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SugarSync 2.0: More Convenient, More Enterprise FocusSugarSync CEO Laura Yecies gives us her elevator pitch, focusing specifically on ease of use improvements to the product in version 2.0.
ClearStory: The Convergence of Big Data AnalyticsClearStory CEO Sharmila Mulligan gives the elevator pitch on her company, explaining that it buffers business users from the technical aspects of data analysis, while providing a deep look at disparate data types.
Kaggle Crowdsources The Data Scientist ProblemKaggle CEO Anthony Goldbloom describes how his company uses crowdsourcing to bring data scientists to organizations that need them, using competitions to spur innovation.
How the Giants Perfected BYOD and Their GameSF Giants CIO Bill Schlough and AT&T work hard so you can BYOD to the ball park. Thanks to all the technology for the team and fans, Matt Cain's perfect game became a perfect social networking experience.
Oracle And The Great Stack AttackOracle has built, acquired and assembled the pieces to build a complete technology stack, and it will run on premise, or in the cloud (Oracle's). We caught up with Oracle President Mark Hurd and Oracle customers to assess where Oracle is heading.
Oracle President Mark Hurd Sets Bold DirectionDuring a lengthy one-on-one interview, Oracle President Mark Hurd talks about what Oracle is doing in the cloud, with engineered systems, applications and more, and he faces a few sharp questions about Oracle's competitive battles.
Microsoft Windows Phone 8, Dwolla and More on Valley ViewOn Valley View, we took a deep dive into Windows Phone 8 with Microsoft Senior Product Manager, Greg Sullivan. We also talked with Ben Milne, CEO of e-payments upstart Dwolla, and Justin Kan, CEO of Exec. Also see our elevator pitch segment.
How To Outsource Your Life With ExecBYTE tried out Exec's business concierge service at the W Hotel, for only $25/hour. Exec co-founder and CEO Justin Kan appeared on InformationWeek's Valley View to give us a deeper dive into the tech driving the service and how he plans to expand.
Windows Phone 8 Keeps Growing UpMicrosoft Windows Phone Sr Product Manager gives us a deeper dive into the features of Windows Phone 8, discusses Microsoft's approach to apps and developers, and shows off some of the newest hardware from Nokia, HTC and Samsung.
Dwolla Builds Mobile Payment Network Of The FutureLittle Dwolla, barely two years old, with all of about 40 employees in the technology hotbed of Iowa, has big intentions. It has created a modern payment network, and it aims to change how money moves. Dwolla CEO Ben Milne explains how.
Cisco, Oracle, Elections: Valley View Tackles AllThe October Valley View featured an exclusive chat with Cisco CEO John Chambers, and an in-depth report on Oracle, including our one-on-one with Mark Hurd. We also featured Alteryx, Hearsay Social and Taptera, and an exclusive report from CRN.
The Tech Industry & The Stimulus Money: Failure?CRN News Edtior Steve Burke joins our Valley View hosts to talk about his publication's exclusive report on how the teckhnology companies spent the stimulus money.
Cisco CEO John Chambers Ready For BattleIt's been a tough couple years for Cisco CEO John Chambers, but he has emerged from the struggle just as spry and confident as ever. CRN editor-at-large Chad Berndtson sits down with Chambers to talk about the competition and the future.
Taptera's Enterprise Mobile Application SuiteTaptera CEO and Co-Founder Chris O'Connor gives the Valley View judges his elevator pitch, talking about how his company is creating useful applications for employees, and a secure infrastructure that CIOs will like.
Hearsay Social Brings An Enterprise FocusHearsay Social's CTO and co-Founder Steve Garrity gives the Valley View judges the 2-minute elevator pitch, and discusses why his company's social enterprise software stands out.
Alteryx: Big Data Analytics For Mere MortalsAlteryx CEO Dean Stoecker gives Valley View judges the company's 2-minute elevator pitch. Alteryx provides a platform for business users to create and publish powerful analytics applications.
GM CIO Randy Mott On Automaker’s IT ‘Transformation’General Motors CIO Randy Mott sits down with InformationWeek Editor In Chief Rob Preston for a live Q&A at the InformationWeek 500 Conference on Monday, Sept. 10, 2012
Quintiles CIO Builds IT To Drive RevenueRichard Thomas, the CIO of Quintiles, thinks his IT team's most critical skills need to be making other people in the company look good. Now, that approach could be a disaster if used as an excuse for IT to stay in a back-office.
Is Google Ready For The EnterpriseHow serious is Google about enterprise IT needs? That boundless company that re-invented search and created the Android mobile operating system seems to dip its toes into nearly every viable digital market, from media to social to cloud.
InformationWeek 500: The Funny NewsInformationWeek's Fritz Nelson delivers the news of the past year, albeit in a little more sarcastic way.
Procter & Gamble CIO Filippo Passerini: Thinking Big About DataWhen considering how data analytics can change business decision-making, Procter & Gamble CIO Filippo Passerini is thinking big. His team has created a collaboration environment that combines data and video on wall-sized screens.
SAP's Next Enterprise Software JourneySAP has been a long-time leader in enterprise software, doing battle with the likes of Oracle on ERP and CRM, and IBM on business intelligence. But SAP is on a mission of profound change. What’s next for SAP? How will it execute on its new strategy?
Hearsay Makes Business More SocialSome of the most innovative new enterprise technologies come from start-ups, but doing business with them can be risky, given their unproven products and short track records. With Steve Garrity, Co-Founder and CTO of Hearsay Social.
Appthority & The Mobile EnterpriseSome of the most innovative new enterprise technologies come from start-ups, but doing business with them can be risky, given their unproven products and short track records. With Anthony Bettini, Co-Founder and CEO of Appthority.
CliQr Technologies: Defining The New IT RulebookSome of the most innovative new enterprise technologies come from start-ups, but doing business with them can be risky, given their unproven products and short track records. With Gaurav Manglik, Co-Founder and CEO of CliQr Technologies.
5 Elevator Pitches, NetSuite CEO Hit Valley ViewFive companies gave 3 minute elevator pitches, and each of them nailed it. We covered mobile security, enterprise security, cloud, data center and enterprise content deliver super fast, and we heard from NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson and a big time CTO.
Financial CTO: Consumers Pushing Banks To Internet ScaleYobie Benjamin, the global CTO for a large financial institution, recently joined Fritz Nelson and David Berlind on the set of InformationWeek's ValleyView. Benjamin said that today, scale is one his top priorities. Mobile commerce too.
Fusion-io: Flash Memory For The Data CenterFusion-io's Gary Orenstein says that his company's purpose is to make the world's data go faster. Fusion-io offers flash-based memory for the data center, along with a host of software products to manage it all.
Crowdstrike Elevator Pitch: Big Data Approach To Security AdversaryCrowdstrike is still mostly in stealth mode, but it is more than hinting that its approach will be to sell a service that helps organizations identify and thwart (and maybe even pursue) adversaries.
Kontiki's Enterprise Content Delivery Network: An Elevator PitchKontiki's CEO, Dan Vetras, talks about a different approach to delivering content like video inside the network, potentially obviating the need for WAN acceleration solutions.
Elevator Pitch: Appthority Screens Mobile Apps For The EnterpriseIn a BYOD age, organizations are struggling to ensure a healthy application ecosystem for end users. So many technology choices offer to help: corporate app stores, MDM solutions and more. Appthority promises to screen apps before they're deployed.
Elevator Pitch: CliQr Cloud-Enables Business Applications Without Lock-inCliQr Technologies CEO Gaurav Manglik talks about how most public cloud application deployments are for greenfield applications. His company can help deploy, manage and even migrate existing business applications without modification.
Valley View September: The News, Tongue In CheekFritz Nelson delivers the news for September, with sarcasm.
NetSuite Keeps Running Big Business In The CloudNetSuite CEO Zach Nelson talks with Art WIttmann about the company's 13-year head start, its steady growth, its competitors, and its decision not to acquire or develop social enterprise software.
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