The Weather Channel uses Talend to drive MDM…

The Weather Channel is embarking on a master data management project, which will help grow the business.
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Salesforce.com to acquire Model Metrics for social enterprise apps…

Salesforce.com will acquire cloud computing services firm Model Metrics for an undisclosed amount.
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Public sector cloud adoption accelerates…

The government’s cloud computing strategy is encouraging public sector organisations to start using applications in the cloud.
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Warren Buffett invests $10.7bn in IBM…

Investor Warren Buffett has bought $10.7bn (£6.7bn) of shares in IBM, giving him a 5.5% stake in the company.
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Buyer’s Guide: The top five business reasons to migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7…

Those still on Windows XP should have that decision under review, as the rationale for businesses staying with Windows XP – as it faces the end of support, at the expense of a Window 7 upgrade – is now considerably flawed.
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IBM builds a city-wide cloud computing platform for Sunderland City Council…

IBM builds a cloud computing platform for Sunderland City Council. which the council hopes will reduce operational costs by £1.4m annually over the next five years.
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Social media is more than a number of "likes"…

The number of “likes” on Facebook, is not a measure of success according to Anthony Bradley, co-author of The Social Organisation.
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News Analysis: Cloud, mobile, in-memory computing: Has SAP lost the plot?…

SAP is betting on an innovation agenda to sustain its seven consecutive quarters of growth, but with all the attention on cloud, mobile and in-memory computing, is the business software maker in danger of moving too far from its core ERP business?
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Oracle launches Solaris 11 cloud operating system…

Oracle has released Solaris 11 claiming it is the first operating system designed for the cloud.
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Gartner ITxpo Barcelona: Autonomy’s Mike Lynch demos intelligent augmented reality…

Speaking at the Gartner ITxpo in Barcelona, Mike Lynch, CEO of Autonomy, demonstrated the future of interactive information.
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