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Java Frameworks: Simplified Development, but are there Risks?

By Dick Weisinger

Improper use of programming languages and their associated frameworks can lead to security issues in applications. A report from CAST Research Labs called CRASH  (CAST Research on Application Software Health) compared Java open-source frameworks and tried to identify and rank…

Cloud Computing: A Natural Fit for Logistics and Supply Chains

By Dick Weisinger

The total public cloud services market size in 2011 was $91.4 billion and is expected to grow to $206.6 billion by 2016, according to Gartner. One sector that has been truly transformed by the cloud is logistics and supply chain…

Enterprise Businesses: Venture Capitalists Focus on Enterprise Software in 2013

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses focused exclusively on consumers are losing favor with investors.  2013 is shaping up to be a year where businesses focused on enterprise software will do well.  Peter Cohan of Young Entrepreneur reports that consumer businesses like Facebook, Groupon, and…

Enterprise Search: Search Combined with Big Data Opens up Big Opportunities

By Dick Weisinger

The global enterprise search market reached $1.47  billion in 2012 and will grow to $4.68 billion by 2019, predicts Frost & Sullivan.  A report by Findwise found that 75 percent of companies say that the ability to quickly and accurately…

Big Data: Early Adopters Struggle with Today's Technology – Longer Term, Tools Look Promising

By Dick Weisinger

Every day 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are being created — 12 terabytes of which are Twitter tweets alone.  IBM estimates that 90 percent of all data in the world was created in just the last two years; similarly, Gartner is…