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3 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Forget: a CEO’s Perspective
Starting a business is one of the hardest, but also most rewarding things you can do, especially if you’re of an entrepreneurial mindset. In our second profile snapshot with industry executives and thought leaders, we hear from Cynthia McCahon, the CEO and founder of Enloop (see our initial coverage here). It’s a web-based tool designed to help ...
Datafiniti Launches “Google for Data Sets”
No doubt, there’s an endless amount of information on the web. Some is worthwhile, most isn’t. But determining how to glean useful content from the web is a question nearly as old as the Internet itself. Google revolutionized web content search with its algorithms and Page Rank, and now Datafiniti is looking to revolutionize data ...
HP Expands Software & Services Portfolio, Introduces Memristor Chips
Hewlett-Packard is beefing up its enterprise software, hardware and services offerings as it preps to spin off its core consumer electronics business under new head Meg Whiteman. This comes alongside fading investor confidence in the move and the future of the company, though HP hopes to change that. The first update is the addition of several ...
Curebit Taps Data to Fix What Ails You: a Study in Social Rewards
What’s in it for me? It’s a question that springs to everyone’s mind when someone asks us to do something, and social media has gotten very lax with its calls to action. Incentives seem to make things worthwhile, and there’s a few recent trends that are forming some interesting business models around the metrics and ...
Steve Jobs: The Mentor of Creativity
Steve Jobs was the life of many, emulating the spirit of creativity that stood resilient against a doubting industry, never quite equipped for the pioneering nature of his vision. He wore a look that seemed to say “I told ya so,” and he earned every inch of that smirk. Now that Jobs is no longer ...
Juniper Networks’ Take on JavaOne, Mobile and More
Juniper Networks has been under some pressure lately, retooling its strategy in a shifting networking industry as rival Cisco faces similar challenges. Despite recent layoffs and a shaky stock market, Juniper continues to press on. Stopping by theCube to discuss the status of the company, its new products and its management is Eddie Amos, Juniper’s ...
Big Data Drives Accountability, Sustainability for Mobile Workers
There’s a few reasons I got into the web publishing business, and many of them revolve around convenience and flexibility. It’s an appealing thought to work from home in your PJs, but there’s much more to it than that. Aside from self-discipline and juggling the coexistence of home and office life, there’s the matter of working with ...
Analyst Ray Wang Talks Mobile: Oracle vs SAP
Constellation Research founder Ray Wang is a favorite guest on theCube, and he didn’t disappoint during his visit at Oracle OpenWorld this week. Sitting down with SiliconAngle founder John Furrier and Wikibon founder Dave Vellante to discuss the overall vibe at Oracle OpenWorld the company’s take on mobile and how it stacks up to SAP’s ...
Android has Multitasking, iPhone 4S has AI
It was the iPhone 4S that Apple revealed today, instead of the iPhone 5, but the latest device in the iPhone line up still boasts some of the features that were expected for the iPhone 5. An updated device by any other name is still a next-gen iPhone. There wasn’t too much Apple could do ...
An App Brings Workers and Bosses Together over 401k
While software makers and security firms seek to strike a balance between the consumer affect on the workplace and the company’s need for guarded mobility, one company is appealing to the enterprise with an app that benefits to both parties. HelloWallet makes an app that provides personal finance tracking and recommendations to workers, while helping ...