Datahero, here at Disrupt NY, represents how the market is segmenting for data visualization and data-analytics tools based upon level of skill, complexity and overall richness and sophistication of the technology. Datahero caters to a market that often has to rely on data analysts to do their work for them. Deal flows and other segmentations have traditionally required the help of someone who is… → Read More
If you have ever tried to use SPSS you know the nightmare that it can be when trying to do even simple analysis. SPSS is designed for statisticians to analyze data sets. But even statisticians find it aggravating to perform such tasks as making a neat graphic to show the relationship between variables.
So here’s what happens. You hire a consultant who can do it for you. That’s why IBM, which… → Read More
September 9, 2009 lived up to all the hype and proved to be quite the eventful day. Events ranged from the insane, where an alcoholic minister hijacked a plane, to the bizarre, where a baby was born at 9:09 and weighed 9 pounds 9 ounces, to the downright depressing, when Beatles fans found out that their favorite band would still not be available via iTunes. But perhaps the most important event of… → Read More
IBM is buying analytics software and solutions provider SPSS in an all cash transaction at a price of $50/share – a 42 percent premium to Monday’s closing price of $35.09 on Nasdaq – resulting in a total cash consideration in the merger of approximately $1.2 billion. The acquisition is subject to SPSS shareholder approval, regulatory clearances and other closing conditions, and is expected to… → Read More
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