IBM have announced its intent to acquire Vivisimo, a recognized leader in federated discovery and navigation software for big data. The acquisition aims to accelerate IBM’s efforts to help clients integrate, navigate, and analyze the full variety, velocity and volume of big data.
Category Archive: Industry news
May 17
IBM unveils new Cloud System
IBM (Armonk, New York, USA) have announced a major step forward in a new, simpler era of computing with the introduction of a new category of “expert integrated systems.” This new family is the first with built-in expertise based on IBM’s decades of experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170 …
May 17
UnboundID Opens UK Office to Expand Into Europe
UnboundID (Austin, Texas, USA) a leading platform provider for identity services, have announced the opening of its new office in London to facilitate its business development and sales operations throughout the U.K. and Europe. UnboundID recognized and seized the opportunity to expand its growth into EMEA markets in order to increase sales and adoption …
May 16
Amazon launches cloud store
May 15
Saving $35K could easily cost you $1M
During a recent conversation it came up that the company I was talking to had failed in Germany. Not because of the market. Because they had hired the wrong person. He had now been terminated and they were looking for a replacement. I asked who they had commissioned to help recruit the right sales person …
May 14
Battery Venture completes the acquisition of Swedish Jeeves
BV Acquisitions AB announced on 26 March 2012 a recommended cash offer to the shareholders and warrant holders in Jeeves Information Systems AB to acquire all outstanding shares and warrants in Jeeves for 83 SEK in cash per share and 13 SEK in cash per warrant (the “Offer”). During the initial acceptance period the Offer …
May 14
NextUC – The Business Communications Solution
NextUC (Henderson, NV, USA) is gaining ground as a go to solution for business looking to break the traditional mold associated with the telephone and carrier world. The cracks in the mold include: no contracts, free 60 day evaluation period, instant turn up; telephone calls, video conferencing, web conferencing, audio conferencing, chat, presence, and mobile …
May 11
Software Product Management Audit
Copenhagen, Denmark, 10 May 2012: – TBK Consult has packaged a Software Product Management Audit (SPM Audit) service for software driven companies. The service will enable software driven companies to ensure that their product management processes are optimized for scalable growth and improved profitability.
May 10
EFI Moves to Accelerate Growth in Latin America
Electronics For Imaging, Inc., (Foster City, CA, USA) a world leader in customer-focused digital printing innovation, has announced it has acquired privately-held Metrics Sistemas de Informacao (“Metrics”). Metrics (São Paulo, Brasil) is a leader in ERP (MIS) systems for the printing and packaging industries in Latin America.While financial terms of the transaction were not …
