Tag: analytics

  • Arrow Changes Distribution Landscape

    Sara Driscoll

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    Ripples are being felt across the distribution arena today after Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Group announced it will launch a new division dedicated to the midmarket. The ECS Midmarket Group will target VARs who operate in the midmarket sector, offering training, marketing, data analytics to target the right customers and support. The move by Arrow –… Read more

  • IBM Takes Cognos for Next-Gen Business Intelligence

    IBM Takes Cognos for Next-Gen Business Intelligence

    Michael Hickins

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    IBM announced that it intends to acquire business intelligence software vendor Cognos, a publicly held company based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, for approximately $5 billion in cash. IBM said the acquisition of Cognos will help it deliver the “next generation” of BI (business intelligence) tools that customers will require as markets become increasingly global and… Read more

  • SAS Channel Program Takes on World

    Jessica Davis

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    Business and analytic software maker SAS is expanding its year-old channel program geographically and is also enhancing the offerings partners in the Americas can offer to customers. SAS said it will expand its channel program globally. Previously focused just on partners in the Americas, the new program will first expand to Canada, the U.K., France,… Read more

  • Clearwell Extends E-Discovery Platform

    Clearwell Extends E-Discovery Platform

    Chris Preimesberger

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    E-mail analytics vendor Clearwell Systems on Feb. 6 released a new version of its enterprise software platform that expands its scope from databases to include documents residing on user desktops and on file shares. Clearwell Intelligence Platform 2.0 provides legal and forensics professionals with early case assessment, cull-down and review capabilities, speeding up early case… Read more

  • Business Objects Aims at the Midmarket

    Business Objects Aims at the Midmarket

    Renee Boucher Ferguson

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    No longer solely the province of niche or regional ISVs, midmarket customers are suddenly a hot commodity. Business Objects announced Feb. 5 that it is joining the ranks of software developers investing millions to reach the midmarket, a demographic often described as fragmented and hard to reach. However, the midmarket is also a segment that… Read more

  • Klir Steps Up Managed Services Campaign

    Klir Steps Up Managed Services Campaign

    Pedro Pereira

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    Klir Technologies is taking another step in transforming its analytics application into a managed services platform by making setup easier and adding more functionality. Seattle-based Klir, which tapped Access Distribution in the spring to reach potential channel partners, seeks to place itself amid the growing number of vendors that have developed managed services platforms. The… Read more