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Splunk CIO Discusses the Impact of the Internet of Things at Bloomberg Enterprise Technology Summit

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Splunk CIO Discusses the Impact of the Internet of Things at Bloomberg Enterprise Technology Summit

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Splunk Inc. (NAS: SPLK) , the leading software platform for real-time operational intelligence, today announced that Doug Harr, chief information officer, Splunk, will discuss the impact of machine data and analytics on the Internet of Things during an interview panel at Bloomberg Enterprise Technology Summit. The summit will be held Wednesday, April 24 at the Apella at the Alexandria Center in New York City. The Internet of Things panel is scheduled to begin at 3:45 p.m. EDT.

“Splunk has dozens of customers who are already using their data to discover incredible insights well beyond traditional IT, from airline manufacturers analyzing flight data to military bases discovering energy cost savings through facility sensors. The common link among these organizations is machine data,” said Harr. “Thousands of Splunk customers monitor and analyze machine data in real-time, and the Internet of Things is an emerging source of machine data that promises enormous new insights. I look forward to sharing what I’ve learned from our customers and to a lively discussion on what the future holds.”

The panel will be moderated by Nick Turner, Team Leader of U.S. Telecom and Media at Bloomberg News, and includes executives from The ADT Corporation, GE Global Software and Analytics and Zebra Technologies, Inc. For more information about the summit, please visit http://www.bloomberglink.com/event/tech-2013/.

Register now for .conf2013, the 4th Annual Splunk Worldwide Users’ Conference, featuring more than 100 sessions by Splunk customers, partners, experts and employees. .conf2013 is being held September 30-October 3 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

About Splunk Inc.

Splunk Inc. (NAS: SPLK) provides the engine for machine data™. Splunk® software collects, indexes and harnesses the machine-generated big data coming from the websites, applications, servers, networks and mobile devices that power business. Splunk software enables organizations to monitor, search, analyze, visualize and act on massive streams of real-time and historical machine data. More than 5,200 enterprises, universities, government agencies and service providers in over 90 countries use Splunk Enterprise to gain Operational Intelligence that deepens business and customer understanding, improves service and uptime, reduces cost and mitigates cybersecurity risk. Splunk Storm®, a cloud-based subscription service, is used by organizations developing applications in the cloud.

From: http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/04/18/splunk-cio-discusses-the-impact-of-the-internet-of/

News, Politics, Government

President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

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By The White House

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:

• Deborah K. Jones – Ambassador to Libya, Department of State
• James Knight – Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Department of State

President Obama also announced his intent to appoint the following individual to a key Administration post:

• Lesley Weiss – Member and Chair, Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad

President Obama said, “It gives me great confidence that such dedicated and capable individuals have agreed to join this Administration to serve the American people. I look forward to working with them in the months and years to come.”

President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key Administration posts:

Ambassador Deborah K. Jones, Nominee for Ambassador to Libya, Department of State
Ambassador Deborah K. Jones, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, is Scholar-in-Residence at the Middle East Institute in Washington, DC. Previously, she was Senior Faculty Advisor for National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. From 2008 to 2011, she served as U.S. Ambassador to the State of Kuwait. Ambassador Jones joined the Department of State in 1982. Her additional overseas posts include: Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey (2005-2007), Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (1998-2001), Consular Section Chief/Regional Counselor Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (1992-1994), and Consular Section Chief at the U.S. Embassy in Damascus, Syria (1990-1991). Her Washington assignments include: Director of the Office of Arabian Peninsula Affairs and Iran (2002-2004) and Acting Public Affairs Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Near East Affairs (1994-1995). Ambassador Jones received a B.A. from Brigham Young University and an M.S. from the National War College of the National Defense University.

Ambassador James Knight, Nominee for Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Department of State
Ambassador James Knight, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, is Assistant Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. From 2009 to 2012, he served as the U.S. Ambassador to Benin. His additional overseas assignments include: Team Leader of the Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mosul, Iraq (2006-2007); Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Luanda, Angola (2004-2006); Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Praia, Cape Verde (2001-2003); Political Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar (1995-1998); and Political, Economic, and Consular Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Banjul, The Gambia (1993-1995). In Washington, his assignments include: Director of the State Department's Office of East African Affairs (2007-2009) and Country Officer for Ethiopia (1998-2001). Ambassador Knight served in the U.S. Army from 1970 to 1973. He received a B.A. and an M.A. from Wichita State University and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

President Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individual to a key Administration post:

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Source: FULL ARTICLE at The White House Press Office

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Business Blooms at Fleurop through Ariba

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By Business Wirevia The Motley Fool

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Business Blooms at Fleurop through Ariba

German floral retailer creates simplified, consumer-like shopping experience for corporate customers, boosting sales and use of flowers

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Flowers are big business. And for Fleurop, the leading floral partner network with more than 7,000 stores in Germany, business is blooming. With the help of Ariba, an SAP company and the world’s business commerce network, Fleurop has established an efficient portal for its corporate customers, who now use flowers far more often as an emotional and personal touch in their communications.

“Online shopping isn’t just for consumers anymore. Businesses want to be able to buy things in the same fast and easy manner,” according to Achim Oberhauser, Team Leader, Corporate Service, Fleurop. “Through Ariba, we have created a new consumer-like shopping experience for our corporate customers with a fully automated process that is consistent with their purchasing policies, while at the same time offering the full flexibility and bespoke service of real stores. It truly is the best of both worlds.”

To enable this consumer experience, Fleurop joined the Ariba® Network™, the world’s leading and largest open trading platform, and implemented Ariba PunchOut™ catalogs.

“We offer our customers tailored product catalogs with bouquets, plants, floral arrangements, and gift ideas, which can be filtered by price, category, occasion, and other aspects,” Oberhauser adds. “We can also offer highly life-like floral bouquets arranged according to a company’s corporate design. And the option to order free-text arrangements offers maximum flexibility for individual needs. And the best thing about our catalog is that customers can choose from 7,000 stores, and order their product from the store they know and trust. This significantly increases user acceptance.”

As a result of the automated process, Fleurop has greater transparency into orders and the invoices associated with them. Purchase order data is transferred to the system at the Fleurop head offices without any integration gaps, and sent to the relevant partner store for processing. Invoicing is executed centrally and automatically as a one-off electronic bill. Orders and invoices have fewer errors and the cost and time required to fill and process them has been dramatically reduced.

Fleurop’s customers benefit from this streamlined process, seeing efficiencies and, on average, savings of €35 in administrative costs per arrangement ordered.

“To succeed in today’s volatile and competitive economy, companies must find faster and smarter ways to connect and do …read more
Source: FULL ARTICLE at DailyFinance