Emerging Technologies
Pneuron Names Fountain CTO
Thomas Fountain, a former CIO of agribusiness company Bunge, Honeywell and divisions of GE, has joined the data technology provider
Fountain Made CTO at Pneuron
He will lead efforts by the Massachusetts computing vendor top move more deeply into the enterprise market space.
Chester Joins Erudine Financial
Ian Chester, previously a business development executive at Calypso Technologies, has been named commercial director at Erudine, a data management provider now entering the financial services sector
Update: Bloomberg Launches App Store With 45 Third-Party Apps
Apps initially available include tools from Recognia and Lucena Research, and other content and analytics providers (see story for full list).
STAC Assembles Big Data Special Interest Group
The STAC special interest group will meet early next year to discuss big data challenges and develop benchmarks.
Torstone Hires Global Head Of Sales
Jonny Speers has moved from OpTier to Torstone Technology, where he will lead global expansion of the software vendor's business
Cloud's Green Reputation May Be Overblown
Cloud computing provides obvious efficiencies in both cost and energy consumption. But behind the good vibes are some overlooked ways that large datacenters may be hurting the environment.
eVestment Nabs PerTrac, Fundspire in Continued Alternative Investments Push
Atlanta-based eVestment, which provides institutional investment data and cloud-based analytic solutions, has acquired both PerTrac and Fundspire, both of which offer buy-side tailored solutions.
Bloomberg Launches App Store
Tools from third-party developers including Recognia and Lucena Research are among 45 apps initially available
