Sprint to Offer Upgrade Plan : One Up from Jump!, Edge + Next
Sprint is said to be gearing up to launch a new upgrade plan that would provide a way for consumers to easily upgrade to new handsets. Dubbed as the “One Up” program, it’s said…
Vultures Circling Over BlackBerry: Patents + OS Most-Valued Assets
There’s been no word yet on the identity of any of the likely bidders that BlackBerry sounded so confident about just a week ago, but one thing seems clear – whatever does happen, BlackBerry…
DataDirect Lands Storage Deal with Starz
With over 600 entertainment customers worldwide, DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a force to be reckoned with in the video infrastructure market. The storage vendor’s latest high-profile media client is Starz Entertainment, a pay TV…
So The NSA “Follow’s The Money”, Who Cares? It’s Not News
This morning we saw yet another leak from the infamous whistleblower/traitor Ed Snowden, with German website Der Spiegal reporting that the NSA is gathering data on millions of financial transactions across the world. This…
CIOs Should Enhance Efficiency with Oracle’s New ZFS Appliances, says Analyst
Oracle recently bolstered its ZFS hybrid storage line with the ZS3-2 and ZS3-4, two new appliances that take advantage of speedy flash drives and next generation software to beat out the competition. In a…
Pentaho Unleashes New Version of Data-Driven BI Platform
Pentaho has announced the general availability of Business Analytics 5.0, the latest version of its flagship BI solution. The platform includes more than 250 new features and an improved user interface that removes barriers…
Pentaho Adds MongoDB Support to Newest Solution
Pentaho’s newly released Business Analytics 5.0 platform introduces over 250 major improvements, including expanded support for MongoDB. The company says that the integration lets customers take advantage of the document database to more easily…
VMware Reshuffles Board of Directors
VMware announced this week that veteran executive Pamela Craig has taken up the newly vacated board seat of Intel’s Renee James. The virtualization giant said that James resigned from the board to focus on…
Weekly Big Data Review: Ecosystem Takes the Limelight
The Big Data ecosystem is bustling with newly forged alliances as analytics vendors close in on the traditional enterprise. SAP is leading the charge with an ambitious initiative to add support for “all” Hadoop…
Analysts Have Power to Change the World Says Tableau CEO
Data combined with insight can change the world for the better, Tableau CEO and Cofounder Christian Chabot told a rapt audience of 8,300 users and senior IT executives at the Tableau User Conference. He…