Email is one software application that’s practically guaranteed to be on the taskbar of every office worker. IBM wants those inboxes to help usher in connected, enterprise social experiences for businesses and their employees. Big Blue just launched IBM Notes…
It’s time for Big Data to make a serious push into the corporate data center, argues MapR Technologies. And the startup is attracting the financial backing to ensure that it stays at the forefront of the movement. San Jose, Calif-based MapR…
Jared Spataro, senior director of Microsoft’s Office division, is constantly fielding the same question. IT execs and managers want to know — some rather demandingly — what direction Microsoft is taking in the wake of its massive acquisition of social enterprise…
Chatter updates are nothing new, but the latest upgrade finally bridges the gap between consumers empowered by social media and mobile customer relationship management (CRM), enabling organizations to dive headlong into the era of “instant engagement,” according to Salesforce Chatter Executive…
Just weeks after giving WebFOCUS BI the Big Data analytics treatment, New York City-based Information Builders today announced the launch of new social media capabilities. The aim is to help organizations better focus their marketing strategies and sniff out new revenue…
Santa Barbara, Calif.-based HG Data, a cloud-based business intelligence (BI) and analytics specialist, is preparing to venture into new territories with a $2 million infusion of capital. EPIC Ventures headed the funding round, which was backed by DoubleClick founder Kevin O’Connor.…
Big Data may have been making big headlines — and sparked more than a few multimillion-dollar deals — in recent years, but according to Gartner, 2013 is the year that Big Data activity will kick into high gear. In a global survey…
Adobe Marketing Cloud is about to grow much more accommodating of mobile devices, including Android smartphones and tablets like the iPad. The company announced today that it is adding new mobile marketing capabilities, enabling customers to better target, reach and measure…
Anaplan, a San Francisco-based enterprise modeling and planning startup, announced today it has raised $30 million in a Series C funding round led by Meritech Capital with participation from Granite Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The infusion of cash will help…
Business intelligence (BI) software provider Information Builders today unveiled three updated offerings aimed at simplifying Big Data analytics for companies struggling to turn their growing stores of data into actionable insights. Social media has emerged as a big source of…