DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Linux Foundation Announces 2010 Linux.com Linux Gurus

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/23/10 -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced the Top Five 2010 Linux.com Linux Gurus, including the Ultimate Linux Guru who is the Linux.com member who accumulated the most contribution and participation points over the last year. The 2010 Linux.com Linux Gurus are: Ultimate Linux Guru Masen Marshall (MasenM). Marshall is a full-time systems administrator at a K-12 school district. He also runs a consulting business (http://www.sutoroot.com/) focused on helping small and medium business build Linux infrastructures. As the Ultimate Linux Guru, Marshall has received a fully loaded Linux laptop signed by Linux creator Linus Torvalds. Linux Guru Kunal P. Bharati (kunal) works as a web developer and system administrator at Raw Engineering and taught Unix to C... (more)

Exar Corporation Signs Technology Partnership with Hortonworks

FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Exar Corporation (NYSE: EXAR), a leading supplier of high performance analog mixed-signal components and data management solutions, today announced a technology partnership with Hortonworks, a leading commercial vendor promoting the innovation, development, and support of Apache Hadoop. As part of the agreement, Exar Corporation will become a member of the Hortonworks Technology Partner Program, which was formed to accelerate the growth of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem through technology collaboration, technical support and joint testing. "Exar has built a name for itself in hardware-accelerated compression for Big Data, so it's a natural progression to join the Hadoop ecosystem through a leader such as Hortonworks," said Jiebing Wang, vice president of Data Management at Exar Corporation.  "Our shared purpose is to hel... (more)

Revelytix and MapR Announce Strategic Partnership for Hadoop Data Management

SPARKS, Md., Sept. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Revelytix today announced a strategic partnership with MapR Technologies, Inc., the Hadoop technology leader, to enable customers to more easily manage the complexity of the Hadoop data landscape by combining the benefits of Revelytix's Loom with the MapR Distribution for Apache Hadoop.  As a MapR partner, Revelytix is aligning with an industry leader in Big Data to address the needs of customers globally. With the exponential growth in both semi-structured and unstructured data, enterprise-grade features are critical when deploying Hadoop to extract business insight from Big Data analytics. MapR enables customers to realize the benefits at a lower total cost of ownership than other distributions while enabling the widest number of use cases via open APIs. With the combination of MapR and Revelytix Loom, users gain the ben... (more)

Hortonworks Announces Reseller Agreement with SAP

Hortonworks, the leading contributor to and provider of Apache™ Hadoop®, today announced it has signed a reseller agreement with SAP (NYSE:SAP). The agreement enables SAP to resell Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP), the industry’s only 100-percent open source data platform powered by Apache Hadoop. It will allow users of SAP® software with a simple way to incorporate Hadoop as a complementary component of their data architectures to enable a broad range of new applications as well as enrich existing ones with additional data sources. Click to Tweet: @Hortonworks and @SAP to enable a modern data architecture with Hortonworks Data Platform http://bit.ly/18adpvv #Hadoop. Built and packaged by the core architects of Apache Hadoop, HDP includes the necessary components to help refine and explore new data sources, and find new business insights. It is increasingly becoming ... (more)

Couchbase Launches 'JSON Anywhere' Mobile Strategy

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/13/13 -- Couchbase, a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today unveiled its breakthrough mobile strategy, JSON Anywhere, the first and only NoSQL offering specifically designed to meet the data management needs of the booming mobile application market. Couchbase also announced three new products associated with its strategy; Couchbase Lite, Couchbase Sync Gateway, and Couchbase Cloud. The company will announce its mobile strategy and new products at Couchbase [SF], its annual user conference. The Couchbase JSON Anywhere strategy is targeted at mobile application developers that want to create highly responsive, data-centric applications that are always-available regardless of network connectivity. JSON Anywhere means: JSON on the device, JSON on the wire, and JSON in... (more)

Bsquare Announces Key Enhancements to the Bsquare HTML5 Rendering Engine in Latest Release

BELLEVUE, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/17/13 -- BSQUARE Corporation (NASDAQ: BSQR), a leading enabler of smart connected systems, today announced the availability of a new release of the Bsquare HTML5 Rendering Engine with key enhancements that support more dynamic, flexible Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) and engaging user experiences. The Bsquare HTML5 Rendering Engine is a robust HTML5 and JavaScript environment that allows OEMs developing with Windows Embedded Compact platforms to deliver rich HTML5-based user experiences, streamline development and future-proof their devices. The high performance product is compatible with ARM platforms using Windows Embedded CE 6.0 and Windows Embedded Compact 7, and can be customized for Linux, Tizen, or any embedded hardware or software platform by Bsquare Professional Services. The new Rendering Engine enhancements include: J... (more)

Linux Foundation Welcomes New Members From Enterprise Software, Hardware and Services

NEW ORLEANS, LA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/18/13 -- (LinuxCon and CloudOpen) -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced that brightONE, CA Technologies, HGST Storage, Mellanox Technologies and Produban are joining the organization. Enterprise companies today seek high-value solutions that deliver on integration and innovation -- solutions that are built on a solid foundation of knowledge and Linux and open source technologies. The newest Linux Foundation members are maximizing investment in Linux and collaborative development in order to increase the value of products and services in the areas of IT solutions including management software, storage, mobile and infrastructure services. More information about today's newest Linux Foundation members: brightONE, formerly a part of the global IT services c... (more)

As HIPAA Omnibus Rule Takes Effect, Organizations Turn to Gazzang to Secure Protected Health Information

The HIPAA Omnibus rule, enforceable as of Sept. 23, 2013, extends security and privacy requirements to business associates and contractors, such as billing companies and those that perform services on behalf of a health care provider. The rule also increases the penalties for non-compliance. As organizations rush to comply with the new rules, many are turning to Gazzang, the big data security experts, for help securing protected health information (PHI), and partner RISC Management to assess, document, and achieve compliance. “Every year, the sensitive medical records of millions of Americans are exposed in a data breach. These breaches are occurring at alarming rates, and the risk of exposure is only going to increase as records are shared with third parties and new health insurance exchanges (HIEs) come online,” said Larry Warnock, CEO at Gazzang. “Data encryptio... (more)

Couchbase Named Winner in InfoWorld's 2013 Bossie Awards

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 09/19/13 -- Couchbase, a leader in NoSQL database technology and the company behind the Couchbase open source project, today announced it has received two of IDG's prestigious InfoWorld 2013 Bossie Awards. Couchbase was recognized as having one of "the best open source big data tools" and being one of "the best of open source data center and cloud software" products. The InfoWorld Bossie Awards honor the best open source software for business by identifying the most promising and cost-effective products available to IT organizations. The awards are selected each year by InfoWorld editors and reviewers. "It's great to see Couchbase recognized by InfoWorld for our work in the database, cloud and open source communities," said Couchbase CEO Bob Wiederhold. "From seeing 400 percent growth year-over-year in sales, to the recent lau... (more)

Fuzzy Logix and Teradata Announce Strategic Partnership and Global Distribution Agreement

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuzzy Logix, a leading analytics software and professional services company, today announced it has formed a strategic global partnership with Teradata, a leader in analytic data platforms, applications and services, and completed the integration of its in-database analytics library into the Teradata Unified Data Architecture. The in-database solution from Fuzzy Logix will give customers enormous processing efficiencies and dramatically faster responses for analytic queries on any Teradata analytic platform. Using Fuzzy Logix's advanced in-database models, companies can now rapidly build diverse and innovative analytic business applications by accessing the data that already resides within their Teradata environments. This capability is ideally suited for high-throughput, operational analytics required for activities ... (more)