proof-of-Concept Program to Deliver Low-Cost Option for Rapid Prototyping of Automotive Projects

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/06/12 -- MontaVista® Software LLC. today announced the launch of its Automotive Technology Platform PoC Program (ATP PoC), a new low cost program designed to enable Tier-1s and OEMs in the Automotive IVI market to rapidly engage in Proof-of-Concept (PoC) or demonstration projects on a limited budget. In conjunction with this new program, MontaVista announced the release of its new Automotive Technology Platform (ATP) 3.0, the first platform declared compliant to the new GENIVI Compliance specification version 3.0 by the GENIVI Alliance. MontaVista's ATP PoC program bundles an evaluation copy of MV ATP with engineering services and support to enable rapid prototyping at the startup phase of a new project. This allows customers to rapidly create a prototype or demo without having to make a large investment while ensuring the solution ... (more)

Plixer's Mix Master Mitch Busts Out New Cisco Medianet Rap Video

SANFORD, ME -- (Marketwire) -- 12/05/12 -- Plixer International, Inc., a leading provider of NetFlow-based network traffic monitoring and threat detection technology, today announced the debut of its latest in the popular Mix Master Mitch video series. Titled, "Cisco Medianet: Application Performance Monitoring with NetFlow," the entertaining video series blends Plixer's new Scrutinizer v10 features with the rapping style of Mix Master Mitch, to both entertain and inform viewers about the network performance and security benefits of flow-based monitoring tools. The new Cisco Performance Monitoring rap video is currently available on youtube.com and includes a cameo appearance by Plixer's President and CEO -- Michael Patterson. Patterson, who recently published Unleashing the Power of NetFlow and IPFIX, elaborates on the marketing value of combining rap music and ne... (more)

Spin Systems, Inc. Joins Red Hat Partner Program

STERLING, Va., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Spin Systems, a leading provider of enterprise-wide medical, legal and financial solutions to Fortune 500 companies and federal government agencies, announced today that it has joined the Red Hat partner program. Spin Systems has broad knowledge of technologies based on Red Hat and Red Hat JBoss Middleware solutions  and created a solution that collects more than 1.2 billion records per day from medical diagnostic devices, electronic medical records, information kiosks, and other sources. In addition to reducing costs and improving efficiency, the solution is designed to help clients access healthcare records in seconds rather than weeks or months. "We decided to partner with Red Hat because of our positive experience with them in the past. Red Hat's technologies help Spin Systems offer better and more cost-effective solu... (more)

ONUG Releases Prioritized Use Cases to Lower Cost and Ensure Greater Choice in Software-Defined Networking Solutions

The Open Networking User Group (ONUG) Board of Directors identified eight use cases and associated requirements to ensure IT executives receive the benefits of lower OpEx and CapEx, greater choice and faster delivery of innovative IT solutions. Real world user deployments, market updates, independent test results, and use cases were presented and evaluated at ONUG Fall 2013, hosted October 29-30, 2013 by JPMorgan Chase & Co. The IT business leaders at ONUG voted and selected as the Top 3 priorities for RFIs/RFQs to be issued in the next year: Integrated Layer 4-7 Network Services Virtual Network Overlays Branch Software-Defined Wide Area Networks (SD-WANs) Other use cases identified included: Traffic monitoring and visibility, white box networking, automated network segmentation, Linux-based automation, an abstract Policy to define applications and IT Infrastructure ... (more)

Syncsort Taps Technology and Wall Street Veteran as CFO to Support Aggressive Growth Strategy

WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Syncsort, a global leader in high-performance Big Data software, today announced that it has appointed technology and Wall Street veteran Krish Venkataraman to its leadership team as chief financial officer. Krish most recently served as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer of global information technology for NYSE Euronext, an S&P; 500 company with a market capitalization of $11B and over $3.5 billion in annual revenues. "Krish has deep strategic acumen and a 20 year track record of consistent execution, including turning cost centers into profit centers and exceeding Wall Street's growth expectations quarter after quarter, even during a recession," said Lonne Jaffe, CEO, Syncsort. "His rare mix of expertise in both technology and finance will be invaluable as we build on our successes over th... (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)

Cloud Expo New York Call for Papers Now Open

Early Bird Savings Cloud Expo Cloud computing is a game changer. The cloud is disrupting traditional software and hardware business models by disrupting how IT service gets delivered. Entrepreneurial opportunities abound as this classic disruptive technology begins to proliferate, so it is no surprise that SYS-CON's industry-leading International Cloud Expo is going from strength to strength. The 5th International Cloud Expo, to be held April 19-21, 2010, at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York, NY, announces that its Call for Papers is fast approaching. Topics on which submission are welcome include all aspects of providing or using massively scalable IT-related capabilities as a service using Internet technologies (see suggested examples below). Help plant your flag in the fast-expanding business opportunity that is The Cloud: submit your speaking propos... (more)

Cloud Expo 2011 East To Attract 10,000 Delegates and 200 Exhibitors

SYS-CON Events announced today that the 8th International Cloud Expo will take place June 6-9, 2011, in New York City. The International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo series is the world's leading Cloud-focused event and is held three times a year, in New York, Silicon Valley and in Europe. Over 600 corporate sponsors and 10,000 industry professionals have participated in Cloud Computing Expo since its inception, more than all other Cloud-related events put together. Cloud Computing Expo 2011 East Call for Papers Deadline November 30, 2010 - SUBMIT YOUR SPEAKING PROPOSAL TODAY! The four-day event will offer a rich array of sessions led by exceptional speakers about the business and technical value of cloud computing with more than 150 sponsors and exhibitors and over 5,000 estimated delegates from well over 48 different countries. Explore Cloud Expo Sponsorship &... (more)