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IBM i ISVs Can Now Easily Integrate Mobile-Based Two Factor Authentication to Increase Security of Solutions
PRWeb - Mon Jul 14, 2:14AM CDT
Townsend Security, a leading authority in data privacy solutions, today announced its new IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) Two Factor Authentication Partner Program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). As security threats evolve and make passwords ineffective for system and application control, software providers struggle to modernize their applications and implement two factor authentication (2FA). Townsend Security's partner program now makes it easy for ISVs on the IBM i platform to rapidly implement 2FA to secure their applications and meet compliance regulations.
IBM Stock: Can Big Blue Beat Earnings This Week?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 6:34PM CDT
As it attempts to quell concerns over its seemingly stagnating revenue base, shares of IT "elephant" IBM have hung around breakeven so far in 2014, even as shares of other enterprise turnaround plays like Hewlett-Packard have soared. ...
3 Tech-Giants Set to Thrive in the Booming Big Data Industry
Piyush Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 3:00PM CDT
Owing to the gradual rise in global Internet penetration, and the shift to higher-resolution media content, the big data and analytics industry has been on a tear lately. IDC estimates that the industry -- worth about $14.26 billion in 2014 -- will...
The 6 Dow Stocks You Must Watch This Week
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 10:02AM CDT
Four times a year, investors in the Dow Jones Industrials look forward to getting the latest gauge on how their favorite companies are faring when they release their quarterly earnings reports. Although we got a single Dow component's quarterly...
IBM Finally Joins Cloud Pricing Wars: What it Really Means for Big Blue
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 9:00AM CDT
IBM is among the last tech companies to join the cloud pricing wars that have been raging on this year. On June 10, IBM lowered the price of storage available through its SoftLayer cloud infrastructure service by 60% to just $0.04 per GB per month,...
Warren Buffett Is Betting $1 Billion on This Man
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 12, 9:23AM CDT
A lot people know the names of the biggest companies Warren Buffett has stakes in through Berkshire Hathaway . But it turns out one of the smaller positions -- if you can consider a $1.3 billion investment small -- is one company, and CEO, he...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Clear the Slate for Earnings Season
at The Street - Fri Jul 11, 6:02PM CDT
Starting next week, stocks will only move higher if companies can beat on the top and bottom lines and raise guidance for the rest of the year, Cramer said.
Obama to biz: Pay bills faster
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jul 11, 5:52PM CDT
The White House touted an initiative to get big companies to speed up payments to small firms that serve as contractors. Among 26 firms involved are Apple (AAPL), Honda (HMC), Coca-Cola (KO), FedEx (FDX), Walgreen (WAG) and IBM (IBM). The program...
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Boeing 1H14 Deliveries Trump Airbus, IBM Gets Approval for Server Biz Sale - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 11, 1:52PM CDT
The Dow declined through the week, weighed down by a variety of factors.
ZD Ventures Corporation to Buy 100% of Bluesence
PR Newswire - Fri Jul 11, 1:13PM CDT
ZD Ventures Corporation (OTCBB: ZDVN) ("The Company" "ZD Ventures"
is pleased to announce that it has renegotiated the previously announced letter of intent with Bluesence Innovation Group S.L. ("Bluesence" . Under the re-negotiated terms, The Company will acquire 100% of Bluesence for one million shares of the Company to be held in escrow and released in tranches to the current owners of Bluesence on achievement of agreed milestones. In addition, ZD Ventures will continue to finance the ongoing operational needs of Bluesence.
Hewlett-Packard Business PC, Workstations to be Used by USAF - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 11, 1:10PM CDT
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) will provide business PCs and workstations to the United States Air Force (USAF).
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Jul 11, 12:38PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Economic News Today: Oil Demand Will Rise In 2015
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jul 11, 10:30AM CDT
Worldwide oil demand will grow by 1.4 million barrels per day in 2015, up from growth of 1.2 million this year, the International Energy Agency said Friday. Demand will be driven by 4.2% growth from China, up from 3.3% in 2014. Non-OPEC countries...
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Jul 11, 9:30AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
BPM-X Now Supports the Import and Export of Microsoft Visio(R) 2013 New VSDX Format for Integration With Tools Such as ARIS(R), ProVision(R) or IBM Rational(R) System Architect
PRWeb - Fri Jul 11, 7:08AM CDT
BPM-X develops and globally markets the BPM-X software suite for transformation, conversion and exchange of business process models and enterprise architecture models between many different tools, formats or standards. BPM-X now supports a bi-directional integration of Microsoft Visio 2013 to read and write the new Visio 2013 (.vsdx) file format.
UK Social Media Marketing Market Assessment 2014
M2 - Fri Jul 11, 5:15AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/m3rfh6/social_media) has announced the addition of the "Social Media Marketing Market Assessment 2014" report to their offering. The continued growth of social networks across the globe over the past decade has opened up huge marketing potential to advertisers, with Facebook now estimated to have approximately 1.23 billion users worldwide, while micro-blogging site Twitter has approximately 500 million accounts and LinkedIn has around 259 million members. The wide reach of social networks has provided significant opportunities for brands the world over, while the accessibility of such sites has opened up social media marketing (SMM) possibilities for both large corporations and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alike. As a result, expenditure on SMM has continued to increase over the past few years, with figures compiled by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) revealing that adspend on social media channels had increased nearly three-fold over the past 3 years. Key Topics Covered: - Foreword - Executive Summary - Introduction - Strategic Overview - Social Media - Social Networking Tools for Enterprises - Social Brands - An International Perspective - PEST Analysis - Industry Dynamics - Competitor Analysis - The Future Companies Mentioned - Facebook Inc - Google Inc - IBM - Jive Software - LinkedIn Corp - Microsoft - Oracle - Salesforce - SAP - Twitter Inc - Zimbra For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/m3...cial_media
Research and Markets: Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market 2014-2018 with IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce.com & SAP AG Dominating
Business Wire - Fri Jul 11, 3:20AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v3hbcn/global_customer) has announced the addition of the "Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market 2014-2018 with IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce.com & SAP AG Dominating
M2 - Fri Jul 11, 2:51AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jvjnfd/global_customer) has announced the addition of the "Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global CRM market will grow at a CAGR of 15.5% to 2018 The ease of deployment and usability of Cloud CRMs has encouraged SMBs to implement CRM solutions. The need to be competitive and retain customers drives SMBs to adopt e-business, social, and mobile technologies, all of which broadly fall into the CRM domain. SMBs are increasingly investing in customer facing mobile applications and mobile-friendly sites. This helps customers perform functions such as scheduling appointments, making payments, and accessing customer service. The need to manage the multi-channel touch points that companies rely on to reach customers are also fuelling adoption. According to the report, the dot.com boom has helped the CRM industry rejuvenate itself with cloud CRMs. Cloud CRMs, which accounted for more than 40 percent of the CRM solutions sold in 2013, is the market's key driver. Further, the report states that the primary challenge to the Global CRM market's success is user resistance. CRM users resist changes owing to their lack of involvement in the development process and lack of training. The revenue considered encompasses the following: - Service and support - Sales - Marketing - E-commerce. Key Vendors - IBM Corp. - Oracle Corp. - Microsoft Corp. - Salesforce.com Inc. - SAP AG Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market segmentation by Deployments - Market Segmentation by Application - Geographical Segmentation - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jv...l_customer
Finance Earnings in the Spotlight - Earnings Preview
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - Fri Jul 11, 2:48AM CDT
Finance Earnings in the Spotlight - Earnings Preview
IBM i ISVs Can Now Easily Integrate Mobile-Based Two Factor Authentication to Increase Security of Solutions
PRWeb - Mon Jul 14, 2:14AM CDT
Townsend Security, a leading authority in data privacy solutions, today announced its new IBM i (AS/400, iSeries) Two Factor Authentication Partner Program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). As security threats evolve and make passwords ineffective for system and application control, software providers struggle to modernize their applications and implement two factor authentication (2FA). Townsend Security's partner program now makes it easy for ISVs on the IBM i platform to rapidly implement 2FA to secure their applications and meet compliance regulations.
IBM Stock: Can Big Blue Beat Earnings This Week?
Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 6:34PM CDT
As it attempts to quell concerns over its seemingly stagnating revenue base, shares of IT "elephant" IBM have hung around breakeven so far in 2014, even as shares of other enterprise turnaround plays like Hewlett-Packard have soared. ...
3 Tech-Giants Set to Thrive in the Booming Big Data Industry
Piyush Arora, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 3:00PM CDT
Owing to the gradual rise in global Internet penetration, and the shift to higher-resolution media content, the big data and analytics industry has been on a tear lately. IDC estimates that the industry -- worth about $14.26 billion in 2014 -- will...
The 6 Dow Stocks You Must Watch This Week
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 10:02AM CDT
Four times a year, investors in the Dow Jones Industrials look forward to getting the latest gauge on how their favorite companies are faring when they release their quarterly earnings reports. Although we got a single Dow component's quarterly...
IBM Finally Joins Cloud Pricing Wars: What it Really Means for Big Blue
Joseph Gacinga, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 13, 9:00AM CDT
IBM is among the last tech companies to join the cloud pricing wars that have been raging on this year. On June 10, IBM lowered the price of storage available through its SoftLayer cloud infrastructure service by 60% to just $0.04 per GB per month,...
Warren Buffett Is Betting $1 Billion on This Man
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 12, 9:23AM CDT
A lot people know the names of the biggest companies Warren Buffett has stakes in through Berkshire Hathaway . But it turns out one of the smaller positions -- if you can consider a $1.3 billion investment small -- is one company, and CEO, he...
Jim Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap: Clear the Slate for Earnings Season
at The Street - Fri Jul 11, 6:02PM CDT
Starting next week, stocks will only move higher if companies can beat on the top and bottom lines and raise guidance for the rest of the year, Cramer said.
Obama to biz: Pay bills faster
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jul 11, 5:52PM CDT
The White House touted an initiative to get big companies to speed up payments to small firms that serve as contractors. Among 26 firms involved are Apple (AAPL), Honda (HMC), Coca-Cola (KO), FedEx (FDX), Walgreen (WAG) and IBM (IBM). The program...
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Boeing 1H14 Deliveries Trump Airbus, IBM Gets Approval for Server Biz Sale - Analyst Blog
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 11, 1:52PM CDT
The Dow declined through the week, weighed down by a variety of factors.
ZD Ventures Corporation to Buy 100% of Bluesence
PR Newswire - Fri Jul 11, 1:13PM CDT
ZD Ventures Corporation (OTCBB: ZDVN) ("The Company" "ZD Ventures"
is pleased to announce that it has renegotiated the previously announced letter of intent with Bluesence Innovation Group S.L. ("Bluesence" . Under the re-negotiated terms, The Company will acquire 100% of Bluesence for one million shares of the Company to be held in escrow and released in tranches to the current owners of Bluesence on achievement of agreed milestones. In addition, ZD Ventures will continue to finance the ongoing operational needs of Bluesence. Hewlett-Packard Business PC, Workstations to be Used by USAF - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Jul 11, 1:10PM CDT
Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) will provide business PCs and workstations to the United States Air Force (USAF).
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Jul 11, 12:38PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Economic News Today: Oil Demand Will Rise In 2015
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Jul 11, 10:30AM CDT
Worldwide oil demand will grow by 1.4 million barrels per day in 2015, up from growth of 1.2 million this year, the International Energy Agency said Friday. Demand will be driven by 4.2% growth from China, up from 3.3% in 2014. Non-OPEC countries...
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Fri Jul 11, 9:30AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
BPM-X Now Supports the Import and Export of Microsoft Visio(R) 2013 New VSDX Format for Integration With Tools Such as ARIS(R), ProVision(R) or IBM Rational(R) System Architect
PRWeb - Fri Jul 11, 7:08AM CDT
BPM-X develops and globally markets the BPM-X software suite for transformation, conversion and exchange of business process models and enterprise architecture models between many different tools, formats or standards. BPM-X now supports a bi-directional integration of Microsoft Visio 2013 to read and write the new Visio 2013 (.vsdx) file format.
UK Social Media Marketing Market Assessment 2014
M2 - Fri Jul 11, 5:15AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/m3rfh6/social_media) has announced the addition of the "Social Media Marketing Market Assessment 2014" report to their offering. The continued growth of social networks across the globe over the past decade has opened up huge marketing potential to advertisers, with Facebook now estimated to have approximately 1.23 billion users worldwide, while micro-blogging site Twitter has approximately 500 million accounts and LinkedIn has around 259 million members. The wide reach of social networks has provided significant opportunities for brands the world over, while the accessibility of such sites has opened up social media marketing (SMM) possibilities for both large corporations and small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) alike. As a result, expenditure on SMM has continued to increase over the past few years, with figures compiled by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) revealing that adspend on social media channels had increased nearly three-fold over the past 3 years. Key Topics Covered: - Foreword - Executive Summary - Introduction - Strategic Overview - Social Media - Social Networking Tools for Enterprises - Social Brands - An International Perspective - PEST Analysis - Industry Dynamics - Competitor Analysis - The Future Companies Mentioned - Facebook Inc - Google Inc - IBM - Jive Software - LinkedIn Corp - Microsoft - Oracle - Salesforce - SAP - Twitter Inc - Zimbra For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/m3...cial_media
Research and Markets: Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market 2014-2018 with IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce.com & SAP AG Dominating
Business Wire - Fri Jul 11, 3:20AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v3hbcn/global_customer) has announced the addition of the "Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market 2014-2018 with IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce.com & SAP AG Dominating
M2 - Fri Jul 11, 2:51AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jvjnfd/global_customer) has announced the addition of the "Global Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global CRM market will grow at a CAGR of 15.5% to 2018 The ease of deployment and usability of Cloud CRMs has encouraged SMBs to implement CRM solutions. The need to be competitive and retain customers drives SMBs to adopt e-business, social, and mobile technologies, all of which broadly fall into the CRM domain. SMBs are increasingly investing in customer facing mobile applications and mobile-friendly sites. This helps customers perform functions such as scheduling appointments, making payments, and accessing customer service. The need to manage the multi-channel touch points that companies rely on to reach customers are also fuelling adoption. According to the report, the dot.com boom has helped the CRM industry rejuvenate itself with cloud CRMs. Cloud CRMs, which accounted for more than 40 percent of the CRM solutions sold in 2013, is the market's key driver. Further, the report states that the primary challenge to the Global CRM market's success is user resistance. CRM users resist changes owing to their lack of involvement in the development process and lack of training. The revenue considered encompasses the following: - Service and support - Sales - Marketing - E-commerce. Key Vendors - IBM Corp. - Oracle Corp. - Microsoft Corp. - Salesforce.com Inc. - SAP AG Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Market segmentation by Deployments - Market Segmentation by Application - Geographical Segmentation - Buying Criteria - Market Growth Drivers - Drivers and their Impact - Market Challenges - Impact of Drivers and Challenges - Market Trends - Trends and their Impact - Vendor Landscape - Key Vendor Analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/jv...l_customer
Finance Earnings in the Spotlight - Earnings Preview
Sheraz Mian - ZACKS - Fri Jul 11, 2:48AM CDT
Finance Earnings in the Spotlight - Earnings Preview
