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London, May 3, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - The organisers of the 59th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the world's largest and most prestigious global annual awards celebrating creative excellence in advertising and communications, are pleased to announce that the 2012 recipient of the prestigious Advertiser of the Year Award will be awarded to Mars, Incorporated manufacturer of chocolate, gum and confections, pet food, drinks and other food products. This important accolade is presented to advertisers who have distinguished themselves for inspiring innovative marketing of their products and who embrace and encourage the creative work produced by their agencies. Since winning its first Cannes Lion in 1990, Mars commercials have gone on to win 77 Lions acrossdifferent categories (11 Gold, 10 Silver and 46 Bronze Lions), as well as the Radio Grand Prix in ... (more)

The Economics of Big Data: Why Faster Software is Cheaper

In big data computing, and more generally in all commercial highly parallel software systems, speed matters more than just about anything else. The reason is straightforward, and has been known for decades. Put very simply, when it comes to massively parallel software of the kind need to handle big data, fast is both better AND cheaper. Faster means lower latency AND lower cost. At first this may seem counterintuitive. A high-end sports car will be much faster than a standard family sedan, but the family sedan may be much cheaper. Cheaper to buy, and cheaper to run. But massively ... (more)

New Board Member Appointed at the Institute for Defense and Business

CHAPEL HILL, N.C., March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Debra Plousha Moore, Chief Human Resources Officer of Carolinas HealthCare System (CHS), to the company's Board of Directors. The IDB Board of Directors sets the overall direction and philosophy of the organization, providing oversight and guidance. Reflecting the Institute's global reach and perspective, these distinguished leaders in government, military, business, and academia bring broad vision to the organization and its mission.... (more)

The Consumerization of Big Data Analytics

With Dropbox, Jive, Yammer, Chatter and a number of other new services, the modern enterprise is rapidly becoming "consumerized". And it's not just business, the same is happening in major web companies, on Wall Street, in government agencies, and in science labs.  Thirty years of bad "enterprise software" experiences is making this transition happen much more quickly than anyone would have expected. The shift to cloud computing is also accelerating the trend, as is the goal of developing a much more "social" approach to business. The other major change that's going on today thr... (more)

Get Ready for the "BigData Office"

First it was just about documents, then about collaboration, now it's all about data. Office software is changing, and changing fast. It's moving to the cloud, and moving to the age of big data. Data is growing exponentially everywhere. With this relentless data deluge, every enterprise from global Fortune 50 companies down to SMBs, every government agency, and every R&D lab, now needs a "big data office" solution to ensure that everyone in the organization has instant access to all the information they require, at all times. We're now entering the third generation of office soft... (more)