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Why Intel Corporation and Oracle Corporation Teamed Up Against IBM
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 23 mins ago
Intel and Oracle recently set up huge cloud computing data centers to test out Oracle servers powered by Intel chips. That project, known as Apollo, just completed its...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), INTC: 33.86 (-0.17), ORCL: 38.84 (-0.02)
2016: The Year the iPad Comeback Begins
Adam Levine-Weinberg, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 01, 10:45AM CST
Apple just wrapped up its best year ever. Revenue leaped 28% higher, reaching a staggering $233.7 billion, and driving 43% year-over-year growth in earnings per share. This rapid growth came from a single source: the iPhone. While iPhone revenue...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03)
Roll-Ups and Yahoo! Look Risky; Trust Sam Zell; A Bit of Bafflement: Best of Kass
at The Street - Fri Oct 30, 8:00PM CDT
In highlights from this week's trading diary and posts, Kass talks about roll-up problems, why he sold Yahoo!, what one proven prognosticator is selling, and why he's just plain confused.
AMZN: 625.90 (-0.65), YHOO: 35.62 (+0.57), VRX: 93.77 (-17.73), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), SUNE: 7.30 (-1.03), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), MSFT: 52.64 (-0.72), BABA: 83.83 (+1.61)
Will Warren Buffett's Love for IBM Pay Off?
at The Street - Fri Oct 30, 1:45PM CDT
Whether IBM is a good bet depends on your time horizon and need for income. Here's a look at the pros and cons of Buffett's continued devotion to Big Blue.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Apple, Pfizer Results Impress, Microsoft, Merck Beat on Earnings
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 30, 12:58PM CDT
A combination of factors ensured that the Dow had to suffer a relatively disappointing week.
KO: 42.35 (-0.44), MMM: 157.21 (-0.40), VRX: 93.77 (-17.73), PFE: 33.82 (-0.95), BA: 148.07 (+0.89), CCE: 51.34 (+0.22), AGN: 308.47 (+4.09), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), MRK: 54.66 (-0.21), DD: 63.40 (+0.06), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), PG: 76.38 (-0.64), MSFT: 52.64 (-0.72), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03)
HP, a Silicon Valley icon, is ready for its break-up
By BRANDON BAILEY - AP - Fri Oct 30, 12:21PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the nation's most storied tech companies will split in two this weekend, another casualty of seismic shifts in the way people use technology — and big-company sluggishness in responding.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), EMC: 26.22 (+0.06), HPQ: 26.96 (-0.41)
CorreLog, Inc. Announces File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) System for IBM z/OS Mainframes for Improved System Integrity, While Addressing PCI DSS's Requirement 10.5
PRWeb - Fri Oct 30, 10:00AM CDT
CorreLog, the leader in multi-platform IT security event log management, today announced a File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) offering for mainframe is now available in its latest release of CorreLog SIEM Agent for IBM z/OS, version 5.5.3. The new mainframe FIM, or M-FIM functionality in SIEM Agent also addresses the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirement 10.5.5 for tighter controls in the handling of credit cardholder data on mainframes.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
Billions Of Reasons International Business Machines Corp. Should Show the Results of Its Strategic E
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 30, 9:00AM CDT
It's no secret that IBM is in the midst of a significant business transition. Like others once reliant on the slowing PC market -- Microsoft immediately comes to mind -- IBM has gone all in on burgeoning new technologies, including the cloud,...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), MSFT: 52.64 (-0.72)
Ingram Micro Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss; View Weak
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 30, 8:12AM CDT
Ingram Micro Inc. (IM) reported third-quarter 2015 non-GAAP earnings of 67 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 63 cents.
AMZN: 625.90 (-0.65), IM: 29.78 (+1.21), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), JNPR: 31.39 (+0.20)
IBM Streaming Analytics and IBM Message Hub Now Available as Services on IBM Cloud
PR Newswire - Fri Oct 30, 8:00AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that IBM Streaming Analytics and IBM Message Hub are now available as services on IBM Cloud. Based on the widely-used Apache Kafka messaging engine, these tools work together to make it easier for developers to integrate external data into their apps, as well as visualize and continuously analyze this data.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
SaaS-Based SCM Market: Global Research Report 2015-2019 Featuring Key Vendors, Descartes Systems, Infor, JDA Software & SAP
M2 - Fri Oct 30, 5:17AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hlx8zw/saasbased_scm) has announced the addition of the "SaaS-Based SCM Market: Global Research Report 2015-2019" report to their offering. The global SaaS-based SCM market to grow at a CAGR of 15.13% over the period 2014-2019. This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global SaaS-based SCM market for the period 2015-2019. The report also presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailed analysis of the four leading vendors in the market. In addition, it discusses the major drivers that influence the growth of the market. It also outlines the challenges faced by vendors and the market at large, as well as the key trends emerging in the market. Tools like predictive analytics are being integrated into the software to gain a better understanding of supply-demand cycles and communication between carriers. This will prove to be immensely beneficial in transportation planning and supply chain logistics. According to the report, strategic acquisitions have allowed vendors to expand their SCM capabilities by enhancing warehouse management, order management, cart management, and customer services. Further, the report states that many suppliers are doing business with customers directly in different industries, and this hampers the market growth by making the supply chain network a complicated process. To calculate the market size, it considers the total revenue generated from the following: - Software licenses and subscriptions - Software implementation and maintenance costs The report includes the following deployment type: - SaaS-based SCM - On-premise SCM Key vendors - Descartes Systems - Infor - JDA Software - SAP Other prominent vendors - Epicor - GT Nexus - HighJump Software - IBM - Inspur - Kewill - Kinaxis - Logility - Manhattan Associates - Oracle - TOTVS Key Topics Covered: Part 01: Executive summary Part 02: Scope of the report Part 03: Market research methodology Part 04: Introduction Part 05: SCM market overview Part 06: Market landscape Part 07: Market segmentation by deployment Part 08: Geographical segmentation Part 09: Key leading countries Part 10: Market drivers Part 11: Impact of drivers Part 12: Market challenges Part 13: Impact of drivers and challenges Part 14: Market trends Part 15: Vendor landscape Part 16: Key vendor analysis Part 17: Appendix For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hl...sbased_scm
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), MANH: 72.85 (-0.11)
Microsoft Corporation Stock: Is It Too Late to Get Onboard?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 4:00PM CDT
Based on its strong stock price jump since sharing its fiscal 2016 Q1 earnings results on Oct. 22, Microsoft is finally rewarding longtime shareholders for their patience. With the stock up 13% since beating analyst expectations for both revenue...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), MSFT: 52.64 (-0.72)
Former NetJets executive joining private equity firm
By JOSH FUNK - AP - Thu Oct 29, 3:43PM CDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The former Berkshire Hathaway executive who earned praise from Warren Buffett while leading NetJets for four years is joining a private equity firm that invests in hotels.
KO: 42.35 (-0.44), AXP: 73.26 (-0.96), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), WFC: 54.14 (-0.95), BRK.B: 136.02 (-1.87), BRK.A: 204,596.00 (-2,220.91)
Was Alphabet Inc.'s $5 Billion Buyback Justified?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 3:00PM CDT
Google parent company Alphabet recently announced its first stock buyback program. The company will spend up to $5.1 billion on the program, which would be enough to buy back 1% of its nonvoting Class C shares...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03), GOOG: 710.81 (-6.11)
5 Things You Missed in Tech Yesterday
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 2:00PM CDT
With so much going on in the technology industry, it's easy to miss news on how companies are expanding their business and improving their leads. Yesterday, Alphabet 's Google announced it's looking into three new cities for possible expansion of...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), TWTR: 28.46 (-0.60), VZ: 46.88 (+0.48), GOOG: 710.81 (-6.11), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03)
5 Things International Business Machines Corp.'s Management Wants You to Know
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 1:00PM CDT
Shares of International Business Machines fared poorly following the company's third-quarter earnings report. Revenue slumped for the 14th quarter in a row, falling 14% year over year, and the company slashed its EPS guidance for the full year,...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
Virtusa Gives JPMorgan, Other Clients Tech Edge
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Oct 29, 12:21PM CDT
You may not have heard of Virtusa, a tech outsourcing and consulting firm that helps businesses develop their IT systems. But you've probably heard of some of its clients, which have included high-profile names such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), American...
SYNT: 47.04 (-0.25), WIT: 12.38 (+0.01), JPM: 64.25 (-0.96), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), VRTU: 57.43 (+0.39), INFY: 18.16 (-0.13), AIG: 63.06 (-0.43), TRI: 41.02 (-0.39)
Integrated Systems Market Analysis By Product, By Service, By Application And Segment - Forecasts To 2020 for the $24 Billion Industry
M2 - Thu Oct 29, 9:32AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s2nx4k/integrated) has announced the addition of the "Integrated Systems Market Analysis By Product, By Service, By Application And Segment - Forecasts To 2020" report to their offering. The global integrated systems market is expected to reach USD 24.02 billion by 2020 Accelerated business demands and intricate nature of IT challenges is anticipated to drive the global integrated systems market demand over the forecast period. The IT industry is highly dynamic in nature and characterized by technological advancements and innovation. Every few years the industry experiences tectonic shifts that re-shape IT. Shift in trend from mainframes to client/server to internet computing has altered the way end-users build, purchase, consume, and deliver technology. In recent times, the integrated systems market has witnessed significant shift, which may be attributed to emergence of mobility, big data, social networking and cloud computing. Smartphone proliferation has also impacted the IT industry, with the advent of the BYOD phenomenon, and provides several market growth opportunities. However, factors such as high deployment cost may pose a challenge to market growth. Besides perceived complexity with regards to installation of converged infrastructure solutions, they are viewed as an expensive but necessary spending. The integrated infrastructure segment is poised for high growth over the next six years, which may be attributed to strong revenue growth posted by a few key industry players such as VCE, Cisco, etc. For the purpose of this study, the report has segmented the global integrated systems market on the basis of product, service, end-use and region: Integrated Systems Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020) - Integrated Platform/Workload Systems - Integrated Infrastructure Systems Integrated Systems Service Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020) - Integration & Installation - Consulting - Maintenance & Support Integrated Systems End-Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020) - BFSI - IT & Telecom - Retail - Manufacturing - Healthcare - Others Integrated Systems Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020) Competitive Landscape - Accenture - Cap Gemini - Cisco Inc. - CSC - Deloitte - EMC - Fujitsu - Hitachi - HP - Huawei - IBM - Oracle - Unisys - VCE For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s2nx4k/integrated
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), UIS: 13.40 (-0.23)
Typesafe Launches Commercial Support for Apache Spark
Marketwired - Thu Oct 29, 8:01AM CDT
Spark Summit Europe - Typesafe, provider of the world's leading Reactive platform and the company behind Play Framework, Akka, and Scala, today announced the launch of full lifecycle support for Apache Spark, big data's fastest-growing processing engine. Spark is quickly gathering broad industry support from enterprises and the world's leading IT vendors, including IBM, as the preferred in-memory approach to handling large-scale data processing workloads. Learn more at Typesafe.com.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
BeBop Technology Creates Media Industry's First Virtualized Editing Platform on IBM Cloud
PR Newswire - Thu Oct 29, 8:00AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that BeBop Technology has turned to IBM Cloud to create a cloud-based film and video editing service designed to help speed and ease the production of media and entertainment projects. BeBop's new namesake platform provides secure, remote editing, resulting in significantly lower video production costs.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
Why Intel Corporation and Oracle Corporation Teamed Up Against IBM
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 23 mins ago
Intel and Oracle recently set up huge cloud computing data centers to test out Oracle servers powered by Intel chips. That project, known as Apollo, just completed its...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), INTC: 33.86 (-0.17), ORCL: 38.84 (-0.02)
2016: The Year the iPad Comeback Begins
Adam Levine-Weinberg, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Nov 01, 10:45AM CST
Apple just wrapped up its best year ever. Revenue leaped 28% higher, reaching a staggering $233.7 billion, and driving 43% year-over-year growth in earnings per share. This rapid growth came from a single source: the iPhone. While iPhone revenue...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03)
Roll-Ups and Yahoo! Look Risky; Trust Sam Zell; A Bit of Bafflement: Best of Kass
at The Street - Fri Oct 30, 8:00PM CDT
In highlights from this week's trading diary and posts, Kass talks about roll-up problems, why he sold Yahoo!, what one proven prognosticator is selling, and why he's just plain confused.
AMZN: 625.90 (-0.65), YHOO: 35.62 (+0.57), VRX: 93.77 (-17.73), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), SUNE: 7.30 (-1.03), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), MSFT: 52.64 (-0.72), BABA: 83.83 (+1.61)
Will Warren Buffett's Love for IBM Pay Off?
at The Street - Fri Oct 30, 1:45PM CDT
Whether IBM is a good bet depends on your time horizon and need for income. Here's a look at the pros and cons of Buffett's continued devotion to Big Blue.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Apple, Pfizer Results Impress, Microsoft, Merck Beat on Earnings
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 30, 12:58PM CDT
A combination of factors ensured that the Dow had to suffer a relatively disappointing week.
KO: 42.35 (-0.44), MMM: 157.21 (-0.40), VRX: 93.77 (-17.73), PFE: 33.82 (-0.95), BA: 148.07 (+0.89), CCE: 51.34 (+0.22), AGN: 308.47 (+4.09), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), MRK: 54.66 (-0.21), DD: 63.40 (+0.06), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), PG: 76.38 (-0.64), MSFT: 52.64 (-0.72), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03)
HP, a Silicon Valley icon, is ready for its break-up
By BRANDON BAILEY - AP - Fri Oct 30, 12:21PM CDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the nation's most storied tech companies will split in two this weekend, another casualty of seismic shifts in the way people use technology — and big-company sluggishness in responding.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), EMC: 26.22 (+0.06), HPQ: 26.96 (-0.41)
CorreLog, Inc. Announces File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) System for IBM z/OS Mainframes for Improved System Integrity, While Addressing PCI DSS's Requirement 10.5
PRWeb - Fri Oct 30, 10:00AM CDT
CorreLog, the leader in multi-platform IT security event log management, today announced a File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) offering for mainframe is now available in its latest release of CorreLog SIEM Agent for IBM z/OS, version 5.5.3. The new mainframe FIM, or M-FIM functionality in SIEM Agent also addresses the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirement 10.5.5 for tighter controls in the handling of credit cardholder data on mainframes.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
Billions Of Reasons International Business Machines Corp. Should Show the Results of Its Strategic E
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 30, 9:00AM CDT
It's no secret that IBM is in the midst of a significant business transition. Like others once reliant on the slowing PC market -- Microsoft immediately comes to mind -- IBM has gone all in on burgeoning new technologies, including the cloud,...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), MSFT: 52.64 (-0.72)
Ingram Micro Q3 Earnings Beat, Revenues Miss; View Weak
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 30, 8:12AM CDT
Ingram Micro Inc. (IM) reported third-quarter 2015 non-GAAP earnings of 67 cents per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 63 cents.
AMZN: 625.90 (-0.65), IM: 29.78 (+1.21), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), JNPR: 31.39 (+0.20)
IBM Streaming Analytics and IBM Message Hub Now Available as Services on IBM Cloud
PR Newswire - Fri Oct 30, 8:00AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that IBM Streaming Analytics and IBM Message Hub are now available as services on IBM Cloud. Based on the widely-used Apache Kafka messaging engine, these tools work together to make it easier for developers to integrate external data into their apps, as well as visualize and continuously analyze this data.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
SaaS-Based SCM Market: Global Research Report 2015-2019 Featuring Key Vendors, Descartes Systems, Infor, JDA Software & SAP
M2 - Fri Oct 30, 5:17AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hlx8zw/saasbased_scm) has announced the addition of the "SaaS-Based SCM Market: Global Research Report 2015-2019" report to their offering. The global SaaS-based SCM market to grow at a CAGR of 15.13% over the period 2014-2019. This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global SaaS-based SCM market for the period 2015-2019. The report also presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailed analysis of the four leading vendors in the market. In addition, it discusses the major drivers that influence the growth of the market. It also outlines the challenges faced by vendors and the market at large, as well as the key trends emerging in the market. Tools like predictive analytics are being integrated into the software to gain a better understanding of supply-demand cycles and communication between carriers. This will prove to be immensely beneficial in transportation planning and supply chain logistics. According to the report, strategic acquisitions have allowed vendors to expand their SCM capabilities by enhancing warehouse management, order management, cart management, and customer services. Further, the report states that many suppliers are doing business with customers directly in different industries, and this hampers the market growth by making the supply chain network a complicated process. To calculate the market size, it considers the total revenue generated from the following: - Software licenses and subscriptions - Software implementation and maintenance costs The report includes the following deployment type: - SaaS-based SCM - On-premise SCM Key vendors - Descartes Systems - Infor - JDA Software - SAP Other prominent vendors - Epicor - GT Nexus - HighJump Software - IBM - Inspur - Kewill - Kinaxis - Logility - Manhattan Associates - Oracle - TOTVS Key Topics Covered: Part 01: Executive summary Part 02: Scope of the report Part 03: Market research methodology Part 04: Introduction Part 05: SCM market overview Part 06: Market landscape Part 07: Market segmentation by deployment Part 08: Geographical segmentation Part 09: Key leading countries Part 10: Market drivers Part 11: Impact of drivers Part 12: Market challenges Part 13: Impact of drivers and challenges Part 14: Market trends Part 15: Vendor landscape Part 16: Key vendor analysis Part 17: Appendix For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hl...sbased_scm
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), MANH: 72.85 (-0.11)
Microsoft Corporation Stock: Is It Too Late to Get Onboard?
Tim Brugger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 4:00PM CDT
Based on its strong stock price jump since sharing its fiscal 2016 Q1 earnings results on Oct. 22, Microsoft is finally rewarding longtime shareholders for their patience. With the stock up 13% since beating analyst expectations for both revenue...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), MSFT: 52.64 (-0.72)
Former NetJets executive joining private equity firm
By JOSH FUNK - AP - Thu Oct 29, 3:43PM CDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The former Berkshire Hathaway executive who earned praise from Warren Buffett while leading NetJets for four years is joining a private equity firm that invests in hotels.
KO: 42.35 (-0.44), AXP: 73.26 (-0.96), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), WFC: 54.14 (-0.95), BRK.B: 136.02 (-1.87), BRK.A: 204,596.00 (-2,220.91)
Was Alphabet Inc.'s $5 Billion Buyback Justified?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 3:00PM CDT
Google parent company Alphabet recently announced its first stock buyback program. The company will spend up to $5.1 billion on the program, which would be enough to buy back 1% of its nonvoting Class C shares...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03), GOOG: 710.81 (-6.11)
5 Things You Missed in Tech Yesterday
Chris Neiger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 2:00PM CDT
With so much going on in the technology industry, it's easy to miss news on how companies are expanding their business and improving their leads. Yesterday, Alphabet 's Google announced it's looking into three new cities for possible expansion of...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), GOOGL: 737.39 (-7.46), TWTR: 28.46 (-0.60), VZ: 46.88 (+0.48), GOOG: 710.81 (-6.11), AAPL: 119.50 (-1.03)
5 Things International Business Machines Corp.'s Management Wants You to Know
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Oct 29, 1:00PM CDT
Shares of International Business Machines fared poorly following the company's third-quarter earnings report. Revenue slumped for the 14th quarter in a row, falling 14% year over year, and the company slashed its EPS guidance for the full year,...
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
Virtusa Gives JPMorgan, Other Clients Tech Edge
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Oct 29, 12:21PM CDT
You may not have heard of Virtusa, a tech outsourcing and consulting firm that helps businesses develop their IT systems. But you've probably heard of some of its clients, which have included high-profile names such as JPMorgan Chase (JPM), American...
SYNT: 47.04 (-0.25), WIT: 12.38 (+0.01), JPM: 64.25 (-0.96), IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), VRTU: 57.43 (+0.39), INFY: 18.16 (-0.13), AIG: 63.06 (-0.43), TRI: 41.02 (-0.39)
Integrated Systems Market Analysis By Product, By Service, By Application And Segment - Forecasts To 2020 for the $24 Billion Industry
M2 - Thu Oct 29, 9:32AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s2nx4k/integrated) has announced the addition of the "Integrated Systems Market Analysis By Product, By Service, By Application And Segment - Forecasts To 2020" report to their offering. The global integrated systems market is expected to reach USD 24.02 billion by 2020 Accelerated business demands and intricate nature of IT challenges is anticipated to drive the global integrated systems market demand over the forecast period. The IT industry is highly dynamic in nature and characterized by technological advancements and innovation. Every few years the industry experiences tectonic shifts that re-shape IT. Shift in trend from mainframes to client/server to internet computing has altered the way end-users build, purchase, consume, and deliver technology. In recent times, the integrated systems market has witnessed significant shift, which may be attributed to emergence of mobility, big data, social networking and cloud computing. Smartphone proliferation has also impacted the IT industry, with the advent of the BYOD phenomenon, and provides several market growth opportunities. However, factors such as high deployment cost may pose a challenge to market growth. Besides perceived complexity with regards to installation of converged infrastructure solutions, they are viewed as an expensive but necessary spending. The integrated infrastructure segment is poised for high growth over the next six years, which may be attributed to strong revenue growth posted by a few key industry players such as VCE, Cisco, etc. For the purpose of this study, the report has segmented the global integrated systems market on the basis of product, service, end-use and region: Integrated Systems Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020) - Integrated Platform/Workload Systems - Integrated Infrastructure Systems Integrated Systems Service Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020) - Integration & Installation - Consulting - Maintenance & Support Integrated Systems End-Use Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020) - BFSI - IT & Telecom - Retail - Manufacturing - Healthcare - Others Integrated Systems Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2012 - 2020) Competitive Landscape - Accenture - Cap Gemini - Cisco Inc. - CSC - Deloitte - EMC - Fujitsu - Hitachi - HP - Huawei - IBM - Oracle - Unisys - VCE For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s2nx4k/integrated
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47), UIS: 13.40 (-0.23)
Typesafe Launches Commercial Support for Apache Spark
Marketwired - Thu Oct 29, 8:01AM CDT
Spark Summit Europe - Typesafe, provider of the world's leading Reactive platform and the company behind Play Framework, Akka, and Scala, today announced the launch of full lifecycle support for Apache Spark, big data's fastest-growing processing engine. Spark is quickly gathering broad industry support from enterprises and the world's leading IT vendors, including IBM, as the preferred in-memory approach to handling large-scale data processing workloads. Learn more at Typesafe.com.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
BeBop Technology Creates Media Industry's First Virtualized Editing Platform on IBM Cloud
PR Newswire - Thu Oct 29, 8:00AM CDT
IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that BeBop Technology has turned to IBM Cloud to create a cloud-based film and video editing service designed to help speed and ease the production of media and entertainment projects. BeBop's new namesake platform provides secure, remote editing, resulting in significantly lower video production costs.
IBM: 140.08 (-0.47)
