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Yearly Archives: 2015

Business Process Management (BPM): Enabling Responsiveness for the “Moment of Truth” Customer Interactions

By Dick Weisinger

Globally Business Process Management (BPM) software is expected to reach $2.7 billion this year, an increase of 4.4 percent over last year, according to Gartner. Four trends that Gartner sees in the BPM market are: Business Transformation.  BPM can be…

Business Leaders View Technology as Key to Future Growth

By Dick Weisinger

We’re nearly halfway through 2015 and most CEOs remain positive on business conditions and focusing on improving their use of technology.  A recent survey by Gartner or CEOs found that technology is viewed as a primary tool for achieving growth…

Software: MIT Researchers Develop More Intuitive Programming Method Based on Probability

By Dick Weisinger

Researchers at MIT are working to create a new generation of programming languages that are much more compact and declarative, compared to typical programming languages that are very detailed and prescriptive in describing how a task must be performed.  They’re…

3D Printing: On Standardizing 3D File Formats

By Formtek

Microsoft has recently organized a consortium of companies to create a standard and open file format for specifying 3D print objects.  The new file format is called the 3D Manufacturing Format (3MF) specification and an initial release of the specification is…

Big Data: Accenture Finds Big Companies Benefit Most From Big Data

By Formtek

A recent study by Accenture presents a rosy picture on the success and benefits of Big Data.  Their survey looked at businesses that have implemented Big Data projects in order to assess their impressions on the technology.  92 percent of…