Tag Archives: Analytics

“The communications industry is going through a metamorphosis and unbelievable transformation as the world moves increasingly toward mobile, social, video content and big data… we load massive amounts of data and analyze that data with a variety of tools and applications to give (carriers and other firms) greater insight, greater automation, more flexibility, scalability …

Charlie Thomas, CEO of cloud-based analytics firm Razorsight, was honored at a banquet in Herdon, Va. this month as a recipient of the inaugural Center for Innovative Technology 2012 GAP 50 Entrepreneur Award. The Center said the award is the “crowning event” of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell‘s ‘Year of the Entrepreneur’ initiative and honors Virginia’s …

IBM will create up to 500 jobs over the next eight years for a new global applications services delivery center and invest in a new analytics center in partnership with other businesses and academia. The company said the new Halifax, Canada-based center will provide application development and support services to …

IBM has launched several skills programs for students and IT professionals to address the technology skills gap that an IBM report has outlined, according to a company statement. This year’s IBM Tech Trends Report found that only 1 in 10 companies have the skills to correctly apply business analytics, mobile …

IBM is opening an analytics center to guide undergraduate and graduate students and mid-career professionals acquire analytics skills and prepare for future jobs, the company announced Thursday. The company said the center’s focus areas will include developing new computer technologies for processing big data and to provide clients a delivery …

Accenture has appointed Dr. Alexander Zeier as managing director of in-memory solutions and director of programs for the SAP HANA platform within the Accenture Innovation Center for SAP Solutions. Accenture said he will work with clients to develop in-memory solutions, provide sales support to global industry teams in leveraging in-memory …

HP has launched its new SAP-qualified implementation services for the SAP Rapid Deployment solutions, created to help organizations implement SAP applications. According to HP, the new implementations integrate software with the company’s consulting services for clients. Jules Beck, vice president for global enterprise applications and mobility services at HP Enterprise …

Accenture Federal Services has won a Department of Homeland Security contract to help the Office of Health Affairs enhance its “biosurveillance” capabilities using social media analytics. Work under the one-year $3 million contract will include managing, linking and analyzing data from social media networks to better inform and protect citizens in a national …

The University of Louisville will use Oracle‘s healthcare and database technology to build a statewide informatics network using data and analytics. According to Oracle, the university is creating a data and analytical foundation with the goal of gaining new insight into care outcomes and cost management. The foundation will work …

A telecommunications forecasting organization has picked Razorsight Corp. as North America’s strongest cloud computing-based financial assurance supplier, based on revenue and numbers of customers served. Razorsight said the forecast also highlighted the company’s plans to expand into the Asia-Pacific and Latin America regions. “Razorsight’s suite of analytics solutions address key …

Harris Corp. has won a three-year contract from an Arizona-based healthcare organization to provide a system for patient data collection and messaging, the company announced Wednesday. Under the $7.6 million contract, the company will connect clinicians at Scottsdale Health Partners to its Clinical Integration Solution, which also provides workflow and …

Northrop Grumman will demonstrate new healthcare information technology systems at an upcoming conference in Baltimore, one for eligibility processing and the other for decision analytics. The company said the IT Solutions Management for Human Services Conference will take place Sunday through Wednesday at the Hilton. Avance is a Web-based system …

Accenture’s federal services unit will help the Defense Department use forecasting to evaluate lifecycle items or weapons systems, the company announced Tuesday. The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense awarded the company a two-year contract to identify how the department can use forecasting tools for assessing supply chain …

Deltek Inc. has launched a new database for contractors to follow agencies’ spending on task orders, the company announced Tuesday. The GovWin IQ Task Order Awards database intends to deliver information and analytics of task order spending and overview more than 5,000 of the General Service Administration’s spending and contract …

Andras Szakal is vice president and chief technology officer for IBM’s federal division, which provides leadership, expertise and reachback into company’s research and product development organizations. The federal CTO team also manages a high tech lab environment to support partner IRAD’s and technology integration activities necessary to address complex customer …