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Research and Markets: Global TaaS Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are Capgemini, HCL, HP, IBM & Wipro
Business Wire - 1 hr 54 mins ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/st9r9c/global_taas) has announced the addition of the "Global TaaS Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
Global TaaS Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are Capgemini, HCL, HP, IBM & Wipro
M2 - 2 hrs 7 mins ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mzf6p3/global_taas) has announced the addition of the "Global TaaS Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global TaaS market to grow at a CAGR of 32.17% over the period 2013-2018 A TaaS is a cloud-based platform where organizations can transfer their testing facilities to third-party service providers. This platform is suitable for iterative tasks as it can be measured and quantified. TaaS activities are mostly done by those organizations that do not require much knowledge regarding the design or the product system. Outsourcing testing services to low-cost destinations is one of the major trends emerging in the market. Companies have started investing in developing countries such as India and China, where there are many IT professionals and the growth of the Testing Services market has a huge scope. According to the report, the need to reduce operational time and cost is one of the main growth drivers in this market. The Global TaaS market is witnessing increasing demand for software testing from companies because the quality of applications is highly dependent on testing. Companies rely more on testing services and are increasing the adoption of outsourced testing services to avoid poor execution, slow test turnaround, or excessive software life cycle costs. Further, the report states that one of the major growth inhibitors of this market is lack of skilled resources in the Global TaaS market. The market is highly dependent on the availability of the necessary testing professionals with appropriate skills. With increased demand for testing services, the retaining and hiring of desired testing professionals is becoming a challenge for enterprises. The following are the key objectives for using TaaS: - Reduced operational costs - Improved product quality - Predictable output - On-demand pricing model for testing The report describes the market size based on direct revenue that is generated from: - New subscriptions - Technical support - Software maintenance Key Vendors - Capgemini - HCL - HP - IBM - Wipro For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mz...lobal_taas
Third-party e-Commerce Services Market in China 2014-2018
M2 - 2 hrs 45 mins ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vcz25b/thirdparty) has announced the addition of the "Third-party e-Commerce Services Market in China 2014-2018" report to their offering. The e-Commerce Services market in China to grow at a CAGR of 20.91% over the period 2013-2018. China is one of the fastest growing e-Commerce markets in the world. Traditional retail and consumer brands in the country are looking to enhance their online presence. Considering the current state of the market, starting e-commerce operations in China is a bit difficult. Hence, many retail and consumer brands outsource part of their services to one or multiple third-party service providers in China. One of the major emerging trends in this market is the blurring of the line between e-commerce and commerce. Various sales channels are being integrated and customers are having a consistent experience across all channels, eventually diminishing the difference between e-commerce and commerce. According to the report, one of the major drivers in the market is the increased number of customer touch points. The buying preferences of customers are changing with technological improvements, which have generated the need for more online sale channels. Further, the report states that security and privacy concerns constitute one of the major challenges in the market growth. Customers are always vulnerable to the risk of losing their private and confidential information in e-commerce transactions because of hacking and cyber fraud. The e-Commerce Services market in China is divided into five: - Digital marketing - Finance and payment - Software and IT systems - Fulfilment - Customer services Key Vendors - Accenture - Adobe Systems - Baidu - IBM - Oracle Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Country Profile - China - e-Commerce Market in China - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by Application - 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/vcz25b/thirdparty
Kerala Water Authority Uses IBM Big Data & Analytics Technology for Seamless Water Distribution in Thiruvananthapuram
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 23, 1:30AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Kerala Water Authority (KWA), Government of Kerala, India is using IBM Analytics and Mobility solutions to analyze, monitor and manage water distribution in the city of Thiruvananthapuram. With the solutions, KWA aims to achieve 100 percent success in equitable water supply with the ability to monitor and flag irregularities in water usage using sensors and intelligent meters.
Messaging app seeks to bring voices back to phones
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Sep 23, 12:13AM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Longtime technology guru Ray Ozzie wants to bring back the emotions of the human voice to phones.
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Mon Sep 22, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Mon Sep 22, 1:12PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Mon Sep 22, 10:05AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Woman-to-Woman: We can Hack
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 22, 9:38AM CDT
Some of the most powerful women in cyber security--including IBM's chief information security officer and McAfee's senior vice president in charge of endpoint protection--will share their insights with other women on how to enter the high-demand field during a two-day conference at the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering.
Research and Markets: Global Discrete & Embedded Application Management Services Market 2014-2018: Leading Vendors are Accenture, IBM, Infosys & TCS
Business Wire - Mon Sep 22, 9:00AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wslr3b/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Application Management Services Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
Is IBM One of the Best Companies in America?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 22, 8:53AM CDT
In partnership with Glassdoor , our investment analysts are taking a closer look at some of the most popular companies in Glassdoor's career community. IBM remains a household name in technology even after spinning off or selling many of...
Global Discrete & Embedded Application Management Services Market 2014-2018: Leading Vendors are Accenture, IBM, Infosys & TCS
M2 - Mon Sep 22, 8:43AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6wmgp2/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Application Management Services Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global Application Management Services market to grow at a CAGR of 5.5% over the period 2013-2018 One of the major trends in the market is the increased demand for hosted application management services. The hosted solution offers organizations various advantages such as low cost, improved efficiency, and easy installation. This has led to the vendors trying to provide customized solutions for their clients. According to the report, one key driver in this market is the need to enhance business productivity. Application management services help an organization increase the efficiency of its business process, improve business productivity, and reduce operating costs. Further, the report states that one major challenge in this market is integration issues with existing legacy systems. Companies have to undergo several checks to ensure the application management service integrates seamlessly with other applications and is able to effectively operate with existing systems. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from the following segments: - Discrete Application Management Services - Embedded Application Management Services Key Vendors - Accenture - IBM - Infosys - TCS Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Application Management Service Market Segmentation - 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/6wmgp2/global
IBM Opens New Cloud Resiliency Center
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 22, 8:00AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of its new cloud resiliency center in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. The new cloud resiliency center provides state-of-the-art business continuity capabilities in the cloud to protect companies from potential costly disruptions.
Ingram Micro Signs U.S. Agreement With SoftLayer, an IBM Company
Marketwire - Mon Sep 22, 7:01AM CDT
ONE 2014 -- Advancing its service offerings, Ingram Micro Cloud, a global division of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), today announced a new relationship with SoftLayer, an IBM Company. Under the U.S. agreement, Ingram Micro is expanding its relationship with IBM and now offers SoftLayer cloud services to its mutual channel partners within the U.S.
Paradigm Oil & Gas Lands Experienced Oil and Gas CFO
Marketwire - Mon Sep 22, 6:01AM CDT
Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PDGO), a leading service provider to the oil and gas industry with expanding operations in oil and gas production, today announced the hiring of Robert Stewart as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Akamai to Gather Business and Technology Leaders at Its Seventh Annual Edge Conference
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 22, 6:00AM CDT
-- Keynote presentations to include industry thought leaders, esteemed writers, and business innovators such as Red Bull Media House CTO Andi Gall; IBM Global Technology Services General Manager Brenda Harvey; Aspera CEO & Co-Founder Michelle Munson; Cisco Senior Vice President Howard Charney; best-selling author Ben Mezrich; award-winning writer, director and producer Morgan Spurlock; cloud analyst and author of Cloudonomics Joe Weinman; former deputy assistant director for the FBI's Cyber Division Steven Chabinsky; former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps; and President of the Free State Foundation Randolph May
ICT Investment Trends In Retail Banks - Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2015
M2 - Mon Sep 22, 5:57AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pdr22k/ict_investment) has announced the addition of the "ICT Investment Trends In Retail Banks - Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2015" report to their offering. This report presents the findings from a survey of 136 retail banks regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how retail banks currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting. Synopsis This report presents the findings from a survey of 136 retail banks regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how retail banks currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting.. The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including business intelligence, mobility and cloud computing. The survey also highlights the approach adopted by retail banks to purchase technology. Through the survey, the report aims to provide better insight to ICT vendors and services providers when pitching their solutions to retail banks. ReasonsToBuy - This report will help readers to understand how the retail banking ICT landscape is set to change in 2014. - Gain a view as to how ICT money is being allocated in your target audience. - The report covers a detailed breakdown of the opportunities within each of the core areas of ICT spend (hardware, software, IT services, telecommunications and consulting.) - The report will help users to gain a view of the current strategic objectives of retail banks. - The report will provide a detailed breakdown of the opportunities within selected technology categories (business intelligence, mobility, and cloud computing). - Understand the factors that are influencing retail banks' decision to select an ICT provider. - Gain a view as to the business and IT objectives retail banks are looking to achieve through their ICT investment strategies. Key Topics Covered: 1 Trends in ICT budgets 2 ICT investment priorities and vendor mindshare 3 ICT procurement trends 4 Sector-specific trends 5 Summary 6 Appendix Companies Mentioned - Amazon web services - Apple - ATandT - BT - Deutsche Telekom/T-Systems - Google - HP - IBM - Information Builders - Microsoft - Microstrategy - Nokia - Open source BI - Oracle - Orange - Rackspace - RIM - Salesforce.com - SAP - SAS - Tibco Spotfire - Verizon - Vodafone For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pd...investment
Global Healthcare Analytics Market 2014-2020
M2 - Mon Sep 22, 3:58AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8kx4vd/healthcare) has announced the addition of the "Healthcare Analytics Global market - Forecast to 2020" report to their offering. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 25% Factors such as increasing healthcare IT adoption, centralized healthcare mandates across the globe, emerging fields of predictive, prescriptive analytics and venture capital investments are driving the market growth. In addition, the digitization of world commerce, the emergence of big data, and increase in the number of advanced technologies are providing the growth opportunities. On the other hand, some factors hampering the growth of the healthcare analytics market include lack of skilled labor with analytical skills, data securing, and patient data privacy.North America accounts for the largest share of the healthcare analytics market driven by the U.S. centralized healthcare mandates such as Meaningful Use, ICD-10 implementation, and The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). These initiatives assist to improve the acceptance of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE), thus improving the usage of analytics to influence the generated data. The European market is expected to be the second largest market, growing at a lower rate mainly due to the economic crisis. The Asian market is fairly new to medical analytics; however, the increasing IT skills, outsourcing trend and healthcare IT adoption will force this market to grow. Report Scope - The analytics assist the healthcare organizations in reducing the hospitals stays of patients, meeting regulatory compliance, enhanced quality care, prevention of chronic diseases, and fraud detection. - Global healthcare analytics market is segmented into products, applications, components, delivery modes, and end users. - Products market is further categorized into alienated into descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics. - Component is alienated into hardware, software and services. - Mode of delivery is classified into on-promise, web-hosted and cloud-based models. - Depending on the end users, the healthcare analytics market is alienated into healthcare and others. Key Topics Covered: 1 Executive Summary 2 Introduction 3 Market Analysis 4 Healthcare Analytics Market, by Application 5 Healthcare Analytics Market, by Component 6 Healthcare Analytics Market, by Delivery Mode 7 Healthcare Analytics Market, by End User 8 Healthcare Analytics Market, by Type 9 Regional Market Analysis 10 Company Developments 11 Major Company Profiles - Cerner Corporation - IBM Corporation - Information Builders, Inc. - Lexisnexis Risk Solutions - Mckesson Corporation - Oracle Corporation - Rapid Insight, Inc. - Truven Healthanalytics, Inc. - Vantage Point Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. - Verisk Analytics, Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8kx4vd/healthcare
AT&T Unveils "Network On Demand" Trial, IBM Cloud Agreement and New High-Speed Internet Services for Fiber-Ready Buildings for Business Customers
M2 - Mon Sep 22, 3:10AM CDT
"The convergence of mobile technologies, devices, apps and networks has fundamentally changed the way business gets done," said Ralph de la Vega , President and CEO of AT&T Mobile and Business Solutions, in a keynote address to more than 65 industry analysts attending the company's annual two-day summit.
Is Accenture One of the Best Companies in America?
Isaac Pino, CPA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 21, 9:07AM CDT
In partnership with Glassdoor , our investment analysts are taking a closer look at some of the most popular companies in Glassdoor's career community. Accenture is a worldwide consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. Its...
Research and Markets: Global TaaS Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are Capgemini, HCL, HP, IBM & Wipro
Business Wire - 1 hr 54 mins ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/st9r9c/global_taas) has announced the addition of the "Global TaaS Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
Global TaaS Market 2014-2018: Key Vendors are Capgemini, HCL, HP, IBM & Wipro
M2 - 2 hrs 7 mins ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mzf6p3/global_taas) has announced the addition of the "Global TaaS Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global TaaS market to grow at a CAGR of 32.17% over the period 2013-2018 A TaaS is a cloud-based platform where organizations can transfer their testing facilities to third-party service providers. This platform is suitable for iterative tasks as it can be measured and quantified. TaaS activities are mostly done by those organizations that do not require much knowledge regarding the design or the product system. Outsourcing testing services to low-cost destinations is one of the major trends emerging in the market. Companies have started investing in developing countries such as India and China, where there are many IT professionals and the growth of the Testing Services market has a huge scope. According to the report, the need to reduce operational time and cost is one of the main growth drivers in this market. The Global TaaS market is witnessing increasing demand for software testing from companies because the quality of applications is highly dependent on testing. Companies rely more on testing services and are increasing the adoption of outsourced testing services to avoid poor execution, slow test turnaround, or excessive software life cycle costs. Further, the report states that one of the major growth inhibitors of this market is lack of skilled resources in the Global TaaS market. The market is highly dependent on the availability of the necessary testing professionals with appropriate skills. With increased demand for testing services, the retaining and hiring of desired testing professionals is becoming a challenge for enterprises. The following are the key objectives for using TaaS: - Reduced operational costs - Improved product quality - Predictable output - On-demand pricing model for testing The report describes the market size based on direct revenue that is generated from: - New subscriptions - Technical support - Software maintenance Key Vendors - Capgemini - HCL - HP - IBM - Wipro For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/mz...lobal_taas
Third-party e-Commerce Services Market in China 2014-2018
M2 - 2 hrs 45 mins ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/vcz25b/thirdparty) has announced the addition of the "Third-party e-Commerce Services Market in China 2014-2018" report to their offering. The e-Commerce Services market in China to grow at a CAGR of 20.91% over the period 2013-2018. China is one of the fastest growing e-Commerce markets in the world. Traditional retail and consumer brands in the country are looking to enhance their online presence. Considering the current state of the market, starting e-commerce operations in China is a bit difficult. Hence, many retail and consumer brands outsource part of their services to one or multiple third-party service providers in China. One of the major emerging trends in this market is the blurring of the line between e-commerce and commerce. Various sales channels are being integrated and customers are having a consistent experience across all channels, eventually diminishing the difference between e-commerce and commerce. According to the report, one of the major drivers in the market is the increased number of customer touch points. The buying preferences of customers are changing with technological improvements, which have generated the need for more online sale channels. Further, the report states that security and privacy concerns constitute one of the major challenges in the market growth. Customers are always vulnerable to the risk of losing their private and confidential information in e-commerce transactions because of hacking and cyber fraud. The e-Commerce Services market in China is divided into five: - Digital marketing - Finance and payment - Software and IT systems - Fulfilment - Customer services Key Vendors - Accenture - Adobe Systems - Baidu - IBM - Oracle Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Country Profile - China - e-Commerce Market in China - Market Landscape - Market Segmentation by Application - 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/vcz25b/thirdparty
Kerala Water Authority Uses IBM Big Data & Analytics Technology for Seamless Water Distribution in Thiruvananthapuram
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 23, 1:30AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that Kerala Water Authority (KWA), Government of Kerala, India is using IBM Analytics and Mobility solutions to analyze, monitor and manage water distribution in the city of Thiruvananthapuram. With the solutions, KWA aims to achieve 100 percent success in equitable water supply with the ability to monitor and flag irregularities in water usage using sensors and intelligent meters.
Messaging app seeks to bring voices back to phones
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE - AP - Tue Sep 23, 12:13AM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Longtime technology guru Ray Ozzie wants to bring back the emotions of the human voice to phones.
Final Glance: Computer companies
AP - Mon Sep 22, 5:03PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies were mixed at the close of trading:
Midday Glance: Computer companies
AP - Mon Sep 22, 1:12PM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 1 p.m.:
Early Glance: Computer companies
AP - Mon Sep 22, 10:05AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of some top computer companies are mixed at 10 a.m.:
Woman-to-Woman: We can Hack
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 22, 9:38AM CDT
Some of the most powerful women in cyber security--including IBM's chief information security officer and McAfee's senior vice president in charge of endpoint protection--will share their insights with other women on how to enter the high-demand field during a two-day conference at the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering.
Research and Markets: Global Discrete & Embedded Application Management Services Market 2014-2018: Leading Vendors are Accenture, IBM, Infosys & TCS
Business Wire - Mon Sep 22, 9:00AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wslr3b/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Application Management Services Market 2014-2018" report to their offering.
Is IBM One of the Best Companies in America?
Ashraf Eassa, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 22, 8:53AM CDT
In partnership with Glassdoor , our investment analysts are taking a closer look at some of the most popular companies in Glassdoor's career community. IBM remains a household name in technology even after spinning off or selling many of...
Global Discrete & Embedded Application Management Services Market 2014-2018: Leading Vendors are Accenture, IBM, Infosys & TCS
M2 - Mon Sep 22, 8:43AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/6wmgp2/global) has announced the addition of the "Global Application Management Services Market 2014-2018" report to their offering. The Global Application Management Services market to grow at a CAGR of 5.5% over the period 2013-2018 One of the major trends in the market is the increased demand for hosted application management services. The hosted solution offers organizations various advantages such as low cost, improved efficiency, and easy installation. This has led to the vendors trying to provide customized solutions for their clients. According to the report, one key driver in this market is the need to enhance business productivity. Application management services help an organization increase the efficiency of its business process, improve business productivity, and reduce operating costs. Further, the report states that one major challenge in this market is integration issues with existing legacy systems. Companies have to undergo several checks to ensure the application management service integrates seamlessly with other applications and is able to effectively operate with existing systems. To calculate the market size, the report considers the revenue generated from the following segments: - Discrete Application Management Services - Embedded Application Management Services Key Vendors - Accenture - IBM - Infosys - TCS Key Topics Covered: - Executive Summary - List of Abbreviations - Scope of the Report - Market Research Methodology - Introduction - Market Landscape - Application Management Service Market Segmentation - 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/6wmgp2/global
IBM Opens New Cloud Resiliency Center
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 22, 8:00AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of its new cloud resiliency center in Research Triangle Park (RTP), North Carolina. The new cloud resiliency center provides state-of-the-art business continuity capabilities in the cloud to protect companies from potential costly disruptions.
Ingram Micro Signs U.S. Agreement With SoftLayer, an IBM Company
Marketwire - Mon Sep 22, 7:01AM CDT
ONE 2014 -- Advancing its service offerings, Ingram Micro Cloud, a global division of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), today announced a new relationship with SoftLayer, an IBM Company. Under the U.S. agreement, Ingram Micro is expanding its relationship with IBM and now offers SoftLayer cloud services to its mutual channel partners within the U.S.
Paradigm Oil & Gas Lands Experienced Oil and Gas CFO
Marketwire - Mon Sep 22, 6:01AM CDT
Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: PDGO), a leading service provider to the oil and gas industry with expanding operations in oil and gas production, today announced the hiring of Robert Stewart as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Akamai to Gather Business and Technology Leaders at Its Seventh Annual Edge Conference
PR Newswire - Mon Sep 22, 6:00AM CDT
-- Keynote presentations to include industry thought leaders, esteemed writers, and business innovators such as Red Bull Media House CTO Andi Gall; IBM Global Technology Services General Manager Brenda Harvey; Aspera CEO & Co-Founder Michelle Munson; Cisco Senior Vice President Howard Charney; best-selling author Ben Mezrich; award-winning writer, director and producer Morgan Spurlock; cloud analyst and author of Cloudonomics Joe Weinman; former deputy assistant director for the FBI's Cyber Division Steven Chabinsky; former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps; and President of the Free State Foundation Randolph May
ICT Investment Trends In Retail Banks - Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2015
M2 - Mon Sep 22, 5:57AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pdr22k/ict_investment) has announced the addition of the "ICT Investment Trends In Retail Banks - Enterprise ICT Spending Patterns Through To The End Of 2015" report to their offering. This report presents the findings from a survey of 136 retail banks regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how retail banks currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting. Synopsis This report presents the findings from a survey of 136 retail banks regarding their Information & Communications Technology (ICT) investment trends. The survey investigates how retail banks currently allocate their ICT budgets across the core areas of enterprise ICT expenditure: hardware, software, IT services, communications, and consulting.. The report illustrates the core technologies enterprises are investing in, including business intelligence, mobility and cloud computing. The survey also highlights the approach adopted by retail banks to purchase technology. Through the survey, the report aims to provide better insight to ICT vendors and services providers when pitching their solutions to retail banks. ReasonsToBuy - This report will help readers to understand how the retail banking ICT landscape is set to change in 2014. - Gain a view as to how ICT money is being allocated in your target audience. - The report covers a detailed breakdown of the opportunities within each of the core areas of ICT spend (hardware, software, IT services, telecommunications and consulting.) - The report will help users to gain a view of the current strategic objectives of retail banks. - The report will provide a detailed breakdown of the opportunities within selected technology categories (business intelligence, mobility, and cloud computing). - Understand the factors that are influencing retail banks' decision to select an ICT provider. - Gain a view as to the business and IT objectives retail banks are looking to achieve through their ICT investment strategies. Key Topics Covered: 1 Trends in ICT budgets 2 ICT investment priorities and vendor mindshare 3 ICT procurement trends 4 Sector-specific trends 5 Summary 6 Appendix Companies Mentioned - Amazon web services - Apple - ATandT - BT - Deutsche Telekom/T-Systems - Google - HP - IBM - Information Builders - Microsoft - Microstrategy - Nokia - Open source BI - Oracle - Orange - Rackspace - RIM - Salesforce.com - SAP - SAS - Tibco Spotfire - Verizon - Vodafone For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/pd...investment
Global Healthcare Analytics Market 2014-2020
M2 - Mon Sep 22, 3:58AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8kx4vd/healthcare) has announced the addition of the "Healthcare Analytics Global market - Forecast to 2020" report to their offering. The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 25% Factors such as increasing healthcare IT adoption, centralized healthcare mandates across the globe, emerging fields of predictive, prescriptive analytics and venture capital investments are driving the market growth. In addition, the digitization of world commerce, the emergence of big data, and increase in the number of advanced technologies are providing the growth opportunities. On the other hand, some factors hampering the growth of the healthcare analytics market include lack of skilled labor with analytical skills, data securing, and patient data privacy.North America accounts for the largest share of the healthcare analytics market driven by the U.S. centralized healthcare mandates such as Meaningful Use, ICD-10 implementation, and The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). These initiatives assist to improve the acceptance of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE), thus improving the usage of analytics to influence the generated data. The European market is expected to be the second largest market, growing at a lower rate mainly due to the economic crisis. The Asian market is fairly new to medical analytics; however, the increasing IT skills, outsourcing trend and healthcare IT adoption will force this market to grow. Report Scope - The analytics assist the healthcare organizations in reducing the hospitals stays of patients, meeting regulatory compliance, enhanced quality care, prevention of chronic diseases, and fraud detection. - Global healthcare analytics market is segmented into products, applications, components, delivery modes, and end users. - Products market is further categorized into alienated into descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics. - Component is alienated into hardware, software and services. - Mode of delivery is classified into on-promise, web-hosted and cloud-based models. - Depending on the end users, the healthcare analytics market is alienated into healthcare and others. Key Topics Covered: 1 Executive Summary 2 Introduction 3 Market Analysis 4 Healthcare Analytics Market, by Application 5 Healthcare Analytics Market, by Component 6 Healthcare Analytics Market, by Delivery Mode 7 Healthcare Analytics Market, by End User 8 Healthcare Analytics Market, by Type 9 Regional Market Analysis 10 Company Developments 11 Major Company Profiles - Cerner Corporation - IBM Corporation - Information Builders, Inc. - Lexisnexis Risk Solutions - Mckesson Corporation - Oracle Corporation - Rapid Insight, Inc. - Truven Healthanalytics, Inc. - Vantage Point Healthcare Information Systems, Inc. - Verisk Analytics, Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8kx4vd/healthcare
AT&T Unveils "Network On Demand" Trial, IBM Cloud Agreement and New High-Speed Internet Services for Fiber-Ready Buildings for Business Customers
M2 - Mon Sep 22, 3:10AM CDT
"The convergence of mobile technologies, devices, apps and networks has fundamentally changed the way business gets done," said Ralph de la Vega , President and CEO of AT&T Mobile and Business Solutions, in a keynote address to more than 65 industry analysts attending the company's annual two-day summit.
Is Accenture One of the Best Companies in America?
Isaac Pino, CPA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 21, 9:07AM CDT
In partnership with Glassdoor , our investment analysts are taking a closer look at some of the most popular companies in Glassdoor's career community. Accenture is a worldwide consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company. Its...
