Amdocs is building on its long history with the telecom industry as an OSS/BSS provider and expanding its big data analytics offerings for telcos, including access to its data scientists. The company says it is the first end-to-end provider of communications-specific big data solutions...
Most businesses are not prepared for the proliferation of cloud, analytics, mobile devices and social media, according to a study from IBM.
IBM released preliminary findings from the study, which looked at 750 global organizations, at its IBM Edge2014 conference last week. The study, based...
As voice and text revenues fall and data revenues grow more slowly than service providers would like, big data analytics offer the potential for carriers to find operational efficiencies as well as more precise, targeted and timely marketing.
"There's this shift for the carriers from...
--Good Technology has closed a deal with NTT DoCoMo for secure mobility for businesses. The Japanese carrier now has Good for Enterprise, the Good Collaboration and the Good Dynamics Secure Mobility Platform available. In addition to device data security, the company's mobility platform also...
Microsoft Corp. and SAP AG are expanding their mutual offerings for the mobile workforce and deepening the overall interoperability in their product portfolios.
The two companies have a long-standing partnership, but are expanding it in three areas: cloud, mobility, and analytics.
Microsoft and SAP said they would offer...
Accenture has purchased Italian company i4C Analytics, which provides a software platform for advanced analytics in verticals including telecom, energy, retail, finance and manufacturing.
I4C will be integrated into Accenture Analytics, which is part of Accenture Digital, to expand Accenture's offerings in industry and function-specific analytics. Terms of...
Network analysis adapter company Napatech launched a new accelerator designed to support 100 gigabit per second Ethernet and allow network equipment manufacturers to offer applications that run faster than the networks they manage and protect.
Napatech said the NT100E3-1-PTP (pictured at right) supports packet...
-- SAP has announced that new analytics solutions are available for customers who use its SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud service. The analytics for enterprise business intelligence (BI), predictive analytics, enterprise performance management (EPM) and governance, risk and compliance as well as visualization of analytics,...
IBM completed its acquisition of cloud software platform company Silverpop, which has a cloud-based platform for personalizing customer engagement. The move extends IBM's software-as-a-service offerings for marketing automation for both business-to-business and business-to-consumer marketing.
Atlanta-based Silverpop is privately held and terms of the deal were...
--Motorola Solutions announced a new indoor location platform for mobile marketing that integrates both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Smart, instead of separate platforms for the two technologies.
The MPact Platform for Mobile Marketing has three levels of location services: presence, zone and position that "pinpoint the exact...
Extreme Networks reported a net loss on its first full quarter of results that include its acquisition of Enterasys. However, the company reported that combined revenues grew three percent on a pro-forma basis, when compared to the prior year.
GAAP net loss for the quarter...
Pitney Bowes Inc. and SAP are partnering on development of next-generation location analytics solutions, with the two companies signing a global original equipment manufacturer agreement allowing Pittney Bowes to develop and market solutions using SAP's HANA platform.
Pittney Bowes is expected to expand solutions in geospatial...
Managed mobility services provider WidePoint Corporation has purchased Soft-ex Communications to strengthen its offerings for analytics for global service providers.
Soft-ex specializes in telecom data intelligence (TDI) in Europe and the Middle East, offerings its analytics as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for service providers and...
LAS VEGAS – As communications service providers fight to maintain current customers and lure new customers from rivals through improved services and innovative offers, they also face competition from over-the-top providers. This is a complex environment for CSPs as they try to learn what...
According to recent Gartner research, business intelligence and analytics software revenues rose 8% in 2013 -- but that moderate growth is coupled with a market that is on the verge of a major expansion, the firm says.
In 2012, revenues from business intelligence platforms, corporate...
When AT&T executives talk about their network, they are more likely to discuss platforms and APIs than they are to mention servers and routers. Like other Tier I operators, AT&T is learning that the way it manages its intellectual property will impact its future...
A new study of more than 400 global business executives has found that companies prioritizing customer experience initiatives "fare substantially better" across business measures, according to Harvard Business Review Analytics Service.
SAS sponsored the research, which found that 71% of business leaders believe that efforts...
Analytics is an underutilized resource for dealing with bribery, money laundering and corruption, according to a new Deloitte survey. Tony DeSantis, principal at Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics in the data analytics practice, said that financial crime detection and prevention have often been treated...
Customer migrations are a fundamental reality for the telecoms industry. Well executed transitions are seen as non-events, but poorly-executed transitions can trigger
After closing on a $150 million round of financing from Bain Capital last year, SevOne is putting some of its cash to use. The company said today that it has bought log analytics software specialist RapidEngines for an undisclosed amount. SevOne's customers, which include...
