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)

Verizon Cloud-Based Computing as a Service

Verizon Business introduced an on-demand, cloud-based Computing as a Service (CaaS) solution -- designed to meet the stringent security and performance requirements of their enterprise customers. This new offering helps businesses take advantage of cloud (IP-based) computing to more efficiently and securely manage IT computing resources -- server, network and storage -- to meet day-to-day business demands. This CaaS solution, which leverages Verizon's global IP infrastructure and data centers, enables companies to use a Web-based portal to employ computing resources in the quantities and duration dictated by their own business needs. As a result, businesses pay for the resources used and avoid having to build out for peak capacity requirements by buying new equipment and adding IT or networking staff. Designed for mid-to-large-sized businesses, CaaS is ideal for new dev... (more)

A Very Strange Valentine's Day Anniversary...

Today it is exactly two years since the weirdest Valentine's Day I have ever experienced, or indeed hope ever to experience again. February 14, 2011, in short, is etched into my diary and my brain as the day when I was diagnosed – out of the blue – with pancreatic cancer. They say one should always be grateful for what one has. Accordingly, the appropriate emotion ought perhaps to have been a feeling that I was incredibly and wonderfully lucky, because I was not dead. After all, St. Valentine died on the the 14th of February, on the Via Flaminia in the north of Rome. Hence Valentine's Day. Whereas there was I, alive and well, being told by a doctor in Sarajevo's famous Koševo Hospital – a huge complex of buildings on a hill in north Sarajevo – that a malignant tumor on the head of my pancreas was what had caused me to turn, from head to toe, yellow. Many people, so late... (more)

TDS Announces Third Quarter 2009 Dividend

CHICAGO, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE: TDS, TDS.S), a leading provider of telecommunications services, has declared a third quarter 2009 dividend of $.1075 per Common Share, Special Common Share and Series A Common Share. Payment will be made on Sept. 30, 2009 to shareholders of record on Sept. 16, 2009. TDS((TM)) has paid cash dividends on its common stock since 1974, and has 35 consecutive years of annual common dividend increases. About TDS Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (TDS), a Fortune 500(R) company, provides wireless, local and long-distance telephone, and broadband services to approximately 7.3 million customers in 36 states through its business units, U.S. Cellular (wireless) and TDS Telecom (wireline). Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Chicago, TDS employed 12,400 people as of ... (more)

Global Gathering for Contact Center Professionals to Focus On 'Thinking Forward - The Power of the Customer Experience' at ICMI's Annual Call Center Exhibition Conference and Expo, Oct. 5-9 in Las Vegas

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- From October 5-9, contact center professionals from around the globe will converge at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Convention Center to attend the sixth annual 2009 ACCE Conference & Expo. Produced by the International Customer Management Institute (ICMI), this year's event will focus on "Thinking Forward - The Power of the Customer Experience." Intensive, daylong pre-conference summits for financial services and healthcare contact centers, or centers with 50 or fewer seats have been added to this year's lineup. Pre-conference summits are included with All-Access or Premium conference packages. ACCE 2009 will feature seven concurrent tracks of programming focusing in four key areas: people management, operational effectiveness, strategy and leadership, and technology. "The ability to customize a program from a broad range of s... (more)

INPHONEX Announces World Unlimited Calling Plan

Today INPHONEX, a world leader in Internet Telephony (VoIP) since 2003, released their most comprehensive calling plan yet. World Unlimited offers unlimited residential calling to the United States, Canada and 67 additional countries like Brazil, Mexico, China and the United Kingdom. World Unlimited subscribers can take advantage of INPHONEX's local number porting service and keep their phone number or choose one from anywhere in the US or Canada. INPHONEX consumers also have the ability to purchase this calling plan with monthly, quarterly, or annual payment terms, making World Unlimited one of the industry's lowest priced worldwide calling plans at only $19.95 per month (with annual prepayment). "INPHONEX is an international company with customers in over 150 countries who sometimes need more than a basic US/Canada calling plan," stated Kooi Lim, CEO. "We created... (more)

Vidable, Inc. Grows Video Content 237%

  CARSON CITY, Nev., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vidable, Inc. (OTCBB: VIBE) (the "Company"), today announced they grew their video content by 237%. The enhanced site contains new video content on various businesses. "Growing our video content is a vital part of our revenue model as this will keep consumers coming back to the site," stated Lino Luciani, President of Vidable, Inc. "Not only will it keep people coming back; it will also help with our ad inventory for our self-serve ad platform." Ad agencies or businesses will be able to purchase targeted banner space on Vidable.com. For instance, insurance companies may want to purchase banner space in the automotive category. Due to the level of targeting options coupled with the high commercial intent by visitors on Vidable.com, advertisers gain distinct advantage advertising. This will allow Vidable the ability ... (more)

The City of Arlington, TX Chooses Intergraph®'s Computer-Aided Dispatch Solution to Reduce Response Times for Fire, Police and EMS

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Arlington, Texas, recently selected Intergraph® to provide Computer-Aided Dispatch (I/CAD) and Mobile for Public Safety software and services to manage its police, fire and EMS response. As home to the Dallas Cowboys, the Texas Rangers, and the 2011 Super Bowl, the City of Arlington responds to more than 400,000 service calls per year, while serving 380,000 residents with 600 sworn officers and 32 CAD operator positions. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081211/DECLOGO ) The Intergraph Incident Management solution will replace Arlington's 15-year-old system that lacks the capabilities and support the city requires. Arlington was in need of an incident management system and mobile technology that could manage numerous large-scale events and multi-agency dispatching for police, fire and EMS. The Int... (more)

Mobile Workforce and Service Optimization Software to Deliver Industry Leading Service Levels for Integra Telecom

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickSoftware Technologies Ltd. (NasdaqGS: CKSW), the leading provider of automated mobile workforce management and optimization solutions for the service industry, today announced that Integra Telecom Inc., a provider of fiber-based, business-grade networking, communications and cloud solutions, has selected ClickSoftware's Service Optimization solution to simplify and improve the deployment of nearly 200 field technicians. Integra Telecom, which has doubled in size twice in the past decade through acquisition, will use ClickSoftware's enterprise solution as a platform to scale operations and gain competitive advantage through the provision of improved customer services, better schedule quality, increased workforce productivity and higher field resource utilization. Integra operates in a highly competitive se... (more)

Energy Company Southern California Telephone & Energy (SCT&E) Goes Green to Save Money

TEMECULA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/09/12 -- Southern California Telephone & Energy (SCT&E;) has completed an energy renovation project throughout their entire building at its headquarters located in Temecula, California. At the First Extraordinary Session SB 2X (2011), Investor Owned Utilities were directed to reach 33 percent renewable energy generation by 2020. In response to the California law, SCT&E; proposes "behind-the-meter" solutions to everyday modes of operation. Across the roof, SCT&E; spread a thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) membrane to reflect the heat that would otherwise penetrate the roof. This technology cuts the amount of energy consumed in the building thus taking pressure off of the Heating Ventilation & Air-Conditioning (HVAC) controls reducing energy costs and lengthens the life span of the unit itself. Next, SCT&E; engineers installed amorphous, t... (more)

Leaders From China Mobile, Huawei, Nokia and Smart to Keynote at GSMA Mobile Asia Expo 2012

LONDON, March 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today announced that executives from China Mobile, Huawei, Nokia, Smart Communications and ZTE will be making keynote presentations at the GSMA Mobile Asia Expo, which will be held 20-22 June 2012 at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre in Shanghai. The GSMA provided further details on the Mobile Asia Expo conference programme, as well as companies exhibiting, sponsoring and supporting the event. Additionally, the GSMA announced that advance registration for the event is now open for individuals wishing to attend the Mobile Asia Expo conference and exhibition.  "We are entering a new era -- mobile has completely changed how we communicate, interact, learn and are entertained, and this transformation will only continue to accelerate as greater numbers of people and things are connected by mobile technology,... (more)