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• IDC: Explosive growth expected for Hadoop, MapReduce-related revenues

  The market for software related to the Hadoop and MapReduce programming frameworks for large-scale data analysis will jump from $US77 million in 2011 to $US812.8 million in 2016, a compound annual growth rate of 60.2 per cent, according to a new report released by analyst firm IDC.

• Informatica adds developer edition to cloud data-integration platform

  Informatica has added a new developer edition to its cloud-based data-integration platform in a bid to further expand a partner ecosystem around the service, the company announced Monday.

• Oracle rolls out updates to JD Edwards ERP applications

  Oracle on Monday rolled out what it called major upgrades to its JD Edwards line of ERP (enterprise resource planning) applications during the Collaborate user conference in Las Vegas.

• Software AG buys messaging company my-Channels

  Software AG said Monday that it has acquired U.K. middleware company my-Channels, which develops low-latency messaging software that will be used to extend Software AG's current offerings.

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  Glitchy state software system leads to botched payments for foster care providers

  A Tennessee official is blaming inadequate training, ignored warnings and unwise technology choices for ongoing problems with an installed software system used by the state Department of Children's Services.

• Software AG plans to combine BigMemory and Business Events by year-end

  By year-end, Software AG plans to offer real-time data analytics with a combination of BigMemory, the in-memory system for Java apps it obtained through its acquisition of Terracotta, and WebMethods Business Events, its complex event processing tool.

• Tibco adds geolocation to its Tibbr social platform

  Tibco has added geolocation technology to its Tibbr enterprise social-networking platform, in a move that will allow companies to use physical spaces as "data hubs," or launching points for information delivery and collection.

• Microsoft Q2 revenue up 5 percent, net income slightly down

  Microsoft revenue rose in the second fiscal quarter, while its profits dipped a bit.

• Microsoft to ask for dismissal of Novell lawsuit

  Microsoft intends to ask the court to dismiss a Novell antitrust lawsuit, after a hung jury in Utah could not come to an accord on the case last week.

• 10 questions for Box CFO Dylan Smith

  -- Name: Dylan Smith, co-founder and CFO

• Oracle updates WebLogic for cloud usage

  For the new release of its WebLogic, Oracle has tailored the enterprise Java application server so that it can be used more easily in cloud deployments.

• Software vendor says partnership with SAP led to stolen trade secrets

  Former SAP partner Wellogix is accusing the vendor of stealing its trade secrets and swindling it out of lucrative software projects, according to a lawsuit Wellogix filed last week in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

• Oracle set to unveil cloud-themed application server, WebLogic 12c

  Oracle is planning to announce the next version of its flagship WebLogic application server during an online event Dec. 1, according to information on the company's website.

• Apache moves Geronimo to OSGi base

  In an attempt to help developers create more modular enterprise Java programs, the Apache Software Foundation has reconfigured its Geronimo application server to a set of standards established by the OSGi (Open Services Gateway initiative) Alliance.

• Tibco's Spotfire ties in-memory analytics to SharePoint, Tibbr social network

  Tibco is giving its Spotfire BI (business intelligence) and visualization tool an injection of social collaboration through integrations with Microsoft SharePoint and its own Tibbr enterprise social networking product, the company announced Monday.