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)

Mobile Commerce News Weekly – Week of February 16, 2014

The Mobile Commerce News Weekly is an online newsletter made up of the most interesting news, articles and links related to mobile commerce and marketing, mobile payments, mobile money, e-wallets, mobile banking, mobile ads and mobile security that I run across each week.  I am specifically targeting market size and market trend information. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Cyber Security News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Looking for an enterprise mobility solution?  Read the Mobile Solution Directory Here! A revolution is taking place in the way consumers shop online, with overall mobile sales doubling over the last year to a whopping $60 billion in value, and the tablet exploding on the scene as the payment device of choice... (more)

M2M News Weekly – Week of March 9, 2014

Welcome to M2M News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to M2M (machine to machine) and embedded mobile devices.  I aggregate the information, include the original links and add a synopsis of each article.  I also search for the latest market numbers such as market size, growth and trends in and around the M2M market. Also read Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Cyber Security News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Looking for an enterprise mobility solution?  Read the Mobile Solution Directory Here! Juniper Research has forecast M2M service revenues will reach $20 billion globally in 2015, as players across the M2M industry focus on simplifying the process of rolling out M2M for the ... (more)

AFS Technologies Announces the Appointment of Chris Mitchell to Vice President EMEA

AFS Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of business enterprise and on-demand software solutions for the Food and Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) retail industries, has appointed Chris Mitchell as Vice President EMEA. Mr. Mitchell assumes his new position effective immediately and will be based in the Company’s United Kingdom office. Chris Mitchell, AFS Technologies, Vice President EMEA (Photo: Business Wire) Prior to joining AFS Technologies, Mr. Mitchell served as Global Account Director at CAS, where he worked with numerous global Top 20 CPG companies. In this role, he was exposed to the practical experience and best practice thinking applied at major organizations in the areas of Trade Promotion Management, Trade Promotion Optimization, Retail Execution, Direct Store Delivery, and Merchandising. During an extensive 25-year career in the software in... (more)

Perficient Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results

Perficient, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT) (“Perficient”), a leading information technology consulting firm serving Global 2000® and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, today reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Financial Highlights For the quarter ended June 30, 2013: Revenues increased 15% to $94.2 million from $81.8 million for the second quarter 2012; Services revenue increased 11% to $80.4 million from $72.7 million for the second quarter 2012; Adjusted earnings per share results (a non-GAAP measure; see attached schedule, which reconciles to GAAP earnings per share) on a fully diluted basis increased to $0.28 from $0.24 for the second quarter 2012; Earnings per share results on a fully diluted basis increased to $0.14 from $0.12 for the second quarter 2012; EBITDAS (a non-GAAP measure; see attached schedule, which re... (more)

Attunity Expands Database Replication Platform to Enable Fast and Easy Disaster Recovery in Oracle Environments

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, September 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Attunity Ltd. (NASDAQ CM: ATTU), a leading provider of information availability software solutions, announced today that it has enhanced Attunity Replicate, its data replication platform, to enable fast and easy disaster recovery for Oracle environments. With this enhancement, Attunity now offers a single end-to-end solution supporting disaster recovery as well as zero downtime migration and data offloading for reporting and business intelligence (BI). The Company is demonstrating the new capabilities of Attunity Replicate 3.0 at this week's Oracle Open World event from September 23-25. Attunity will be presenting at Booth 2214 in the South Hall of the Moscone Center in San Francisco. On September 16, Attunity launched Attunity Replicate 3.0, the latest version of its award-winning data replication softw... (more)

Research and Markets: Global Automated Spend Analysis Solutions Market 2014-2018: Competitive Position of Key Vendors Available

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dt9qm3/global_automated) has announced the addition of the "Global Automated Spend Analysis Solutions Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The analysts forecast the Global Automated Spend Analysis Solutions market to grow at a CAGR of 13.64 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing need for expense visibility for intelligent decision making. The Global Automated Spend Analysis Solutions market has also been witnessing the emergence of SaaS-based spend analysis solutions. However, the presence of diverse data sources in enterprises could pose a challenge to the growth of this market. Key vendors dominating this space are Ariba Inc., Emptoris Inc., Oracle Corp., and Zycus Inc. Other vendors mentioned in the report are Aravo Solu... (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)

AJAX World RIA Conference & Expo Kicks Off in New York City

In the tight economy, front-end engineers and front-end engineering can play a conspicuous role: good user experience, as the iPhone spectacularly demonstrates, means good business. At the 7th International AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo which opened Monday in New York City, the speaker lineup is as usual dripping with real-world expertise. The distinguished Speaker Faculty is headlined by Oracle's Ashish Mohindroo, whose Opening Keynote on "Breaking the Collaboration Barrier with Rich Enterprise Applications" set the tone for two intense days of breakout sessions across three parallel tracks. According to Mohindroo and Oracle, Rich Enterprise Applications (REAs) promise breakthrough capabilities and services for achieving higher levels of personal and team productivity throughout your enterprise. "Consumer web and mobile technologies are setting high standards for wha... (more)