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Top Odds: SPSS Purchase to Make IBM a Predictive Analytics Power

Posted August 4, 2009 | Technology |

Last week, it was Oracle Corporation buying real-time data integration vendor GoldenGate Software, Inc. (see "Oracle Buys GoldenGate: Adds Real-Time Data Integration and 'Zero-Downtime' Migration Tools," 28 July 2009). This week, it's IBM acquiring data mining and statistical analysis tools vendor SPSS, Inc. for US $1.2 billion.

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Curt Hall
Curt Hall is a Cutter Expert and a member of Arthur D. Little’s AMP open consulting network. He has extensive experience as an IT analyst covering technology and application development trends, markets, software, and services. Mr. Hall's expertise includes artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), intelligent process automation (IPA), natural language processing (NLP) and conversational computing, blockchain for business, and customer… Read More
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