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)

Once More Into the Breach...

So that was quite an adventure. The whole trademark issue is very similar to patents in my mind and needs some reform. I am glad we had the opportunity to chat about trademarks and the use of them, esp in open source communities. But the initial point of the actual entry was to talk about the Genuitec people being smacked on for not making their code changes public. Gavin claims one thing while Genuitec claims another. This goes again back to why I don't like the whole JBoss model of doing open source. What Hibernate now has is a fork of hibernate tools, one maintained by Genuitec and the 'official' one. If committers on Hibernate did not have to have a jboss.com email address but could instead have a genuitec.com email address the fixes/changes could have been discussed in an open forum, agreed on (in one form or another) and then put into the official code base. N... (more)

What Customers expect in a new generation APM (2.0) solution

In the last blog, I discussed the challenges with an APM 1.0 solution.    As an application owner or application support personnel, you want to Exceed service levels and avoid costly, reputation-damaging application failures through improved visibility into the end-user experienceEnsure reliable, high-performing applications by detecting problems faster and prioritizing issues based on service levels and impacted usersImprove time to market with new applications, features, and technologies, such as virtualization, acceleration, and cloud-based services   The APM 2.0 products enable you to manage application performance leading with real user activity monitoring. Following are some of the top functionalities they provide that help you achieve your business objectives. Visibility to real users and end-user driven diagnostics APM 2.0 solutions provide visibility to end-... (more)

Cloudera, the Commercial Hadoop Company, Announces $5 Million Series A Financing Led by Accel Partners

BURLINGAME, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/16/09 -- Cloudera, the commercial Hadoop(TM) company, today announced that it has closed a $5 million round of Series A financing led by Accel Partners. Founded in late 2008 by leading experts on big data from Facebook, Google, Oracle and Yahoo!, Cloudera's mission is to bring the power of Hadoop to organizations large and small. Hadoop, a powerful new way to manage and mine vast volumes of information, is the data processing engine behind some of the world's largest and most popular Web sites. "We're fortunate to have Accel Partners as our venture capital partner as well as the financial support of some of the most respected and successful private investors and technology executives in high technology," said Mike Olson, CEO of Cloudera. "We believe that Hadoop is a disruptive new technology for mining valuable business informat... (more)

Picnik.com Reaches 40 Million Visits a Month in 2009

SEATTLE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/19/09 -- Picnik (www.picnik.com) today released traffic numbers that continue to demonstrate why it is the most awesome online photo-editing application! With monthly site visits at 40 million, and unique visitors hitting 12.5 million, current numbers represent a 202 percent increase in uniques over the same period last year. In addition, Picnikers are spending approximately 20 minutes on the site editing and customizing their photos. Summer has been a busy season for the Picnik team -- launching new site functionality, new features and new Premium pricing options. The most recent of these is Picnik Show, which allows Picnik users to show off and share their photos with family, friends and the rest of the world in a virtual slideshow format. Users can pull photos from their Picnik Basket, any of Picnik's partner sites or from their ... (more)

IBM and Metropolitan Community College of Omaha Collaborate on First Green Data Center Degree

ARMONK, New York and OMAHA, Nebraska, September 2 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a collaboration with Metropolitan Community College (MCC) in Omaha, Nebraska, to develop a first-of-its-kind green data center management degree using IBM hardware, software and online skills training resources. The two-year associates degree includes courses to help students gain technical and business skills to prepare them for careers in the design and management of energy efficient data centers. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090416/IBMLOGO ) The new degree comes at a time when U.S. colleges and universities are expected to lead the way in preparing the future workforce with innovative new skills to help boost the economy. For example, in July, President Obama launched the American Graduation Initiative, a 10-year, US$12 billion plan to provide communi... (more)

Mellanox Releases World’s First 40 Gigabit Ethernet Converged Network Adapter Card

Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX; TASE: MLNX), a leading supplier of end-to-end connectivity solutions for data center servers and storage systems, today announced availability of the Mellanox ConnectX®-2 EN 40G converged network adapter card, the world’s first 40 Gigabit Ethernet adapter solution. ConnectX-2 EN 40G enables data centers to maximize the utilization of the latest multi-core processors, achieve unprecedented Ethernet server and storage connectivity, and advance LAN and SAN unification efforts. Mellanox’s 40 Gigabit Ethernet converged network adapter sets the stage for next-generation data centers by enabling high-bandwidth Ethernet fabrics optimized for efficiency while reducing costs, power, and complexity. “Mellanox is committed to delivering high bandwidth, low-latency solutions to drive efficiency and productivity while lowering costs for ... (more)

Website Source Launches New Market Brand Website

AUSTIN, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 10/26/09 -- (PINKSHEETS: ALNS) - Website Source, Inc., a web hosting, virtual private server, dedicated server, and E-Commerce hosting provider, announces the launch of the new WebsiteSource.com website. The Website Source hosting infrastructure was moved from its original base in Austin, Texas to a larger, redundant, high availability, and proprietary datacenter in Columbus, Ohio. The migration was completed in the second quarter of 2009 and brought WSS customers to an even higher level of performance and availability. "As the WSS brand has therefore grown in capacity, we felt it was time to launch a new main website that is faster and easier to use and really reflects the powerful set of products we offer. We believe this new website will attract new customers at an even higher rate," said William King, CEO of Alentus. The new WSS ... (more)

Interphase Introduces New clouDevice™ Models

Interphase Corporation (Nasdaq:INPH) today announced the introduction of new models of its clouDevice product line that offers a broad portfolio of desktop virtualization client solutions. The new models include the high-performance AMD-based clouDevice K10 thin client series and the multi-seat zero client clouDevice S011. The clouDevice K10 series provides excellent virtual desktop support for 2D/3D content, HD video, and other media-intensive applications. It features the AMD G-T44R 1.2 GHz processor, Radeon HD 6250 graphics, Microsoft RemoteFX, and a wide scope of peripheral connectivity options. clouDevice K10 offers four client OS options: WES 7, WES 2009, Linux, and Windows Compact 7. The clouDevice S011 delivers a true PC experience in a shared desktop environment running Windows MultiPoint Server. It can be easily connected to the host server with a USB cabl... (more)

Attunity Reports First Quarter 2012 Results

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts, April 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Attunity, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: ATTUF.OB), a leading provider of information availability software solutions, today reported its unaudited financial results for the three month period ended March 31, 2012. Financial Highlights for the First Quarter of 2012: Sixth consecutive quarter of license and total revenues growth. Total revenues increased 106% to $6.1 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared to $3.0 million for the same period last year. License revenues increased 125% to $3.6 million in the first quarter of 2012, compared to $1.6 million for the same period last year. Non-GAAP net income increased 24% to $504,000 in the first quarter of 2012, compared to $408,000 for the same period last year. Total outstanding debt was reduced to $0.3 million as of March 31, 2012 from $0.9 million as of Decem... (more)

Express Logic’s ThreadX® RTOS Outshines Competition in 2012 Embedded Developer Survey

Express Logic, Inc., the worldwide leader in royalty-free real-time operating systems (RTOS), today announced that Express Logic’s ThreadX® RTOS ranked above competitive RTOSes in percentage of projects completed on time or ahead of schedule, according to data from the 2012 Embedded Market Forecasters’ (EMF) survey of embedded developers. The survey showed that nearly 80% of ThreadX-based projects were completed on or ahead of schedule, a result far better than the average of 63% for all other RTOSes. With typical development teams of four to six members, such delays can result in up to $50,000 for each month of delay. These time-to-market results represent significant ROI advantages for application developers who use ThreadX. Dr. Jerry Krasner, Ph.D., MBA, founder and chief analyst of Embedded Market Forecasters, comments: “In our 2012 analysis of RTOS developers, E... (more)