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IBM launches business analytics services unit; Eyes predictive modeling

IBM launches business analytics services unit; Eyes predictive modelingAll watched over by machines of loving graceIBM seems to want to remove the human element, which is the only infinitely variable part of a business. By opting for safety and predictability, you create institutionalised mediocrity. RE: IBM launches business analytics services...

Tags: Research & Development, IBM Corp., IBM launches business analytic, IBM launches business analytics services unit, IBM Launches, predictive modeling, business analytics, services unit, analytics, modeling

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

Is Integrien's Alive the superMOM of MOMs?

Is Integrien's Alive the superMOM of MOMs?Sounds like Trivoliand if THEY can't get it working after decades, why should I invest in this small company?Predictive ModelingWe are about to release a similiar Super-MOM solution which built on an ASP model and is subscription based management service. It is designed to...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Integrien, Predictive Modeling

Discussion threads 2005-05-16

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Cantor Insurance expands benefits counseling with Wellnet unit

HealthCare Interactive claims its application can save companies 15% on their health care costs using "predictive modeling, information sharing, and intelligent Web services." Among its services is DestinationRX, a drug costs comparison site it licensed in 2008. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Care, Cantor Insurance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Pitch of the day: Analytics PR spiel annoys Phillies fan

This just in: Information Builders has predicted the World Series winner and the Los Angeles Dodgers will defeat the Anaheim Angels. But before pitching someone the PR teams should at least check a locale or two. I'm a tweener between New York and Philly. Do you honestly...

Tags: Information Builders, Team, Analytics, Phillies, Team Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-13

IBM goes deeply predictive, announces acquisition of SPSS

IBM dropped a big bombshell at the start of any already action-packed day for the analyst community. At this moment, I’m sitting, along with several dozen of my peers from Forrester and other firms, at the IBM Smart Analytics System launch event in Hawthorne NY. I’ll blog on IBM’s other...

Tags: Acquisition, Analytics, SPSS Inc., IBM Corp., PA/DM, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Planning, Corporate Law, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, James Kobielus

Blog posts 2009-07-28

IBM buys SPSS in move to bolster analytics portfolio

IBM is paying $1.2 billion in cash for SPSS, a company with technology that will bolster Big Blue's business analytics line-up. SPSS makes predictive analytics and data mining software that models customer interactions. IBM said the deal, which values SPSS at $50 a share, is expected to close...

Tags: Analytics, SPSS Inc., IBM Corp., Financial Planning, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-28

IBM launches business analytics system

IBM on Tuesday unveiled a business analytics system---a bundle of preconfigured and optimized hardware and software---designed to cut deployment time. The system is designed to complement and enhance IBM's existing business analytics service. The system will also have optional business intelligence and data mining software. The IBM...

Tags: Analytics, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-28

RNA Networks launches RNAcache

RNA Networks is launching RNAcache, a product that lives along the border of processing virtualization, network virtualization and storage virtualization by offering the capability to use server memory on many systems as a shared network resource. RNA Networks is one a number of suppliers that are melding high performance computing,...

Tags: RNA, Data Center, Virtualization, RNA Networks, RNACACHE RNA Network, Biotechnology, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-06-23

Predictive Analytics for the Claim Handling Process

Predictive Analytics for the Claim Handling Process: Understanding the Analytics Behind Predictive Claims This 12-page technical brief serves as a guide for understanding how Predictive Claims' predictive modeling capabilities can help your company optimize the claim handling process and improve the detection of suspicious claims.

Tags: Predictive Analytics, SPSS Inc., Claim, Modeling, Research & Development, Business Operations

White papers 2009-06-03

Worse and worse

Worse and worseNot Unusual. And No Problem.Oh wait. Someone has a political agenda out here.Tip of the Iceberg, to coin a phraseIts much worse than anyone thinks. I spent 3 months researching an article on all the latest science and each one of 8 new (2-3 years) developments indicates it...

Tags: Kozmcrae

Discussion threads 2009-05-31

IBM takes its streaming computing software commercial

IBM on Wednesday will unveil the commercial version of its stream computing software, which is used for real-time analysis of data.  The commercial version of this IBM Research software will be dubbed System S. IBM will also establish the IBM European Stream Computing Center in Dublin, Ireland. In...

Tags: Software, Analytics, IBM Corp., System S, TD Securities, Financial Planning, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Algorithms everywhere: Can IBM automate business decisions?

IBM outlined a vision---and of course a new services unit to go with it---that takes a little time to grok. Big Blue talked about the "information journey," fact-based enterprises and nudging out gut calls in everyday management for decisions based on hard, cold facts. But when you boil it all...

Tags: Algorithm, Fact, Vision, Risk Management, IBM Corp., William Pulleyblank, Game Plan, Engineering, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-15

News to know: Intel, Skype IPO, Microsoft netbooks, EMC

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Intel: The bottom is in for PC demand Larry Dignan: eBay: We're spinning Skype off in an...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., Sam Diaz, Netbook, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, IPO, Web 2.0, Hardware, Financial Services, Internet

Blog posts 2009-04-15

IBM math wonk: Social media another source of data

All those emotional Tweets. Those blog rants. The guy going off about being scorned by a vendor. It's just another data set.  Brenda Dietrich, vice president of business analytics & mathematical sciences at IBM Research, made the comments on a panel at Big Blue's Hawthorne, NY facility. ...

Tags: Social Media, Business Analytics, IBM Corp., Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-14

IBM launches business analytics services unit; Eyes predictive modeling

IBM said it is pushing for "fact based enterprises" that operate more on analytics than intuition. In other words, gut feel will be downgraded in management. Big Blue also noted that it expects rivals to follow. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Business Analytics, Modeling, IBM Corp., Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-14

The Next Generation: SAS Enterprise Miner 6.1

SAS Enterprise Miner 6.1 delivers several new product enhancements to empower both business analysts and seasoned data miners to work more efficiently and produce improved results. A file import node is included for easy access to a broad range of input source types. Extended summary statistics for input variables are...

Tags: SAS Institute, SAS Enterprise Miner 6.1, File Import Node

White papers 2009-03-06

Data Mining and Predictive Modeling in Institutional Advancement: How Ten Schools Found Success

This technical report, produced in partnership by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education CASE and SPSS Inc., explores the promise of data mining alumni records at educational institutions. Working with individual alumni records from The Johns Hopkins Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (A&S), a predictive regression...

Tags: Alumni, Modeling, Johns Hopkins University, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Marketing Research, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Marketing

White papers 2009-03-01

SAS Geology, Geophysics and Reservoir Engineering (GGRE) Analytics for the Oil and Gas Industry: Analytic Insights to Mitigate Subsurface Uncertainty and Unconstrained Risk

SAS Analytics provide potential answers to questions related to risk and uncertainty; endorse reserves information; and ensure that exploitation plans are adhered to in accordance to predefined targets. SAS Analytics offer predictive and descriptive modeling, forecasting and spatial analysis that incorporates variograms, kriging and simulation to better comprehend the reservoir....

Tags: Analytics, Industry, SAS Institute, Oil & Gas, Geology, Financial Planning, Finance

White papers 2009-03-01

The Problem of Regression Assumptions and the Use of Predictive Modeling

Predictive modeling includes regression, both logistic and linear, depending upon the type of outcome variable. However, as the datasets are generally too large for a p-value to have meaning, predictive modeling uses other measures of model fit. Generally, too, there are enough observations so that the data can be partitioned...

Tags: Regression, Subset, Model, Modeling, Research & Development, Business Operations

White papers 2009-02-27

The Increased Utilization of Analytics and How Academic Programs Are Responding to Job Market Demands by Leveraging Predictive Modeling With SAS Enterprise Miner Certification

According to Gartner, more than 90% of global 2000 companies have incorporated, or plan to incorporate, analytics into their business applications. This increased utilization of analytics will likely correspond to an increased demand for career professionals with strong analytic skills. This paper examines how academic programs are responding to this...

Tags: Job, Certification, Analytics, SAS Institute, Modeling, Financial Planning, Finance

White papers 2009-02-27