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Last week, Geniant was officially acquired by EMC, the global storage, software, and services company. Traditionally EMC was known for their large-scale storage solutions. Over the last several years they’ve shifted their focus to a holistic approach to storing, retrieving, and securing information.
EMC acquired Geniant specifically for inclusion in the Microsoft Services group of EMC […]

BI Wisdom, from LOST

Seems like the fictional Dharma Initiative on the TV show LOST understands the importance of Busines Intelligence.
Careful observation is the only key to true and complete awareness.
- Dr. Mark Whitman Wickman* (or is it Martin KandallCandle*?) in The Dharma Initiative 5 of 6 Orientation (Station 5 - The Pearl)
Namaste!
Update: My brother-in-law pointed out the obvious […]

So, the conversation I have had with several friends lately regarding Navigator’s aquisition goes like this:
Me: Navigator was bought last week. Now I work for Hitachi Consulting.
Firend: Hitachi? Don’t they make harddrives and TVs? Can you get me an HDTV? 

Yes, they are the same company, but it’s a very big company (think the GE of Japan, they are both very diversified). […]

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