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)

Saudi Telecom Dials Up Cisco Technology For Data Center Hosting

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today that the Saudi Telecom Company (STC), a leader in providing integrated communications services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has chosen Cisco technology solutions to introduce managed data center services to the Saudi market. The contract, which will be delivered by Cisco partner Wipro, represents the first Vblock Infrastructure Package (VIP) win for Cisco in the Middle East region, involving the strategic collaboration that combines best-of-breed virtualization, networking, compute and storage technologies from Cisco, EMC and VMware, with end-to-end vendor accountability. Data centers are changing in architecture, new technologies, application architectures, regulations, efficiency focus, and application and workload demands. These changes are causing one of the most comprehensive IT infrastructure transformations in the pas... (more)

The Cable Industry’s Machiavellian Hold on Consumers

BROADBAND CONVERGENT - Industry News Broadband-Cable-Mobile-Wireless-Telecom Markets The Cable Industry has what could be characterized as a Machiavellian hold on consumers with its massive distribution system using opportunistic methods on outdated hardware. Yes, the technology being used, the notorious set-top-box (STB) can only be described as throw-back to what cable executives wish were the way things used to be. The STB is rudimentary at best, allowing limited functionality and connectedness with today’s emerging technological innovations. … [visit site to read more] ... (more)

Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly – Week of March 31, 2013

Welcome to Enterprise Mobility Asia News Weekly, an online newsletter that consists of the most interesting news and articles related to enterprise mobility in Asia.  Asia is predicted to be the fastest area of growth for enterprise mobility between now and 2016. Also read Field Mobility News Weekly Also read Kevin Benedict’s What’s New in HTML5 Also read M2M News Weekly Also read Mobile Commerce News Weekly Also read Mobile Health News Weekly Also read Mobility News Weekly Also read SMAC News Weekly A study conducted by GlobalWebIndex reveals China is the country with the world’s highest mobile purchase penetration rate. Fifty-five percent of Internet users in the country made a purchase via mobile device in the fourth quarter of 2012.  South Korea comes in second with 37 percent.  Read Original Content According to managed consulting firm Condition Zebra, Malaysia has los... (more)

T-Mobile G1 to Run on Qualcomm's Advanced, Dual-Core Chipset

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies and data solutions and one of the founding members of the Open Handset Alliance (OHA), today announced that its chipset will enable the first Android-powered mobile phone -- the T-Mobile G1, manufactured by HTC. By integrating its chipset hardware and software capabilities with Android, Qualcomm has played an integral role in bringing the first Android handset to market. "The launch of the T-Mobile G1 is a breakthrough moment for Linux-based open mobile application platforms," said Paul Jacobs, chief executive officer, Qualcomm. "Qualcomm's ability to tightly integrate our chipset hardware and software has helped to make the Android platform a reality. Our close relationship with T-Mobile, HTC and many other OHA mem... (more)

AllOne Mobile Cell Phone Application Expands Capabilities of MedFlash

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. and PALM CITY, Fla., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AllOne Health(SM) and Connectyx Technologies Holdings Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: CTYX) today announced a partnership that will allow consumers to view and manage health information on the Web, via portable USB storage devices and through their mobile phones, with one, secure step. A package including both companies' products will be sold in retail stores across the U.S. in December. AllOne Mobile(SM), a cell phone application developed by AllOne Health and secured by Diversinet Corp. to put personal health and insurance information at consumers' fingertips, will be distributed with MedFlash(TM), a product offered by Connectyx. MedFlash stores personal health and lifestyle information on a portable flash drive and in an online personal health record. The MedFlash web site allows users to main... (more)

VirnetX Declares Essential Patents for 4G Security

SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif., Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VirnetX Holding Corporation (NYSE Amex: VHC), a secure real-time communications and collaboration technology company, today announced that it has declared to the 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) that its U.S. and international patents are or may be essential to Long Term Evolution (LTE) and 4G wireless specifications. The Company declared 23 patents and 28 applications that specifically pertain to 4G security standards. VirnetX believes it will hold the majority of 4G essential patents related to Series 33 specifications that define security standards for LTE/4G and is prepared to license the use of its patents for incorporation into 4G related products such as chips, servers, smartphones, laptop computers, etc. "Declaring our patents as essential to 4G is a significant complement to our already ... (more)

Berge Ayvazian, Ex-Yankee Group CEO and Veteran Telecom Analyst and Consultant, to Join Light Reading

NEW YORK, January 6 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb's Light Reading (http://www.lightreading.com/), the leading research-led media company serving the global communications marketplace, today announced that Berge Ayvazian, one of the highest-profile industry analysts and consultants in the telecom and mobile industry, has joined Light Reading as a Senior Consultant with its telecom business technology research unit, Heavy Reading. Ayvazian has spent more than 20 years conducting research and consultation projects focused on mobile broadband business strategies for all of the major telecom equipment vendors and a Who's Who list of the largest service providers in the world. In his tenure at Yankee Group he held a number of positions, including CEO from 1999 to 2001 and Strategy Director for the Reuters Research and Advisory Unit. At Heavy Reading, Ayvazian will be leading a ... (more)

UTStarcom Announces Strategic Investment by Beijing E-town International Investment and Development Co., Ltd

ALAMEDA, Calif., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UTStarcom, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTSI) today announced that it has entered into agreements for a strategic relationship with Beijing E-town International Investment and Development Co., Ltd (BEIID), an investment company established by the Beijing Municipality which includes an investment of $48.5 million by BEIID and two unrelated investment funds, Ram Max Group Limited and Shah Capital Management. The three investment parties are advised by Yellowstone Capital. As part of the investment, UTStarcom will issue approximately 22 million shares of common stock at a price of $2.20 per share, with BEIID investing $25 million, Ram Max Group Limited investing $12.5 million and Shah Capital investing $11 million. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20051013/SFTH063LOGO) Upon closing of the transaction, Mr. Baichuan Du,... (more)

Globaltel Media Receives Network Products Guide 2010 Product Innovation Award

SAN DIEGO, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Globaltel Media, the first company to provide enhanced two-way text dialog and electronic content solutions with the capability to reach the over 3.7 billion mobile phones globally, announced today that Network Products Guide, the networking industry's leading information technology research and advisory guide, has named Globaltel Media a winner of the 2010 Product Innovation Awards in the category of Mobile Solutions. This venerated award recognizes and honors vendors, large and small, from all over the world with ground-breaking products that are bringing essential and incremental changes and are setting the bar higher for others in all areas of information technology. Globaltel Media connects online users with any mobile cellular device regardless of location, technology, device or cellular provider. Its Mobile Campaign ... (more)

Innovation Advisors Assists dotMobi With Strategic Acquisition by Afilias Limited

NEW YORK, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation Advisors congratulates its client dotMobi on the company's purchase by Afilias Limited. Financial terms were not disclosed. Working closely with dotMobi's management team and board of directors, Innovation Advisors structured and negotiated the company's strategic acquisition by Afilias Limited, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services. Both dotMobi and Afilias are based in Dublin, Ireland. dotMobi was founded in 2004 to launch the .mobi top level domain and expand the development of mobile friendly content on the Internet. The company was funded by a global consortium of leading mobile and Internet organizations: Ericsson, GSM Association, Google, Hutchison, Microsoft, Nokia, Orascom Telecom, Samsung Electronics, Syniverse, Telefonica Moviles, Telecom Italia, T-Mobile, Visa and Vodafone. Innovation Adv... (more)