9 hrs ago | ITWorld Canada
Tablet computers may be hindering education
With vendors offering tablets at a discount to boards of education, an IT consultant wonders if students end up losing the benefits of hands-on learning A little education never hurts, goes an old saying.
13 hrs ago | The Guardian
Bloomberg to review internal standards in wake of terminal-spying scandal
Financial news service appoints two advisors amid a series of apologies by executives over use of terminals to spy on clients A Bloomberg terminal displays news while traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
17 hrs ago | SanLuisObispo.com
Bloomberg appoints ex-Ibm Ceo as privacy advisor
The move comes a week after revelations that Bloomberg journalists had access to some information on customers' use of Bloomberg's data terminals, including when they last logged in.
Ibm Ceo Touts Watson, New 'Golden Era of Technology'
Watson , International Business Machines' Jeopardy-playing supercomputer, is about to become an advisor to research-oriented industries and the basis of an information ecosystem around which developers will build applications, according to IBM Chief Executive Ginni Rometty .
Nasdaq's PHLX Options Market Has 'Issues,' Halts Some Trading
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. on Thursday halted trading in some stock-options contracts on its largest options exchange due to "system issues," according to notices sent to traders.
Forrester Total Economic Impact of IBM Worklight: 363% five-year ROI
Earlier this month, Forrester released a new Total Economic Impact study, "The Total Economic Impact Of IBM's Worklight Platform: Cost Savings In The Development And Maintenance Of Multiplatform Mobile Apps." The study shows that the cost of creating and managing a single multi-platform app is significantly less expensive when using IBM Worklight ... (more)
L'Oreal USA Gains Purchasing Power with IBM Services and Cloud Analytics
The new services will enable the company to bring beauty products to consumers more quickly and efficiently.
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IBM Receives Buy Rating from TheStreet
's stock had its "buy" rating restated by equities researchers at TheStreet in a report issued on Tuesday, Stock Ratings Network reports.
BlackBerry boosts enterprise IM with Microsoft Lync, Lotus support
The smartphone maker is bolstering its enterprise communications platform by expanding its offering to Microsoft's range of communications products, and IBM-based services.
The European Union said it could investigate two Chinese telecom companies for unfair trade practices, the Wall Street Journal says.
IBM Taps China's Engineers to Develop Linux Software
International Business Machines Corp. opened a center today for computing systems in Beijing to help customers and outside software engineers develop business applications for the open-source Linux operating system.
Big Data: The Future Growth Driver For IBM
Every day consumers and enterprises create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data. In fact, 90 percent of the data in the world today has been created in the last two years.
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OSS-BSS Software Market in India 2012-2016: Integration of OSS-BSS...
Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "OSS-BSS Software Market in India 2012-2016" report to their offering.
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Global Cloud Software Services Market 2012-2016 to Grow at a CAGR of...
Albany, NY May 13, 2013 Researchmoz presents this most up-to-date research on Global Cloud Software Services Market 2012-2016. The report focuses primarily on quantitative market metrics in order to characterize the growth and evolution of the Global Cloud Software Services Market.
Microsoft: Why I'm Long-Term Bullish And Short-Term Bearish
Microsoft's valuation increased substantially after reaching a low at the end of 2012.
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The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. annual meeting is attended by throngs of Berkshire faithful .
[Locked] Some IT companies providing outsourcing services in Slovakia
KEEP UP TO DATE ON EVENTS IN SLOVAKIA - as part of your PIANO subscription, you will have a PDF version of every issue of our newspaper, The Slovak Spectator, emailed directly to you .
Why Passive Index Investing Is Merely An Illusion
While I think that index funds are fantastic tools for investors who do not want to spend a lot of time thinking about the stock market, and while John Bogle has done a commendable job of providing opportunities to the small investor, I still think it is a mistake for investors to think of the S&P 500 Index or the Dow Jones Index as "passive ... (more)