A Dutch startup has launched a service that studies data from social networks to quickly identify online service outages -- sometimes, it says, before the service providers know about the outages themselves. Downdetector.com, which rolled ...
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EMC will continue extending its Isilon OneFS network-attached storage operating system to new use cases later this year, adding deduplication, compliance auditing and object storage features. Last year's Version 7.0 of the scale-out NAS ...
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Sapiens International, a provider of innovative software solutions for the financial services industry, has unveiled a new business decision management service(BDMS), known as DECISION for Insurance. DECISION for Insurance has been ...
Business executives are increasingly bypassing the IT department and spending their own budgets on technology as "it's too important for their business to leave to IT", says analyst house Forrester. A Forrester report, "Tracking The ...
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EMC has announced new solutions and enhancements across its Documentum solution portfolio for the energy, life sciences and healthcare industries. At its flagship EMC World conference in Las Vegas, the company said the solutions are ...
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Sainsbury's Bank, the 50/50 joint venture between the supermarket chain and Lloyds Bank, will outsource its entire banking IT platform when Sainsbury's takes complete control of the financial services organisation. Further reading ...
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Supercomputer manufacturer Cray has expanded its portfolio of systems for the technical enterprise market. The company’s newest machine, the Cray XC30-AC, starting at $500,000, was built for mid-sized organisations that need some ...
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Britain’s third largest supermarket Sainsbury has taken full control of Sainsbury’s Bank, after acquiring the remaining 50% shareholding from Lloyds Banking Group for 248M. Sainsbury: banking on the growth of its financial ...
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XL Group will offer Shariah compliant insurance cover to large corporate and middle market clients, targeting market on a global basis, excluding the US and Canada. Offered through underwriting agency Cobalt Underwriting, the new ...
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The U.S. Senate has voted to allow states to collect sales tax from online retailers, making it more difficult to buy tax-free products online. The Senate's vote of 69-27 for the Marketplace Fairness Act late Monday sends the bill to the ...
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Samsung has had its security-enhanced smartphones and tablets approved for use by the U.S. military. The U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) says it is now happy to use Samsung Android devices in the field after its Defence Information ...
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AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has recently established a new Life Operations headquarters at 8501 IBM Drive in Innovation Park, Charolette, US. Besides reaffirming the company's long-term commitment to support its employees, ...
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StoneRiver, an insurance technology partner with solutions across multiple business lines, has signed a value-added reseller agreement to distribute PilotFish software and provide associated integration services. The agreement will also ...
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A handful of lawmakers have stalled the U.S. Senate from voting on legislation that would require large Internet and catalog sellers to collect state sales taxes from their customers. Supporters of the Marketplace Fairness Act still hope ...
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Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) has announced the selection of Gemalto to build its mobile wallet, as it moves closer to bringing its mobile commerce solution to the marketplace. According to MCX, it selected Gemalto for its ...