Extending its partnership with SAP, BackOffice Associates, a provider of information governance and data migration solutions, announced that SAP will resell two of its solutions to help customers accelerate data migration projects and accelerate the governance of human resources (HR) data and other custom data domains.
Posted February 04, 2014
To help organizations better leverage data for business intelligence and customer insight, Experian Data Quality has launched a new data quality grader app on Salesforce1 AppExchange. The app will provide organizations with a letter grade for their overall data quality score and a drill-down on specifics selected for analysis.
Posted February 04, 2014
CodeFutures is now the sponsor of MapDB, a database for Java developers. According to CodeFutures, MapDB will remain open source under the Apache 2.0 license, enabling free access to the core technology.
Posted February 04, 2014
IBM reported a difficult year for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2013. For the fourth quarter of the 2013 fiscal year, the company reported revenues of $27.7 billion, down 5% from the same time one year ago, and mainframe sales were weak during this time.
Posted February 03, 2014
Emulex Corporation, a provider of network management products has introduced the next generation of high performance Ethernet connectivity solutions for virtualized, enterprise and cloud data centers. The OneConnect OCe14000 family of 10Gb and 40Gb Ethernet Network Adapters and Converged Network Adapters, based on the Emulex Engine 100 series of I/O controllers, is optimized to meet the needs of enterprises, cloud providers and telcos.
Posted February 03, 2014
Along with InterCloud, a new hybrid cloud solution intended to facilitate more interoperable and highly secure public, private and hybrid clouds, Cisco is shipping a range of cloud management products that extend its cloud portfolio with new products and services.
Posted February 03, 2014
PHD Virtual Technologies, a Unitrends company, has introduced two new data protection products, PHD Virtual Backup 7 for Hyper-V and ReliableDR 3.3. The latest release of PHD Virtual Backup 7 represents the company's foray into the Microsoft market, while ReliableDR 3.3 is the latest version of the company's automated recovery solution for VMware environments with mission-critical applications.
Posted February 03, 2014
Cloudera introduced simplified packaging and pricing for its product line-up to align closely with the way customers use Hadoop. At the top of the stack is Cloudera Enterprise Data Hub Edition which gives customers everything they need to build an enterprise data hub, including unlimited supported use of all Cloudera's advanced components.
Posted February 03, 2014
To better reflect the company's position as a leading database-as-a-service provider in the Redis ecosystem, as well as its ongoing dedication advancing Redis, Garantia Data has changed its name to Redis Labs. With the evolution of Redis, and with Redis becoming one of the three databases chosen by developers for new applications, the company says that the re-branding more appropriately describes its commitment to the NoSQL database and to making this database one of the leading databases in years to come.
Posted February 03, 2014
PHD Virtual Technologies, a Unitrends company, has introduced two new data protection products, PHD Virtual Backup 7 for Hyper-V and ReliableDR 3.3. The latest release of PHD Virtual Backup 7 represents the company's foray into the Microsoft market, while ReliableDR 3.3 is the latest version of the company's automated recovery solution for VMware environments with mission-critical applications.
Posted January 31, 2014
Positioning itself as a 'one-stop Java shop,' Azul Systems has added Zulu Enterprise to its offerings. The open source, enterprise-quality, commercialized build of OpenJDK supports a range of operating systems, hypervisors and cloud platforms.
Posted January 30, 2014
Combining a high-speed operational database with in-memory analytics, the latest release of VoltDB's flagship product features a ten-fold throughput improvement of analytic queries and can do writes and reads on millions of data events per second, according to the company. By enabling organizations to take advantage of data when it arrives, VoltDB says the database is purpose-built to support telecommunications billing, gaming, sensor management, smart energy and capital markets applications.
Posted January 29, 2014
To streamline the movement of SAP system data into the Teradata Database, Teradata has launched Teradata Analytics for SAP software and services. The new solution enables SAP system data to be moved to Terada and integrated with big data and business data to support a comprehensive view and enable more insightful business decisions.
Posted January 29, 2014
With demand growing for easy-to-use analytical applications that can make big data actionable for more users, MicroStrategy has launched MicroStrategy PRIME, a cloud-based, in-memory analytics service. The company says it has been built from the ground up to support the engineering challenges that are associated with development of powerful new information-driven apps.
Posted January 28, 2014
EnterpriseDB has expanded its Postgres Plus Cloud Database to support Amazon's Virtual Private Cloud, a web service that enables users to launch AWS Cloud resources in a user-defined virtual private network.
Posted January 28, 2014
New Webcast Shows How to Make Big Data User-Centric
Posted January 28, 2014
Big Data and Cloud Technologies Converge to Propel Business Analytics
Posted January 28, 2014
IBM Turns Attention to Cognitive Computing, Big Data, and Cloud with Sale of x86 Server Business
Posted January 27, 2014
DocAve Online, AvePoint's software-as-a-service platform for Microsoft Office 365 management, has added enhanced data protection, governance, and reporting to help companies improve the protection and control of their cloud-based assets. The company says the policy enforcement enhancements in DocAve Online Service Pack (SP) 3, hosted on Windows Azure, enable companies to have comprehensive governance policies that will address all-in cloud, hybrid, or on-premises deployments.
Posted January 27, 2014
Attivio and Quant5 have joined forces to create a Predictive Customer Analytics Suite. Despite the increased focus on corporate "data-centricity," many large companies are struggling to effectively use customer data. According to the companies, the Quant5-Attivio partnership addresses this challenge by making data accessible with cloud-based solutions that provide immediate value to non-technical users, without requiring a team of data scientists.
Posted January 27, 2014
Addressing CFOs' needs for real-time global views of their organizations and the ability to quickly forecast the effects of the dynamic world in which their businesses operate, Oracle has introduced the Real Time Bottom Line, which includes two new applications for PeopleSoft Financials customers. Engineered for Oracle Engineered Systems, the new Oracle In-Memory Applications are designed to help the office of the CFO drive business performance through faster, well-informed decisions based on real-time simulation of business, organizational and regulatory changes.
Posted January 22, 2014
Oracle has introduced Oracle Cloud Adapters to help organizations easily integrate applications regardless of deployment location - in the cloud or on-premise. Oracle Cloud Adapters are supported by Oracle SOA Suite, a unified application integration solution..
Posted January 22, 2014
LSI Corporation has announced that its Nytro flash accelerator cards have been selected as the PCIe flash acceleration technology for Oracle's Exadata X4. According to the companies, the Nytro DLC technology extends the logical flash storage capacity of Exadata beyond the system's physical flash capacity. This software feature dynamically extends the flash capacity of Exadata X4 systems with the same physical hardware and power requirements for a reduced total cost of ownership.
Posted January 22, 2014
New IOUG (Independent Oracle Users Group) research underwritten by EMC looks at the problem of mission-critical-application downtime and its impact on organizations. According to this new global survey, among respondents with at least two data centers and rapid replication solutions, 46% indicate are less than satisfied with their current strategies.
Posted January 22, 2014
Former SAP principal solution engineer Lou Stanton has joined Bradmark Technologies after a short-term retirement as a senior technical consultant. Previously, with Sybase, Stanton authored much of the material used in SAP IQ internal documentation and mentored the field sales organization in sales presentation as well as conducted technical proof of concepts for sales opportunities.
Posted January 22, 2014
ISUG-TECH, the technical user group for SAP products, has published the conference tracks and sessions for the upcoming ISUG-TECH 2014 conference which will be held April 14-17 at the Hilton Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia, and sponsored by SAP. In addition to the main conference tracks, there also will be six pre-conference and three post-conference workshops providing deeper technical dives.
Posted January 22, 2014
To engage customers who increasingly use mobile devices to research products, compare prices, and get recommendations, SAP has introduced SAP Shopper Experience, a personalized retail mobile app that includes social media sharing, loyalty programs, and a self-payment system for shoppers.
Posted January 22, 2014
Expanding its range of data replication offerings for heterogeneous IT environments, Attunity Ltd. has acquired Hayes Technology Group, a provider of data replication software solutions targeted at the SAP space. Hayes will provide new synergies and cross-sell opportunities to Attunity, said Lawrence Schwartz, Attunity's vice president of marketing.
Posted January 22, 2014
New funding will enable in-memory database technology provider MemSQL to expand product development, support its growing customer base, and capitalize on the market for big data technologies. The $35 million Series B funding round was led by Accel Partners.
Posted January 22, 2014
Veristorm is providing a commercial Hadoop distribution for Linux on the mainframe, with drag-and-drop access to mainframe databases and files. The platform, vStorm Enterprise, also enables access and analytics of sensitive mainframe data and other big data sources.
Posted January 21, 2014
The newest generation of IBM's enterprise X-Architecture for System x and PureSystems servers provides improvements for analytics and cloud. The new architecture increases application performance by providing the low system write latency, essential for analytics applications. Memory and storage features also are designed to boost virtual machine capacity to enable SaaS delivery of applications.
Posted January 21, 2014
Innovation Data Processing, a provider of mainframe tools, has rolled out FDRPASVM Version 5.4 Level 80, which is designed to enable migration of z/VM and Linux for System z volumes.
Posted January 21, 2014
Stratus Technologies, Inc., a provider of availability solutions, has launched everRun Enterprise, a solution intended to provide "mainframe-like" availability to Windows and Linux applications up. The software runs on Intel-based x86 servers without the need for specialized IT skills, Stratus says.
Posted January 21, 2014
Applying development governance to mainframe assets helps enterprises overcome the significant architectural challenges inherent in bringing legacy systems into the API economy, where mobile apps need rapid, agile access to backend systems. To support these objectives, SOA Software has extended its Lifecycle Manager product to support API management on the mainframe.
Posted January 21, 2014
Compuware Strobe, release 5.1, provides enhancements targeted at new or inexperienced mainframe users. The latest release of Compuware's mainframe application performance measurement and analysis solution offers a new GUI to centralize information about application performance and provides additional advice on how to resolve problems.
Posted January 21, 2014
Neo Technology announced the release of the Neo4j 2.0 graph database. With its strong emphasis on accessibility, the company says any user can install Neo4j 2.0 and benefit from graph database technology.
Posted January 21, 2014
Kore Technologies will present a live product demonstration of Kourier Integrator for members of the Eclipse users Group to show how show how users can quickly build a Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse with Kore's predefined Eclipse Operational Data Store (ODS).
Posted January 21, 2014
Kourier Integrator 4.1, the next release of Kore Technologies' flagship enterprise data management suite for data warehousing and application integration, will provide enhanced inbound integration capabilities for UniData/UniVerse (U2) applications from other third-party systems or databases using a simple template-based approach, the company says.
Posted January 21, 2014
Rocket Software has released SB/XA 6.2.3, which provides new features to enable users to be more productive. In addition, the second phase of the mobile early preview has started. U2 Web DE will allow users to expose existing stateful RBOs via the U2 REST Server, and includes a RESTful RBO API, as well as other enhancements.
Posted January 21, 2014
Pragma Systems Inc. and BlueFinity have formed a partnership that allows BlueFinity's mv.NET application to support SSH access to Windows servers running applications on UniVerse. The vendors say this represents the first utilization of Pragma's SSH Fortress, Windows, and UniVerse all running in combination across the infrastructure.
Posted January 21, 2014
A new test drive feature for Entrinsik Informer allows visitors interested in trying the reporting and business intelligence software to access a free trial version instantly on their own web browser. Entrinsik Informer provides access to real-time data from multiple sources, in-depth analytic capabilities, and intuitive data visualizations, all accessible anytime, anywhere from a web-based interface.
Posted January 21, 2014
Institutions around the world depend on Vernon Systems Limited, based in Auckland, New Zealand, to provide sophisticated collection management and web access for cultural treasures. Revelation Software's products have been core to Vernon Systems' business, providing the main development environment for Vernon Systems since it was founded in 1986.
Posted January 21, 2014
Data Summit 2014 Opens Call for Speakers
Posted January 17, 2014
While mobile healthcare, connected pharmacy applications and electronic medical records represent advancements in healthcare accessibility, they also increase the complexity of data management in the context of HIPAA confidentiality and other industry standards. Addressing the data management challenges in healthcare markets, Melissa Data, a provider of contact data quality and integration solutions has formed a strategic alliance with Blu Sky.
Posted January 17, 2014
Garantia Data has launched Redis Cloud for IBM SoftLayer, enabling developers using Redis Cloud to be free from the complexity of infrastructure development.
Posted January 17, 2014
Technical Requirements of Big Data Analytics Explored in January 23 Webcast
Posted January 17, 2014
New IOUG (Independent Oracle Users Group) research underwritten by EMC looks at the problem of mission-critical-application downtime and its impact on organizations. According to this new global survey, among respondents with at least two data centers and rapid replication solutions, 46% indicate are less than satisfied with their current strategies.
Posted January 14, 2014
The Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG) has announced that Alyssa Johnson is its 2014 president. Johnson who is also practice director at Alpharetta, Ga.-based Rolta Americas, was elected by the OAUG board in 2013 to serve as president-elect, is the first OAUG president to take part in a formal succession planning program.
Posted January 14, 2014
Logic Information Systems, Inc., a Gold level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Yomari Information Services, a consulting company focused on enterprise data analytics and BI for retailers. The acquisition is part of Logic's strategy to establish itself as a leading systems integration and business process services provider, with end-to-end knowledge across Oracle Retail product footprint and geographic reach across retailers around the world.
Posted January 13, 2014
Advancing its global sales and support initiatives, Melissa Data, a provider of data quality and address management solutions, has announced the opening of a new London office. Melissa Data wants to expand its presence globally to reach more companies that are struggling with data quality issues - not only in the U.S. - but in Canada, the U.K. now, as well as Germany and India.
Posted January 13, 2014