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Government IT : Budgets Stabilize with Focus on Analytics and Modernization

By Dick Weisinger

After a period of economic turmoil and downsizing, government IT budgets seem finally to be stabilizing. Almost 75 percent of government IT budgets globally were reported as flat or increasing in 2013, according to a Gartner CIO survey. Rick Howard,…

Document Capture 2013: Unlocking Paper and Scanned Content

By Dick Weisinger

In 2012, the global market for Document Capture software grew by 8.2 percent, reaching $2.7 billion. Within the document capture category, the on-demand transaction processing segment showed the fastest growth at 23 percent, totaling nearly $500 million. Harvey Spencer, President…

Federal IT Budgets: Looking to the Cloud to Meet Budget Shortfalls

By Dick Weisinger

Federal IT spending is expected to drop at an annual rate of 2 percent through 2018. The spending level of about $112.5 billion in 2013 will drop to $102.1 billion in 2018. ECommerce Times reporter John K. Higgins quoted Kyra…

Cloud Computing and Big Data: Powerful Components for Data Analytics

By Dick Weisinger

Big Data and Cloud Computing are two technologies that are on converging paths. And the combination of the two technologies are proving powerful when used to perform analytics. Dr. Thomas Cynkin, VP and GM of Fujitsu Washington office, said that…

Smart Cities: The Race to Make Cities More Efficient

By Dick Weisinger

What do the following cities have in common:  Stockholm, Singapore, Rio de Janeiro, Malaga, Barcelona, ​​Santander, Madrid, Burgos, Buenos Aires, or Gijon?  All of these cities have begun implementing ‘smart city‘ technology. Eedo Lifshitz, international business development and marketing executive, said…