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)

iPad on Ulitzer - I’ll Buy iPad. But What For?

iPad on Ulitzer I’m proud to consider myself an upper middle class American . Why am I so proud about it? Because I haven’t been born in an upper middle class American family. I came to the USA 18 years ago with $200 in my pocket on a visitor’s visa. Don’t rush reporting on me to the Immigration authorities. I was legal in this country each and every day since. Then came the work visa (H1B), after that the green card, and back in 2001, I became an American citizen. Our family consists of me (silver 15” MacBook Pro), two sons (black 13” MacBook and a silver 13” MacBook) and my wife (post World War II Windows PC own by her employer, a filthy rich international bank). I also have an iPhone. To complete the picture, I need to mention, that occasionally I’m getting separated with my MacBook Pro. For example, last week I’ve been skiing in French Alps and didn’t get it wi... (more)

iOS Third Party Apps (Or: Apple vs. the World)

Third-party apps have started to become the best-in-class in iOS. This is good for third-party developers, users, and in the short-term, Apple. It gives third-parties, like Google, additional exposure and revenue. It provides better apps for users on iOS devices. And it helps sell more iOS devices for Apple. In the long-term, however, it may not work out so well for Apple. Many people fail to see the problem with high quality third-party apps. These people are partially correct – the apps aren’t the problem. Instead, Apple’s policy towards third-party apps and lack of innovation in its own apps create the problems. First, Apple won’t allow you set third-party apps as default in iOS. When it comes down to it, iOS devices are just computers. Imagine not being able to set a default third-party mail app or browser in OS X. That would never be acceptable, and it shouldn’... (more)

Tim Wu on prosecuting Aaron

… Swartz must be compared to two other eccentric geniuses, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who, in the nineteen-seventies, committed crimes similar to, but more economically damaging than, Swartz’s. Those two men hacked A.T. & T.’s telephone system to make free long-distance calls, and actually sold the illegal devices (blue boxes) to make cash. Their mentor, John Draper, did go to jail for a few months (where he wrote one of the world’s first word processors), but Jobs and Wozniak were never prosecuted. Instead, they got bored of phreaking and built a computer. The great ones almost always operate at the edge. That was then. In our age, armed with laws passed in the nineteen-eighties and meant for serious criminals, the federal prosecutor Carmen Ortiz approved a felony indictment that originally demanded up to thirty-five years in prison. Worse still, her legal auth... (more)

Infonetics Research: Mobile video phone sales surge; paid services and revenue do not

CAMPBELL, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 08/18/09 -- Market research firm Infonetics Research released a new Mobile Video Equipment, Phones, Services, and Subscribers report, which tracks DVB-H, DVB-SH, 3G, MBMS, TdTV, FLO, and CMMB products and vendors, including Apple, LG, Motorola, Nokia, ONDA, RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and others. ANALYST NOTE "Though video-capable phones continue to become more widely available, subscriber uptake of pay TV services (not free-to-air video) continues to disappoint. A combination of poor macroeconomic conditions, sub par 3G network coverage for streamed video services, and pricing that puts mobile video services out of reach for many consumers is contributing to the lackluster growth of mobile video services around the world. While mobile video services are expected to eventually grow significantly, until operators combine broadcast, ... (more)

Canon U.S.A. Announces Three New Feature-Packed PIXMA Printers and a Voice-Guided SELPHY Compact Photo Printer

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging, today announced two new PIXMA Wireless1 Photo All-In-One (AIO) printers, one new PIXMA Inkjet Business Printer with PgR technology and a SELPHY Compact Photo Printer with a new voice guidance system. The versatility of these machines provides users with many options, whether working in the home office to print business documents or putting together an album of the latest family vacation. Developed with the idea of making photo printing easier, the new Canon SELPHY and PIXMA products have several innovative features. The SELPHY ES40 Compact Photo Printer includes a voice guidance system which provides step-by-step instructions for printing and adding graphics to images without having to rely on a manual. The PIXMA MP990 and PIXMA MP640 Wireless1 Photo AIO printers utilize the Auto Photo Fix II feature to help users get ... (more)

Micello, Inc. Presents 'The Mind of a Building in the Palm of your Hand' - iPhone Application at DEMOfall 09

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Micello, a revolutionary mobile application that allows users to explore and navigate "inside" places of interest using an iPhone, will be showcased at DEMOfall 09 in San Diego. Micello has built a database of maps of places people go to; shopping malls, college campuses, convention centers etc, and allows users to access, navigate and explore those places using their mobile phones. In addition, by integrating social networking services into the application, Micello brings together all the activity happening inside a building where people gather. "The maps today bring you to the door. We take you inside the place. It's the last mile, the unchartered territory. We are building the foundation for indoor location based services and creating an eco-system similar to what's happening in the outdoor space," said Ankit Agarwal, Found... (more)

The Adams Express Company Reports Outperformance for Third Quarter

BALTIMORE, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Adams Express Company (NYSE: ADX) today announced that its performance for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009 continues to top its benchmarks. The total return on net asset value, with dividends and capital gains reinvested, was 22.9%. Comparable figures for the Standard & Poor's 500 Composite Stock Index ("S&P 500") and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Mutual Fund Average were 19.3% and 20.4%, respectively. The total return on Adams Express' market value was an even better 23.9%. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2009, the total return on Adams Express' net asset value, with dividends and capital gains reinvested, was (2.1)%. Comparable figures for the S&P 500 and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Mutual Fund Average were (6.9)% and (5.9)%, respectively. The total return on Adams Express' market value was (2... (more)

Yellow Pages Group Partners With Marchex to Bring Search Engine Marketing and Other Performance-Based Services to Canadian Businesses

MONTREAL, QUEBEC and SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- (Marketwire) -- 10/28/09 -- Yellow Pages Group (TSX: YLO.UN), Canada's leading local advertising company, and Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX), a leading local search and performance advertising company, today announced a partnership to provide simple, local online performance-based advertising products and services to Canada's small and medium-sized business (SMB) customers. Under this agreement, Yellow Pages Group (YPG) will use the award-winning Marchex Connect product suite to power its performance-based advertising services. These new services include search- and call-based marketing and analytics, and are designed to drive new customers for Canadian businesses with a focus on measurable performance. The services will be in market on a national basis in January 2010. "YPG makes it simple for SMB advertisers to find new bu... (more)

MobileAppWorks Launches Apps Developed for iPhone and Smartphone Platforms

MobileAppWorks, a developer of applications for iPhones and Smart Phone platforms, today announced that they have launched seven mobile applications for the iPhone/iPod touch. The applications, which can be viewed on the company’s website http://www.mobileappworks.com/, are available for sale in the Apple iTunes App store. The list of applications includes an e-book version of A Mini Course for Life; mobile eCard apps - Car Part Art, Cats Rule, and Photo eCards; trivia game Trivya Lite; and fishing and hunting videos from The American Outdoorsman. The company is also creating applications for the Blackberry, Palm, Windows and Android platforms. “We continue to be very excited about the opportunities in the mobile apps space,” said CEO, Chris Stocker. “With over 85,000+ applications already available for the iPhone/iPod touch alone and 2 billion downloads, it takes a ... (more)

Taylor Swift Tickets to "Fearless" Concert Tour Available Online

PALO ALTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/10/09 -- FanSnap®, the largest live event ticket search engine for fans, today announced more than 100,000 Taylor Swift ticket listings currently found with FanSnap.com for Taylor Swift's 2010 Fearless concert tour with Kellie Pickler. FanSnap.com is a free search engine for fans with listings for 50+ ticket providers totaling more than ten million sports, theater and concert tickets and thirty thousand events. FanSnap shows tickets on maps of the venue by the row so fans can easily find the best value tickets. Taylor Swift tickets are among the hottest ticket fans searched for on FanSnap of any ticket in any genre this year. On the heels of that 2009 success, Taylor Swift announced new dates for the continuation of the Fearless tour in 2010. Next year's tour dates have sold out at box offices across the U.S. and Canada, but fans ... (more)