From CloudEXPO TV Archives: The World's Many IoTs: Which Are the Most Important? The Internet of Things is clearly many things: data collection and analytics, wearables, Smart Grids and Smart Cities, the Industrial Internet, and more. Cool platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel's Galileo and Edison, and a diverse world of sensors are making the IoT a great toy box for developers in all these areas. In this Power Panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists discussed what things are the most important, which will have the most profound effect on the world, and what should we expect to see over the next couple of years. Panelist Bios: Chris Matthieu is the co-founder and CTO of Octoblu, a revolutionary real-time IoT platform recently acquired by Citrix. Octoblu connects things, systems, people and clouds to a global mesh netwo... (more)

In 2014 Big Data Investments Will Account for Nearly $30 Billion - Eventually Accounting for $76 Billion by 2020 End

DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D. Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Telstra completes major Telecoms data migration with Celona

Australian Flagship Operator uses Celona Evolve software to complete major Network Inventory Management application data migration London - UK and Orlando - US, 7th December 2009. Celona, leaders and pioneers of zero downtime application data migration, today announced that Telstra Corporation, Australia's leading telecommunications company, completed a major Operational Support Systems (OSS) network inventory management migration using the Celona Evolve application data migration platform. The Celona Evolve platform will enable Telstra to deliver enhanced applications and business processes by utilising concurrent synchronisation and zero downtime capabilities. "Telstra's focus on building the best possible environment for both customers and employees is fully supported by Celona's business-centric approach to application data migration. The Celona Evolve software p... (more)

Audience Appoints New Senior Executives

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Audience Inc., the leading provider of advanced voice and audio processors for the mobile and telecom marketplace, today announced two senior executive appointments: Sanjay Adkar as vice president of engineering and Manish Singh as vice president of marketing. Both positions report directly to president and chief executive officer Peter Santos. In his new role, Adkar is responsible for the company's product development and technology roadmap, while leading the engineering teams managing VLSI, software and systems design. Singh assumes responsibility for product strategy, management and marketing, plus applications development, and is charged with driving market growth and promotion of Audience technology worldwide. "With proven track records in their respective fields of expertise, the addition of Sanjay and Manis... (more)

Research and Markets: Mobile Customer Churn: Why It Matters Less in Some Emerging Markets Analyzes the Strength in the Value between Emerging Markets Such as Africa and Asia

Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5c9ccd/mobile_customer_ch) has announced the addition of the "Mobile Customer Churn: Why It Matters Less in Some Emerging Markets" report to their offering. As mobile customer retention remains a key focus in both developed and emerging markets, operators should assess the value of churn within the context of key segments, according to this new report. Mobile Customer Churn: Why It Matters Less in Some Emerging Markets looks at the value of churn as an indicator and analyzes the strength in the value between emerging markets, such as Africa and Asia, and that of other countries. This 16-page report looks at the development of churn rates in highly prepaid markets in Africa and developing Asia. The value of churn is assessed as an indicator, its differing definitions and market contexts, as well as suc... (more)

BTI Systems Momentum Fueled by Content and Service Provider Demand for High-Bandwidth, Application-Aware Metro Network Solutions

OTTAWA, ONTARIO and BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS -- (Marketwire) -- 01/31/12 -- BTI Systems, redefining the service delivery infrastructure for network operators around the world, continues the Company's five-year growth surge, marked by new customers, market expansion, additions to the senior management team and a round of funding from Bain Capital Ventures. Corporate News -- Opened a new U.S. Headquarters located in Littleton, Mass., just outside of Boston. The new Center of Excellence will serve as a major customer briefing center as well as focus on packet technology development, capitalizing on the high concentration of telecommunications and networking expertise in the region. The U.S. HQ will complement the Company's longstanding HQ in Ottawa, Canada to help accommodate robust worldwide growth plans. -- Executive team appointments of industry veterans Paul Crann as... (more)

El Nuevo fondo de capital Orange-Publicis, Iris Capital, adjudicalos primeros 15 millones de dólares en la Innovadora Publicidad de Display de myThings

PARÍS, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- En búsqueda de la mayor innovación tecnológica en los mercados de publicidad online de Europa, el nuevo fondo selecciona a myThings como la primera compañía en la que invertir. myThings, compañía líder global en soluciones de publicidad de display, acaba de anunciar que ha obtenido 15 millones de dólares a través de una ronda de financiación liderada por Iris Capital, la gestora del fondo de capital Orange-Publicis, además de Accel Partners, Carmel Ventures y T-Venture. El acuerdo Orange-Publicis rubricado en Marzo de 2012, estipula que ambas compañías se comprometen a invertir 200 millones de dólares (100 millones de dólares cada una) en tres fondos complementarios:OPV Growth para inversiones en estadios avanzados, OPV Early-Stage para inversiones semilla y OPV Global para inversiones internacionales. myThings será la primera... (more)

RadioShack Selects Creative Agency of Record

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- RadioShack Corp., a leading national retailer of innovative mobile and technology products, services and accessories, today announced that the Company has selected Grey New York as its lead advertising agency of record, concluding a comprehensive review process that commenced in November 2011. "Grey ranks among the most respected, innovative and creative agencies in the advertising landscape," said Jim Gooch, president and CEO of RadioShack Corp. "We're thrilled for the opportunity to collaborate with this team as we continue transforming our brand, with a sharp focus on building consumer awareness of our wireless offering and driving traffic into our stores." Grey New York will support creative strategy and execution for RadioShack's entire marketing ecosystem: in stores, television, online, social media, mobile me... (more)

World Wide Technology Lands High Ranking on CRN’s 2012 Solution Provider 500 List

World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT), a market-leading systems integrator that provides innovative technology and supply chain solutions, today announced that it has been named to Channel Reseller Network’s (CRN) 2012 Solution Provider 500 list. CRN is part of UBM Channel, which ranks North America’s top technology integrators. WWT placed 16 on this year’s ranking, up two places from last year and 34 from 2010. Formerly known as the “VAR 500,” the Solution Provider 500 (SP500) ranks the highest-producing solution provider organizations in the IT channel from hardware sales, software sales and managed IT services. WWT’s high rank on the Solution Provider 500 ranking is based on 2011 revenue, but the selection panel for the 2012 SP500 also considered each company’s forward-thinking approach to the channel. This year, the SP500 recognizes companies that are building out ... (more)

SeaChange Appoints Chief Architect and VP-Strategic Marketing

SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC), a leading global multi-screen video software and services innovator, announced today that it has appointed two industry experts to its executive team. Sam Ganesan joins SeaChange as Chief Architect and Alan Hoff as Vice President-Strategic Marketing. Both have extensive backgrounds in the video industry. Ganesan came to SeaChange from Motorola, where he served as a distinguished member of the technical staff and engineering director, and earlier, a member of the technical staff in the connected home technology office. In these capacities, Ganesan’s work included architecting technology in the video-on-demand (VOD), digital video recording, and voice and video convergence arenas. Prior to Motorola, Ganesan was engineering director at Iperia, Inc. where he directed sustaining engineering, support services and deployment, and wa... (more)

Espial Signs Agreement to Acquire ANT plc

Creates HTML5 Market Leader With Expanded Revenues, Customer Base and Product Portfolio OTTAWA, Nov. 30, 2012 /CNW/ - Espial(R) Group Inc. ("Espial" or the "Company"), (TSX: ESP), Espial, a leader in on-demand TV software and solutions, today announced that it has entered into a co-operation agreement pursuant to which Espial has offered to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ANT plc ("ANT") in exchange for all cash consideration of £0.205 per outstanding share. The Offer values the issued ordinary share capital of ANT at approximately £5 million.  ANT's board of directors has announced its support of the acquisition and has recommended that shareholders accept the offer. Espial has already received irrevocable undertakings to vote in favour of the acquisition from holders of 47% of ANT's outstanding shares. The acquisition is expected to close in Q1, 2013 pen... (more)