Darryl K. Taft

IBM announced that it has completed its acquisition of StoredIQ, a privately held, Austin, Texas-based maker of software for managing big data. IBM said this acquisition advances its efforts to help enterprises derive value from big data, respond more efficiently to litigation and regulations, and dispose of information in an automated way that has outlived […]

NEW YORK – IBM held its third annual SmartCamp Global Finals event to choose the IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year here as a snowstorm threatened the area. Despite the portent of bad weather, the climate inside the Waldorf-Astoria where the IBM SmartCamp took place was quite warm. Indeed there was a storm of a […]

Award Categories There are seven award categories in the Golden Paw Awards, including awards for most overrated and underrated products, as well as an award for the biggest game-changer. The ‘Luke I am your Father’ Award This award is given for what the developers felt was the most impactful news event of 2012. Runners-Up The […]

HP continues to extend its enterprise software strategy, adding new application lifecycle management (ALM) capabilities as well as enhanced support for agile software development and project management. HP announced new software as a service (SaaS) solutions that speed application delivery and provide visibility, collaboration and agility across stove-piped or geographically dispersed application development and operations […]

Sauce Labs, a maker of cloud-based Web application testing services for software developers, has announced a new offering for automating the testing of applications for iOS devices. The new service, known as Appium on Sauce, is based on the Appium open-source project. Appium is an open-source test-automation tool for native and hybrid mobile apps. It […]

IBM has announced a series of new hardware, software, services and more to help enterprises move to its PureSystems family of expert integrated systems to tap into the cloud and big data environments. The new PureSystems offerings make it easier for organizations to quickly adopt and deploy big data and cloud computing applications, eliminating much […]

SAS announced that it is making its SAS Visual Analytics available for work groups and midsize businesses. The new version of SAS’ visual data exploration software, combining business intelligence with analytics, includes added graphical display options and analytical capabilities. SAS originally introduced SAS Visual Analytics in March 2012 to address big data challenges and leverage […]

SmartBear Software, a maker of software quality and performance tools, announced that its Website-performance-monitoring tool now supports the Google Chrome browser. AlertSite, SmartBear’s Website-performance-monitoring tool, now supports playback of its Web recorder, DejaClick, for the Google Chrome Web browser due to customer demand, the company said. AlertSite monitored more than 1.3 billion Web pages in […]

Adding to its analytics portfolio, IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire the software portfolio of Star Analytics, a privately held maker of business analytics software. IBM officials said the combination of IBM and Star Analytics software will further advance Big Blue’s extensive business analytics initiatives, enabling user organizations to gain faster access and […]

IBM is looking at using big data analysis to enhance corporate and homeland security, and detect and prevent cyber-attacks. In essence, IBM is applying big data to help customers fight bad guys and protect their assets. Big Blue said advanced attacks, widespread fraud and the pervasive use of social media, mobile and cloud computing are […]