StreamBase customers have asked the company to put a business intelligence interface on the software, Palmer added.
But even that really does serve the long-term goal of the company being a streaming-only provider with very low operational costs and a simple business model and user interface.
This is why we put so much work into the interface of our business software at Microsoft.
The data warehouse converts data into knowledge, turning real-world facts, via an interface, into valuable business intelligence.
Right now, for example, Netflix wants to add 18 engineers to its Streaming Platforms business, but just six for User Interface Engineering.
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Besides evoking nostalgia, the pitch is an illustration of what Windows Phone's live tiles can do as well as a reflection of Microsoft coming full circle -- as it was two decades ago, Redmond is fighting for market attention at a time when new interface concepts are challenging its main business.
The quad-combo chip also provides a flexible interface with multiple secure elements to ensure all payment business models are supported for today's market.
BizTalk Orchestration: A component of the BizTalk Server 2000, BizTalk Orchestration is designed to let developers and business analysts work together to define and modify business processes in applications using a visual, workflow-like interface, instead of having to do so at the more complex and cryptic "low-level" software interface level.
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Moreover, the 2010 study "Staying Connected on the Go: A Look at In-Vehicle Smartphone Integration Systems" conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association reports that 55 percent of smartphone owners prefer voice commands as their user interface for in-car smartphone integration, making the business case for SYNC and AppLink even more compelling.
With Anybots' web-based interface, collaboration can happen at light speed without the cost and wasted time of business travel.
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Why does a low-priced gaming app like Angry Birds have richer graphics, a more intuitive interface, and more advanced touch-navigation features than the mobile version of a business solution that generates tens or even hundreds of millions in revenue?
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The simple, but powerful QUE user interface is uniquely designed for functionality in the day-to-day world of the business professional.
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Sqwid makes it possible for business managers to monitor Facebook, Twitter, and Yelp in an easy-to-use web-based interface.
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They are writing a new playbook around content, device, and connectivity and that in turn places more and more importance on the interface and OS. But these elements are really about the broader development of a platform and ecosystem business model that Nick Vitalari and I describe in The Elastic Enterprise.
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