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Gild sharpens its hiring focus with new BI tool

Specialized analytics tools are increasingly being included in software packages for virtually every part of the enterprise, and Gild wants to make sure that HR is no exception. Following its release last month of a generalized recruiting platform, on Monday Gild rolled out a new BI component that adds new …

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Microsoft sues IRS for more information about audit

Microsoft has filed another suit against the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, seeking information about the tax agency’s decision to hire outside lawyers, including one-time Microsoft nemesis David Boies, to help conduct an audit of the company. The lawsuit, which was filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court for the …

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Google cloud strategy focuses on analyzing big data

Google may not have caught up to Amazon in the cloud market, but that’s OK, according to a Google executive. The company is heading in a slightly different direction with cloud computing that involves helping customers analyze their data. “It’s not about catching up to [Amazon],” said Brian Stevens, vice …

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Windows 8 growth spurt: Better late than never

Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 now power more personal computers than the still-strong, senior-citizen Windows XP, according to the latest statistics from analytics vendor Net Applications. The growth of Windows 8 and 8.1, and the not-quite-corresponding decline of XP, should make it easier for Microsoft to make its public goal …

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CA names Xbox cofounder its new CTO

Xbox cofounder Otto Berkes may have spent the bulk of his recent years focusing on consumer technology, but his next career move will be set squarely in the enterprise arena, as CA Technologies on Monday announced that it recruited him to serve as its next CTO. Most recently, Berkes was …

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BrandPost: How to Get 25% Faster Write

Virtualization has taken over the data center. Cloud computing has become a household phrase and big data is going beyond hype to delivering results, but what’s next? Software-defined infrastructure, or SDI, is fast becoming a reality. If you’re not familiar with SDI, it’s basically an infrastructure in which the application …

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5 reasons why Intel wants to buy Altera

Intel has agreed to spend a whopping $16.7 billion to acquire Altera, a company that makes something Intel lacks: FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), which are reprogrammable chips. Some of Intel’s major acquisitions in the past haven’t panned out well, most notably the 2010 purchase of McAfee for $7.68 billion, so …

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BrandPost: How to Create a Data-Driven Marketing Team

Using data in marketing is a tremendous competitive advantage for any organization, in every industry. Data is the fuel powering business processes, machines, sensors and customized user experiences. As a result, enterprises today are confronted with an unparalleled opportunity to put massive amounts of data, structured and unstructured, to work in optimizing …

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8 LinkedIn users we love to hate

People we love to hate on LinkedIn Image by Thinkstock Some social media platforms try to be everything to everyone, but LinkedIn is different. The service offers a lot of features to its 364 million registered members, but it’s also uniquely focused and specifically tailored for working professionals. The eight …

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Five reasons why Intel wants to buy Altera

Intel has agreed to shell out a whopping US$16.7 billion to acquire Altera, a company that makes something Intel lacks: FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays), which are reprogrammable chips. Some of Intel’s major acquisitions in the past haven’t panned out well, most notably the 2010 purchase of McAfee for $7.68 billion, …

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Nokia wants to build data centers for mobile operators

Nokia wants to help mobile network operators launch new services and cut their costs with a new range of servers, switches and storage they can use to virtualize their networks. Enterprises have already adopted virtualization and cloud-based IT infrastructures, and now telecommunications operators are looking at doing the same thing. …

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Supreme Court: Violent Facebook posts not criminal

A Pennsylvania man who posted violent rap lyrics and other comments on Facebook about his estranged wife, an FBI agent and nearby elementary schools is not guilty of making criminal threats, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided. Justices, in a 7-2 decision released Monday, overturned the 2011 conviction of Anthony …

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Using Android Pay: 5 things you need to know

Goodbye, Google Wallet! It’s Android Pay’s time to shine. Google has finally souped up its mobile payments system—though not too much. It’s a pretty straightforward upgrade, with a few new features added to make it more secure than its predecessor. If you’re interested in using it yourself, here’s a quick …

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