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  1. Featured Articles

    1. "Consuming Big Data" Webinar by ADVIZOR Solutions

      Explore Web Conferencing | GoToMeeting (Feb 15 2012) Data Analysis , Visual Reporting and Analysis

      "Big Data" has been getting major coverage by the industry analysts and press recently.  In this 45 minute webinar Mark Sear, Chief Data Scientist from EMC Greenplum (UK), will discuss the acquisition, indexing, and storage of big data, and Doug Cogswell from ADVIZOR Solutions will share how end-users can consume it.  Together they will discuss the full solution spectrum.

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      Mentions:   Mac OS   ADVIZOR Solutions Inc.   Doug Cogswell

    2. Improving Fundraising Performance in Healthcare

      Explore Data Visualization Tools (Jan 2 2012) Predictive Analytics News , Predictive Analytics Tools , Predictive Analytics Videos

      Today fundraisers have access to more data than ever before. Yet the explosion of data has not always helped key staff make sense of it all....Learn more and view the recent webinar!! (Read Full Article)

    3. Predictive Analytics Made Easy - Human Resources

      Explore Data Visualization Tools (Dec 21 2011) Predictive Analytics , Data Analysis , Data Analysis Tools , Predictive Analytics News , Predictive Analytics Tools

      New data discovery and data analysis tools are making it really easy for human resources professionals to get a firm grip on their organizations and intercept staff issues much more easily than ever before. Corporate HR systems contain a goldmine of very useful predictive information that can be used to highlight and then address problems. With new software tools this can easily be done with in-house teams, eliminating the time and cost of going to outside consultants to get this kind of work done. Let's look at a simple example.  A manager wants to understand where in his organization ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   ADVIZOR Solutions Inc.

    4. Predictive Analytics Made Easy - Higher Education

      Explore Data Visualization Tools (Dec 19 2011) Predictive Analytics , Data Analysis , Data Analysis Tools , Predictive Analytics News , Predictive Analytics Tools

      New, end-user focused data discovery and data analysis tools are making it easy for higher education professionals to quickly build predictive models on their own – – without help from other outside experts. In the past, building a predictive model required somebody in IT to prepare special data sets. Then that data had to be loaded into a modeling tool, and a an analyst with statistical background would need to build a model, assess the output, and then take that model back to the database to score and find expected behaviors. Today, new software that combines in-memory data management, interactive visualization, and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   ADVIZOR Solutions Inc.   University

    5. Healthcare Revenue Management

      Explore Data Visualization Tools (Dec 17 2011) Data Visualization Tools

         The Need for a Payer Strategy COA, a major medical clinic in the Southwest U.S., was challenged a year ago when they learned that one of their payers was giving an exclusive contract for oncology to another provider. How was COA going to handle this loss of revenue, the impact on patients, potential loss of other patients, and what could they do to recover? The practice administrator at COA was tasked with quickly sorting out these issues. COA is a multi-site clinic with fifteen providers but does not have a large IT team or dedicated business analysts, so running ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Healthcare   ADVIZOR Solutions Inc.   EMR

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    1. Mar 15-16 (Palo Alto): Ten Hot Ideas for Learning from Data (SLDM Iii), by Hastie and Tibshirani

      Explore Data Mining Community's Top Resource (Feb 21 2012) Data Analysis

      Mar 15-16 (Palo Alto): Ten Hot Ideas for Learning from Data (SLDM Iii), by Hastie and Tibshirani This two-day course from Stanford Professors Hastie and Robert Tibshirani gives a detailed overview of statistical models for data mining, inference and prediction, emphasizing the tools useful for tackling modern-day data analysis problems. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Stanford University   New York Times   Big Data

    2. CUSTOMS Info President Recognized as a “Pro to Know”

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      CUSTOMS Info President Recognized as a “Pro to Know” Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine names Ron Lackey as a thought-leader in the supply chain industry. (PRWeb February 21, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/2/prweb9213336.htm (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   ERP   SAP   Oracle

    3. ObjectVideo Announces New Version of Its Intelligent Analytics Software

      Explore NewsMaker (Feb 21 2012)

      OV6 Video Analytics Brings Improved Detection and Tracking Accuracy, Faster Performance and Easier Setup and Configuration RESTON, VA--(Marketwire) - ObjectVideo®, Inc., the Leader in Intelligent Video, today announced the general availability of version 6 of its industry-leading video analytics product. ObjectVideo (OV)6 contains a major science revision of the software's core content analysis engine, which significantly improves target detection, separation, tracking and classification of obje (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   USA   Las Vegas   ObjectVideo , Inc.

    4. (Fill in the Blank)-As-a-Service

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      (Fill in the Blank)-As-a-Service IaaS, SaaS and PaaS are the obvious as-a-service offerings, but there are plenty of others. In fact, just about every letter of the alphabet has an "as a service." (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   SQL   Forrester   Google

    5. New England Provider of ERP and CRM Software Solutions Achieves Microsoft Gold and Silver Competencies

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      Altico Advisors ( http://www.AlticoAdvisors.com ) - a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner specializing in Microsoft Dynamics GP for ERP, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Business Intelligence, Cloud Solutions, and Integration Services – is proud to announce that for the second consecutive year the company has achieved a Gold Competency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and a Silver Competency in ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   ERP   Massachusetts

    6. Rentrak Announces Top Ten Movies-on-Demand Titles Week Ending February 12, 2012

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      PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ: RENT) today announced the top ten movies-on-demand titles based on consumer transaction rate.  Movies-on-demand are transactional (pay-per-purchase) films available through cable and telco... (Read Full Article)

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    7. Argus Introduces Forward Curves Through ZEMA

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      HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Global energy price reporting agency Argus has introduced North American electricity and natural gas forward curves through ZE PowerGroup Inc (ZE). ZE is the developer of ZEMA Suite, a robust data management platform designed for energy and... (Read Full Article)

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    8. Armanino Consulting Expands Microsoft Dynamics CRM Practice

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      SAN RAMON, Calif., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Armanino McKenna LLP (www.amllp.com), the largest accounting and business consulting firm based in California, announced it has merged in Gateway Solutions, Inc., a value-added reseller of Microsoft Dynamics Customer... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Microsoft   Microsoft Office   California

    9. New CFD Simulation Tool From Altair

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      New CFD Simulation Tool From Altair Altair Engineering Inc. Tuesday announced the release of AcuSolve V1.8b, a new version of its industry-leading finite element based computational fluid dynamics simulation software within the HyperWorks suite of computer-aided engineering solutions. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Asia   CFD   Intelligent Light

    10. New Products: New Product Launches from AGBT and More

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      Agilent Technologies has launched SureSelect XT Human Methyl-Seq and HaloPlex target enrichment systems. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Massachusetts Institute of Technology   University of Maryland   Partek

    11. Sales efforts hindered by lack of lead analysis

      Explore Telegraph.co.uk (Feb 21 2012)

      Sales efforts hindered by lack of lead analysis Telegraph 1000 business intelligence company Phocas wants to help firms identify easy sales Japanese scientists create Hollywood's 'Avatar' robot Sales ledgers contain a raft of potential leads that do not require expensive new IT systems to crop, says Phocas Photo: AFP/Getty Images Richard Tyler By Richard Tyler 6:16PM GMT 21 Feb 2012 Comments Comments Paul Magee from Phocas is on a mission: he wants to make money from helping companies make mo (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Hollywood   Yorkshire   Oxford

    12. The 6th Floor Blog: Behind the Cover Story: How Much Does Target Know?

      Explore The New York Times Magazine (Feb 21 2012) Predictive Analytics , Predictive Analytics News

      The 6th Floor Blog: Behind the Cover Story: How Much Does Target Know? Charles Duhigg answers questions on his story about how companies study your habits to know what you want before you do. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   The New York Times   Obama   Andrew Pole

    13. Archway Acquires Synq Solutions

      Explore Charlotte / Raleigh business news (Feb 21 2012)

      Expands Leadership Role in Marketing Logistics & FulfillmentROGERS, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arch... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Atlanta   Canada   At&T

    14. The Human Face of Big Data, new project from the creator of the "Day in the Life" projects.

      Explore Data Mining Community's Top Resource (Feb 21 2012)

      The Human Face of Big Data project is dispatching one hundred leading photographers around the globe to capture how Big Data is enabling us to address humanity's biggest challenges. Suggestions for assignments accepted until Mar 15. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Data   Big Data

    15. Altair Releases New Version of Its Industry-Leading AcuSolve CFD Simulation Tool

      Explore PR Newswire (Feb 21 2012)

      Altair Releases New Version of Its Industry-Leading AcuSolve CFD Simulation Tool TROY, Mich., Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair Engineering, Inc., today announced the release of AcuSolve V1.8b, a powerful new version of its industry-leading finite element based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation software within the HyperWorks suite of computer-aided... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   CFD   Intelligent Light   Altair Engineering , Inc.

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