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University of Alberta uses IBM InfoSphere Stream for research

A group of Canadian and internal researchers and graduate students working on the University of Alberta’s climate research project is using IBM’s InfoSphere Stream...

Dell security chief warns of insider attacks at GTEC

When he was on assignment for the FBI in its Los Angeles field office, John McClurg was charged with bringing down hacker Kevin “Dark...

Cisco to focus on the line of business with channel

Cisco Systems worldwide channel chief Bruce Klein told CDN that he wants to get on the same page with partners during a mid-year conference...

SAS attempts to speed up cloud analytics

LAS VEGAS - Big data software vendor SAS Institute officially opened a facility on its Cary, N.C. campus that will house what could be...

Salesforce.com rides a new Wave of analytics

SAN FRANCISCO — Salesforce.com announced a new product that capitalizes on the analytics software acquisitions it’s made in 2013. Wave is Salesforce’s analytics cloud, a...

Flash (memory) saves big data

I have never understood why storage has never gotten the love and respect it deserves. The iNet has it with Vint Cerf (one of its...

 EMC discussed possible merger with HP: Report

For nearly a year, cloud computing and big data software company EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC) was engaged in merger discussion with Hewlett-Packard Co., according...

Social media’s instant reach threatens email

Just as the Internet turned 40, a “Wall Street Journal” article suggested email was “over the hill.” Today’s online tools enable folks to instantly reach...

Toronto airport moves documents to OpenText portal

The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) expects to achieve substantial savings in money and labour by migrating the all corporate and workflow documents into...

Marketing just turned IT upside down

Years ago, the CEO of a very successful client announced he was going to spend a week with the sales people and visit customers,...

Big Data can help, but never underestimate the individual

I really like the word innovation it sounds so … progressive. And with all of the data Facebook and Google gather and sell about you,...

Quebec IT consulting firm partners with U.S. software maker

Groupe CMI, a Quebec-based IT and management consulting service company, has formed an alliance with Infor, a business software developer headquartered in New York...

SalesChoice helps sales reps target winning opportunities

Faced with a multitude of choices, it’s often difficult for sales professionals to home in on the winning opportunity that would guarantee a sale. Toronto-based...

SalesChoice helps firms make better sales forecasts

Many veteran sales professionals will tell you that for the most part, their job relies on gut instincts. It’s a method that has proven...

Stop the mindless pursuit of data and get closer to the customer

Despite what Amazon, Google, Yahoo and Facebook do to convince companies that they represent the pathway to the future; the success/failure of a company...

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