Lynch of Autonomy Responds to HP Charges
January 6, 2013
You may have noticed the recent dustup between HP and the folks from unstructured data company Autonomy, which the tech giant acquired last year. Now, Autonomy’s former management speaks out via Web site at AutonomyAccounts.org. The site’s creator explains:
“This website is maintained by Dr Mike Lynch on behalf of the former management team of Autonomy. The site provides relevant information pertaining to the accusations made by Hewlett Packard (HP) on 20 November 2012 of financial impropriety at Autonomy. The former management team of Autonomy strongly rejects the accusations made by HP. . . .
“This site is designed to be a public point of contact for Dr Mike Lynch and other former managers at Autonomy with the wider world. It will contain information about Autonomy and any public statements made on behalf of the former management team related to these issues.”
Lynch emphasizes that he and his colleagues want to put this mess behind them as transparently and quickly as possible. A link to HP’s press release is provided, and the site presents an “open letter to Hewlett-Packard” penned by Lynch on December 3. The letter is full of details, and is worth the read if you’re curious, but it can be summed up with its most succinct paragraph: “I utterly reject all allegations of impropriety.”
Further down the page is a letter from the former management team, written the day HP blasted the company. It also strongly rejects the accusations, and closes with one of its own: “It took 10 years to build Autonomy’s industry-leading technology and it is sad to see how it has been mismanaged since its acquisition by HP.” Wow.
Cynthia Murrell, January 06, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
North American Software Found to be Routinely Lacking
January 5, 2013
Does it seem like a surprise when enterprise software actually works? Apparently, it isn’t your imagination. “Software Development Failures Plague North American Enterprises: Study,” reveals eWeek. A study from data management firm CA Technologies, the article says, recently found that development constraints and failures routinely afflict our software. Writer Darryl K. Taft tells us:
“Despite the availability of a wealth of development tools and agile methodologies, an alarming 36 percent of the 200 North American organizations surveyed in a recent study found defects in new releases that had gone into production, according to CA Technologies.
“In addition, only 4 percent of those surveyed claimed that errors are never found in production releases. This means that many organizations are launching buggy applications to market and having to solve for them later with software updates and patches.”
Besides that, he adds, the North American ‘Business Benefits of Service Virtualization’ study found that common development and testing restraints often cause delays to customer-facing applications. Furthermore, seventy percent of the IT pros surveyed admitted to having released software with reduced functionality. Surely, the industry is capable of better efficiency.
The article recommends improved development and testing processes. Specifically, Taft recommends the practice of service virtualization, which is “the automated practice of capturing and simulating any system or service IT teams depend on to deliver software,” including every constraint in the software environment. That does sound more efficient.
CA Technologies, who put out the first study cited above, happens to sell service virtualization products. In fact, they offer a wide range of data management and storage solutions. The company is headquartered in Islandia, NY, and maintains offices all over the world.
Cynthia Murrell, January 05, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
PolySpot Delivers Insights from Big Data to the Enterprise
January 4, 2013
The Telegraph forecasts the big data boom will only grow steadier and louder. Big Data Was Big in 2012, It Will be Bigger in 2013 refers to big data as digital DNA. Big data is not going anywhere now that it has taken shape in such a major way. Big data provides an evolving infrastructure for everything digital.
The article discusses the proclivity many industry spectators and professionals have for looking towards the future while ignoring the present opportunities and innovations.
While it is easy to see big data as being similar to a new Gold Rush, an Oil Stampede and an almost infinite capacity for change, it is sometimes better to look for present-day companies that are engendering change now, and not sometime in the ill-defined future. One such company is London-based telephony analytics provider IOVOX that has built a voice platform that gives real-time visibility into all aspects of telephone traffic.
We could not have said those wise words any better. Taking advantage of current solutions from companies fostering exciting moves in the big data sphere; for example, how PolySpot has changed enterprise information delivery, will be key to making an impact.
Megan Feil, January 4, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Beyond Search.
Social Communities Encourage Open Source Projects
January 4, 2013
Open source software solutions hinge on strong communities. Open source showcases the best of collective wisdom, allowing collaborative creation and almost continuous editing and improving. Fortunately, social networking inhibits that sort of powerful collaboration with ease and efficiency. Alex Handy writes about just this idea in his story, “Open Source Burrowed Deeper into the Enterprise in 2012.”
Handy begins:
“Ten years ago, if you were working on an open-source project, you probably hosted it yourself. At the most, your team may have used SourceForge for storing your project code. But today, there is only one name in open-source software project repositories: GitHub. Throughout 2012, GitHub consistently played host to the biggest, most complex and most useful open-source projects. Relative newcomers to the open-source scene, such as Twitter’s Bootstrap, Raphael and Phusion Passenger, are all gaining popularity with both users and developers adding to these projects.”
While GitHub is a powerful platform, we would disagree with a couple of Handy’s statements above. GitHub did host many powerful projects in 2012, but not all of them. And this brings us to the second point, Apache Software Foundation has been around since 1999, hosting many of the industry’s most powerful and far-reaching open source projects, including Apache Lucene and Solr. Social networks like GitHub and the Apache Software Foundation empower companies like LucidWorks to offer the most advanced solutions to meet continually changing needs.
Emily Rae Aldridge, January 04, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
BrainWare Combines Gaming and Cognitive Skill Development
January 4, 2013
With the holiday season fast approaching, many are looking to purchase video games to satisfy the need for fun for many on their list. However, coupling gaming and cognitive skill development, an offering by BrainWare Safari, is worth a look. The company received raving reviews recently in “Review: Fun Learning Tool Designed to Boost Cognitive Skills” on Blackline Review, which focused on the software program that combines neuroscience with video game technology to strengthen cognitive skills.
However, the importance of such technology goes far beyond just a fun gift or study helper. We learn:
“An improvement in cognitive skills expands the functionality of the human brain and prepares users to learn and excel in both the classroom and work environment. According to a white paper by Eric Hanushek, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and an expert on educational policy: ‘We provide evidence that the robust association between cognitive skills and economic growth reflects a causal effect of cognitive skills…countries that improved their cognitive skills over time experienced relative increases in their growth paths.’”
The product received an overall rating of 8.2 from the recent review, including the highest ranking of 10 in the categories of Product/Service, Value Proposition, Market Size, Revenue Model, and Proof of Concept. We hope this product sets a precedent for including these types of skills in the learning process with an appeal to the gamer in all of us.
Andrea Hayden, January 04, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
Sandpiper Unleashes New Visual Ontology Modeler
January 4, 2013
Sandpiper Software released news that they will be rolling out a visual ontology modeler. Their new release, “Sandpiper Software Inc. Announces Visual Ontology Modeler for Semantic Modeling,” provides more information. One interesting aspect is that the VOM measures up to standards from the Object Management Group (OMG).
The OMG standards are leading the industry in defining interoperable enterprise applications. The VOM enables users to access and unlock capabilities and functions in current information stores.
Elisa Kendall, CEO of Sandpiper Software made the following statement:
“Ontology modeling will give businesses the ability to capture, share and retrieve information in completely new ways. Knowledge representation has been appearing organically in key software applications through large R&D environments. Now with the introduction of our new modeling tool, we are providing an entry point for companies to begin to reap the rewards of this powerful new technology.”
This is the classic case of a press release that, laden with technical information and terminology, does little to position itself amongst the current set of offerings in the market. Any software that allows for interoperability will have a strong place in the market.
Megan Feil, January 04, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com developer of Augmentext
Soutron Global Knowledge Management Solutions Inks Deal with Law Firm
January 4, 2013
Knowledge management solution Soutron Global has received some noteworthy attention and business. Library Technology reports on the topic in the article, “International Law Firm McMillan LLP Selects Soutron Global for Knowledge Management Solution.”McMillan LLP is a multi-branch law firm who formerly used older software solutions from EOS and Inmagic.
McMillan LLP is a global company with offices in several major cities in Canada plus Hong Kong. This firm places a great deal of emphasis on stepping up with new technologies as they arise.
Soutron tackles the increasingly convoluted and complex world of information management with solutions achieving efficient information access with simplicity through an intuitive interface. Librarians and knowledge management professionals have been benefiting from their offerings since 1989 when Soutron was established.
Ted Tjaden, National Director, McMillan Knowledge Management states:
“What impressed us most about Soutron was the ease of use of their product, their willingness to partner with us and look at ways of improving the product and their commitment to providing support throughout the implementation process.”
Soutran inks another deal. It appears that they can only continue to grow from here. We are not saying they have the entire market share by any means but they clearly have components to their solutions that make them stand out above others.
Megan Feil, January 04, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com developer of Augmentext
PolySpot Information At Work Deepens Information Analysis and Access for Data Scientists
January 3, 2013
Much of the news and media published over the past year in relation to big data has revolved around the folks working with big data. These coveted professionals are called data scientists and they are making the headlines in Forbes again with the recent article, “Big Data News Roundup: The Where, Who, and Why of Data Scientists.”
We learned much about which industries are employing data scientists in this article. In every field from healthcare to politics, big data has landed as a necessary component of research, ROI and everyday processes.
The article hones in on one industry in particular:
Another area where data scientists will have a big impact is the utility industry which, according to a new report from GTM Research, will see analytics ROI reaching $121.8 billion compounded between this year and 2020. Predictive analytics, performance management, and customer personalization will prompt a ‘complete reinvention” of utility companies’ modes of business, says the report.’
Another big realm for employing data scientists are enterprise organizations. Companies looking to streamline business processes and connect users to the data and insights they need to access in real-time are employing solutions like Information At Work from PolySpot in addition to data scientists to get the job done.
Megan Feil, January 3, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Beyond Search.
Open Source Important in Intellectual Property Discussion
January 3, 2013
Recent developments in intellectual property debates are concerning for those who fall on the side of fair use. For instance, Apple was recently awarded $1 billion in a lawsuit against Samsung for alleged infringement against intellectual property rights. Birgette Anderson, director of the Big Innovation Centre, writes about her concern regarding intellectual property for The Guardian in, “Knowledge Capitalism Gone Wrong.”
After a discussion of how intellectual property protections are becoming more strident, potentially squashing creativity and small businesses, Anderson goes on to tie the discussion into open source technology. She points out that companies depending solely on proprietary solutions fair no better financially than those who utilize open source:
“In fact, firms that exchange formal patents do not perform better financially (measured as turnover per employee) compared to firms that exchange non-patented technology or open source solutions. We must find ways to more strongly enforce open source and creative commerce licences, along with safeguarding technological solutions with no patents. Almost half of firms currently active in the open source community experience their ideas patented by their co-participants after slight development.”
So open source solutions not only provide excellent service, but also meet an important philosophical need. A company like LucidWorks offers excellent solutions to meet enterprise search needs, but also invests in creativity and ingenuity by supporting open source software creation.
Emily Rae Aldridge, January 03, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com, developer of Augmentext
Datamatics Picks Up Important Technology from TEMIS in Strategic Partnership
January 3, 2013
Another partnership in the IT and knowledge management realm has been announced. Datamatics Global Services has decided to create a strategic alliance with TEMIS, a provider of semantic content enrichment solutions. We learned more about this alliance in the article from Semantic Web called “Datamatics Partners with TEMIS.”
As for existing clients, the Digital Publishing Solutions division at Datamatics offers next generation digital solutions to several top publishing houses around the world. The semantically enriched content solutions from TEMIS will enable users to intelligently work with and share increasing volumes of information.
Michael Thuleweit, Managing Director of Datamatics in Europe commented in the article:
“Semantically enriching content enhances the ability to discover, navigate and analyze the most relevant content. Today, this is an essential part of the modern digital publishing workflows. Through our partnership with TEMIS for semantic content enrichment, we will be able to help our customers attract new visitors, differentiate their products and also engage with them with a personalized experience.”
Semantic enrichment is an important aspect to a suite of technology tools that claims to be next-generation. It seems like the folks at Datamatics know what they are doing to strike up a partnership with such a company.
Megan Feil, January 03, 2013
Sponsored by ArnoldIT.com developer of Augmentext
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