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Oracle stakes claim in R with Advanced Analytics launch - Wednesday, February 08, 2012 8:03 AM
Oracle is hoping to carve out a prominent place in the world of R, the open-source statistical modeling language with roots in academia but an increasingly high profile in enterprise IT shops. It announced a new Advanced Analytics product on Wednesday that ties R to its database and family of software-hardware appliances. read more (Read More)
CSC names Mike Lawrie CEO, ending four-month search - Wednesday, February 08, 2012 7:28 AM
CSC ended four months of speculation about the identity of its next CEO late Tuesday, announcing that Mike Lawrie, currently CEO of British IT service company Misys, will become CEO of CSC by the end of March. He has already taken a seat on CSC's board. read more (Read More)
Greenpeace scorecard documents greener enterprise offerings - Wednesday, February 08, 2012 12:01 AM
Technology companies are not just making their products less carbon-intensive; they are also increasingly designing products to improve energy efficiency in the industries that they serve, according to the latest in a series of Greenpeace ratings of the sector's energy practices. read more (Read More)
Internet freedom could turn on 'middle countries' - Tuesday, February 07, 2012 9:42 PM
Between the free-expression camp and the hard-line regimes with strict censorship policies are a host of important, growing nations that are just beginning to delve into the work of crafting Internet policy. And those countries could hold the key. read more (Read More)
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