SAN FRANCISCO – The typical case study that Cary, N.C.-based analytics software company SAS Institute trots out is a major bank using its analytics and big data solutions to identify and reduce credit
Adobe's newly released "Marketing Cloud" is bringing together everything a marketing director and a manager have always wanted, but didn't know was possible in one streamline experience. The company aims to help digital
IBM Corp. is releasing eight new servers in its Power Systems lineups that are targeted at small to mid-sized businesses looking to tap into big data applications and cloud storage technology, the firm
Imagine a situation when your boss sends you to meet with a client in a town you didn’t know existed. After a couple hours on the road, you arrive in the town and
Canada's most popular pizza delivery chain has now built out an iPad and iPhone app before touching other mobile platforms. Pizza Pizza launched an iPad app Jan. 7 and is already taking orders
A Toronto-based start-up that helps small and medium-sized businesses build predictive customer models to prioritize sales leads and identify high value customers has closed a $1.5 million financing round led by the BDC
A study by research firm IDC Canada warns Canadian businesses are at risk of falling behind their international competitors when it comes to big data. Coincidentally, SAS Institute, which sponsored the study, has
Software firm SAP is quickly growing its startup following of its big data platform HANA, signing 20 new firms to run production applications on it.Not only will 20 firms be using SAP’s in-memory
It's the inaugural Extreme Startups demo day at Berkeley Church in downtown Toronto and its CEO Jeff Lawrence's turn to evangelize his startup to the congregation – and much like a Sunday sermon,
Toronto-based cloud software provider NexJ Systems Inc. has acquired Broadstreet Data Solutions Inc. for $8.2 million, it announced today.NexJ has been highlighted in the past year for its rapid revenue growth, topping the
A Vancouver company that's using cutting edge big data technology to cut costs in the construction sector has raised $4 million from BDC IT Venture Fund. BuildDirect is an e-commerce firm that uses
Toronto-based Sequentia Inc. has launched a new content marketing analytics and metrics Web-based suite, the firm announced yesterday.Squeeze promises real time mapping and tracking of user interactions with content across multiple digital channels
By Lori Bieda, Executive Lead, Customer Intelligence, SAS Americas There was a time when customer intelligence would have seemed like an unattainable concept. In the era of bricks and mortar, traditional retail was
Big costs – or at least the fear of them – are still scaring mid-sized companies away from adopting big data analytics tools.Cost is the top reason for non-adoption, cited by 67 per
