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Datavail Study Identifies Top Five Most Challenging Database Management Issues Facing Organizations Today
PRWeb - Wed Mar 12, 10:05AM CDT
Datavail has uncovered the top five most challenging database management issues facing organizations today. The findings are based on Datavail-commissioned research conducted by Forrester Consulting, a global research and advisory firm. According to this study, the number one challenge facing DBAs today is performance of critical applications, with data integration issues ranking second.
Forrester: Chinese Consumers Are Sophisticated Mobile Users - But Only On The Surface
Business Wire - Tue Mar 11, 9:00PM CDT
China is the largest smartphone market in the world, with what appears to be highly sophisticated mobile users. Metro Chinese consumers use mobile for everything from social media to watching video to shopping. Yet sophisticated mobile marketing programs with data-heavy, fancy apps will not appeal to them, according to the latest study by Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq:FORR) on Chinese mobile consumers. In understanding the mobile marketing nuances in China, Forrester analyst Xiaofeng Wang uncovers unexpected challenges for marketers to reach them:
Actiance Introduces Read-Only Access to Social Networks in Response to SEC Ruling
Marketwire - Tue Mar 11, 7:04AM CDT
Actiance, a provider of end-to-end social business governance for the enterprise, today announced availability of Socialite Feature Control, a new licensing option for Socialite. Socialite allows organizations to control, monitor and capture content and activities posted on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. The new licensing option lets organizations that have been reluctant to allow any use of these networks because of information governance or regulatory concerns mitigate risk so their workforce can listen to social conversations on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Teradata is a Leader in Big Data Hadoop Solutions in 2014
PR Newswire - Tue Mar 04, 8:00AM CST
Teradata Corp. (NYSE: TDC), the analytic data platforms, applications and services company, announced today that Forrester Research, Inc. has positioned Teradata as a leader in its February 2014 report, "The Forrester Wave(TM): Big Data Hadoop Solutions, Q1 2014" by Mike Gualtieri and Noel Yuhanna. The report appears as big data has become an important business technology investment.
TIBCO Named a Leader in Hybrid Integration by Leading Independent Research Firm
Marketwire - Mon Mar 03, 7:01AM CST
TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced it has been named a leader in the Forrester Wave(TM): Hybrid^2 Integration, Q1 2014(1). TIBCO was included as one of the vendors that are "an excellent choice for a variety of future application landscapes, both on-premise and in the cloud."
Forrester Research CFO To Speak At The Credit Suisse 16th Annual Global Services Conference
Business Wire - Fri Feb 28, 2:19PM CST
Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR) today announced that Chief Financial Officer Michael A. Doyle will speak at the Credit Suisse 16th Annual Global Services Conference on Monday, March 10, 2014.
Software AG Named a Leader in the New Hybrid(2) Integration Report by Independent Research Firm
Business Wire - Fri Feb 28, 7:00AM CST
Software AG (Frankfurt TecDAX: SOW) today announced that it was among the select companies that Forrester Research, Inc., a leading independent Research firm, invited to participate in its Q1 2014 Forrester Wave(TM) report, "The Forrester Wave(TM): Hybrid(2) Integration". In this evaluation, Software AG was cited as a leader in the categories of Wide Integration, Deep Integration and Internet-of-Things Integration.
MapR Achieves Highest Ranking for Current Offering in Big Data Hadoop Solutions Report by Independent Research Firm
Business Wire - Thu Feb 27, 2:05PM CST
MapR Technologies, Inc., the leader in Apache(TM) Hadoop(R) technology for big data deployments, today announced that it was among the select companies that Forrester Research, Inc., invited to participate in its February 2014 report entitled The Forrester Wave(TM): Big Data Hadoop Solutions, Q1 2014. In this evaluation, MapR was cited as a Leader and achieved the highest score for Current Offering among all reviewed vendors.
Hortonworks Recognized as a Leader in Big Data Hadoop Solutions Evaluation by Independent Research Firm
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 27, 12:33PM CST
Hortonworks, the leading contributor to and provider of enterprise Apache(TM) Hadoop®, today announced that Forrester Research Inc. found the company among the leaders in the February 2014 report, "The Forrester Wave(TM): Big Data Hadoop Solutions, Q1 2014." As reported by Forrester, "Hortonworks loves and lives open source innovation. Hortonworks' strategy is to drive all innovation through the open source community and create an ecosystem of partners that accelerate Hadoop adoption among enterprises." Hortonworks was cited for starting new projects, such as Ambari, and committing its resources to get these projects off the ground. It was also noted for landing key strategic partnerships with companies such as Teradata, Microsoft and SAP, among others.
2014 ChannelAdvisor Catalyst Americas Conference Almost Sold Out
Business Wire - Thu Feb 27, 8:01AM CST
ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE:ECOM), a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase global sales, today announced that the award-winning Catalyst Americas conference, taking place March 10-12, 2014 at the Wynn Las Vegas, is almost sold out. With industry visionaries and leaders from companies such as Amazon, Google and Forrester Research Inc. speaking at the conference, Catalyst Americas will be an incredible opportunity to hear from individuals who are paving the way to e-commerce success. Catalyst Americas is an unparalleled opportunity for retailers to hear from e-commerce experts and network with their peers.
Attunity to Host Webinar Today on Harnessing Big Data from the 'Industrial Internet of Things' (IIoT)
PR Newswire - Thu Feb 27, 6:00AM CST
Attunity Ltd. (NASDAQ CM: ATTU), a leading provider of information availability software solutions, announced that it will host a free webinar TODAY entitled, 'Harnessing Big Data from the 'Industrial Internet of Things', on Thursday, February 27, 2014, from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time. Today's informational webinar will feature Noel Yuhanna, Principal Analyst, Enterprise Architecture, of Forrester Research, Inc.
Benefitfocus Hosts Webinar on Understanding Consumer Expectations in the Transforming Benefits Landscape
PR Newswire - Mon Feb 24, 8:00AM CST
Benefitfocus, Inc. (NASDAQ: BNFT), a leading provider of cloud-based benefits software solutions, today announced that the company will host a live webinar titled "Understanding Consumer Expectations in the Transforming Benefits Landscape" on March 13, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will feature a panel discussion led by Forrester Research, Inc. principal analyst Ellen Carney with guest speakers Chris Connolly of Inflexion Advisors and Lisa Cummings of PlainsCapital Corporation. Additional panelists include Shan Fowler, Director of Marketplaces at Benefitfocus and Tom Dugan, Enterprise Product Manager at Benefitfocus.
ChannelAdvisor to Host Forrester Research Principal Analyst Mike Gualtieri at 2014 Catalyst Americas
Close-Up Media - Thu Feb 20, 11:33PM CST
ChannelAdvisor Corp., a provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase global sales, announced that Forrester Research Inc. Principal Analyst Mike Gualtieri will present at the 2014 Catalyst Americas conference, taking place March 10-12, at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Centrify Cited as a Strong Performer by Independent Research Firm in Its Privileged Identity Management Report
Marketwire - Thu Feb 20, 7:17AM CST
Centrify Corporation, the leader in Unified Identity Services across data center, cloud and mobile, today announced that it has been named as a Strong Performer in the Forrester Research, Inc., Feb. 3 report, "The Forrester Wave(TM): Privileged Identity Management, Q1 2014." The report evaluated nine vendors based on 18 key criteria, including current offering, strategy and market presence.
SDN To Drive Down Service Provider Capex & Opex, Heavy Reading Finds
PR Newswire - Wed Feb 19, 8:00AM CST
Network equipment providers are investing in software-defined networking (SDN) as it can significantly reduce service provider capex and opex, according to the latest report from Heavy Reading Components Insider (www.heavyreading.com/commchip), a paid research service of Heavy Reading (www.heavyreading.com).
Catalyst Americas Attendees Will Gain Powerful Insight into Predictive Analytics for Online Retail, March 10-12
Business Wire - Tue Feb 18, 8:01AM CST
ChannelAdvisor Corporation (NYSE:ECOM), a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase global sales, today announced that Forrester Research Inc. Principal Analyst Mike Gualtieri will present at the 2014 Catalyst Americas conference taking place March 10-12 at the Wynn Las Vegas. Gualtieri will address the importance of predictive analytics for online retailers in his session titled "Big Data-Driven Commerce: Your Guide to Next-Generation Analytics." The session will take place on Tuesday, March 11 at 10:45 a.m. PDT and will address topics such as:
Talend Cited as a Strong Performer in Independent Research Firm's Report on Hybrid Integration
Business Wire - Tue Feb 18, 7:00AM CST
Talend, the global big data integration software leader, today announced it has been recognized as a Strong Performer in "The Forrester Wave(TM): Hybrid(2) Integration, Q1 2014" report (*), released by independent research firm Forrester Research, Inc. on February 14, 2014. Talend is listed among vendors that offer "clearly strong solutions for a variety of future mixed application landscapes both on-premises and in the cloud".
MuleSoft Named a Leader in Hybrid Integration Platforms by Independent Research Firm
Marketwire - Fri Feb 14, 5:43PM CST
MuleSoft, the company that makes it easy to connect applications, data and devices, today announced that its flagship Anypoint Platform has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave(TM): Hybrid(2) Integration, Q1 2014. MuleSoft is a leader in all four hybrid(2) integration scenarios: Wide Integration, Deep Integration, Cloud Integration and Internet-of-Things Integration. The entire report can be viewed here: www.mulesoft.com/forrester-wave.
Nyeri MCAS Pass Car Loan, Mortgage Bill
by Wambugu Kanyi - All Africa Global Media - Fri Feb 14, 4:00AM CST
MEMBERS of Nyeri county assembly are set to receive a maximum of Sh3 million mortgages and Sh2million car loans each after unanimously passing the Loans and Mortgage Fund Bill, 2013.
National Taxpayer Advocate Issues Annual Report to Congress: Emphasis Needs to be Placed Taxpayer's Rights
PRWeb - Thu Feb 13, 9:00PM CST
It was announced by the Internal Revenue Service (IR-2014-3, Jan. 9, 2014) that the National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson released her 2013 annual report to Congress, urging the Internal Revenue Service to adopt a comprehensive Taxpayer Bill of Rights - a step she said would increase trust in the agency and, more generally, strengthen its ability to serve taxpayers and collect tax.