The median Fortune 1000 company could increase its revenue by $2.01 billion a year just by marginally improving the usability of the data already at its disposal, according to a study released by Sybase. The study — “Measuring the Business…
The R programming language could be coming to a workplace near you — if it hasn’t arrived already. The big deal about R is that it can analyze Big Data, those exploding data sets that have traditionally defied analysis. R…
A good way to have a clear definition of data quality management is to understand its purpose. According to this report on DatabaseJournal.com, it is primarily the creation of an overall implementation strategy to improve data quality with a…
North Carolina State University needed a new process to monetize its treasure trove of scientific advancements and university-invented technologies by matching these with potential research partners and sponsors. According to this case study on CIO Insight, North Carolina State University’s…
CompanionLink Software has announced two-way synchronization with BlackBerry Torch 9800. According to this Trading Markets news release, CompanionLink will synchronize contacts, calendar and tasks between BlackBerry Torch and PC software such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Business Contact Manager, ACT! by…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) wants Internet users to be able to opt out of behavioral tracking across the Web, which some say could hurt online marketing and customer relationship management (CRM) efforts. The FTC will soon propose voluntary measures…
According to the findings in the recent “2010 Small and Medium Businesses Routes to Market Study,” a large number of small and midsized businesses (SMB) are optimistic about the next year and are planning to spend more on technology services…
DejaOffice has announced the release of version 1.6.2 of its contact management app for Android-powered devices. As noted in this Market Watch news release, the DejaOffice update supports the newest version of Android OS, Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo). Android 2.2…
Objectivity has released the first version of its enterprise-ready distributed graph database product, following a successful beta program which began earlier this year. According to this PR Newswire release, InfiniteGraph enables large-scale graph processing, data analytics and discovery. “InfiniteGraph’s uniquely…
Do private clouds have a role in the enterprise? Or should IT departments and CIOs place their bets on innovative services from public cloud providers like Amazon and Microsoft? Those are some of the questions answered in this Datamation article…