Vangie Beal

Leveraging its Watson technology, IBM is moving to expand its analytics presence in the cloud and the all-important mobile sector.  IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced that its Hadoop-based data processing and analytics platform, InfoSphere BigInsights, is available on its SmartCloud Enterprise infrastructure, making big data analytics accessible for any user inside an organization. Cloud Storage […]

In an effort to build awareness and implementation of its business intelligence offerings, SAP is touting custom-coded apps built on its BI platform. SAP (NYSE: SAP) has launched a new partner and reseller program that the enterprise software giant says will help customers find affordable, custom analytics and business intelligence applications. The new “Build-and-Sell” program […]

Social networking is no longer confirmed to Facebook. On the heels of VMware’s recent acquisition of SocialCast, software giant SAP has acquired German-based Crossgate. Clearly, the enterprise sees business collaboration advantages in social networking.  Looking to provide customers with options to connect with their business partners, SAP (NYSE: SAP) has announced plans to acquire business-to-business […]

In a sign of the times, enterprise software giant SAP further embraces social networking and cloud-based collaboration in its StreamWork application. Vangie Beal reports. SAP (NYSE: SAP) is going social. The company has announced it is extending enterprise social networking and collaboration by integrating its cloud-based SAP StreamWork Application with all SAP business software, making […]

‘Tis the season for cheer and shopping, and while small business owners openly welcome the cheer, some have mixed feelings about letting employees do their online holiday shopping from the office. Online shopping may sound harmless, but the reality is that many businesses are not aware of the security risks associated with online shopping or […]